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New-York tribune., 1907-10-16

The Rome correspondent Of the London
Globe has communicated the interesting fact
that the Italian Dante Society will hang above
NE poets tomb lamp. which will be kept
burning always, 2 symbol Of the great
poets undying fame and influence. The lamp
has been made by two skilful silversmiths in
Florence the city that banished the poet, for
ever from its gates, and the Town Council Of
Florence has offered to provide for the main
feaance of the lamp
Truly The wbirligig of Time brings round
us revenges." Wen and wisely it writ
oh by that fine American poet Thomas ".
parsons:
., Time. whose vcTdicts mock our own.
re only righteous Judge art thou:
Inat poor old exile sad and lone.
Is Latum's other Virgil
-. Tor" ms name the nations bow:
tiis words are parcel OF mankind.
Da.-p ID whose hearts. on her brow.
The marks have sunk Of Dantes mind.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
SIGsBEE FAvORS PACIFIC CRUISE.
Rear Admiral Thinks It Will Be of Great
Benefit to Navy.

Rear Admiral Charles d Sigsbee. L. N
tired who commanded the battleshp Maine when
she was blown up in Havana Harbor. and has al
ways been recognized $ of the most efficient
officers the service. Is In the city for short
visit. When at the Hotel Imperial yesterday
and asked for his views the cruise of the fleet
of sixteen battleships the Pacific Coast. he said
talked on the subject in hearty accord with
the policy of the administration In this matter.
This cruise" said he, rs beneficial for the OH
GERS and men and also for the ships. In the old
days when l a young officer. they used to
give US a three years cruise to get the men away
from the allurements OF the cities of the Atlantic
Coast and to get them in the habit of living
aboard ship and making 1t their home. In that
way they become attached to the ship. They have
less temptation TO desert. and in the end they
have a desire re-enst, making good. loyal sail
ors who como to regard the ship their home
They take personal interest and pride in all her
achievements such as speed. seaworthiness. her
record in target practice and general efficiency.
Taken as a whole. this cruise to the Pacific ships
OF modern type should be the best kind of practi-
cal work for the thirteen thousand men that will
take part I'm II. for II will teach them the
habit as none of the short cruises do
Speaking of the changes made in the command
of the battIeships. Rear Admiral Sigsbee said it
was only a question of longevity. The change, he
declared was no reflection the ability of the
officers transferred. but rather progressive
,,re 10 give younger officers opportunity gain
some practical knowledge in the management of
the modern type OF battleship. There is "a great
deal TO learn" said he, about the handling of
big. ships In rough weather such these vessels
are likely 20 encounter, and 1t Is only by long
the true worth Of the ship or her defects may be
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
MAY BE STOLEN STATUE.
st. Catherine, an Museum, Thought
to Haze Been Loot.

1t is believed that the statue of ST. Cath
crime, now in the recent accessions room of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art which was pur-
chased months ago. formed part Of the
loot of the Thomas gang which raided churches
and ecclesiastical houses In France and Belgium.
There may be other objects of art in the museum
which passed through the hands of the gang, but
1t is believed to be almost certain that the statue
of St. Catherine either stolen outright else
anticipated the seizure of the statue by the French
government,
Previous to its acquisition from a reputable
dealer, Sir Purdon Clarke says he knows nothing
of the history of the statue. When bought, II was
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
THE CHURCH THEFTs IN FRANCE.
Many Antiquaries Return Treasures-other
Robberies Brought TO Light.

Limoges, oct. lI.-Thc ma aEistrate who is in
vestiGatinE the robbery Of the Church Of Am
bazac. near here from which the cope Of Orth
and a lequary We're stolen. the former by
Antoine Thomas, of Clermont- -Ferrand. an
nounccd to-day that the case against Thomas
will not be tried before January 30. There are
many ramihcations both in France and abroad.
and months Will be required 10 unrarel the eyi-
dcnce. Several antquaries Of Paris already
have surrendered valuable treasures which. they
say. innocently purchased from Thomas.
and every day brings 10 light robberies IN
which the prisoner is involved.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
European advertisements.
GOING ABROAD?

