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The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
OLD TOURAINE is HISTORIC
Marvels Of Nature and Beauty Drew
Many of Noble Family to
the Dis trict.

TOuraine is as rich in historic
interest as it is in it's natural beau
ties, declares Frederic Lees, in
Architectural Record. The house
of Valois had a special liking for
the banks of the Loire, and the
great mobiles of their court built
near the royal residences their
own chateauX-marvels of archi-
tectural grace, strength and
beauty, but of which there is not
a stone that is not cemented with
blood. For the Valois lived in an
atmosphere of intrigue, fraud and
violence. They were always being
conspired against, and they met
plot with counter plot; if treason
could not be met with force, a sud.
den surprise or stab in the dark,
or the malignant skill of some Ital-
ian chemist, laid to rest forever
suspicious which might have been
unfounded. 1t is but fair to state,
however, that this was not often
the case, for the mobiles were tur-
bulent and ambitious, and when
not engaged in waging war openly
or covertly with their sovereign.
quarreled among themselves, and
led forth theirretainers to Osurprise
or besiege a neighboring castle.
On the battlemcnt of every don.
Jon there was Il watchman, day
and night, ever on the lookout for
the CLINT Of arms in the valley be-
low; and ready to his hand WAS a
huge horn, one blast of which
would alarm the garrison and
bring them to the walls. \ few
feet below the watchman there
dangled from jutting beam the
corpse of some poor wretch, and
in the loathsOme dungeons be-
meath the mOat others were
chained to the rccking walls, for
every castellan had the right of
administering "greater and lesser
justice" and could dispose of the
lives and liberties of his vassals as
he deemed fit, He had other priv
ileges also, some of which make
lis wonder why the revolution did
not come earlier.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
EMPLOYER, LOOK PLEASANT
Show Yourself Master of Situation In
stead of Slave by Wearing "Smile
That Won't Come Off,"

If you are an employer do not
go about your place of business as
though you thought life were a
wretched, miserable grind, says O.
s. Marden, in Success. Show
yourself mater of the situation,
not its slave. Rise above the petty
annoyances which destroy peace
and harmony. Make your mind
that you are too large to be over.
come by triiles. Resolve that you
will be larger than your business,
that you will overtop it with your
manliness and cheerfulness.
To say nothing of its being your
duty to make the lives of those
who are helping you to carry on
your business as pleasant as pos
sible and as full of sunshine as pos.
sible, it is the best policy for you
to pursue. You know very we'll
that horse that is prodded and
fretted and urged all the time by
means of whip and spur and rein,
will not travel nearly so far with.
out becoming exhausted as one
that is urged forward by gentle
ness and kind treatment. In their
susceptibility to kindness men and
women are in nowise different
from the lower animals. You can
not expect your employees to re-
main buoyant, cheerful, alert and
unwearied under the goad Of
scowls and the lash of a bitter
tongue. Energy is only another
name for enthusiasm, and how
can you expect those who work for
you to be enthusiastic or energetic
in your service when surrounded
by an atmosphere of despondency
and gloom, when they expect a vol
ley of curses and criticism every
time you pass.
Many a man who could have
been success sleeps in a failures
grave today because of his
gloomy, mean, contemplate dis.
position and manner. He poisoned
the atmosphere about him by
venting his spleen, dyspepsia and
bile on everyone in his vicinity
He not only minimized the value
of his own efforts, but he also par
alyzed the powers, the initiative
the helpful faculties and suggest
i've ideas of all those who worked
for him.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
REYNOLDS AND HIS RIVAL.
Contrast Between the Two Artists
Difference Between Art and
Nature.

The contrast between these two
artists is almost the difference be.
tween art and nature, says st.
Nicholas. Reynolds was learned in
what other painters had done, and
had reduced his own art to Il sys.
TEN. Gainsborough found out
almost everything for himself !,
never lost the simple, natural way
of looking at things and people;
and painted not according to rule,
but at the dictates of what he felt
Reynolds planned out his effects,
GainsborOugh painted on the spur
of the impression which the sub
ject aroused. Reynolds art was
based on safe general principles /;
Gainsborough's was the fresh and
spontaneous expression of his
temperamcnt-depending, that is
10 say, on feelings rather than on
calculation. His temperament.
or habit Of mind, was dreamy and
poetic, gentle and retiring, includ
ing a small range of experience
Reynolds, on the other hand. was
Il man of the world and of business
capacity; intimate with Samuel
Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and
other celebrities of the day:a man
OF knowledge and clever cOnversa
tional power, whose pictures by
their variety prove his versatility
Consequently when the RoyaI
academy was established, in 1868
he was elected president by ac
'clamation and was knighted by
George H., an honor that has
ever since been bestowed on the
holder of this Office.
These two men were at the heat
of the group of portrait painter,
who, in the latter part of the eight
centh century and in the earl,
years Of the succeeding one, added
luster to the new growth of art il
! England.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
WOMAN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
Pessimist When Talking Of Alabama
Must Speak in Soft Tones-Fe-
male Secretary There.

