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Prehistoric Man Described.

The American Association For the
Advancement of Science at its recent
New York meeting was greatly inter.
ested In the description of the ancient
Nebraska man who was discovered by
Robert +. Glider in a circular burial
mound ten miles north of Omaha, Neb.
From the remains found there it Is es-
timated that this man was six feet in
height, with heavy muscular limbs and
especially powerful lower extremities.
7 His head was fat, set on muscular
neck. His forehead was almost bare
of frontal eminences and sloped back.
ward from the narrow temples. Heavy
brows overhung his deep set eyes, and
his skull was exceedingly thick. Five
skulls of this type were found, but few
of the smaller bones had withstood the
ravages of time From the condition
of the teeth it is evident that the food. .
of the race was coarse and hard. 1t
knew nothing of surgery. One of the
men had fractured bone in the fore
arm, but it had joined without the as
sistance Of medicine man. Another
had fractured his skull, and the rough
ened surface underneath tells of the
formation of an abscess and linger-
ing death. AS none but the larger
bones have been discovered, it is as
sumed that the bodies were not buried i,
at once, but were left exposed to the =
weather and the assaults Of wild ami
mails. AS yet it is impossible to tell
how long ago those primitive men
lived The bones were found four or
five feet below the surface of the
! mound, and above them were found
the skulls of much more advanced
race.
DIR. W. J. MCGEE of the st. Louis
museum pictured the American Of the
future as continuing to be of complex
race anH descent and Of excellent
physique, but without any special type.F
The future American would be taller,
stronger, more humanitarian and more
intellectual.
Professor E. L. Nichols Of Cornell
was chosen president for the next year,
and Chicago is the next meeting place ~
Starr Back From Africa.
Professor Frederick Starr of the Uni
versity of Chicago, department of an
thropology. has just returned from the 1
kongO, where he spent over a year
studying the pygmy races along the
Kafai and Batua rivers. The pygmie'
average three feet ten inches In height 2
To a reporter he said: Their most inf \
teresting game is nothing more nor q
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Murphy Hits at Mcclellan.

Murphy Hits at Mcclellan.
In reply to the slurring statement Of
Mayor Mcclellan of New York when
ne refused to reappoint John r. Voor-
his as president of the board of cleo
tons although unanimously recon-
mended by Tammany Hall. Leader
Murphy of that organization has given
to the press hot statement, charging
the mayor with hypocrisy and false
hood.
Author In the Navy.
James B. Connolly. the well known
author Of sea stories, has enlisted in
the navy for two years on the sugges-.
ton OF President Roosevelt. Mr.. Con-
molly was drafted for duty as d clerk
on the batfieship Alabama. 1t is ex-
pected that he will do for the Ameri-
ran navy what Kipling has done for
the British army.
Continued on page
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would promote
the same policy
of development
conducted by
Cassatt and that
he would make
no change in the
Office force. J.
r. Woods takes
McCrea's place
as manager of
the lines west
Of Pittsburg.
McCrea's cleo
ton was under
stood to be due
chiefly To the
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IN UST RIAL
Trolley Sleeping Car Service.

