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The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Japanese Letter Writing.

There is Japanese magazine. a new
one, the "Tagami-Za sshi." which is &
sort Of periodical complete letter
writer. The japanese are bad business
letter writer's. They have way Of in
diting 40 pages Of polite Oriental high
falutin and getting nowhere. A Jap
anese brewer receives a letter begin
ming. 20 most illustriOus maker of tina,
most divine Of all beverages, deign tC
commit to me a case" etc. The
'Tagami-Zasshi" is trying to teach the
native to write: yours of the 10th
inst. received and contents noted" etc
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
How to Cure Rheumatism

searched the whole earth for a specific for
Rheu matism--something that any physi-
clan could feel safe in prescribing -somei hiug
that We could count on not only occasionally
but with reasonable certainty. For the raw
ages OF rheumatism are everywhere and gen
uine relief Is
After twenty years of search and expert
ment, / learned OF the German chemical I
now employ. And knew then that my search
and my efforts were well rewarded For this
chemical, in combination with others gave
me the basis OF remedy which In the cure
or rheumatism Is practically certain. In
many. many tests and difficult cases this pre-
scription has with regularity justified the
confidence l had in II.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

length in the last dim afterglow the
much-heralded monster heaves his bulk
into view, overlapping the shrubbery
like an elephant, looming huge and
black against the last streak of red
light. No matter how much we may be
expecting it. the coming is always a
thrilling surprise. We knew how big
he was. yet how startlingly huge he
looks and those antlers. a heavy bur-
den for a man. he switches about as
an Indian does the eagle feathers in his
hair
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
A Night Of Agony.

ing a disused coal field late at night
fell into an apparently bottomless pi
and saved himself only by grasping :
projecting beam. There he chung will
great difficulty all night, only to FIND
when day dawned that his feet were
only four inches from the bottom.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

truck with 24-inch wheels The front
post is single and long enough to Gle
vate the end of the lever higher than
it is at the fulcrum. This front post is
self-adjusting and movable thus a sup
port is provided on each side of the axle.
To lower wheel to the ground bear down
on lever. A. and pull the cord, when
post. c, will be drawn up in the direc-
ton of the dotted lines. The post, G.
and lever, A, are held in place by half
inch bolts
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

don't mean that Dr. Shops Rheumatic
Tablets can turn bony joints into flesh again
ard never fatl-that Is impossible. But they
will with reasonable certainty drive from the
blood the poison that pain and SWELL
Ing. and then that Is the end OF the pain and
sHeiling-thc end OF the suffering-the end of
Rheumatism
Any Rheumatic sufferer who writes may re-
ccive my little book on Rheumatism, includ-
ing professional advice 10 diet. etc. free.
With the book will also send without
charge. my Health Token. an intended
passport TO good health. Address DIR. Shoop
Box 6ssi, Racine Wis.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Largest Ship Cable.

For use on their new Cunard turbine
steamers a cable Is now being manu-
featured in England which is said to be
the largest ever used in this service.
The links are 22A inches long and are
made of iron three-quarters Of an inch
in diameter at the sma1est part, each
link weighing 100 pounds. The links
were tested at over $40 tons. the strain
applied being about 80 per cent above
the British Admiralty proof strain.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
The Iris. Onfimism.

There are some optimistic tempera-
ments that are never overwhelmed by
misfortune. They are happily able 10
see how their case might have been
worse. An Irishman belongs to this
class. Cassidy had just been injured in
a blast. Poor b'y!" exclaimed O'Hara
consolingly. Its tough luck to have
yer hand bowed off, och! Faith. II
might have been worse" replied Cas-
sidy Suppose Oidd had me week 5
wages in it at the toime?"
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Mechanical RiYeting.

In riveting with pneumatic hammers
two men and one heater averaged 500
rivets in 10 hours, whereas by hand 2oO
rivets was good days work for three
men and one heater. The cost per rivet
was 1852 cents by pneumatic hammer
and 1858 cents by hand.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Water or Impact Motor.

