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New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Good Ne7cs for the Brooklyn NaJy
Yard.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. December Is.
MORE PAY FOR CLERKs.-The hearings Of
Navy Department officials before the House Naval
Committee in the preparation of the annual naval
appropriation act have included some inquiry into
the rate of pay of clerks navy yards. notably
those at Brooklyn. Considerable time was devoted
the subject the hearing of the paynas ster gen
era Of the navy who has testified that the clerks
in the navy yards have been the lowest paid en-
poyes in the government service. and he expressed
himself in hearty accord with intention to raise
the salaries OF some Of these employees from 8 to
10 per cent. il is pointed that at the Rrookfyu
yard the general storehouse conducts the busi-
ness OF one Of the largest department stores in
the country. amounting 20 about $50 100000 A year
There are shipped annually from that plant over
thirty thousand tons of supplies comprising nearly
half a million packages The highest paid men in
the offices get less than ST. a year under the rar
diem plan, and $.4o0 a year under the civil esti-
mate, and there is only Of each class There
are one hundred clerks. and the paynaster general
OF the navy says they ridiculousIv rn6ernaid
moderate increase has already been made b,,t
the paymaster general expresses the opinion that
the further increase should bring the 81 500 man rp
To SlS". He has prepared a table which shows
the increase II is proposed TO make and the nov,
clerks it will be necessary TO appoint The sun,
involved is little less than 100000
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Colonel LOUIS ". CHAMPION. medical corps f~,n,
'iehct 10 Mania as Ch1er surgeon phfppina nfyf-
sion, vice Colonel LOUIS NJ MAUS medical corns
10 san Francisco April Is - ~ '''''
Lieutenant Colonel WALTER J.. FINLEY General star,
from Department Of the Lakes 70 Francisco as
chief Of stan. Department a California
Francisco. ~ "
First Lsutenant % DANIEL NJ cHEsroN. Jr nth In
fantTy. from 2Ith Infantry to proper station
First Lieutenant HOWARD \. REED. medical to
general hospital Fort Bayard vice Second Lieutenant
DAVID l. ROSCOE ist cavalry. rom Fort Iu Pont
to san Francisco. thence u Philippines. 5
Chaplain CLINTON II. SNYDER. 7th Infantry, o
erdl hospital. Washington Barracks.
NAVY.
Captain c, n T. MOORE. detached nav, ,.r1 1,r,
dephta; To command the Colorado.
Midshipmdn r. f. BERNARD. TO the Maine
Acting Assistant surgeon O. r. THOMNS naval hos
pital, yard. Boston.
Acting Assistant Surgeon r W THOMPSON. appointed
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
Dec 1.-THE Yankton. AT colombo. IN. Tacoma
Guuaivcs. Nero. Port Prince.
Dee l5-The Rowan Mare island the Justin. at
the Viper. Norfolk. the MacdonluSn. the
De Long. tire Thornton, the rngey and The Wilkes
Key West.
SAILED
Dec. 1.-THE Lebanon from Boston for Buzzards Ray.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKSON BETTER.

Albany Dec. 16-The condition OF Attorney Gen
eraI Jackson who is Ill with typhoid fever at the
Albany Hospital, reported tonight some
what improved. He in a critical condition
last night, his temperature at one time reaching
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Unquestionaby, the cape is the evening wrap OF
the season appears in almost every possible
form but in none which IS better liked than the
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
ROY NORTON
Coucho Curly at the Opera

The fantastic experiences OF cowboy from
.b+ plains Of Texas at d theatrical production
IN Chicago By
EDGAR BEECHER BRONSON.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
DR.. MitchelPs Norel of Washington, S
Second administration.

<FsE RED CITY a Novel OF the Second A6rnln-
istratien OF President Washington 3! >
Weir Mitchell. n. D. Ii. d. illustrated oy
Arthur ! Kel'er. l2mo. PIP 42l- The century
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
Our Old Friend. Joe Jefferson

eo-,e recoilectiors of the famous actor and
-; sssocis+es II Is full OF the spirit OF the
..ssor Rv his friend OF half century,
WISE
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
INV Next Initiation "
The Thirteen

tale OF a strange club founded by hunters
= ezTIv dsvs. and It's wei!dly INTERESTING his,
.ory and finish decades later BY the well
known writer Of fiction,
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17

