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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES HAND.
CENTER OF INTEREST IN TATsu
MARU AFFAIR SHIFTS.
England Wants to Know What Steps
Japan Proposes to Take-Report
Denied at London.

Tokyo, Mar. 11.-According to q
we'll authenticated report the center
of interest in the Tatsu Maru affair
has been removed to London. When
the British government was informed
OF Japan's announcement that in the
event of refusal by China to enter
tain her demands Japan pro-
posed to take Independent action
the British foreign office asked Count
Nomura, the Japanese ambassador in
London. what steps Japan proposed
to take, calling HIS attention to the.
clause in the treaty with Great Britain
covering the question of war between,
Japan and any other nation, Great
Arftafn's' interest therein being under.
stood here. Ambassador Kpnura be>
ing unable to give definite answer,
asked the foreign office tn Tokyo for
information which round the attitude
OF the British government an unex-
peeted phase in the situation. II Is
stated here that the British govern
ment Is advising arbitration Of the
question of the restoration of the
- AAo oSA1S0A SiV NaS poiAtSu Jul luS'
adyisabilitT of Japan admitting. the-
, moral side of the question, while.
! doubtless technically correct. This
new turn Of events has created a
deadlock here, and the foreign office.
is now awaiting aavtees from Ambas..
sador Komura.
London, Mar. 1.-THE report com.
ing from Tokyo that the British Cow
eminent has asked Japan through her
ambassador here. Count Komura,.
what steps she proposes taking in the,
Tatsu Maru case, and that Great
Britain has advised arbitration, was
denied Tuesday. The British foreign
Office said 1t had taken no action
whatever in the matter An official
OF the foreign Office pointed out that
Great Britain could not interfere In
this matter. the incident not having
reached the stage at which japan,
| under article one of the AngIo-Japan-
csc treaty, must communicate with
| her ally.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
ITO be continuedl
BRIT0NS ANGRY AT KAISER
REPORT OF EFFORT TO NEEDLE
IN NAVAL ESTIMATES.
Secret Correspondence Between En-.
peror and Lord Tweedmouth ls
Charged by English Public.

London, Mar. 7.-An outburst -ot
anger against Emperor William on
the part of the British public, equaling
that caused by the German emperor's
famous letter to President Kruger at
the beginning of the Boer war, has
followed the announcement that EN-.
peror William had attempted to influ,
ence the British naval policy by a
secret correspondence with Lord
Tweedmouth. first lord of the ad.
miralty The Germanophobe party,
which was never stronger than now,
Immediately jumped to the conclusion
that Emperor William was trying to
NEEDLE in the most vital matter in
Great Britain's national interests by
underhand methods, and the public at
first shared that view, while parlia-
ment, the newspapers and the diplo-
mats had the greatest sensation they
had enjoyed for many day, me
matter was considered so serious that
Lord Tweedmouth broke his customary
reticence, Fastening to say: 1.-THE let
ter from the German emperor is pure
ly personal communication and there
is no reference in 1t to the British
naval estimates"
Lord Twssdmeuth visited the house
Of commons Friday afternoon and
conferred with the Liberal leaders. The
cabinet met afterward. 1t had been
announced at first that Herbert Henry
Asquith, chancellor of the exchequer,
would make a statement concerning
the matter next Monday, but the pub
lie WAS 80 excited and so many men,
bers Of parliament had given notice
that they would ask questions In the
lower house about the correspondence
that the cabinet decided something
must be done at once. Mr.. AsQuith,
therefore, appeared in the house Of
commons at the close of It's sitting
and made brief statement to a
crowded house. celebrating, amid pro-
found silence, Lord Tweedmouth's ex-
PLANTATION that the correspondence was
purely personal.
The government is in an awkward
position now to handle any critical in
ternational question because King Ed
ward Is ON the continent and Sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman the
prime minister, is too i'll to be consult
ed on official matters.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
think of anything more to be done ?"