Bradford II. Divine, Utica. n. Y, has
patented wheel for impact motors of
novel design. The vanes are cup
shaped and arranged upon arms SO as
to turn with the motion Of the wheel.
receiving the full force of the blow In
one position and then shifting to an
edgewise position to pass through the
water with the least obstruction.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

S. p. Levenberg, 1888 Park Ave
New York City, has invented an i'm
proved telephone to diminish the ia
tigue and discomfort of holding the
receiver at the ear in one hand and
the transmitter in the other. In his
invention the transmitter and receiver
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
THE ALERT YANKEE GUNNER.
An Incident of Dewey's Fight In Manila
Bay Involving Quick Thinking.

A group of Army officers were dis
cussing the difference in naval smart
ness between the British and the Amer
lean bluejackets as shown during the
recent visit of Prince Louis OF Batten-
berg. A Lieutenant who saw service in
the Spanish part Of the war i'm the
Philippines told this to point his moral:
you remember how Dewey filed in
squadron formation past the Spanish
ships. firing as he went. The big guns
were firing in order, each one in its
turn.
Now, maybe you know how. they
load big gun-first. the projectile.
which is rammed in tight; then. two
bags Of powder. The projectile is
ground exactly to fit the bore The
least obstruction puts it out of fit
The crew of u forward S-inch gun
had fired early in the action. Swabbed
out and loaded again. In cle< ming they
missed burned bit of canvas sacking
which holds the powder.
so the projectle didn't fit, but they
didn't find that out until they'd showed
in the powder sacks behind it. They
place, and it was impossible to close
the breech and, of course. to fire that
shot
There was only one way of getting
the load out. That was to haul the
muZzle close inboard and send a sailor
Will al If-loOl hammer TO SnOte IL out.
1t would have taken a quarter of an
hour. The gun crew stood to undergo
the disgrace of losing their turn and
of going out Of action at a vital mo-
ment.
THE gunner i'm charge. without the
slightest hesitation, yelled:
Bill, give me Il needle!'
He whipped out his sailor knife,
ripped open the butt of the nearest
sack and took out a double handful of
powder. He sewed up the rip, closed
the breach and said:
"'Allow 1900 yards on that shot
letergo.'
THE shot struck the hull Of the tar
get ship. and the gun was behind its
turn by only two or three seconds.
Il believe this story is true. I heard
it from the gun crew the week after
the fight. And the question is: Would
any gunner except a Yankee have had
the savvy to solve the problem in two
seconds of thinking?'
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
INFORMATION BUREAU.


Editor National Tribune: Can you
give me directions to make q good ce-
ment to unite iron to iron ?-Erastus
Wogg, Portsmouth, 0.
Red lead and glycerin. equal parts,
kneaded to the consistency Of putty, Is
said to make an excellent cement for
iron on iron. Mix fresh as needed and
use quickly.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

clan of high standing. feels certain that
paralysis is allied to tuberculosis and
both are traceable to a mfcrobe re-
sembling the diphtheria bacillus and
found in the blood and the cerebro-
spinal fluid.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Oak Stain.

Editor National Tribune: What is q
good stain for oak and similar woods p
Jas. l.. Allen, Peoria, Ill.
Linseed OIL and benzine, half and
half, with burnt umber or Vandyke
brown Incorporated with the mixture,
makes a good brown stain for oak or
ash. Apply in the usual manner and
finish, as desired.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
In Dead Earnest.
(LippincOtt's.

A travelling man received the follow
ing telegram from his wife:
Twins arrived tonight. More by
MALL
He went at once to the nearest Office
and sent the following reply:
II leave for home tonight. II more
come by mail. send to Dead-Letter Of
flee"
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
A Handy WagOn-Jack.