Dec. 1.-THE NaHkton. Colombo th. Tacoma a
t3ouaives. tine Nero. Port Prince.
Dec. I5-rhe Rowan. a island the Justin a
Panama the Viper. Norfolk. the Macdonnugn. IN,
De Long the Thornton the Tingey and The Wilkes
West
SAILED
Dec. 1.-THE Lebanon from Boston for BuzzarIs BAY
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
HARTLEY DAVIS.
The Riue and the Man

7. banoens that the finest serial OF the year
<.,r-;bes IN this instalme1t Christmas oele-
S-stior at the home OF the hero, George CORN
iv The best work of
New-York tribune., 1908-12-17
CHRISTMAS STORIES
AND OTHER STORIES
Our Next
Sunday Magazine

A, s--,cIe that exudes the holiday spirit IN
-v,rv paragraph and contains many pre''E
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
City Council Meeting.

At a special meeting of the city coun-
Gil held last Monday night, the city
fathers purchased an acre of ground
from Raw Rauch for a dumping ground.
The price paid was 800, and the tract
is located about ore and one-half miles
from town.
A committee was appointed to pur-
chase furniture for the use of the council
and city officers. The furniture is to be
placed in the new city hall.
1t was ordered that the next regular
meeting OF the council be held in the
new hall and hereafter all meetings be
held there.
4 general discussion was had regard
ing the grading and improving OF Fourth
street. and it is likely that at the next
meeting an ordinance will be introduced
ordering the work. There was also some
talk regarding the improvement of other
streets, and it is not improbable that
much new street improvement will be
ordered in the near future.
All Of the council.nen, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Caldwell were in attendance.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
H. A. Miller AssiAns

Henry A. Miller, the furniture dealer
and undertaken. has made an assign
nent to the Spokane Jobbers' Associa-
ton. of Spokane, for the benefit of his
creditors. DR., &. W. Sutherland has
been placed in charge by the association
and is now engaged in making an inven-
tory of the stock. Until the inventory
has been finished it will he impossible to
state how the affairs of Mr.. Miller stand.
Mr.. Miller has been conducting a
profitable business here, but family
troubles, connected with his second
marriage and the subsequent separation
from his wife and litigation following
the separation. forced him to take this
action.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Miller will be able
to have his affairs adjusted in satlsfac-
tory manner, so that he may resume
business at all early date.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
Cleaning Day Not Observed.

The mayors proclamat ion fixing April
/ as cleaning day for Newport was not
very generally observed. A few resi-
dents cleaned up the winters accumu-
lation of rubbish and either burned it
or had it conveyed to the dumping
grounds. It is no. too late however, to
get at the work and keep it up until the
city presents better appearance.
There are many yards that could be
improved in appearance greatly by a
little work. The city also might remove
some of the stumps that line the high
ways and thus set good example to
property owners. Several lots have the
remains of stumps piled on them that
were blasted from the streets last fall
Now that the spring has arrived and
a large number Of strangers and prob
able investors are looking over the town.
it behooves everybody to make an effort
to have the town present the best ap-
pearance possible.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
News OF OLD TOWN

Things are booming over on our side
again. The thirsty do not have to travel
to the new town for change in drinks,
rs Carl Brink has secured license and
reopened his saloon. With two thirst
cure parlors the residents on this side
should be happy.
The Newport Hotel is filling up with
regular boarders as the mills open and
the boats start re1aning. The house.
also has fine transient patronage
The Northern Mercantile Company
has been shipping a number of poles re-
Gently. The cedar market is improving
very slowly, orders for poles being few
and far between. The movement Of
poles from bower river points TO- the.
Newport yards will begin as soon as the
Spokane is placed in commission.
1t is now announced that VIVA, Vane.
and family have now departed for their
new home in the vicinity of PeNeileton,
Oregon.
\ dance was held at the residence Of
Jerry O. Newsome on Tuesday night. It..
is said that the Newsome family will
leave old town in the near future.
Bonner county allowed the attendant
on the recent SMALLPOX cases in old town
81 day for his services They are very
liberal up that way
VIM. Geary has secured position as
engineer at the steam laundry
J. c. H. Reynolds, of Spirit Lake, was
in old town Wednesday, looking after,
the interests of the Idaho & Washington
Northern on this side
Charles Storms will leave shortly for
the Malheur Lake region in Oregon to.
look over that section
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
Trestle Gives Way.

