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New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
BRUTAL HIGHLAND HUSBANDS

Highland chiefs were wont TO get rid OF in
convenient wives by murder. says Andrew Lang
The Campbell wife Of 1IacIean was exposed on
the Lady Rock in the Sound OF Null She
escaped and q kinsman killed her husband in
revenge The Laird Of GIengarry banished his
wife to a rocky isle. after trying TO poison her.
She refused food and died Lord Granger. a
dissolute nobleman. had his wife kidnapped
under circumstances Of brutal violence from her
home in Edinburgh in the year 1873. and i'm
prisoned on the island Of St KiIda. The deed
was publicly known and the captive appealed to
the authorities for redress, but nothing was
done. Robertson. of Struan a Jacobite killed
his sister and had nothing 10 fear from any
one" Occasionally women initiated the brutal
ity of their lords. They were often at the front
in street riots and attacked the English SOL
diery. Lady Macbeth's character has been SUI
ficiently described by Shakespeare. and Rob
Roy on his death bed. complained that his re-
Ientless wife tried to prevent him from making
his peace with God
The charge Of Iaziness against the African
might be compared with Jamieson's statement
that half Of all the highlanders did nothing for
a living excepting cattle raiding- The harvest
work was mostly done by women Tools Of
agriculture, such ploughs. were made OF
wood. Ever locks OF doors were wooden
A parliamentary report on South Africa saws.
The theory that the South African natives are
hopelessy tndolent may be dismissed as not
being in accordance with facts. Even the sfulDIa
wants Of the native population cannot be SUP
piled without some degree OF exertion" D
Kidd. in his work The Essential KafHr" saws
the black "is not utterly lazy. The moment
there is what he considers an adequate in
ducenent to work he rouses himself and he
gins"
The state OF a Highland hut in winter" saws
Andrew Lang, speaking OF the eighteenth cen
tury. the paths blocked with snow the inmates
blackening IN the peat smoke, recalls accounts
of EsquImau life" The butter produced bv the
natives had its own color. due TO filthy condf-
tions. Lack OF ablutions made skin diseases
common School children were won't to carry
peat 10 school, thus providing the fuel which
warmed them. and they brought straw ans
rushes q carpet which they studied thafr
lessons
There are no schools OF this description among
the Southern negroes to-day. Hampton Instt-
tute compares well with any white Institution
Of technical learning
The mental state OF the Scots in the t,-,a ~,
the reformation may be judged by the fact that
John Knox argued three days with Catholic
abbot over the question OF the priesthood a,
the Order OF Melchisedek. Eighty partissns
listened 70 this celebrated debate at MavboIa
which vaz cut short because they ate I'd All .h.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
HOLLAND HOUSE.

Few mansions in near London are more
picturesque in their surroundings Or more in
teresting from their associations with the past
than Holland House. The domain in which it
stands IS q perfect rus in urbe-a green oasis
in . wilderness Of bricks and mortar. When
you pass from the noisy traffic Of KensingtOn
Road and enter the great gates there is
transformation scene IN q few PAGES London
has disappeared and YOU find yourself all at
once in the heart OF the country. You might
he in the Forest OF Arden. a hundred miles
from Ptcca dillv-Iawus shaded by noble cedar
trees. woodland gisGes, a green lane with over
arChi-Z bOughs. and further rerraced walks.
the stone baIus-raGes and the formal parterre
OF the Dutch garden. The house itself has a
long. irregular frontage. a fantastic medley Of
tu-rets, gables. arcadeS and Oriel windows The
warm, comfortable and hOmelike. and filed
with a priceless collection Of family portraits
and heirlOous. No wonder that Charles Fox
was devoted 70 the place where he had passed
q careless and happy bOyhood, and IN his last
illness drove over from ChiswiCk to view once
more the familiar scenes which he regarded
with a special tenderness and affection. Natu-
still 20 some extent. the ruteiary genius OF the
place There IS q statue OF him az the end Of
the avenue in the park There IS q bust Of him
BY NOIlekens IN the entrance hall. there is a
characteristic note in his handwriting on the
hack Of q miniature Of R0bespierre-un sCelkraT
IN Iache, ct fOu; and there is picture OF
him bv Sir Joshua youth, with two charm
ing damseIs. one Of whom made a romantic
marriage with an actor. while the other refused
the hand OF a king and lived TO become the
mother OF the heroic Napiers. Almost every
room has its tradition-in fact. wherever YOU
tread. "a history is beneath your feet Black
woods
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
AN EXTRA LECTURE BY gLMgNoo8E

