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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
GENEROUS JAPANESE TIPS.

For the WaIdorf-Astoria Employees
They Ranged From 500 to $40.
OF q thousand times more interest to
the servants of the Waldorf Astoria
hotel In New York than whether peace
will be concluded at Portsmouth is this
question, says the New York Times:
will the Japanese envoy and his
generous party come back by way Of
New York and stop at the Waldorf
All the Waldorf chambermaids. hall
boys, walters and cooks read the pa
pers daily In the hope Of having their
suspense relieved. Loyal to Baron 40
E1ura and his followers, they are, OF
course, anxious to know whether they
will come OF first In the diplomatic
battle at Portsmouth. But surmount-
ing all hopes and expectations and
ouestionings Is, "Will they come back
and stop with us?'
For not since Prince Henry was at
the Waldorf have the employees been
tipped so generously and unanimously.
Before Baron Komura and his party
left the Waldorf the management had
been asked for a list Of the people who
had waited on the Japanese. System
kuct PIdhhCA hASAa 'NfO'
when they did 60 away they left be-
hind joyful checks for all the employ
ees In the following scale: Oscar. 800.
and his subordinates sums ranging
from $50 to $40; head walters, $50: or
binary walters, so; hallboys, chamber,
maids and employees ranked with
them In usefulness, $40.
Assistant Manager Lyle said that
he told one Of the japanese who asked
for information about tips that II was
not necessary for any one to tip In the
Waldorf, that its employees were paid
by the hotel for their work and that II
any employee was found acting as If
he expected a tip he would be dis
charged.
The japanese evidently was not
deeply impressed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

| to secure our main points we may have
yielded too much in favor of the roy
alists." wrote Franklin to Livingston.
1t soon became evident, however. that
the king and his ministers did not see
the matter in that light. They were
disposed to believe that the American
commissioners had not yielded enough.
1t was not until Aug. 6 of the follow
ing year that King George could make
up his mind TO ratify the treaty A
definite treaty was signed at Paris, and
ON Jan. 4. 1854, 1t was confirmed by
the American congress. So slow were
the means of communication and so
deliberate was his Britannia majesty
in affixing his signature that II did not
become effective until April ..
The treaty OF Client. although 1t took
four months and a half for negotiation,
was a strictly business affair. The doc
ument itself Is brief and to the point.
1t defines the boundary line between
Canada and the United States with
great minuteness and also states the
American position on the right of pa
per search. paper blockades and the
right OF repatriation. These doctrines
have since become recognized princi-
piles Of International law.
During the decade and a half be-
tween 1900 and 1915 Napoleon con-
Quered aud lost most of the European
continent His Punishment to st. Hell
ena was followed by the peace con-
gress in Vienna, which was In some re-
spects the most important treaty meet
ing ever held. 1t was practically n
meeting of dictators to arrange the
map of Europe as best suited them.
Eight powers were represented-Great
Britain, Russia. Austria, Prussia,
France, Spain, Portugal and Sweden.
The most brilliant diplomats of Europe
were In attendance, and there was a
tremendous sharpening of wits. The
grand powwow was In progress for
more than a year. and while it was in
session Napoleon escaped There was
brave scattering when the news was
made public. Each man of words made
haste to get under cover and diplomacy
languished. After Waterloo, however,
the way was clear. The peace that was
made lasted for forty years
General Scott Was Angry.
After General Scott had won the war
with Mexico, President Polk sent Mich
olas TriSt, chief clerk of the state de-
partment, to that country to negotiate
scented the presidents action, and he
was SO outspoken I'm his wrath that
Trist was officially recalled, but re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
man Who HEARS COLOR DISCOVERED