About 100 feet of the Great Northern
trestle at the meadows east OF town
gave way on Tuesday afternoon. The
ill at this point had been made with
wet and frozen clay from the east side
OF the river. The wet earth was piled
in against the old embankment and
could not slide in that direction SO slip
ped toward the river. The piling and
earth travelled nearly to the rivers edge
before the slide had spent its force.
Work on that end will have to be- sGs-
pended until the arrival of pile driver
so that new piling can be driven. Here
after the fill win be made from the bluff
on this side of the river until the clay
bank has dried out thoroughly.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
Boat Race.

There will be motor boat race on the
river next Sunday afternoon. The par
Elephants will be the Shamrock, owned
by Flynn Bros, the new Rockwell boat.
as yet unnamed, and the Langille boat
which is also running without a name.
There is considerable rivalry between
the owners of the boats and an exciting
race is anticipated. Each Of the owners
thinks that he has the fastest boat on
the river and the trials will be for blood.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
New Antler Hotel Barber Shop

fhe new barber shop opened By
George Neff in the Antler hotel buaal
ing is one of the finest and most COM
pletely furnished tonsorial parlors- in
Eastern Washington. The furniture. is
oak finished in n antique style. There.ar
three up-to-date HYDRAULIC chairs in use,
in the shop and a handsome three sec
ton cabinet, fitted With sheavy plate:
glass, adorns the" ROOM. .4center mar
bic washstand'for the use of both en-
ployes and customers is one of the neat
features.
Fine porcelain bath tubs have been
placed in the bathrooms and, in TACT, the
shop, its owner and employees are all
first class - =
An electric massage apparatus has
been ordered and will be added to the
shops accessories as soon as received,
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02

FOR SALEABY y. F. Anderson
Mammoth Red raspberry sprouts, rs
cents per dozen, 50 per hundred, prepaid
express. ATT
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
Broueham and Muuea Po-,

Lord Brougham. who as a member
Of the house of commons was a most
abstemious man, upon his promotion
to the peerage acquired less commend
able habits. During his long and i'm
FASHIONED appeal to the lords to re-
frain from rejecting the reform bill
of 1882 eve tumblers Of mulled port,
with dash of brandy, were brought
to him at intervals" When he came
to his last sentence CI warn you,
tmplore you-yea, on my Bonded knee
l supplicate you-reject not this bilrO
he knelt on the woolsack, whence he
slipped to the floor. 1t is recorded in
the Lives of the Lord Chancellors'
that he remained some time as if in
prayer, but his friends, alarmed lest
he should be suffering from the effects
of mulled port, picked him up and
placed him safely on the woolsack."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
LIGHT ON ANCIENT HISTORY.
Important Discoveries Made by Elk
plorsrs In Palestine.

Discoveries OF considerable imnort.
ance to students of ancient Hebraic
history are communicated to the Ger
man Palestine society by Prof. Ernst
Sellin, the period concerned lying be-
tween 1900 and 1900 years B. c. Elk.
cavauons conducted by Prof. Sellin
near Eriha (Jericho) seem to confirm
the theory first mooted by Flavius 10
sephus, the famous Jewish historian.
that the site of the original city of
Jericho destroyed by Joshua at the
sound of the trumpets is to be found
a mile beyond the Fountain of Elisha,
spoken of in II. Kings. 2:I9-22.
After the clearing away of a huge
mound Of debris the remains of an an.
cient stronghold were laid bare. mea
surfing some 1900 feet long by 600 fee,
wide, surrounded by a wall of burnt
clay, ten feet high. These, Prof. Selliu
declares, are the beat preserved relics
Of those remote times ever found in
Palestine.
In the II apartments or chambers
of this fortress interesting household
objects were found, such as cookins
ovens and stone knives. The most i'm
portant finds are a hitherto unknown
kind OF ceramics. consisting of Jars
and lamps, many OF exquisite work.
manship and ornamented with images
OF animals, which remind experts OF
the best examples OF Babylonian art
Among other objects brought to light
are plates, mortors, grindstones and
weights.
OF special interest, according to
Prof. Sellin, is a stone image eight
inches high and a jar. unfortunately
damaged. bearing ancient Hebraic
characters, which are held to furnish
proof that the Canaanites were well
acquainted with these peculiar inscrip-
tions at an earlier period than previ-
Gus researches indicated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
Altar of Roses.