Lection Lawrence, Edinboro. Pa, sends
the following directions for making a
cheap wagOn-jack that is handy and
strong:
The lever, A, is of strong. well-sea-
sOned wood seven feet long. The full
crum. b. is 90 inches high, or as high
as you wish. l made mine for a farm
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

AT first IL was regarded as Il fake
that a man was skating around Paris
with the aid of small motors to his
skates The later reports assert the
truth of this. ancaQnat quite remarkable
results have been achieved On each
or the pair OF skates Is small auto
mobile with the motor connected with
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

Three wheeled automobiles are be-
coming very popular in England. and
especially one Of the plan represented
in the cut. These are propelled in the
usual manner by gasoline motors. and
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

The x-ray has achieved another
triumph at the Roosevelt Hospital in
New York last week, where a kidney
was removed from a mans body and
the X-rays located tiny stone. which
was instantly removed, the organ re-
turned to its place and the wound
closed. all inside OF seven minutes.
This is the first time that an affected
organ has been examined. after removal
from the body, by the x-rays.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

Frank Reynolds. Syracuse. n. Y, has
patented rotary explosive engine of q
very novel design, consisting of a case
having two intersecting cylindrical
compartments and connected with two
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

from strip of metal and bent so as
to have its dovetailed ends come to-
gether and lock in a loop
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Long Distance Jane.

(AmerIcdn TeIeDhOne JOurnaI.D
Justice of the Peace Smeck, Of In
dianapolis. Ind. tells the following tele-
phone story: An old farmer was skepi-
cal about alleged conversations over a
wire between persons several miles
apart. One day his wife went to make
a visit to a friend 10 miles distant, and
the farmers neighbor called him in
later in the day and asked him IL he
would not like to see if he could hear
his wife talk on the telephone. Fol-
lowing instructions he put the receiver
to his ear and shouted: Hello. Jane"
Just then lightning struck the wire and
he fell sprawling to the floor. The
neighbOr was chagrined that the old
man should meet with such an acct
dent on his first trial of a telephone.
and assured him such thing would
not happen again He refused to risk
ii. however. but said: IT'S wonderful;
that was Jane all right"
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

brooklyn Life

(Brooklyn Life.)
He-DOn't you think that some Of
her sayings are smart7
"They aren't. but they do"
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

Peter w. Arduino, Stamford, Conn,
has patented an electric lamplighter to
be connected with any kerosene lamp
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
ENGLISH TRI-CAR.

they either have the seats tandem, as
shown in the picture. or have two in
the rear and one in the front for the
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
SHORT=TIME Eo
ACCOUNTS PAY y o

Mortgages improved home properties. in fast
growing communities and the entire assets Of the
onrany-neariy 4. 0co 000-secure the funds invested
through
sums of $500 to 81. 10000 handled under
fully perfected mail account an p-y per cent q
applies to accounts running thirty or sixty days as
well to iong-term investments.
If your savings yield only TO per cent now. with
forfeiture IL Withdrawn between dividend days., il
should be worth while TO exam ne our PROPOSE
ton carefully and fully.
We are carrying accounts with many Army and
Navy and careful. investors III all walks of life,
who e names and testimonials we viii s-nd You on
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

are combined In n single instrument
and so shaped that when the trans
mitter is at the mouth the receiver is
held against the ear. The act of rails
ing the horn connects the instrument
with the line and rings the bell The
teiephoner has his hands free to handle
papers. make notes. etc. The CONVEX
sation can be made entirely private by
the closeness of the connection.
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Shrapnel,

pierce the cross-tie beneath the rail.
The head is formed to grip the rail
above its flange and hold it firmly
Shrapnel.
Robert L. Stout. South Bethlehem,
Pa. has patented new form Of a
shrapnel she'll having charge of hard
metal balls surrounded by ductiie or
compresSible material with n bursting
The National tribune., 1906-02-08
Cattle-Tag.

Marcus J. Bartlett, Chicago, ILL.,. has
patented cattle-tag comprising a
blank of suitable form stamped directly
The National tribune., 1906-02-08

Charles Hamilton. the noted
aeronaut, had a nasty fall at Ormond
Fla. in experimenting with an aero
plane hitched to an automobile. The
machine rose in a 50-mile wind with
Hamilton to a height of 800 feet, but
when the automobile slowed down the
thing caught on a flag pole and pitched
Hamilton out onto the board walk. He
was badly stunned by the fall
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11
PREPARING FOR A STORM.