II lie looks at the heavens he is able
10 tell whether the day Is clear or
cloudy. Deep blue produces a loud.
high and tolerably clear note, gray blue
II deeper sound mingled with other
noises and gray Is represented by the
simultaneous humming OF gentle notes.
He Is able to recognize room at once
simply by the sounds.
Interesting experiments have been
performed with flowers of many colors
which have been given the patient to
arrange into bouquets.
In this case certain color combina-
tons are recognized by him as in ac-
cord. others as inharmonious, and IT Is
remarkable that the grouping of flow
ers which he arranges by sounds is ia
every way beautiful to the eye of the
spectator.
With pictures the experiments are no
less interesting. Naturally the objects
are not recognized. but it is more than
extraordinary that Menzers WALL
werk" trolling milD produces a deaf
ening uproar. while ,Bochlin's "Pieta''
creates soft, gentle chords, and If the
eye of the subject be allowed to pass
over the entire canvas a gentle melody
is heard b. him.
Sounds produce equally remarkable
effects. A shrili locomotive whistle is
violet. the sound of a gong is trans
lated by orange and the dropping of
rain is green.
Most of the persons surrounding the
man are recognized by their voices.
The effect OF music is particularly
agreeable 10 the patient. and he says
that the colors which are now conjurcd
up before him by music are far more
beautiful than the corresponding
sounds were to him under normal con-
ditions
One of the most remarkable facts
developed is that when the man hears
Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony" he
sees the vague outline OF green mead
ows and waving corn
was able 10 distinguish various allied
tones. The sounds, however. dismayed
him. especially as they increased In in
tensity. Suddenly-this at the time OF
the suns appearance-the noises be
came deetening. and the man, horri'
fed. sprang out of bed and rushed in
the direction of the window.
However. his trouble was only in
creased by this move. for. while he had
up to that time heard only one sound
now from every side noises crowded
upon him
II he looked at the red curtain at the
window (which, of course, he could
not see either as curtain or window
deep bass crashed upon him: if hs
glanced at the blue carpet delicate
bells rang in his ears; IL he looked a
the white door a very bedlam burs
around him. The above facts, Her
Braun says. were translated into ligh
sensations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

These last figures show that when
the vessels. on the ways ana projected.
are commissioned Great Britain will
still hold her position ut the head of
the column. but instead OF being near
ly five times as strong aS the United
States, as she is at the present time,
she Will he only about three times as
strong. AS for France. she Will be
only 1897 tons ahead of America,
and Germany will be relegated to
fourth place.
The ships that will constitute the
bulk of this great addition to the
American navy consist of fifteen bat
tleships. two of them the mightieSt
ever planned; six armored cruisers.
three scout cruisers and Il trio of great
protected cruisers.
The battleships are the Connecticut,
Louisiana. Kansas, Minnesota, New
Hampshire and Vermont all of 10000
tons; the 1000 ton Nebraska; Me
Georgia, New Jersey, Rhode Island
and Virginia. each of 1890 tons; the
Idaho and Mississippi, of $4,000 tons.
and the South Carolina and Michigan.
which are expected TO register $4,000
tons and which, if the bureau of con-
struction has its way, will carry Il
main battery OF ten twelve-inch guns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
81 suppose that Is a great thing. "

StiIIbO>c tlsit d SltiI tlllllS
"A great thing, my dear. Suppose
you had been born and educated among
the idle rich suppose, as many girls
do, that you had watched your fathers
income growing beautifully less. that
you had to scrimp and save and put on
n bold front with il all; suppose You
hadn't been taught to do thing but
shine as society butterfly. What could
you do but watch the future growing
darker and darker and worry your
heart out? There is nothing so agoniZ
ing as the poverty that is helpless and
must keep up appearances, and there
is lot more of that among the classes
that apparently enjoy themselves than
you would imagine. Many girl who
knows that her sole safety and the
safety of the family lie in her marry
Ing a rich man would give her soul to
be In your place, to have your brains
and the right to work, also the privi-
lege 10 wait for the right man and not
be obliged to smirk and smile and
make herself cheap by her efforts to
sell herself TO the highest bidder. No,
my dear, don't undervalue the indie
pendence you enjoy. 1t leads to all
that is honest and straightforward and
worth while in life. Many poor soul
wishes she had il, and If girls were
educated sensibly all women would
have it and would be forever free from
that awful dread of the future"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