Trolley Sleeping Car Service.
The Illinois traction system an
nounced its intention to compete with
the Pullman Sleeping Car company
and has already placed in service on
the line between Bloomington and St.
Louis, via Decatur and Springfield, two
trolley sleeping cars. They are fifty
seven feet long and weigh fifty tons.
whereas the ordinary western trolley
car weighs twenty to thirty tons. The
cars have all the latest improvements
in the way of brakes and conveniences,
and mineral wool placed between a
double floor deadens the sound of mo,
tor and wheels and promotes warmth.
Each double berth is stateroom in
itself, the lower berth being made from
a separation of the reversible chairs,
two Of which are in each section. The
berths are little narrower than those
of the Pullman, but space is left be-
tween the edge and curtains for dress
ing. There are twenty berths, ten on
each side, aud four chairs in the smok-
ing room.
Auto Endurance Contest.
The six cylinder Stevens Duryea won
the endurance run from Philadelphia
to Harrisburg and back. all of the 9th
er contestants having been disqualified
or having failed to survive. thus tax
ing the Mcdonald and Campbell tro-
ply. The auto car runabout won the
e.,
less.
Industrial Crisis Predicted.
Former President Fish of the Illinois
Central. writing for the New York
Journal OF Commerce, predicted great
Industrial crisis and declared that Wall
street was now the plaything of ciiques
and fools.
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erai Booth nedu OIL
the Salvation Ar
my. 1t is a special
bureau, to which
those feeling the
difficulties Of life
unbearabie may APP
ply for advice and
help. The bureau
guarantees secrecy
and promises not
to inquire into the
antecedents or 9th
err private circum-
stances Of the ap-
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a. :
transactions Perkins was In court
and was released on $4,000 bail. Fair
child has been In Europe for some
time, but Is expected to return. These
Indictments grew out Of the dummy
sale Of stock of certain railroads to the
New York Security and Trust COM
pany, subsidiary concern of the New
York Life headed by sFairchild.
comstoek Drops Art Case.
Because District Attorney Jerome
had ordered the destruction Of the cat
Rlogues of the New York Art Students
league, which were seized by Anthony
Comstock on the charge Of containing
Objectionable nude drawings, Inspector
COmstock has abandoned his case
against the young woman who was
arrested for disseminating the cata-
logues. Heretofore Mr.. Comstock has
served as postal inspector at nominal
salary or 81 year, his real support
coming from the Anti-vice society, but
now Postmaster General Cortelyou has
indoryed his work and raised his sal
airy to $1,000 year.
Japanese Editor Released.
The secretary Of commerce and labor
has refused to sanction the arrest Of
Shegeki Okla, the Japanese editor of a
paper published at Berkeley, Cal, who
recently published an article advocat-
! ing the overthrow of the mikado, king
and president as representing the cap
! italist class.
Town Topics Mann Acquitted.
William D. Mann, the proprietor Of
Town Topics, has been acquitted Of
the charge Of perjury in swearing that
he did not sign the initials on letter
to Count Ward.
caruso's Conviction Upheld.
, Recorder Golf at New York confirm
| ed the fining of Enrico Caruso on the
charge OF insulting woman in Central
park. The recorder said the offense
was one against general decency. The
case will be appealed to the higher
courts.
Blue Laws For Boston.
The Boston police have been busy
taking the names of all persons en-
gagged in gainful callings on Sunday.
pursuant to the order of District At
torney Moran to enforce the old Sun
day blue laws. .. ,..-,,..y W.
Seeking Mississippi Lynehers.
The Mississippi authorities are MAX
ing strenuous efforts to capture and
punish the five white men Of good fam
flies who were believed to have taken
part in the Christmas riots at Scooba
and Wahalak, when twelve persons
were killed. The negroes have placed
themselves under protection of the
troops left by Governor Jackson to
| preserve order:
! Oil Trust Must Stand Trial.
| In the federal district court at Chi
| cagO Oh Jan. 3 Judge Lands denied
the Standard Oil company's test claim
| Of immunity from federal prosecution
on the charge of accepting preferential
| rates on shipments of oil to Whiting,
Ind. Eight of the ten indictments
We're sustained. The defendants claim
was that section 10 Of the rate law,
! deferring its operation for sixty days,
| created immunity in the case Of of
| lenses committed during that period.
The next step will be to summon the
| Standards officers into court. The
! judge said it was absurd to suppose
| that congress in passing the rate law
| could intend to hold off all of those
! offenders who had avoided the grand
| jury up to certain date.
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never done anything to prove that
wouldn't. love my country; no coun-
try in the world has treated my race
with the broad generosity and great
liberty of America" He said further
that he was an out and out expan-
gionist and believed that America, with
a big navy, would one day keep the
peace of the world. Previously Gug-
genheim had announced his withdraw
al from all connection with the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining company.
He was born and educated in Phila-
delphia and in 1889 started the mining
and smelling business In Colorado.
Bryan Still Willing.
In recent statement W. ]. Bryan
denied that he had announced his can
didacy for the Democratic nomination.
but said that such high honor was
something that no American citizen
should decline"
Popuiists Balk at Roosevelt.
The Populist leaders Of Kansas,
when called together by State Chair
man Hanna for the purpose Of dis
banding and joining the Republican
party on the ground that President
Roosevelt had adopted most Of the
P0pulist platform, refused to take this
course. They preferred to follow the
advice of Bryan and maintain their
organization.
Nebraska Ownership League.
The Nebraska Government Owner
ship league was organized at Omaha
with the intention of extending its
operations over the entire country for
the purpose of advocating the acquisi-
ton of all railroads by the United
States government. A Populist leader,
NJ. f. Darlington, was made presi-
dent.
Governor Hughes For Recount.
On the very day that W. r. Hearst
filed with the new Democratic attor-
ney general, Jackson, application for
permission to bring quo warranto pro
ceedings to test the election of Mayor
Mcclellan of New York, the new Re-
publican governor of the state, Hughes,
transmitted to the Legislature re-
mar&able message, in which a recount
Of the Mcclellan Hearst vote was
strongly advocated. In view of the
existing doubt the governor insists
that the doubt should be resolved and
that the matter is not one into which
any considerations with respect to per
sons or expediency should be allowed
to enter. He insists that the law
should be SC amended as to give the
court power to order a recount sum
marily.
Otherwise the message is extremely
radical in demanding new railroad
beard and transit commission and a
more effective control of the corpora
lions. Inflated stocks Of public serv-
Ice corporations are called plain IVA
ter" and party leaders are accused Of
abuse of power. He recommends leg
islation to make party organizations
respect the rights of the minority. In
his inaugural address Governor Hughes
had said that there was no panacea Ia
executive or legislative action for the
Ills of society which spring from hu-
man frailties. but that this furnished
10 excuse for complacent inactivity.
What was needed III legislation was
quality rather than quantity and that
bad laws had created evils.
Hearst's Party Getting Fractions.
A majority of the state committee Of
the New York independence league
has deposed Max Ihmsen, the Hearst
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-01-12