New Yorkers when reaching their
starting point in Europe for a tour
through the Continent, and after deciding
on their excursion plan. if they will send
their itinerary with dates of arrival at GER
tain points to the London office OF
THE TRIBUNE, Danes Inn House. 265
Strand. the same will be forwarded with
out expense to the main office of THE
TRIBUNE in New York. and there
placed on file for the convenience of their
f-iar-dS
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16

manly and reputable old pleasure. How It
comes about that the artistic representation OF
alsuess gives pleasure. Aristotle asked, and
answered his own question by his enigmatic
statement about 'the pu ging Of the passions
through pity and terror I confess that never
understood what Aristotle meant, in spite of all
ms commentators, of whom Mr.. Henry Butcher
is the latest and the most satisfactory. I'm
luckily, have forgotten the nature of his ex-
planation
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16

II Is pleasant iT rot very important news that
uere is 20 BE- another edition. with special
preface, % Vernon Lees Studies Of the
I-sA'eenth Century IN italy" II will have 3
m,s"n'spiece = in photog-ar5-e. and forty other
-Ads'fations selected b. Dr. Guido Biagi, Of the
-~StFeHiian Library in Florence
Mbh a vciu.4o 5y Professor Saintsbury on
ihe Late t,iueteeat'l Centu,y" the scribners
vi presently complete tic series on THE
1ef19cs Of Eu-rtoan Literature" which was be-
s1h so-1e few years ago. The scheme COM
.AeAaed Itself 70 students ~ ;ne subject from
'e very start. These twelve volumes viii long
n'ia their own g conveniently systernatizcd
ss' very !y ritten survey or European
.s'u'fs. The various contributors have all
'i"ught scholarship ia their task and they have
al taken pains 10 make their pages not ONLY
41suTictive hat Interesting
~ 2oohst readers there should be much in
'sAt IN the announcement Of "A new work by
81 e 5 Layara on Suppressed Plates" In
- 'rei-tlse on 4 siIi}ec; which has never before
- ocok - itself, the author VIII write Of
oIhefay and the Marquis Of Steyne" Dick
ahh MS suppressed portrait and The sup
'1 CroiAsllank r.gtes Hoga.th and his
- n'p' 'aasc'-s, Charles Kae.,e and his can
se'.0o dssieos for Punch" Du Maurie-'s sup
Sss1 Joe S.hicy'' portrsi1 Of Whistler, and
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
Literary Nesvs and Criticism.

many other rare and curious items. OF course,
the volume will be illustrated.
Inc A Vessels Company has in press a
romance by Mrs. Chesson. called Father Felix
chronicles. The supposititious writer OF the
narrative is a fifteenth century scribe of the
Order of st. Benedict living in the prtory house
at Norwich.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16

The John Lane Company has just published
Napoleon at the Boulogne Camp" by Fernand
Nlcolay. the study to which we have already re-
Ierred OF that fantastic scheme Of the Emperor s
Ior the invasion of England The book con-
tains number Of new documents and reports
OF conversations held with old men of Napo-
icon own time Some of the numerous ilustra-
lions are in color
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
1merica Leads the World an Range
Finders.
From Tho Tribune Bureau. !