Gustavus Adolphus fought so valiant.
~. This long and bloody conflict had
it's beginning in a religious controver.
sy. The Protestants had begun to as
sert themselves and had seized church
lands and converted them TO their own
purposes. Ferdinand Of Austria was
a faithful son OF the church and also
shrewd political schemer. He coax
ed Spain to become his partner in a
campaign to subjugate the small Ger
man states and restore the old religion.
The trouble spread like a conf1agration,
and all Europe was soon involved in it.
Finally the emperor was beaten at his
own game and was driven TO sign the
treaty of Westphalia. This document
is the basis OF the map of modern Eu-
rope. 1t recognized the Independence
Of Holland and Switzerland and estab-
lished the religious equality OF Cath
olics. Lutherans and Calvinists.
Another long European quarrel was
ended by the peace OF Ryswick. What
ever else may be said OF Louis XIV. of
France II Is certain that he had no
especial preference for quiet life. In
his day he managed TO come to blows
with almost every power in Europe.
and frequently he had several OF them
on hand at the same time. First he
Flanders. England. Holland
and Sweden combined and forced him
to sign the peace of AK la Chapelle.
He then invaded Holland. That war
lasted about Eve years and ended with
the treaty Of Nimeguen after the Dutch
opened the water gates and let In the
German ocean. Again firing Of mac
tivfty. Louis began the war Of the
Palatinate. which lasted eleven years.
Then 1t was that William of Orange
formed the great alliance between
England. Spain. Holland and Germa-
ny and forced the French king to sign
the peace of Ryswick.
American independence.
When England was forced to ac-
TO herself and to the world
that she could never reconQuer her re-
belllous American colonies negotiations
were opened reluctantly and with ex
ceedingly bad grace for concluding a
treaty of peace. Paris was chosen as
the place of conference. There We're
so many and such serious differences
at the early meetings OF the commits
sioners that progress was very slow,
and adjournments We're frequent.
those days. and It took a good deal Of
time to send home for instructions.
On Nov. IL, 1TS2, the protocol was
signed I'VE hope the terms we have
obtained will be satisfactory, though
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
DOG UP ON GRAM MAR.
Would Not Lay" Down, hut Re-
sponded fo Lie" Down.


Tootsie. n fox terrier that apparent
~ understands grammar, was before
Magistrate Cornell in York vile court,
says the New York Mail. The canine
was In the possession of Mrs. Nellie
Lyons, but Mrs. Beckie Gordon asserted
that she was the rightful owner. Mag
istrate Cornell finally said the problem
OF ownership was too weighty for him.
''Tootsie was stolen from me last
May. and hadn't seen her up To yes
terday," said Mrs. Gordon.
That's a lie." said Mrs. Lyons; I've
had TootSie for three years."
The dogs only year aAd half
DID, said Mrs. Gordon. Now. judge.
1 can easily show you that Tootsie Is
mine"
The court assented.
'Tootsie, beg" said Mrs. Gordon.
Tootsie stood up on her hind legs and
begged very prettily.
"Tootsie. lay down." said Mrs. Cor
don triumphantly. But Tootsie didn't
clay"
Perhaps If you say lie down she
WILL" suggested the court. Mrs. Cor
don accepted the suggestion and Tootsie
evidently liked that form of the verb
better. for she did Lie down.
isn't that proof enouGh?' asked
Mrs Gordon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

| NAMED t6 complete his work. A treaty
OF peace was made and signed at Qua
dalupe Hidalgo. BY the terms Of this
convention Mexico lost California and
New Mexico
The Crimean war was brought to a
close by the treaty of Paris of 1856.
The powers had long been at the point
of rupture, but ii was Russian greed
that precipitated the conflict. The car
seized some of the minor provinces,
and ii took about a year TO convince
him that he had exceeded his right.
During that period occurred the des-
perate battles Of Inkerman and Bala-
klava. The treaty that followed made
the Black sea neutral 10 all commerce.
but closed to ships OF war. 1t also shut
out all vessels of war from the Oar
danelles
The American civil war had pc
culiar finish. There was never any
peace treaty, but the war ended with
the surrender of General Lee at Apo
mattox Courthouse. Lee offered TO
treat for peace after the usual method.
but Grant declined on the ground Of
lack of authority. The leaders met Tn
the little parlor of farmhouse and
talked ii all over Grant demanded
that Lees men should lay down their
arms, upon which they would be grant
ed parole. The gallant Virginian ac-
cepted. and that in effect was all the
peace treaty that has ever existed be-
tween the Federal government and the
Confederacy.
In the peace treaty that concluded
the Franco Prussian war Germany
drove a hard bargain. The kaiser's
army was intrenched just outside of
Paris when the preliminaries were
signed. After the capture of the gay
capital Emperor William added to the
original demand an indemnity of ST.
20O,0O0.000 NJ. Theirs succeeded in
having this stupendous sum reduced
to $1,000, 100000. Most Calling of all
was the conversion of the long disput-
ed Alsace and Lorraine into German
provinces.
The latest war between Russia and
Turkey, that of 1877. was ended by the
preliminary peace Of San StefanO, fol
lowed by the treaty of Berlin. 1t has
never been difficult for a Christian ma
ton to find a pretext for beginning a
quarrel with the Turk, and the cars
excuse was the massacre of the Chris
tians in Bulgaria by the bashi bazouks.
As 1t was evident that Turkey was
likely to get the most thorough drub-
bling she had ever received, the powers
interfered and insisted upon a treaty.
The sultan was a tremendous loser. but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
Corsets Tabooed In GYM.