From many sources warnings have
come to prepare for storm in the indus
trial world. We have been frequently told
that the extravagant living I'm which we.
as a people. have INDUCED. will not only
hasten reverses. but make the mharder To
endure when they come. But basking In
the sunshine OF a cloudless sky. we dis
miss the thought OF adversely and. per-
haps, censure the friend who utters the
word OF caution.
We ridicule the idea that panics recur
about once In 20 years. We give not even
a second thought to the assertion that an
era OF prosperity induces general specula-
tive investment, and that when the high
est point I'm value has been reached sell
ing movement becomes cumulative, like
q SNOWFALL rushing down a mountain side.
These are unpleasant themes, so we
choose TO see In the future only bright
ness and continued prosperity. And let us
hope that such shall be our future. Let
US continue to work for the accomplish
ment OF such n future, always remember
Ing. however. that the best laid plans OF
mice and men gang aft agley," and that
no day was ever SO bright that a storm
could not mar it's ending. To that man
whose financial affairs are In such n
condition that he is unprepared force
storm. the advice Is timely. "Shinge your
roof."-Portland Oregonian.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11
SANTA AND SCIENCE.

Science is pale and blue nosed, with
pointer i'm her hand and chalk dust in her
hair, writes William Allen White i'm
the American Magazine. Santa Claus is
about forty-two In girth, about thirty
eight chest measure. about five feet ten
may bo uncle Jimmy. who clerks in the
store on Main street Santa Claus whom
science cast off as myth and business
sneered at as mad man, is the herald
OF a kingdom coming. For men have
not grown to their full stature in this
world The evolution Of man still contin
ues The spiritual growth men have wit
nt ssed since the dawn OF time has not
stopped And the JOY that follows giving,
which men know for an hour or day or
week or month, at Christmas time,
sCme day. the whole race must know for
a thousand years and day. The desire
To make others happy by self-sacrifice is
big in men. When the Christmas spirit
releases IL, the desire runs wild, like an
uphoused schoolboy.
There must have been a time in the
world when every other good human in
stinct was Gagged by custom the year
round and unlashed upon holiday. There
was a time when religion meant piety on
Sunday and meanness six other days.
Hence the fanaticism OF the church I'm
the days of the Inquistion; hence the mad
zeal OF the witch batting Puritans: hence
th, bigotry OF defenders OF the faith in
the Middle Ages. There must have been
n time when man vaguely felt the call OF
virtue I'm their hearts: and then after
many foolish fast days, after centuries OF
exec sses OF sackcloth and ashes and after
aees Of nagellation, virtue rose and took
a real part in human life.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11
The Drift of Things
AS Others See Them

a tennis racquet is about the last imple-
ment anybody in his senses would choose
for inflictlng a fatal. or even stunning,
blow, and such a man as Gillette would
be as likely TO yield TO the impulse or
panic flight II he had only allowed his
victim to drown as he would have been
If he had killed her.
The strongest evidence against him was
the condition OF the girls lungs and the
blood eliot on the brain. Both pointed d.
rect TO murder and yet there was
chance, however. minute, that they were
misleading guides to those in search OF
the truth. But the jurymen brushed aside
remote possibilities and their verdict was
Guilty" The judge. in his charge. told
them that If I'm their opinion Gillette only
refrained from saving the girl after she
had voluntarily thrown herself into the
water I'm the wild despair which he had
brought about. then he was innoceGt Of
murder and should be acquitted. That, of
course Is the view OF the law under its
own cold definitions. but how different Is
that view from the one that guides us all
in judging for our personal ends and
guidance the character and responsibility
OF those around us!-New York Times.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11
FASHIONS AND FRILLS
SERVICEABLE BLOUSE
IN kARQUISETTE

II Is certainly an easy matter 10 find
modish waist for any occasion this sea-
son. semi-dressy design. sketched here.
Is fashioned of cornnower blue marqui-
settle trimmed with black. Lozenges OF
black silk outlined with fancy braid
adorn the front, separated by little stitch
ipgs OF the braid running crosswise on a
plated front Groups OF shocking appear
at the shoulders and when released, the
materials falls In graceful folds down TO
the fitted satin girdle The sleeves, too. are
shocked and finished with ruffles OF lace
trimmed marqusette which fall over un-
dercuffs OF silk and lace yoke OF polka
dot silk makes "A pretty addition To the
blouse
1t Is in such little touches as lozenges.
stitched under fancy braids and inser-
tions. and yokes and vests that smart
blcuses gain their cachet this season.
Many OF the trimmings used are really
inexpensive, but IL requires unusual skill
in manipulating them 10 gain the appear
ance OF costly effects. Little net and
gauze chemisettes are indispensable ad-
juncts 10 the separate blouse and these
appear in charming new guises at really
moderate prices. one tone blouses are
easily I'm the lead. although there are
some pretty models on the striped and
plaid silks As far as the color is con-
cerned the shops are showing delightful
designs IN almost OF oil of the seasons
tints
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11
soCIALISTIC ARGUMENT.