Washington October l5.
TEST AT FORT WADSWORTH.-An important
competitive test of range finders has been started
az Fort Nadsworth. New York Harbor. There are
five instruments which are being inspected by
special board of artiller;sts from Fort Monroe
All the instruments are the inventions OF army Of
hcers OF either the artillery branch or the ord
nance department. Special interest attaches to
the competition because of the mystery concerning
one OF the inventors. The instrument is presented
III the name OF the Western manufacturers, and
the designer is understood to be a prominent off,
Ger OF the ordnance department. The United States
Is FAR in advance OF other nations in the develop
ment OF range finders. and the present competitive
trial is with the idea of still further improving
these valuable instruments, which used in pro-
noting the accuracy of the fire Of heavy armament
Of coast defences. It will be some weeks before
the test at Fort Wadsworth is completed and on
the results of the trial will depend valuable order
Tor the range finder pronounced the most salts
factory
ORDERS IsSUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Re'irement Of Colonel HENRY b osGooD assistant
cor, o1'Hi@SSlry @ general announced
'apfai4 ARIHUR L. FULLER coast ARTILLERY corps
c., LtPaTtnent Of California as chief signal officer
captain WILLIAM NJ COULLING quartermaster from
cantot5 tPhtlipginss Fa9T2p to $ San 1, FTansisco Ts
Fort Hamilton to San Francisco relieving captain
First Lieutenant ALBERT A. KING. sth Cavalry. ds-
tailed for general recruiting service to jefferson Bar
GoGpSPEED. Sd Cavalry, who Will proceed to Fort
Captain ALBERT C. JENKINS. coast artillery corps
from further duty with 81 Company: unassigned
list, duty
Captain ALFRED HASRROTCK. artillery %
Washington Barracks General Hospital
Captain 4. REYNOLDS and Lieutenant Commander !. 9.
LEONARD detached Naval War College; home and
await orders
Lieutenant r. 4. LONG detached Connecticut;
Hartford.
fnsisn . P. wIcKERsHAM, orders to the West vir-
Ensign r. E. tngcrsoI detached the Connecticut; 10
bureau Of ordnance.
Midshipman J, p POND detached Nebraska; to tn.
West Virginia
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
oct. f2-The Lebanon. Tompknsville, s I; the
Colorado. at San Francisco.
Oct 1l-The Newport at navy yard. New York; the
Prairie. at Baltimore; the Minnesota, at Norfolk;
the Marietta. Hampton Roads. the Glacier. at
yard. New York
SAILED.
oct I3---The Colorado. from Mare Island FOR san
Oct 1.-THE Uncas from Cape God Bay for Boston
The Cincinnati placed OF commission navy yard
OF commission at navy yard League Island
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16

We alluded the other day 10 the rapid as
sembling in new editions Of the works OF the
late John Addington Symonds. To the list al
ready known will soon be added a reprint of
Our Life in the Swiss Highlands" which he
wrote in collaboration with his daughter, Mrs
Vaughan. This Is TO be illustrated in color.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-16

EVERY one knows the important part that
was played long ago in the social life of the city
OF Bath by the dandy called Beau Nash. His
reign Is to be commemorated by a volume.
Bath Under Beau Nash" which Mr.. Lewis
Melville Is writing. Mr.. Melville is an indus
trious deliver in old memoirs and his book
ought to be amusing
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POLITICAL

bryan's Attack on Press.
The Associated Press report of the
speech delivered by w. Js Bryan at
jamestown. Va, quoted him as saying
that 1.-The great metropolitan dailies
are controlled by the trusts and their
columns are open to the highest bid
der" Mr.. Bryan later denied that
was Il correct report. asserting that he
made the qualified statement that
'many of the metropolitan daiiies"
were so controlled. He said he would
discuss the matter more at length
when lie spoke at New York.
Watterson For New Party.
Editor Watterson of the Louisville
Courier-Journal in i, New York inter
view said that old party lines had
ceased to exist and that we must now
have new party. He asserted that
Roosevelt had destroyed what was left
of the Republican party and that
Rooseveltism was like Organism in
1896. Bryan would have Mexican
lied our currency. but Roosevelt's re-
election would MeXicanize the nation.
Bryan he characterized as destroyer
of plans and breaker of images.
Watterson says he is out of politics
for good.
Gaynor UphoIds Roosevelt.
Justice W. ]. Gaynor of Brooklyn in
his address at the Brooklyn day eXer-
cises at jamestown defended the anti
rebate policy of the president, which,
he said, was in no sense q general as
sault OH corporations. He made the
novel suggestion that the government
appoint the general freight agent Of
every railroad to see that there is no
favoritism and cause the indictment
and conviction of any agent who didn't
play fair. Justice Gaynor went fur
Their and said that if the people could
not stop Relating except by taking the
railroads over then they would take
them.
Schmitz's Power Not Broken.
From his prison cell former Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco has directed
the movements of the Union Labor
party and controlled its convention so
as to prevent Il fusion with the reform
elements favorable to the election of
the present mayor. DR.. Taylor. The
Republicans have nominated ma
chine man named Ryan, thus further
splitting up the city vote, but the Dem
ocrats have renominated Mayor Tay-
lor, and they have been joined by the
Independent reform organizations. All
factions except the Labor party have
renominated District Attorney Lang
don.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
EDUCATIONAL
Minneapolis Salary Raise.