less than cats
CRADLE q game
known to most
American boys. /
saw them play
ing the game
] US It af t er I
reached the kon-
go, and | spent
much time In
vestigating t h e
game and its orr
gin. | found tina t
the natives play
ed over 100 diff
ferent forms Of
the game The
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-01-12

negroes of the Kongo Free State are
bright intelligent people. | went up
the kongo as far as the falls and then
continued around them to the upper
stream. The trip up the Oiku river
was most interesting. | was the sec.t
ond white man to go into that country
to such an extent. | kept near the
stream, however. | had number OF
narrow escapes"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-01-12

the nomina ton
would kill the par
ty. In an inter
view the wealthy
senator to be de-
clared that his
fortune AND his
great financial in
terests would be
his servants, add
ing: do you not
see that a man
m ay b eco m g
wealthy and indie
pendent enough to
d re gard his
wealth If his duty
to his coun try
calls upon him to
10
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EDUCATIONAL
$4,000, 900 More to Chicago.

100000 More to Chicago.
John D. Rockefeller presented the
university of Chicago with $3,OOO.O00
as New Years gift, thus making the
total of his donations to that institu-
ton $21, 416,921 OF the latest gift
100000 goes to make up the years
deficit and the rest to the permanent
endowment. The trustees also an
nounced that 100000 more had been
pledged by other people, This brings
the permanent endowment up to So
100000
Favoring SmpIified Spelling.
The Modern Language association at
its recent New Haven Comm meeting
voted to use simplified spelling in the
journals of the association and APPROX
ed the campaign of the spelling board.
The Wisconsin Teachers association
has Endorsed the simpiified spelling
board and the action of President
Roosevelt in furthering phonetic spell
Ing. At the same time it approved the
Roosevelt plan for target practice in
the high schools.
Against English Latin.
Again the head masters of the Eng
lish schools have voted 3 to l in favor
of the continental pronunciation of
Latin, Notwithstanding that Oxford
and Cambridge universities still ad-
here to the English style.
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Senator Gugsenheim's Programme.
As was expected, the Republican
caucus OF the Colorado legislature vot-
cd 6S to for the nomination of Simon
Guggenheim, the multimillionaire ore
smeiter, to succeed United States Sen
atsr Patterson on March 4 next. The
one opposing vote was case by Repre-
sentative Gincent, who prophesied that
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COMMERCIAL