Strengthened my back and laughed
Haven't You worked us hard
enough:' inquired. UNLESS you
gid the cabins l don't see what else
there can be to do"
Captain Selover stared me over.
"And you naval man!'' he marvel
ed. Don't you see that the only
thing that keeps this crew from get
tin restless is keeping them busy!
I've sweat more with my brain thar
you have with your back thinking III
things to do. can't see anything
ahead, and then We'll have trouble
Oh, they're a sweet lot"
I whistled. and my crest fell. Here
was new point of view and also a
new Captain Ezra. Where was the
confidence in the might of his two
hands?
He seemed TO read my thoughts and
went on.
Il don't feel sure here on this cuss-
ed land. 1t amt like deck where a
man has some show They can scat
ter. They can hide. 1t amt right to
PaS - iA4tiii uSllClG uIOlG Will Sucu IL
crew. Pm doing my best. but it amt
goln' to be good enough. wish we
were safe In Frisco harbor'--
He would have maundered ON, but l
seized his arm and led him out of
possible hearing Of the men.
"Here, buck up!' said to him stern
ly. There's nothing to be scared Of
Ii 1t comes to a row, there's three of
us, and We've got guns. We could
even sail the schooner at pinch and
leave them here. You've stood them
off before"
Not ashore" protested Captain Sell
over weakly.
well, they don't know that. Don't
let them see you've lost your nerve
this way" He did not even vince at
the accusation. Put up 'front.'
He shook his head. The sand had
completely run out of him. Yet am
convinced that if he could have felt
the heave and roll of the deck be-
meath him he would have faced three
times the difficulties he now feared.
However, could see readily enough
the wisdom of keeping the men at
work.
you can wreck the Golden Horn
| suggested. 81 don't know whether
there's anything left worth salvage,
but it'll be something to do
He clapped me on the shoulder.
"Good!" he cried II never thought
of it."
Another thing" said l, "you better
give them day off week That
can't hurt them, and it'll waste just
that much more time"
'All right" agreed Captain Selover.
Another thing yet. You know I'm
not lazy, so it amt that I'm trying to
dodge work. But you'd better lay me
off. It'll be so much more for the
Others"
That's true" said he,
I could not recognize the man for
what knew him to be. He CROPPED,
as one in the dark or as sea animal
taken out of its element and placed on
the sands. Courage had given place to
fear, decision to wavering and single
ness of purpose to divided counsel.
He who had SO thoroughly dominated
the entire ship eagerly accepted adj
Vice of me, man without experience
That evening sat apart considera
bly, disturbed. I felt that the ground
had dropped away beneath my feet
To be sure everything was tranquil al
present, but now understood the
source of that tranquility and how
soon it must fail. With opportunity
would come more scheming, more
speculation, more cupidity. How was
to meet it, with none to back me but
scared man, an absorbed man and an
Indifferent man?
ITO be continued)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
Third East River TUNE, Opened.

New York, Mar. 6.-The third of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Companys
series of four tunnels under the East
river, connecting New York and Long
Island City, was opened Thursday.
Engineers in charge of the work say
that the shields which were started
from opposite sides of the river came
together almost perfectly. Work on
the fourth tunnel is well advanced.
Fire Costs $125,oOo.
Glace Bay, N. S., Mar. 10.-Fire
completely destroyed the Dominion
Coal Companys big washing plant at
Port Morden. The loss is estimated
Rt $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13

= LIVED b the place for three
weeks. We were afoot shortly
after daybreak, under way by
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
smashes Worid,s Auto Mark.

Ormond, Fla. Mar. 7.-Driving his
60-horse power Italian car for 300
miles at an average rate of " miles
per hour, Emanuel Cedrino Thursday
broke the worlds record for an aver
age speed for the distance, Nazzaro's
average in the Grand Prix race being
70.S miles per hour.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
Antl.Tip Ordinances.

Los Angeles. Cal. Mar. II. - The
anti-tip ordinance. measure designed
to prevent the publication of informa-
ton on races and betting features, was
passed by the city council over Mayor
Harper's veto
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-13
Heir to $4,000, 600.