In trade the rose ia very valuable, as
the affairs of India and Persia sell at
a very high price, and there are large
districts of rose gardens In which men
and women are employed, the harvest
months being March and April In
Turkey also rose farming is largely
carried on, and very fine altar is got
from the rose grown in Kashmir.
Even rosewater is a luxury which is
by no means to be despised as to price,
but the altar Of roses is Immensely
costly, and it takes an enormous num-
Der OF flowers to distil even a few
drops.
The altar is said to have been first
discovered by the favorite wife of
Jehan Jeer. through whose garden ran
a canal Of rosewater, on the surface of
which the begun found a few drops
Of the precious altar or oil floating.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05

Surely not. my dear When did you
tell DIR. Somerby your storyf"
Two or three days ago"
And the name OF the man who
married your"
Howard Gatesby."
"All right, dear. Ws'il see II we can
find him"
The doctor called In the evening.
"Well?" he said to Edith.
1T is not we'll"
Did you see herr"
Yes. She is very lovely"
And she told her story
Yes. Il is very plausible"
Edith! You do not disbelieve itr'
No. But what are you going to do?'
Marry her-if she will have me.
Why should a woman be punished for
a mans SIM"
she always h-as well as for her
own"
But her part was not sinful"
"No-only foolish and blind; and
she fell into the pit that was dug for
her. Is there any way OF finding out
anything about this Howard Gatesby?''
Il got on the track of him a few
days ago, and found where the cere-
mony was probably performed, judg,
ing from the description she gave OF
the automobile; but probably the min.
lister was one of the crowd dressed
up for the occasion"
Horrible, Well, what shall you
do?"
Marry her. with your approval, and
remain here; without your approval
take her elsewhere, where we shall
not trouble you"
love the girl too. Has she told her
story to any one else?"
No"
Then caution her against doing so
You and can keep her secret"
How about Fred?"
Why should my husband be told
about it? He is your brother, but-he
is different"
How soon does he return from his
/ European buying tour?''
Not for several weeks. Marry her
now. IL you wish-and we will sur
prise him when he returns"
And so it was arranged. The youna
couple had been settled in a wee nat
two or three weeks when Fred Som
erby returned.
The next night after his return. as
soon as he had pulled himself to
gether, Fred and Edith went over
to call on DR.. and Mrs. Arthur
Somerby.
Glad TO see you. old man." said the
doctor. Fred, this is my wife, Ruth
Ruth, my brother, Fred"
But Ruth only fell in a faint, utter.
Ing the name. Howard GRtesby."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
LiaAtntnE.. Mark. ON th. Body.

A curious and not uncommon effect
Of lightning Is the formation of certain
arborescent or treelike marks upon the
body. BY early observers they were
believed to be due to the presence Of
neighboring objects, which were pho
tographed upon the skin. Various ex-
plantations were offered by different au-
thor1ties. Richardson has shown by ex-
pertinent that the blood is the best cleo
r1oai conductor Of all human tissues
and that these marks are merely the
Impressions Of the blood vessels on the
skin, due to the action OF the lightning
on the blood in the vessels.-Exchangc
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
Tho wild strawberry.

The wild strawberry is very widely
diffused over the surface OF the earth,
being found in the chill regions of the
north as well as in the sunny climes
Of the south. 1t is not tropical plant,
however. and except on mountain sides
Is not found south of latitude 38 de-
grees north. On the European CONT
nent 1t grows extensively from Lap
land and the Shetland isles TO Italy and
Greece. 1t is also found throughout
western Asia, but is unknown in China
and Japan. 1t has grown abundantly
on the bleak hills Of Iceland for CEN
turtles. 1t is found in America from
Labrador and British Columbia TO the
pine woods of the southern states and
on the high lands of Mexico and the
Andes. The hardy plant, with its tiny
scarlet berry, may be said to girdle the
earth on the line Of the polar circle and
several hundred miles southwark, ex-
cept that it is not found in the basin OF
the river Amur. in Siberia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
a STORY OF CESAR.
TAO a1alftv OF Mercy a. Exercfsek
~ the Great Roman.