McCrea Chosen President.
James McCrea was chosen as presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad, the
Office vacated by the death Of A. j.
Cassatt McCrea announced that he
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-01-12

AN Absolutely Reliable Re-
view of the Leading News
of the Week i'm Politics,
Government, Education, La
Dor, Commerce, Religion,
Science and Sports.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-01-12
THE WORLDS TREND
A GRAPHIC PICTURE LARGE EVENTS SHOWING NE
WORLDS PR0dRE1s.

hartman $ Napoleonic Rail
road Financiering Laid
Bare by Commerce Com
mission Probe = Chicago
Indictments Against Oil
Trust Stand = Governors
Hughes, Folk, Guild and
Sheldon Deliver Radical
Messages--McCrea Heads
"Pennsy . Russian Assas-
sinations Continue.
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SOCIOLOGICAL

An Antisuicide Bureau.
A scheme to check the increasing
number of suicides in London was in
pugurated on New Years day by Gen
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hinese Boycott Revived.

Chinese Boycott Revived.
The boycott of American goods in
China is reported to be spreading again
owing to the failure of the United
States government to modify the Chi
nese exclusion act. One thousand
prominent merchants attended a mass
meeting at Hongkong and adopted res
olutions fayoring a boycott, urging
newspapers to refuse American ad-
yertisements and to dissuade iaborers
from working on the Panama canal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-30
WASHINGTON CHAT.
Breezy, Newsy Notes From the
Nations Capital.

1t is certain that the entire coun-
try will be astounded to learn that
there IS more than a grain of truth
in the assertion made by the Epis-
copal Ministers of Washington
that Sunday is less observed in
the Nations Capital than in any
other city of the East. Investiga-
ton of conditions shows the startl-
ing fact that too much attention
is given by great number of
Washingtonains to golf, riding
and driving, dinner parties and re-
ception and as a result, the attend
ance at the church has fallen off
perceptibly, contributions are less,
communicates are fewer and there
is woeful lack of general interest
in church matters.
A mass of fguers have been COM
piled by the clergy, figures which
when boiled down show the condi-
ton in the Episcopal churches of
Washington now and those of a
year ago. In other denominations
it is said that the ratio is the same.
In 1906 there were ninty-sixclergy-
men, as against 100 the year be-
fore; 9o4 persons were confirmed
in 1906 as against 1908 in 1905
and the,total offering in the church
es for the past year were but $3o4,
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WinStOll'S Work
By HCNOEE WILLSIE.
Copyright, 1870, by II. N. Cunningham.
By HONORE WILLSIE.
Copyright, 1870, by II. N. Cunningham.

The sun was just tisi2- behind 49,
bluffs when Darrell strolled ont on 20
the vcranda of the bungalow. IN II.
east shore the Mississippi wa- sill
dark and gray with night shadows. b L
toward the dim line of Minnie SOFA tn
water was liquid crimson.
Darrell, fine, strong figure in his
bathing trunks, shiyered as lie paused
to look at the familiar beatty oi IL.
great river. Then he took breath
that swelled his deep chest and plum =
ed with great bounds down the blu !
side TO the river far beneath. When he
returned, red and dripping. Jim. his
darky factotum, was setting the break
fast table on the veranda, and in d
short time Darrell was drinking his cot
fee and looking out at the tender
spring green of the midstream islands.
1t was for over year now that he
had piqued the curiosity of the "nl-
tives" by living alone on the bluff side
Two Isolated facts, however, known
" ilit bcSSIpS, LOT All HIS &c
centricities. Darrell was n writer and
New Yorker. They called him surly
They could not know that he was
merely readjusting his lifelong theory
of married happiness. They could not
know that he was merely fighting to
recover his old time buoyancy that had
left him that spring morning when
Elizabeth had told him that she was
going to devote her life not to him. but
to her art"
Darrell sighed, then rose abruptly.
"Jim," he said, MI. Winston may
come today. SO you had better watch
the bend sharply about noon'
"Yessah."
And you may as well fix up the
guest room this morning"
Jim looked around ut the simple fur.
nishngs Of the porch and living room
critically. Jim had served Darrel's ia
Their and had privileges.
Am Mr.. Winston very particular
sah?"
Darrell smiled Il don't know. jim
The publishers are sending him out tC
get Illustrations for my book. This
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SHE SAT IN SILENCE FOR 4 MOMENT