Worcester, Mass, Mar. 1O.-John T.
Dover, secretary Of the Young Mems
Christian association here, has been
notified that he is heir to fortune
Of $10,oOO,0Oo left him by an uncle,
THOMAS Wallace, who died in Mel.
hearne. Australia, short time age.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
Love-The Mighty Ill.

II love be i'll.
II passions thrill
Is of disease duintessence,
May IL be mine,
O maid divine
To know no convalescence.
And by the bye.
MAY you be nigh
At all times dear: for. curse me
II were no bliss
To suffer this
with you not here to nurse mel
KendfTck Bangs, In Smart Set.
Men are reasonably certain about
the age OF woman of uncertain
age.
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The Easy-Chair.

Only the Englishman knows the sci
ence OF sitting down. He alone has
evolved the chair which RECEIVERS for
its students all the comfort that has
been LOST In the day, all the hope that
the morning may so inhospitably have
barred. Watch, say Frenchman in
an English easy-chair and you will
science. He is Ill at ease and out Of
sympathy with the chair. But the
Englishman has no sucn quarrel with
comfort. He does not. a. the French
man. sit at attention. There need not,
In fact. be any doubt that England's
position as the optimist among the ma
tions is due largely to this apprecia-
ton of the easychair. Had Schopen-
hauer lived In England and been In
structed in the art of sitting down he
would have written dainty testimon-
ials 10 the charm of human nature
Pope had no optimism, and IT is not
surprising that he complained OF the
rack OF too easy chair" for only an
optimist can be comfortable. Whistler
refused to have an easy-chair In his
house, and quite inevitably wrote a
book on the art of making enemies
Carlyle lived among the hard angles
OF uncomfortable furniture and wrote
irritably. A mans literary taste, 1t
may as well be said. is not formed
so much by his education, or his early
life. or his friends. as by his chairs.
A man without an easychair would de-
velop au austere taste. He would
read Bacon, Hume, Macaulay. A
man with an uncomfortable easy-chair
would read Hazlitt. Carlyle, Schopen-
hauer. Nietzsche, Ibsen. A man with
chair which he had nodded TO all the
whims of his body would read Dick
ems. Lamb, Shakespeare. Meredith
Flaubert, Tennyson. No one forum
ately has finer instinct for comfort
than the Englishman. and so long as
this is so there should be no danger OF
the decline Of good books and poetry
and optimism. Only the man who has
an easy-chair can read the right books
Saturday Review.
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The Illinois Game Farm.

The state game farm, near Auburn.
is now the busiest place In Illinois.
Already this month 5000 baby birds
have made their appearance and 1000
more are expected Mother birds are
sitting patiently on that number OF
eggs. and every day another Is made
happy by the arrival OF chicks.
Thirty thousand eggs OF game birds
were placed this spring at the farm.
They included pheasants, native quail.
ducks, turkeys and all other kinds OF
game that inhabit this state. In ad-
dition TO the eggs which were placed
under the hens at the farm, the game
warden. DR.. j. A. Wheeler, sent
throughout the state 10000 eggs for
private use. The farm is now produc.
ing from 900 to 1000 eggs a day from
the 1.400 hens.
Came birds in Illinois came
through the winter remarkably we'll"
said DR.. Wheeler. I'VE have had the
most encouraging reports from every
section of the state. The pheasant Is
proving Itself to be an ideal bird for
Illinois. You cannot starve it. 1t will
eat the bark on tree before Ii will
quit. | have been surprised at its
hardness. "-Macomb. H., Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
Sherds and Brickbats.