The pessimist who protests
against woman's progression, not
to mention DEPRESSION, in new
lines of work must admit there is
recognition of her ability abroad
in the land when woman is
chosen as recording secretary of
one of the southern states, says
the Pilgrim. When the man who
held that position with Gov. Gun
ningham, of Alabama, resigned
recently, Miss Mamie Offutt, who
was confidential stenographer to
the governor, was appointed in his
place. 1t was great compliment,
for the Office demands the exercise
of much tact and diplomacy. BY
virtue of her position Miss Ofrutt
is also secretary of the state board
of pardons, and keeps record of
everything in connection with the
thousand and one applications for
pardon from inmates of Alabama
mines and prisons. She must have
familiarity with the statutes o!
the state which relate to the of
flee of governor, since questions
bearing upon state laws and stat
utes are consequently coming in,
and many novel points raised.
She must also indorse the action
of the governor upon such applica-
tiOns, as we'll as conduct much of
the correspondence of the execu-
tive department. Graciousness
and gentlewomanly qualities are
no less characteristic of Miss Of
futt than the knowledge of her du
ties or the efficiency with which
those duties are performed, and
her appointment to such respon-
sibilites is not only a tribute to
her exceptional ability, but Incl
dentally recognizes the fact that
there are women who can keep a
secret.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
LESS EARLY-TO-RISE TALK.
Coming Generations May Escape
Thrall of Old Adage as It Is
Less Observed.

The tantalizing old jingle about
early rising making a man healthy,
wealthy and wise is responsible
for more misery in the world than
all the other goodbehavior max
inns and rules for success put to-
gether, and it is gratifying to OBJ
serve that the present generation
is not so complaisant in obeying
the rule as the good but misguided
men and women of yesterday,
says the Rochester Post Express.
The early-rising fad is not much
in vogue now in the cities, and 1t
will not be many years before
the beneficent reform will take
root in the country.
The cause of this change, of
course, is the change from early to-
late hours in thickly settled 10
calities.
The urban population occupies
it's evenings in pleasurable pur
suits and retires at an hour that is
not in harmony with the advice
that was inculcated daily in the
minds of our grandmothers and
grandfathers.
Another great change is the in
crease of occupations that require
night work, for in every large city
there are thousands of men and
women who work at night and
sleep during the day.
The theater is also an impor-
tant factor in keeping people
awake until midnight. In olden
times there were not so many
amusements and distractions in
daily life, and after our grand.
parents finished their days work
there was nothing better to do
than to go to bed.
In these days of rushing bust
ness and varied pleasures, how.
ever, humanityjustb to enjoy
itself when darkness falls from
the wing of night" when the pale
blue rays of the electrics drill
holes in the ebon atmosphere, and
the noises of the downtown thor
oughfares fall on the ear.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
MAKES MOUTH ORGANS.
One Factory in Germany Makes Six
Million Instruments Year
for Expectation.

Although the United States is
by far the largest purchaser Of
mouth organs, comparatively few
are made in this country. Most Of
the mouth organs sold here are
Of German make and are imported
from the Black Forest, where one
factory alone turns out 6,00G,000
harmonious year 9 through its u
branches, in which 1000 hands are
employed.
Only the higher grade harmon
icas are of domestic make, since IT
is impossible TO compete with the
German made affairs in the cheap
or grades mostly sold, but at the
same time the most expensive are
also obtained from Germany be.
cause Of the care used in their
manufacture.
These last are socalled icon.
cert" harmonious, which come in
sets of from four to dozen and
which sell for several dollars,
They are tuned in various keys,
and in one form have six harmon
icas of different keys fitted about
central stem. Some of the more
elaborate ones are handsomely
decorated in silver and gold, and
the wood, instead of the cheap
pine generally used, is mahogany.
Trossingen is the headquarters
for the industry, and the trade sup
ports almost the entire popula-
| ton.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
MOBS ATTACK MONUMENTS
When Riot in Russia Breaks Loose
Big Shafts Are Made the First
Object of Attack.