one factor in our modern Industrial So
ciety is the natural individual, with all
his powers and capabilities. but stripped
of those artificial powers that are acquir-
ed through the law-making activity of his
fellow men, writes Franklin III. Giddings,
in the November Century. In a commu-
nifty made up exclusively OF strictly nat
ural persons. enjoying unlimited natural
opportunities individualism carried 10 the
point of anarchism might be an entirely
practicable scheme of life. A very differ
ent thing from this natural person is the
artificial person, the corporation. created
by the state. Ii is immeasurably more
powerful, mores enduring and more effi-
cient In the struggle for industrial exist
ence IL can drive the natural person TO
the wall To extend all the right OF the
natural person TO this artificial person and
to assume that when tho artificial person
competes with the natural individual. in
dividualsm will yield the same results
that IL might yield in world OF merely
natural individuals, Is to be either very
dull or something worse. and our easy-go-
ing habit Of applying the logic and prac-
tce of indivdualism to a world OF cor
porations is either a crime or an obses-
sion.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11

leads inevitably to the conclusion that the federal
government must directly regulate and control
such corporations.
The most feasible plan for making effective
this regulation and control Mr. Metcalf believes to
be federal franchise. Under it the great indus
trial corporations would be required to obtain a
license from the federal government if they to
engage in interstate and foreign commerce.
There would however, be no interference
with the powers of the states to create corpora
tions, nor with the acts of corporations within the
states in which they were chartered
AS condition precedent to the granting of a
license, the federal government should require
full disclosure of all facts necessary to reveal the
ownership, properties financial condition and man
agement OF the corporation Its records should be
open to proper inspection; annual reports should
be required, and the government should have the
power to revoke the license and put an end to its
interstate and foreign commerce whenever cor
poration fails in its obligations toward gov
ernment or is convicted of violating federal laws.
Mr.. Metcaf says very truly that the imposi-
ton of fines does but little to correct corporate
abuses, while the penalty OF denial of the right
to do business elsewhere than in the state in which
it was incorporated would be the most effective
remedy for corporate abuses that could be pro-
vidcd.
1t may appear at first blush that Mr.. Metcalfs
plan is too inquisitorial and too drastic, yet it is
no more than TO be demanded in order
to put end once and for all to corporate abuses
that are both and an injustice to the
people
There is little likelihood that the present con-
gress will take action upon Mr.. Metcalf's sugges-
ton, but when the question of enlarging the gov
power over corporations comes again
before that body, as it is certain to do before an
other year has elapsed, his plan should be given
the careful consideration it deserves.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11
BLUFFING.

II mebbe in yer system there's a litth
sportin streak.
You'll understand the JOY OF which I'm
tryin' fur 10 speak:
When you're kind o. losn' courage an
yer luck is runnin' hard,
An ye hold bobtail flush an raise and
draw a single card
An IL ain't the card ye wanted, but you
don't give in--not yet.
But tes' keep on a-raisin' till the rest
are skeered to bet
You feel thrill of pleasure sech as comes
TO very few,
Life's golden dream OF glory when yer
blum goes through,
We're all a-bluffin' more or less fur big
or little stakes,
We keep face that's smilin' an conceal
the heart that aches.
As we risk our time an money In the
hope OF ease or fame.
You dasn't show you've weakened when
you start 10 play the game
But now and then you miss Il. Il may be
railroad deal.
Or some little hope you cherished that
goes wrong, an then you feel
AS sick an sore as II you'd les been
taken out an mauled
tell ye. boys, It's awful when your bluff
gets called! ANON