Every man is created for something
and to imagine he Is created for
something better.
Fine words butter no parsnips, but
they spread on an article OF butterine
which fools most OF us.
A better half is a working major
ity. Husbands who are accustomed
to being worked know how that Is.
We've more money than any nation
in all history. and the run We get for
1t Is unexampled. Why shouldn't we
be a happy people
A woman bringing up her son to be
a decent citizen but spelling her
grandson shows what practice and
experience will do toward developing
a technique.
When a boy goes to the bad his
parents naturally look around for
somebody else to lay the blame on.
Who shall 1t be. now that the rum
seller is going out?
II an American heiress isn't fool
when sAe-marries- -poyerty-stricken
foreign nobleman she will hardly part
from her money soon enough TO suit
him and the match will be unhappy.
A big rascal will come at length to
the point where his bigness overshad-
ows his rascality, after which he Is
comparatively safe.-New York
World.
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look for news OF our enemies doings
that will enable us TO strike first"
You see," Strong continued. we
may as well look one fact in the face,
and that is that the moment we make
a real demonstration OF our ability TO
fulfill our boasts, Europe and Amer
lea will set to work at feverish speed
10 build machines that can dispute
the triumph OF the Victor
Il do not think II will be exceeding
ly difficult TO keep these schemes In
check. because | shall. without hesita-
ton, destroy anything which contains
the germ OF a possible rival TO our
own airship."
Miss Hunt looked little uneasy.
Il am afraid she said. that all
this means that there is going to be
good deal of bloodshed."
That must inevitably be-" said
Strong. mo great cause was ever
achieved without bloodshed, and mine
is a great cause. When | have stolen
the earth, shall turn my attention
to righting a great many wrongs. Out
Of a preliminary evil will come great
deal OF good"
Continued Wednesday,
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By W. HOLT WHITE.

THE skipper. OF course, won't take
watches, and the skipper viii be me.
He beamed round the table with q
smile OF immense satisfaction.
Il think | know the very men We
want" said Arbuthnot.
Let us hope" said Strong, that
your friends will be little less reck-
less than yourself. Fortunately, you
have the excellent gift OF silence, and
In the selection of the rest OF our
party we must be sure that we find
men who can hold their tongues 81
lence is really OF more importance
in this matter than bravery"
quite So" said Arbuthnot, but at
the same time. my dear Strong, you
cannot hope to steal the earth with
out a certain amount of dash and even
inspired pluck"
Leave that to me-" said strong.
laughing. Il will supply the inspired
pluck" He said this in the matter-oi-
fact tone OF one who undertakes 10
furnish the basket for a picnic.
You, my dear Miss Hunt. SAID
Strong, twill have the most dimcult
part OF all. You will be the inteih-
gence department, and 1t is to you We
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George Will Provide.

&c. Rumsey There are days when the
sun goes down behind the clouds, but
every day will close with its flood OF
gold for G. Rumsey between now and
November. Taking the tariff-earned
increment from the protected will be
too easy 10 seem arduous even upon
exceptionally warm days when nearly
all effort is irksome. If the Repub-
lican ticket meets defeat at the polls
let no one full OF ignorance and malice
rise to maintain that 1t was the fault
OF George Rumsey Sheldon or the
mich trust that Waterloo was not
Austerlitz. Getting the gilt will be
"The merriest game, b'gee.
Since the Fat Men played the Lean
Men
In the town o. Kankakee."
HE Is deep in business" says the
Sun OF George Rumsey. Can he milk
It? He is familiar with corporations.
Will they loosen up?"
Will they loosen up? For chance
OF tariff revision by Serene E.. Payne
and Nelson b. Aldrich or not at al?
For safe and sane Taft and safer and
saner Sherman? For no more years
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20