That the disturbances in Russia
are not marked by the overthrow
of memorials is due to the care
exercised by the police in guard
ing the column of Alexander |.
and other historic monuments.
The police have learned through
experience that these public me-
MORALS are the first objects of Il
mob's attack, and they profited by
the happenings in other lands.
When the Commune gained con
troll in Paris its first action was
the overthrow of the VendOmp
columns, while even the historic
Nelson column, in London, has
been mined, though in that in,
stance the detonator failed to ex.
plode.
The statue of William III. in
Dublin has withstOod many an
attack, the recurrent anniver.
saries of the battle of the BOyne
stirring hatred afresh. The old
statue is battered and time worn,
but no serious harm has yet been
done.
America has few memorials to
attract or invite mob violence.
Possibly the Haymarket memo
rial. in Chicago, may some day be
blown up by those who regard the
anarchists executed for the Grim
as martyrs, but the only recent at
tempt to blow up a statue was the
unsuccessful effort to destroy the
monument to Frederick the Great
al Washington.
European memorials incur the
dislike of the lawless because of
their associations rather than be
cause of their lack of artistic
value. Were the latter defect an
incentive to crime the park police
would be kept busy here.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
LAYMAN'S TALK NEEDED.
Bishop Asked Him Why He Didn't
Say Something When the Bot
tie Went Astray.

The late bishop of Connecticut,
Rt. Rev. John Williams, was an
ardent fisherman, relates the Bos.
ton Herald On one occasion
''LOrd john" as he was affection.
ately called by his brethren of the
house of bishops, accompanied by
one of his priests, now the bishop
of California, young deacon, and
one of the leading members of the
Connecticut bar, left the bishops
house en- route for a certain island
in Long Island sound, where they
hoped to enjoy their outing. An
old lady had sent the bishop a
bottle of rare claret to be par
taken of by the party at luncheon.
On their arrival at their des.
tination the claret was carefully
placed in a cool place and the
party dispersed, not to meet again
until noon. Promptly at that hour
they reassembled, and the bishop
tenderly took the bottle from it's
resting place, and, declining all of
fers of assistance, inserted q
cOrkscrew into the neck of the bot
tie, while the other members OF
the party, cups in hand, thirstily
watched the procedure.
The cork proving refractory.
"Lord John" placed the bottle be,
tween his knees and made another
effort to dislodge the cork. So
great was his effort that when the
cork did yield the bottle new.bacE
and struck the trunk of tree i'm
mediately behind where he was
standing.
CONSERVATION was depicted or
every cOuntenance, and a solemn
silence ensued, which was finall,
broken by the bishop, who, hold
ing the corkscrew in one hand anC
the neck of the bottle in the other
turnedtothe lawyer, exclaiming il
most emphatic tones: you're 4;
laNman, sir; why don't YOU say
something?"
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
OCTOPUS UNCANNY THING.
Cuttlefish Have Been Found with
Reach of Thirty Eight Feet
Kill Victims.