will have to do And lie swung down
the bluff side to the little pier where
was tied Il string of canoes and skiffS.
He jumped into Il canoe and was off
down the river, with beautiful long
strokes of the paddle that told of many
hours spent on the water. In fact it
was from the hours spent on this river
that Darrefs book had grown. He had
written it in fervor of enthusiasm
over the wonders of the Mississippi,
and the publishers had received it joy
fully. Darrell had found a new field.
The noon train drew slowly up to the
station platform. and Darrell turned
away in disappointment. But one pas
senger alighted, and that was wo-
man. He glanced back once more to
make sure that he was not mistaken
Then he halted. There was something
very familiar about the slender, well
dressed figure standing hesitatingly at
the far end of the platform. Suddenly
the girl moved toward him.
"Oh. Horace" she cried
Yes. Elizabeth he replied quietly
as if they had not parted over Il year
ago.
well, aren't you glad to see NEE"
brightly. And what are you going to
10 with me-"
II don't know" said Darrell to both
questions. What brought you here,
Ellzabeth?"
The girl looked into his face. with
her candid blue eyes full of wonder.
"Why, Horace, didn't they send you
word that was comlngf"
'TheyT Who are 'theyY" Oar
rers fingers were trembling little.
'NIr. Tompkins, your publisher"
Darrell sat down heavily on truck,
then arose. They wrote me that they
were going TO send Winston YOU
you know my old prejudice, Elizabeth"
Elizabeth's beautiful mouth twitched.
| and her eyes twinkled. You have al
ways said that Il woman could do only
pretty work; that she could put no
| strength into her sketches. Come, Hor-
ace; you are not very hospitable, are
your
Darrell was himself again instantly.
''You see, could have put up Winston,
but | am going to take you to Mrs.
Brady, who will be glad to have a
| paying guest"
That afternoon Elizabeth sat In the
canoe facing Darrell. In her lap was a
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was paid at the rate of 80 cents
per hundred but this year the bid
ders have formed sort of merger
and it will cost Uncle Sam more
money than usually does to dry
the hands of his lawmakers. The
bills for washing towels for the
months of the last session amount
ed to 5000 and as the next session
is six-month term, even more
money will be spent for clean
towels. According to the number
of towels used yearly, it is easily
seen that both the House and Sen
ate are far up in the scale of right
eouSneSs.
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A Sailor Made Suit,

On the summer day that Captain
Collins embarked with his ten-year-old
son for a lake trip on a lumber vessel
the weather was hot and sultry. The
captain had more important matters
than his sons wardrobe on his mind,
and young Peter, with the shortsight-
edness of excited youth, left home
without his jacket.
For two days the wind blew softly
from the south. on the third day it
switched suddenly to the north, bring
ing with it Il cutting arctic GOODNESS.
Mrs. Collins. lingering the forgotten
jacket, had visions Of her thinly clad
son turned blue with cold or perhaps
already stricken with pneumonia.
Two weeks later the travellers re-
turned, the father beaming, the boy
even more radiant in a bulging flannel
garment of curious but ample cut.
You see" explained Captain Collins,
Peter didn't have clothes enough, so
we put in at the nearest port to buy
him coat. But there was only one
store and not ready made garment in
the place, SO | bought three yards of
red flannel and made him suit
Where" asked Mrs. Collins, trying
not to laugh, did you get the pattern?"
Used the boy said the captain
proudly. Laid the flannel on the
deck, spread the boy on his back on
top and cut all round him with my
iackknife, Then | laid him on his
stomach and cut out the front. How
else could you make patternf'-
Youths Companion.