At Carnegie Han this evening Dwight L F-r-,s-
dorf traveller and Iecture-. viii appear bes,-. =
New York audience for the last time prior 20 h.s
departure on a trip around the world tn search
OF fresh scenes and material Sor new series %
-AiusIIdl'e1 Lect--7s a year hence T IsiiCwsr0ua
Park. the Wonderland of the World Is III. srs-
jecL chosen 1or to-nisht's lecture which Is 014 -
Mr. Elnendorfs best His motion pictures OF ths
Wild animals in the park and his zeyssr Bi---,-xz
ara startling in their reality
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHINESE NEWS
PAPER


First and foremost among these changes came
the development Of the press. True II is that
there has always been d sort Of official news
paper published In Peking; but II was miser-
ably printed and contained nothing but edicts
and official appointments In some respects II
resembled The London Gazette of the seven
teenth century There was no article and no
discussion OF any kind No one. except those
who were expecting appointments ever dreamed
Of reading IL. Before the Chino-Japanese War
Two ddlly papers were puOlshed IN Snanghal.
the "Sn-pao" and the ''Sin-min-s -paO."
They had some resemblance to a newspaper.
but they were badly written and worse printed
There was weak and timOrous leading article
the editor dared say anything beyond
what was nletaphoricaI-and the news was
more or less local and hardly worth reading.
Their readers were consequently very few In
my native town. where there were sixty thou
sand people tout Of whom a. least three thou
sahd could read only one copy OF the Sin-pao'
was TO be found The privileged reader OF this
solitary copy was. of course. an exceptionally
Wei read man remember we'll when the war
with japan was going on, how people used to
flock 70 his residence for news. and how they
expressed their Indignation and disbelief when
a defeat side was announced The paper
sent 10 him weekly and often arrived at its
destination after a delay of three or four weeks.
although were within a nights journey Of
Shanghai where i was published The fact
IS, there was not a single government postof1ce
in nv town then. and the papers were deltv-
cred by a merchants agent who not only read
them first. but circulated them among his
friends and relations before finally putting them
INTO the hands Of the original subscriber To-
day, what q contrast, In the same town two
hundred copies Of the above mentioned paper
sold. besides many other journals.
The number Of newspapers has increased with
amazing rapidity within the last decade In
Pektng. where newspapers existed before
1902. there ere now ten: and-rnost surprising
Of alone OF these Is edited by a woman IN
all the large provincial tOZvus-even in such a
one q Tai-yuau-fOO in Shan-se, which Is sit
UateG so far from the coast that until recently
the difficulty Of communication has been ex-
treue-lOCal papers are published. II IS az
Shanghai. however. that these paIpitators Of
public opinion abound. Under the protection
Of the settlement they are free from interfe--
ence bv the officials. and taking this advantage
the editors attitude has become easy and bold
The result Of this is that not C-.y IS the in
crease IN numbers great but the improvements
which some Of these papers have undergone
within \ short period are auaZi1E-A Chinese
Cambridge man. # The Contemporary Review.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
THE ANDAM4N ISLANDERS
Curious Manners and Customs of q
Little KnOzCn People.

Dr. Herron c. Bumpus, director Of the American
Museum Of Natural History, announced the other
day the recent acquisition by the museum OF
large collection from the Andarnan Islands OF ex-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
Foreign Resorts.