OF all the big game Of the deep
sea that have been taken by man
the cuttletishes are the most dia
bolical in shape and general ap-
pearance. | have handled and
measured one that was 3S feet in
length, II weird, spiderlike crea-
ture with two antennaelike arms
30 feet in length, says Il writer in
Metropolitan Magazine. Speci.
mems of these animals have been
caught 20 feet in length, the cap.
tors fighting them with an aX, cut.
ting the arms which seized and
held the boat.
OF the coasts Of California and
Alaska there is Il big deep sea ally
Of this animal--a big spidcrlikc
octopus-that haunts the deep
banks, prcying upon the fishes
most esteemed 10y fishermen. 1t is
found off the Farraloncs on lo'k
aottom and AZ times the iishermcn
haul in thcic lines thinking thai
they have foulcd 4 stone o. rock,
80 heavy is the weight, but when
the surface is reached long, livit
Nms shoot above the water, Se'2c
he boat ana the men are forced tC
ight with knives end natchrts the
weird, uncanny game that has .
adial spread of 30 feet, its eight
iucker-lined arms being Is fee,
II length and possessed of cX
traordinary power. \ specimen
taken off the island of San Gle
mente had Il spread Of about %
feet and gave the boatman Il hard
battle to sever its dying MS.
Nothing more diabolica can be
conceived than this spiderlikc
giant of the deep sea, living among
the rocks 600 to 1000 feet below
the surface. Az individual OF
moderate size which kept alive
displayed the greatest puenacity
The moment ! approached ii
would literally hurl itself at my
arm, winding its long tentacles
about it in a manner suggestive
of what large individual might
do. Indeed, DR.. A. $. Packard
professor of zoology at Brown uni
versity, says:
can Indian woman at Victoria
Vancouver island, in 1877, was
seized and drowned by an octopus
probably of this species, while
bathing on the shore. Smaller
specimens on coral reefs some
times seize collectors or natives
and, fastening to them with theil
relentless suckered arms, tire ant
frighten to death the hapless vic
| tim"
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Rich Man of Greenland.

Mr.. Kor-Ko-Ya, a Greenlander,
who has mOnOpOlized the COM
merce of East Baffinland, is min
iature Pierpont Morgan. He has
a fleet of IA vessels and is worth
SO, 800, which is equal to a million
III a less simple community. He
lives in Il wooden hut and pos
sesses the luXuries of Il table and
"a paraflin lamp, He recently Gel
ebrated the fortieth anniversary
of the foundation of his business
his employees drinking his health
in cod liver oil.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Ancient Crinoline.

In the World of Fashion of 1880
Is a reference to "the new stuff
called crinoline." Crinoline was
partly thread, partly horse-hair,
its name being compounded of
the French erin" horsehair, and
din" flax. Hats, skirts and all
sorts of things that were wanted
to possess certain stiffness were
made Of this material.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
OYSTER CULTURE IN JAPAN
We're Engaged in Industry Of
Recent Origin Here.

The backwardness and unprO-
gressiveness of the element of our
population that opposes oyster
culture are indicated by fact
stated in the National Geographic
Magazine, namely, that the Japan
esc were cultivating oysters over
two centuries ago on the only
practical basis of individual con-
troll of theoyster bottoms. This in
telligent people long ago saw what
our politicians do not yet see
that reaping without sowing is as
improvident and ruinous in aqui-
culture as in agriculture. at
comes as Il shock to our national
PRIDE" says the National Geo.
graphic Magazine for May, chat
the japanese should have taken
up oyster culture century before
our nation was born and have rec
ognized the most essential factor
in successful cultivation, namely,
individual ownership or control
of the oyster bottoms, when we
remember that in the most impor-
tant oyster region in the world,
within short distance of the cap
ital of the United States, the vital
principles of oyster culture are ig
nored and efforts to apply them
are resisted sometimes by force
of arms" Happily for the Japs,
among them the least intelligent
are not permitted to dictate the
policy of the state to their own
hurt and to the injury of large pub
lie interests.
Not only do the Japs cultivate
with great profit the common oys.
ter, but they cultivate also the
pearl oyster. They stimulate the
pearl secretion artiAcially, with
the result that every year they
have 1,250,00O oysters under
treatment and obtain annually
some 25O,OOO pearls. Among us
the raising of terrapin is an un.
solved problem, so that we are fac
ing the extinction Of the diamond.
back and of other less valued va.
rieties. But the Japs for years
have been placing artificially
grown terrapin on the market.
Near Toxic single farm markets
yearly Il crop of about $4,000 to
10000 tcrrapin. In view of facts
like this ii seems to be sup to- our
people TO take comprehensive
view OF their valuable but neglect
ed water areas-areas which un.
der intelligent management are
capable Of producing, per acre,
crops largely exceeding in value
those grown on land. We boast of
our position in the van of modern
progress, but in respect to the
utilization Of our natural resour.
ces we are far in the rear of the
Japanese. In fact we regard our
oyster bottoms from the point Of
view of primitive savages who
hold their land in common and
senselessly consume it's products
without provision for their re-
newal.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Ostrich Tax.

The expectation of ostriches
from South Africa has practically
been prohibited by an export tax
Of $4S7 each, intended to preserve
to that country, as far as possible,
the monopoly of the lucrative
trade of ostrich farming.-N. Y.
Post.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Bee That Works at NIGHT.