Minneapolis Salary Raise.
The limit of pay for grade teachers
in Minneapolis has been raised from
$500 to $1,000 after lively campaign
in which committee of citizens took
part, the board of tax levy appropriate
ing the necessary amount.
Against High School Frats.
Two more cities have Joined in the
popular chorus against the secret fra
ternities in the public high schools
namely, Washington and Denver, Colo.
In the former city Superintendent
Chancellor holds that the presence of
secret societies is the sign of decay
ing or very young civilization" and
that where the proper spirit prevails
there is loyalty to the school us a
whole" In Denver Mrs. Margaret T
True. president of the board of educa,
ton. is leading the ,opposition as chair
man of the committee appointed to in
vestigate the MATER She says. The
board feels that The existence Of these
societies is an injustice to III! the PM
pills. as it creates false ideas of social
status and wrongs those children who
become outcasts through not being al
mitted to the society"
Sanitary Cleaning of Schools.
The New York board of educatoi.
has decided 10 restrict the use n
feather busters and to introduce III
vacuum cleaning process in one of til,
new sehoolhouses as Il trial.
Will Admit Adults to Schools.
The Chicago board of education hae
decided to admit adults. both forei@
and American born. to the city hia
schools. The admission of aiuisa :.
the elementary schools was not pa Sc,
upon, The question of the ;ldpissipi
ity Of the high school came before til.
board through Il recommendation thai
three natives Of Japan and other coun
'ries he allowed to enter.
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Small with disloyalty to the union.
Charges Of treachery were made
against Small at many OF the local
meetings. and in fifteen of the large
cities the strikers voted to continue
the strille,rthus virtually deposing their
national president. Small, who was
present at the New York meeting, was
denounced to his face and told to re
sign. The executive board suspended
him and called national conference
at Milwaukee.
The CostIest Electric Line.
Details of marvellous electric rail-
road now projected from Milan to
Genoa, Italy. are given by l.. B. Ward
in the October World Today Although
only eighty-Gve miles long. the road
will encounter such mass Of tunnels
and bridges that the cost will average
over $4,000 Il mile. To avoid all grade
crossings 372 bridges and 10 tunnels
are to be constructed. one tunnel being
twelve miles long. 1t will take 81
years to complete the line sliect'
locomotives of ! $40 'a scr
be used, with Il 1000, uUg a.3s a.
rent generated by water power. givi. !,
= rspeeR nf txG.lsy lnkl.w tn hour. Yar,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS
Two New Trottins Records.