Dress reform to a most pronounced
degree has been inaugurated by Pro-
fessor Emil Rath. instructor of the
gymnasium and fencing classes at Cen
trail Turner hall. says a Pittsburg dis
patch to the New York Press. He has
formulated set OF rules which can
not be broken by those amateur ath-
letes who expect TO remain in his class
es. In his prospectus, which has just
been issued, he sets this forth in con-
spicuous place: ''The wearing of cor
sets during exercises Is positively for
hidden" The instructor says that a
violation of this rule will result In the
dismissal of pupils from his class. Dur
ing the exercises the girls in his class
Will wear boomers. The professor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
The Two Sisters.

1t was a summer hotel dining room.
Good morning. Did you sleep well?'
asked the gracious woman as she ap-
preached the breakfast table She had
a smile and word for every one, and
every one seemed glad TO see her. Her
younger sister. OH the other hand, Sim
ply took her seat without looking to
the right or TO the left.
Nobody paid any attention to the
younger sister. although she was a very
pretty girl She boIted her food and
went ahead of her sister out of the
dining room. AT the door she had to
wait quite few minutes because the
older girl stopped at nearly every table
on her way out to exchange a bow or n
smile.
''Oh, do hurry" exclaimed the youn-
ger sister. What's the use of Ginning
with all those old frumps? Let's go
down to the lake and have a row.
In the evening at the dance the older
girl had a glorious time, while the
younger one had TO sit out several
dances. wonder why 1t is I'm not
more POPULAR she muttered. I'm
sure I'm a great deal prettier than
Jennie. and yet she has not sat out a
single dance. There are several men
i haven't been introduced TO either.
wonder why? There's one now"
But ii happened that the man In
question was the brother of the old
trump who had overheard the remark
Ia the morning. and the latter with
firmly compressed lips and glittering
eye piIoted him past the girl and up to
the elder sister.
MAUD ROBINSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

the Turk still remained in power suffi-
cient to preserve the peace Of Eu-
rope"
When Japan Whipped China.
One of the most important peace
treaties negotiated in modern times
was that of Simonoseki, between China
and Japan. 1t Is especially noteworthy
because it was the first peace treaty
between oriental nations conducted
after the Caucasian fashion. 1t is in
teresting to Americans because John
W. Foster. once the head of the Ameri-
can department of state. was one OF
the representatives of China. By its
terms Japan received an indemnity of
land of Formosa.
The Spanish war treaty.
signed and ratified in 1899, was the
latest addition to the collection of such
documents on file in the library OF the
state department. On July 20, 1898.
Spain made overtureS for peace
through the French ambassador at
Washington. When the proceedings
opened it was evident that the Spanish
commissioners had come 10 Paris de-
termined to obtain whatever advan-
tage the dilatory tactics of peninsular
diplomacy could bring about. 1t was
also patent to the American members
of the commission that the other side
had no intention of adhering to the
terms of the protocol if by any means
they could be avoided. The firm stand
assumed by the Americans at the out
set and maintained throughout the dis
cussions gave the dons little oppOrtu-
nifty TO exercise their peculiar type OF
diplomacy.
The treaty of Portsmouth ends the
long list-at least for the present, pos
sibly forever. J. A EDGERTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
FOOTPRINTS OF PEACE FROM ROME TO PORTSMOUTH