But what" asks the New York
Sun. can Hitchcock do as chairman
of the Republican national commit
tee unless Sheldon provides"
This most impertinent question would
be pertinent, perhaps. II there existed
the slightest scintilla of doubt as
to the ability and the intention OF
the Hon. George Rumsey Sheldon to
drain the udders of the mich trusts
OF sufficient amounts TO offer Mr..
Hitchcock every opportunity for the
display OF such talents for organiza-
ton as may depend upon a solid and
unfailing financial backing. Mr. Hitch
cock need have, and will have. no
fear as to the Hon. George Rumsey's
discharging his appointed function
with distinction and in large man.
ner.
In the first place. the mich trusts
are tinea-up at the pasture bars wait
ing the hand OF the mixer. clover fed
and corn fed and hay fed and fat
They are unanimously and earnestly
and yearningly for the Taft and Graft
and Sherman ticket. IL suits them one
and all. II suits them from the ground
up Ii causes them to smile aloud
and exc TO dance the cancan. Ii
awakens their philanthropic impulses.
They not only viii give to the eatise,
but they will insist upon giving. They
will urge upon the blushing and mod
est G.. Rumsey coin OF the realm In
quantity and currency In bulk. The
red gold OF the west at sunset will
not come so regularly as the rich
gold OF the mich trusts to the Hon.
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of Theodore and no more fears Of
trouble? For the peace-in the event
OF victory-that passeth all under
standing. for graft under a mended
and tended tariff wall past calculat
ing?
Will George provide? Will the stars
keep their appointed courses? Will
the moon wax and wane? Will tha
sunrise follow the dawn and the dusk
and the darkness follow the sunset?
VIII water flow down hill? Will the
dew Stake the thirst OF the rose -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
CHAPTER xxv.-(contInued.)

N ri EANTIME Langley, besides
IMl other things. will see TO the
manufacturing OF the little
= shells which We shall require.
We can get the castings for
them from the states without arons-
ing much suspicion, while Langley
can make out his own prescription
for the explosive.
ut Is best that We should under
stand all the details before we separ-
ate. because separate We must. |.
for my part. am going to lose myself
IN London. Langley. IL We secure per-
mission to use the grounds OF the
Crystal Palace for our ascent. had
better bury himself in Sydenham.
"Arbuthnot, l presume. will 60 back
TO oxford. at any rate till such time
as we shall need him. Later IL will
be necessary to have two more men to
help us.
According to Langley's estimate,
he ratified on. I'VE shall want two men
10 control the Victor, because on the
long trips we shall have to take watch
and watch. Then we shall want a
couple Of men for fighting purposes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
One Or The Other.

At an election meeting DIR. ,Macna-
mara. of the British parliament was
tackled by a woman, who inquired:
Are yeH-iff favor of repeating the
blasphemy laws?"
Madam" replied the doctor, I'm
a golfer"
would you give every woman a
voter" asked another.
Every woman should have either
a vote or a voter" said Or Macna-
mara. which do you prefer"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
Germ Of Domestic
Unhappiness Turks
In Poor Bread!
Il Proves the Wife Who Cannot
Make Good Bread Has Not
Fitted Herself for Her
Duties AZ q Wife.

moment apron drawn up to eaten the
tears streaming from her eyes.
She's tried % make it right and failed
And he the cruel thing considerable enough OF hr
effort and her feelings that is the best he ever tasted
whether it is
The subject pronouncemen the flushed
checked, the pout tears, is the bread
Dr. Wiley says table article turks the bacillus OF
divorce; the germ of domestic unhappness.
The pure food commission addressing the
Biscuit Bakers association when he said it.
"Wfeys has enemy of domestic felicity
thing he declared and he exhorted the assoca
Danish destroyer of the home dyspepsia ana
resore elysium" by improving the quality of its output
way through his stomach we have been
told.
Therefore it be the way out, too.
gansayng the fact that Dr. Wiley Is right ana
tributaries leading and out OF huooy
important toward the wife establishing
of the fellow who the groom
like mother used make it has afforded the JOKE
material work for years.
plant of the
tragedy than a comedy.
may go visiting and remain for dinner and praise the DIS
right down deep that like the poor we VIII
ALWAYS have We send haterng words across the
delighted housewife though nearly chokes u.s. ana tell
enjoyed bit of it, whether we did or not
Newlywed keeps his and his good disposition there
of the simple that he is not expecting anything
like moth used make"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
SAVING the Goos.

why can't I have eggs for sup
perr'H
"you pant have eggs for supper"
answered the landlord OF the Punk
vile house. because an affinity gen.
iicman IL going to lecture on affini-
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ties ut the town hall tonight. per-
SOON you have some public spirit?
He had.--Louisville Courier-Journal