~ 00oAhNV " mercy ~ ElLOECLUG0
~ the Great Roman.
Cesar Travelled with the retinue Of a
nan Of rank. and on his way to
Rhodes be fell In with an adventure
which may bs something more than
legend When be was crossing the
EEoon. bis vessel n said to have been
taxed By pirates. They carried him
70 PhRFmacusa. an island OF the Ca
Ran coast, which was then In their pos
session. and there be was detained for
six weeks with three Of his attendants,
while the rest OF his servants were
sent to the nearest Roman station to
raise his ransom.
The pirates treated him with polite
ness. He Joined in their sports, played
games with them, looked into their
habits and amused himself with them
as well as he could. frankly telling
them at the same time that they would
be hanged.
The ransom, q very large one, about
10000, was brought and paid. Caesar
was set upon the mainland, near MI
lotus. where, without moments
delay, he collected some armed vessels,
returned to the island. seized the
whole crew while they were dividing
their plumber. and took them away to
Pergamus, the seat Of government in
the Asiatic province, where they were
convicted and crucifed Clemency was
not Roman characteristic. 1t was
therefore noted with some surprise
that Caesar interceded to mitigate the
severity Of the punishment. The poor
wretches were strangled before they
were stretched on their crosses and
were spared the prolongatioD OF their
circumstances Anthony Froude.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05

A correspondent writes: 1.-TWO wom-
en- were strong supporters Of q local
cooperative store, but one day as one
Of them was passing down the street
she was surprised to see her friend
coming out Of a licensed grocer's shop.
i thocht, Mrs. Broom, ye wis q mem
Der o the Cor was her remark so /
am; but, dae ye ken this. there's nae
shop in Glesca get sic nice beef ham
as IN here
Some days later Mrs. Broon's friend
went into this shop to buy a sample
OF the beef ham. On entering the shop
she asked the man II he would give
her a pun o. the beef ham Mrs. Broom
gets here A quiet smile stole over
the shopman's face. oh. yes he said;
can obleege you XIV you brocht q
bottle VII your "-0lasgow Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-05
TWO GERMAN IDEAS
DISHES THAT ARE POPULAR IN
THE FATHERLAND.
Rostbraten Real DeIicacy, Not Elk
PenslVe, and Easy to Prepare
Directions for the Compound
Ing of Veal 0ouIash.

German cooking, the kind of cook
ing, that is, which one meets in Ger
man homes, is a thing that Americans
seldom have the opportunity to study
at close range, on this side of the
water at least There are a number
OF dishes that our housekeepers would
do well to adopt in these days of soar
Ing prices, particularly as the de-
hciousness of most of them would
seem to be in inverse ratio to the cost
The following recipes were OBJ
tanned from young American woman
who has been sitting at the feet of her
German mother-in-iaw with admirable
results to the household income-and
her husbands disposition as well. The
names sound strange, but the dishes,
once tried, will be found to taste much
better than they sound, although rost-
braten certainly rings more pleasantly
to the ear than beef stew"
For rostbraten cut into nice pieces
two pounds of top sirloin steak (cut
IN two slices) and a small Delmonico
steak, using the bone. Pound this
well on both sides until il is so thin
you can see through it. Sprinkle both
sides generously with salt and pepper.
Then slice six medium-sized onions.
and brown them golden brown in beef
drippings, add the meat, browning on
both sides; add enough hot water to
keep it from burning. cover, and sim
mer about two hours, adding more
water when necessary. When it is
done there should be a rich gravy,
which may be thickened lightly if de
sired. A few chopped mushrooms may
be added to the gravy, or If one wants
foreign flavor. the meat may be
spread with sardellen butter before
serving in the gravy.
Sardellen may be obtained from the
delicatessen shops; they must be well
washed, and the skin and bones
thoroughly removed, then mashed to a
smooth paste with a little butter.
The dumplings usually served with
rostbraten are made as follows: Sift
into bowl cup Of -four, break into
IT one egg, and stir them wen to-
gether. Chop into small dice one hard
dry roll, and add 1t to the mixture
with enough warm milk (about a
scant cup) to make a soft dough, and
q pinch of salt 1t may stand all day
If desired. When ready to cook di-
vide it in half and drop in boiling
sailed water. cooking about ten min
utes. or until It is tender.
Veal Goulash.-Have two pounds of
nice lean veal cut up for stewing.
Slice three or four onions very fine
and fry them golden brown in beef
drippings to which a little butter has
been added. then add the veal and
brown it well on both sides, sprinkling
IT very generously with paprika while
| browning. Then add enough hot wa
ter to keep it from burning, cover
and simmer for about two hours, add
ing more water when necessary, and a
| little salt when it is about half done.
The gravy may be thickeBed slightly
before serving