Earth houses and subterranean burrows las
bear dens. were occupied even after the F0nl@n
period. There were long. narrow galleries. sonle-
times lined with stone, perhaps the doorway
alone was stone laid. N the early CHRISTIAN
period there were beehive houses. built OF IN
hewn and uncemented stones. not nucn suPef-0i
in architecture to the South Africal krzaL
The Picts were converted to Christianity aoouI
the seventh century; but It was perhaps a too
easy conversion. for pagan suDersutions long
prevailed and the customs OF the land were not
much changed. There was no general coinase
for centuries and barter was by bullion weight
OF the precious metals. Froissart speaks tnus
Of the poverty and rudeuess OF the country
around 1890 A D.:
The people set little upon the dlstincIlon 0l
their houses and said shortly how with three
or four poles they would make them again
Edinburgh has not four thousand houses, though
sir 10 psris in Scotland
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
BUENos ATRES.
A.z

food IN town Knox noted on a certain dats
that there we're no tides for rvenry-foCr hours
and. he deemed it a divine retrtbutIon t7r paPtsa
frfrrfriss
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

Father" said little Rolo. what is meant by
a Sabbath days journey p
II afraid, my son, that in too
Il means twice around the golf unks."-Washi1g
ton Star.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20


Life was quite in a 8Iarryat vein, as far as
'sthe Young gentlemen were concerned, but IN
deed. il was ali Of a piece. The ships them
selves were armed, equipped and disciplined on
the same lines as those that had fought with
Jervts Even uniform had not settled into a
routine In one ship might be seen taLcOats
epauIettes, and tall chimney pot hats decorated
with gold lace IOoped to a button In another,
senior officers would appear IN round jackets
with epauettes, and blue cloth caps To which,
in smart ships a gold chiustay might be added
Among the men the common dress Of sailors
was usual, but vagaries owing 10 the whim Of a
cauratu here and there were 10 be seen I re
mem Der the crew Of the Caledonia, in COmpli-
uoenr TO her name. appearing In Scotch caps
adorned with a tartan band, and with the oldest
effect The only wonder was that the line was
drawn at kits.
Things were all as they drifted, in happy-go-
Iuckv fashion, and the navy had not begun TO
consciously take stock either Of its virtues its
shortcomings but change was upon Us, ali the
same and heated discussions were beginning
between the younger school and the partisans Of
the old order. This and the question Of which
shin vas srrartest in exercise alOft occupied
those who thought at all Gunnery quite
C7lT If II IN our consideration beyond the points
Of raDid loading and firing. for il believed
mat every action would be at close quarters.
And the paddlewheel steamers attached the
feet were viewed with equal tndinerence-John
AToresbv IN The National Review.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
In fbe December English Maeozines
Monasteries in Midar-A Sea-Rovine Doe-The Young
Milton.
Milton.

published. He replied from Bournerouth
January ., 1899:
Ny Dear Lucy: My kindest greeting 10 you
ana Mrs. Lucy, and all gladness and happiness
70 you IN the coming OF time.
II was more than kind of you to send that
book or Sidney Lees, the only that has done
any justice TO Shakespeare, the player as well
playwright.
Shakespeare, wise man, was never manager
OF a theatre. He actor who took
snare When Shakespeare's Company is spoken
or 1t should mean the company to which the
poet belonged
Thank you for all your kind wishes. 7 only
need little rest and little sunshine to be quite
well again find this doing nothing very hard
work You know. nobody better-isn't it the
hardest work Of aIl2 Yours sincerely.
HENRY IRVING"
There Is something pathetic in the cry for "a
little rest and little sunshine Henry ".
Lucy. in Cornhill
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

CHRISTMAS: A SONNET
Across the white and silent fields they sound
Those sudden, Clan'rous voices Of the bells
As hamlet unto hamlet far around
Filings on the greeting, till on distant fels
some lonely dalesTaan-oeT the frozen ground
Midst cleaning crags and deep snow-rauff1ed
dells-
Hears their glad echoes break the peace pro-
found
OF that wild solitude in which he dwelIs,
And. listening, Uarvels within him rise
Visions Of that first wondering ecstasy
Which shOne in those Judaan shepherds eyes.
" hen ersJ heavens radiance flashed upon their
sight,
And angel voices filed with melody
The starry stiffness of the Eastern night
v. Craigie HaIkett, in Chambers Journal
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Hurt a convict,s Pride.

recently from convict begging him
to reform the writer's wife, who was
also in prison.
The convict-who is serving a. long
term-was very anxious about the
matter, because, as he said: 1T was
no credit to him to receive letters
from such place as prison"
Another convict, in the course Of a
letter to his brother, pauper, re-
marked: "Well, Jack, thank goodness
[ have never sunk so low as the work
house yet'-London Daily News.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
JUMPING AT A CONCLUSION.
Marriage Did Not Follow the Nineteen
Years Courtship.