N/HEN General Grant won his
" battles he captured the
w worlds Imagination. bu,
when he said. Let there be
peace he captured its heart Men love
the peacemaker. War may fire their
blood, but the ending Of strife appeals
to their better natures. So the poets
and prophets have dreamed OF a war.
less age. and so the Great Teacher has
been called the Prince of Peace.
With the ending of the war In the far
east Is the better day OF perpetual
peace about to dawn? Who can tell:
Many have given voice to such a hope.
But other fond hearts have cherished
that faith when the world was younger.
Whatever the future may hold in
store. we at least can be glad in the
ending Of strife now. Russia and ia
pan have struck hands, and the sword
* In its sheath. That they met to re-
new their friendship on American soil
Is one more mark set in the book Of
good deeds to the credit OF the great
republic.
Peace! May II last long, Under 1t
may the world go forward to renewed
triumphs OF progress. enlightenment
and brotherhood. A new era has open
ed In the orient. May the rising sun of
Nippon be prophetic. the veritable sym
Dol OF a sunrise over all the far east
Nor should Russia he forgotten. A
step toward constitutional government
has been taken In the land OF the car.
NJ. White halls IL as the greatest event
in Russian history. His eyes have a
long vision. Perhaps he is right
The actual signing of the treaty of
PortsmOuth-for so II will be known
recalls other like happy events In other
days. The fact that the ending of
bloodshed has always been hailed with
acclaim shows that the worlds heart
is right. Perhaps some day It's head
may be as right as Its heart
Peace treaties OF the present age are
an outgrowth OF the amenities Of mod
ern warfare. In the ancient days the
negotiation OF a treaty was a stand
and deliver" affair. Take. for example.
the one made by Julius Caesar at the
close Of his eight years campaign in
Gaul. ms told by himself I'm his famous
Commentaries" He admits frankly
that he took everything that was NOV
able and carried II into Italy, leaving
peace behind him, but little else.
Treaty of Westphalia.
One OF the most important of old
time peace treaties was that of West
phalla. concluded Oct. "a. 164S. 1t
euded the Thirty Years war. in which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
Treaty of Westphalia.
Surgeon Made Mistake and
Joined Optic and Audi
tory Nerves.

Recently a celebrated Berlin sur
geon performed in his private SAM
tarium an operation ON man for
brain tumor. says a Baltimore dispatch
to the Cincinnati CommercialTribun
The opening OF the skull disclosed the
fact that the tumor was of great size
and that its removal would necessitate
the severing of many brain nerves.
There was nothing else to do. how
ever, as It was a question Of life or
death. After the main operation had
been successfully completed the cut
portions of the brain were brought to-
gether, but here a mistake was made.
a fact disclosed only after the pa
tent had been conscious for some
time.
The upper portion Of the sight nerve
was connected with the under portion
OF the auditory nerve, while the upper
portion Of the auditory nerve was con-
nected with the under portion Of the
visual nerve.
The story which Herr Braun now
tells is worthy OF a Poe or a Rider
Haggard. During the first period OF
convalescence the patient was not con-
scious OF either light or sound impress
sions. and since that time the man has
had no sense OF sight or hearing in the
real sense of the word.
The seventh day after the operation
he awoke in the morning and CROPPED.
as was his custom. for an electric but
ton near his bed in order to summon
au attendant.
Saw Hue Light.
The moment. however. he touched the
button there appeared. to his bOundless
astonishment. a wide expanse of blue
light. Herr Braun here explains that
the blue and violet rays of the spec
trum have the shortest period OF vi
bration and the smallest wave length
and therefore correspond TO high tones,
while, on the other hand. red CORE
spends to deep tones and yellow and
green TO tones between these two ex-
tremes
Thus is explained the fact that the
sound OF the electric bell, caught by
the auditory nerves and transmitted 10
the connected visual nerves and then
TO the visual brain tract. produced the
impression OF blue light
The next phase OF the case appeared
three days later. At this time the sight
nerve suture had healed. and the sec
ond phase OF the phenomena appeared
He was frequently awakened durins
the night by sensations of light. which
were produced by the slightest noise.
On this day he was awake Ions
before daybreak. As dawn approached
he. heard a gentle sound In which hs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
A Statue To Adam.

After all these years n statue has
been set up to that original and de-
serving person, Adam, says the New
York World. 1t stands on Nicholas
Engasfos' front lawn, Ninety-fifth
street, Chicago. The statue Is OF plas-
ter and cost 1886. Several of Adams
distant relatives subscribed. The stat
ne represents Il muscular man about
forty years old. who wears a full
beard and looks like Russian.