A bee that works only at night
is found in the jungles of India.
1t is an unusually large insect, the
combs being often six feet long,
four feet wide and from four
inches to six inches thick.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
In English Courts.

Even in court it is considered a
mistake for an English judge to
express a disagreement with the
jury. and it would be felt to be in
excusable if he carried the con,
troversy outside.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
POLLY PORTER'S MEMORY.
A Parrot Who Never Forgot What
He Once Had Learned
or Heard.

Perhaps all parrots have equal.
ly remarkable memories, but %
years acquaintance with "Polly
Porter" enables me to say that he
never forgets what he has once
learned, asserts Mary Rice Miller,
in st. Nicholas. Like other par.
rots, when he is alone he exercises
his memory as if amusing himself.
Then it is that Polly Porter chat
ters in sentences; laughs aloud
Historically; calls, in various
tones, commandingly or beseech.
ingly; calls the names of servants
who, but for Polly, would have
been forgotten; calls the cat;
whistles for dogs who were about
him years ago.
Polly's cage is in a bow window
of the dining-room-a good place
for keeping an eye on the family.
When the father rises from the
breakfast table Polly advises:
Hurry! Hurry up! Hurry
Later, with the first movement
preparatory to the children's start
for school, he repeats sharply:
Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry
When guest comes in he says,
hriskly: "Why. how d'yedo?"
When he calls "Good-by" to per.
sons passing on the street it seems
almost certain that he reasons
about the coming and departing
guest. He quickly notices little
children; coming to one particular
corner of the bottom of his cage,
he futters before Il little one. at.
tempting baby talk, which is very
funny, ending with "Beautiful
child! Beautiful childw and a
loud laugh.
When the house is quiet and his
mistress has visitor in the par
lor Polly Graves attention.
Herepeats the children's names
almost as if he were calling the
roll in sweet, low tones. Then he
says: "Mammaw over and over
in a child's voice, till it is common
for visitor to say: "Do answer
that child" "or "Some one is calling
you" He comes very near to tell
ing tales, saying: "Ah, ah
naughty boy" with great Sc
verify.
Polly is most impatient at
breakfast time, when he shrieks
till he receives attention: "Polh
wants coffee! Polly wants break
fast.w
lie takes piece of bread eau
tiOusly; examines it; if it is moi
well buttered he throws it down
lie enjoys a bunch of grapes, hold
ing it down with one claw Will,
with the other and his beak ht
opens grape after grape. eats thu
seed and casts the pulp away. II,
easily crushes pear or an appl,
to get at the seeds.
Last Christmas Polly was sen
10y his owner, a New York bov. {,
friends as a present. They wer,
told of his liveliness and aston
ishing powers of speech.
For some months Polly mopet
and said nothing, but at last be
gan calling members of the famil,
by name. If let out of his cage h
fought the pug and whipped th'
cat; when shut up in his cage fO
punishment he would PERSISTENT,
work at the wires till he wouI'
force them apart and walk out de
family. Recently he began upOl
his old lessons, and now repeat
the cries of the newsboys in tn
streets: "Extrah. Extrah, jour
nai-Sun-Heraldw And h
sings quite well yankee Doodle,
, which was taught him last sum
mer.
GoOd-by, Polly.
:
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Record Sunday School Work.

Warwick claims to possess in
Miss Owen the oldest Sunday
school teacher in the United
Kingdom. She has taught in local
Sunday schools for 80 years, and,
although she is now in her ninety,
fourth year, she still takes class
every Sunday.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
And Slant Right.

One great trouble in life
is that the paths for going wrong
arc planted so prettiIy with flow.
"rs at the beginning.-N. Y.
Times.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
All in the Mind,

It is not the place, nor the coz.
dition, but the mind alone tina; car
make anyone happy or miserable.
--L'Estrangc.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Buryan in los Languages.

One book alone, the "Pilgrim's
Progress" holds the record for
English literature, having been re.
produced in l05 different tongues
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Absolutely Necessary.

Mani don't see why Miss Mug
leyshouldwant to marry him, with
all her money.
Dick guess she had TO.
don't believe he'd have taken her
without it.-PhiladelpAia Press.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-01-05
Under the Ocean.

First Mcrmaid-What are you
going to do with that shovel?
second Mermaid-Scc if there
is a man under my bed. - n. Y,
sun.