In the amiable way of villagers, they
were discussing the matrimonial af-
fairs of couple who, though recently
wed, had begun to find the yoke of
Hymen burden.
"'Tis all along O these hasty mar
riages," opined one caustic old gentle
man, who had been much to the fore
in the discussion. "They did not un-
derstand each other; they'd nobbut
knowed each other for a matter O.
seven year"
well, that seems long enough" :"
said an interested lady listener.
Long emo! Bah, ye're wrong!
When a body's coortin' he Gamma be
too careful. Why, my coortship lasted
matter O. 10 year!"
You certainly were careful" agreed
the lady listener And did you find
your plan successful when you mar
ried?"
"Ye jump to conclusions!" said the
old man. impatiently. Il understood
her then, SO l didna' marry her!"--
Tit-Bits.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
SMALL THING HE FORGOT.
May Have Accounted for His Proposal
Being Turned Down.

Senator Beveridge described, at a
dinner, an absent-minded farmer.
THE man was so absent-minded. :"
he said, that he couldn't open his
mouth without making an arrant ass
of himself.
Once he courted young woman.
His suit looked promising for a time.
Then, with sorrowful visage, he
ceased his courtship.
Yet she seemed infatuated with
you, Jabez,' said l, one day when he
came to me for sympathy.
She were, too Jabez agreed.
Well, what could have been the
trouble?'
Dunno said he. He filed his
pipe. Dunno; but when l perposed
she turned me down cold
Perhaps your proposal wasn't ard
ent enough?' | suggested.
"'Oh, it was fiery said Jabez. Hot
as pepper. l told her she was the
only woman I'd ever loved, ever
looked at, ever thought of, or
But, said l, you forgot, then, you
were a widower'
Jingo.' said Jabez, so 1 did,"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
DOCTOR SAID "UsE cUTIcURA"
In Bad Case of Eczema on Child
Disease Had Reached Fearful
State-His Order Resulted
in Complete Cure.

when l was small I was troubled
with eczema for about three months.
1t was all over my face and covered
nearly all of my head. 1t reached
such state that it was just a large
scab all over, and the pain and itching
were terrible. doctored with an able
physician for some time and was then
advised by him to use the Cuticura
Remedies which 1 did and l was en-
tirely cured. l have not been bothered
with it since. l used Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment but do not
know exactly how much was used to
complete the cure. 1 can safely say
that Cuticura did a lot for me. Miss
Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich,
Oct. 20. 1907"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has suffi cient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

disordered and my head ached to dis
traction. l was in bad condition, but
medicines failed to help. lost ground
daily until began with Doan's Kidney
Pills. They helped me at once and
soon made me strong and well'
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

Mrs. Frank Stroebe, R. f. d. 1, Apple.
ton, Wis, writes: 81 began using Peru
ma few months ago, when my health
and strength were all gone, and 1 was
nothing but a nervous wreck, could
not sleep, eat or rest properly, and felt
no desire to live. Peruna made me look
at life in different light, as 1 began to
regain my lost strength.
81 certainly think Peruna is without
rival as q tonic and strength builder"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con-
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Up to His Tricks.

Lord Rosslyn, at dinner in New
York, said of a notorious London
spendthrift:
when he was at Oxford he wired
once to his uncle, whose heir he was:
IF you don't send me hundred
by Saturday, I'll blow my brains out
His uncle wired back:
You telegraphed me that before,
and when l forwarded you my best
-evolver, you went and pawned it. "
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

seemed a helpless in
valid, but now l en-
joy the best of health.
X i d n ey di S e a S e
brought me down ter
ribly. R h e IL m a t i C
aches and pains made
every move painful.
The secretions were
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Try Murine Eye Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes.
Murine Doesn't Smart-Soothes Eye Pain.
All Druggists Sell Murine at Scots. The 4s
Page Book in each Pkg. is worth Dollars
in every home. Ask your Druggist.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Dust and Gasoline.

Il had to sell my auto, but haven't
missed it as yet"
"How's that?"
You can get most of the sensa-
tions by cleaning rugs"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Case of Shocking Neglect.