Two New Trotting Records.
At Allentown. Pa. George G.. with
pacemaking runner, made the new
worlds record of a mile in o:06s4 over
a half mile track. and Sweet Marie
made the race record for a mile on a
half mile track of 2:OS.
chicasos Win the Pennant.
In four successive victories the Chi
cago baseball club, champions of the
National league, oyercame the De-
troits, champions of the American
league, and thus became the worlds
champions for 1907.
Awful Powder Mill Explosion.
The great Du Pont powder mills and
magazine at Fontanet. Ind. blew up
Oct. 10, instantly killing scores and
manning hundreds. The town was al
most completely destroyed and build
fngs were damaged for many miles
around. The magazine contained 49,
600 kegs of powder. and the shock of
this explosion was felt as far as Gin
cinnati and Louisville. The militia
were called out by Governor Hanly to
protect the wrecked plant and town.
Lake Steamer Sinks.
The new steel steamer Cyprus while
on her second trip down the great
lakes with burden of ore, Oct. II.
foundered near the south shore of Su-
perior. and only one of her crew Of
twenty-three was saved.
Sisel Statue Dedicated.
At One Hundred and Sixth street
and Riverside drive, New York, Oct.
10 the bronze equestrian statue of Ma
jor General Franz Sigel, the little
hero of the civil war;" was unveiled
with fitting ceremonies. Governor
Hughes speaking and state and federal
troops marching in the parade. Karl
Otter is the sculptor.
Short Hair Era In Korea.
A noteworthy feature of the Japa-
nese reform programme in the king
dom of Korea is the prospective aban-
donment of the custom of wearing the
hair long. The new emperor has an
nounced his intention of cutting off
the characteristic topknot fashion of
wearing the hair. All the subjects will
be expected to follow the example. and
hundreds of the elder statesmen and
officials have left Seoul for remote
parts of the country to escape the bar
bers. 1t is also announced that the
emperor will give up the historical
practice of drinking human milk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
CreSco Union
Savings Bank
Capital 100000
ROBERT THOMSON, Cashie,

We are only old once. There
fore, we should travel towards
old age by the right ronte, so
that when we reach old age we
will be prepared to live comfort
ably and happily.
1t is good plan to save
something as we go along in life.
The time to save is while we are
earning. savesomething during
your working days. You will
want an income to live on when
your powers are on the decline.
The average man has great
many years in which he earns
more than he should spend. If
you will lay aside a little each
year, you will soon have a con-
siderable sum saved
Keep your savings in the
bank.
We pay 4 per cent. interest
on time deposits. Write drafts
payable in any country in the
world. Money always on hand
for real estate loans.
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road is to carry freight as well as pas
sengers and will link the two cities
into one community.
To Dam the Colorado.
The city of Austin. Tex, has signed
with New York contracting company
for the rebuilding of the great dam
across the Colorado river ut that point.
which was washed away by the foods
several years ago. The new dam.
which is to cost $1,5O0OOo, will form a
lake thirty miles long and half mile
wide. 1t will provide power for a
large electric plant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-25
ExEcuTIv We
To War on White Slave Traffic.

To War on White Slave Traffic.
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor has begun an
aggressive warfare against the traffic
in white slaves by causing the appoint
ment of n number of special immigra-
ton officers whose entire duty will be
to investigate and prosecute all cases
in which women are brought to this
country for immoral purposes. The
cases of all suspicious women who
have entered the country since July
1 are to be Investigated rigidly, as that
was the date when the new immigra-
ton law went into effect. Many ar
rests are expected.
New Interior Assistant.
Frank Pierce of Salt Lake City has
been appointed to succeed First AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan
who retires this month on account OF
failing health. Mr.. Pierce is mem
Der of prominent law firm and has
been one of the Republican leaders il
the state.
Forerunners Of Pacific Fleet.
The first definite part in the pro
gramme of mobilizing the battleshiI
fleet of the Atlantic on the Pacific
coast was carried out Oct. -. when
Rear Admiral Sebree sailed from New
port News with the armored cruisers
Washington and Tennessee.
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not affect the eve. easily impress Il
sensitized plate or film. Thus the new
process actually employs invisible rays
to reveal invisible objects. A writer in
Harper's Magazine, calling attention to
this process, says that one of its adj
vantagcs is that by means of it pro-
toplasm and microscopic animals and
plants may be studied very advanta-
geously while in the living condition.
With visible light protoplasm is so
nearly transparent and homogeneous
that much of its structure cannot be
seen, while in ultra violet light the va
rlous constituents of protoplasm show
varying degrees of translucency. so
that they may be seen and photo
graped as clearly us if they had been
stained.