Friend-What has become of Celes
tine, your maid?
Mrs. Snoblotts-I had to Discharge
her. She had no consideration for
Fido.
Friend-Why, always thought she
took the most tender care of the pet.
Mrs. Snoblotts- did l till l found
she was using her own comb on him
without first sterlizing 1t.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Sounds Dubious,

Citizen (proudly)-This is a cit
without graft.
Visitor uiringly)-Honest?
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
The Word of Excuse.

Ascum-Tve often wondered what a
diplomat really means when he speaks
of expediency.
Wise-Usually it means that his di-
plomacy has failed.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

The reward which life holds out for
work, is not idleness nor rest nor inn
munity from work, but increased ca
pacity, greater difficulties, more work
Powers
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
Save the Babies.

ENFANT MORTALITY something figh We hardly realize that Of
all the children born in civilized countries twenty-five per nearly
one-que die before they reach tseVen
than onehrd, before they Ve and oneha before they fifteen!
We do not hesitate say that timely Castora would
% these precious lives Neither do hesitate say that many these
ne deaths occasioned the narcoo preparations Drops nctes
and soothing sold for chdrens complaints contain less u
morphine They are in considerable quantities. deadly poon In any quantity
they tpe reta circulation and lead ngon Sickness DEATH Castoa
operates exactly the but that bears the signature Of
Chas Fletcher Castora the blood circulate properly the
pores Of the skin and alays fever
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
A Deadly Rriuade.

so your son is now a soldier, hey
Uncle Benz
Yes. sab; he's done fined de mali
edous corpse. sah."
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
nsmmation allays pain, wind coic. 25c bottle
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

No man on earth is rich enough to
enjoy paying taxes.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

Success often depends upon utliiz
Ing the mistakes of others.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
CHE eAMsoozLEs HIM.

Mrs. Caller-You surely don't al
ways give your husband necktie on
his birthday?
Mrs. Athome- l do, and the
poor dear doesn't even know it's the
same one each time!
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS.
Invalid Once, Happy Woman Now.

Mrs. c. R. Shelton, Pleasant Street,
Covington, Tenn says: Once
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Is Still Pendinu,

A certain suit for damages in
which the Enterprise is interested
in a slight degree, but which has
been gradually losing out in inter
est because of the tact that since it's
institution in March last the offend
ed one has shown disregard of
the passage of time, reminds us
OF once upon time, a quarter cen.
tury ago, when we we young in the
art preservative, of a gentleman en-
tering the sanctum one day and
addressing the "boss" bawled out:
Are You the editor?"
1--WE are"
"My names Smith - Godolphus
II. Smith,"
"Sit down, Mr.. Smith,"
=; "Not on your life! Your paper
printed an article about me yester-
day" = go '''
<-"Yes?"
"You called me a corruptor of
public morals, a thief, a blackleg
and a whole lot of other things"
I'VE did"
"Well, sir, l am here to tell you,
by thunder, that my middle initial
is H. and not J. If you can't spell
my name right after this, let it
a!one!"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
All Would Play Ball.

Although the season has not ad-
vanced to that stage where it might
be safe for one to discard his fur
overcoat or to that point where the
call for ice-cream soda has super
seded the warmer decoctions pre-
pared under the ban of the state
license laws, the baseball fan is on
the alert in various range cities
and the formation of a range league
is being dreamed of by the ball tos-
sers and managers of the various
towns.
Among those desiring to join in
such an amalgamation are Hib.
bing, Chisholm, Eveleth and Vir-
ginia, and even Ely, on the Yer.
million, looks longingly forward to
the time when she may support a
team worthy of trying conclusions
with the best.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Patent an Iron Culvert.

The Virginia Foundry & Machine
Go. have recently patented an inter
locking, interchangeable, sectional
iron culvert which is destined to
meet with approval.
The culvert will be so construct
ed that heavy ribs give strength to
the structure while also holding it
firm in the ground, while its shape
and construction will also be proof
against frost. A wooden cu]vert
has a life of but from two to five
years, while cast iron culvert con-
structed on the principle planned
will last a half century or longer.
The firm will shortly arrange for
the introduction and manufacture
of the culvert at their Virginia
shops.