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New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

Is found on sand dunes by the sea. You
remember the old poetic expression typ1-
living a hopeless task,-the weaving OF
sand into ropes? Well, the MARIAN
grass does this and more. 1t makes
ropes OF its enormous creeping rootstocks,
tying the great shifting sands together
and holding them in check Its root
stocks shoot out with great rapldIty, and
are tough as wood fiber
II was the discovery OF the possibilities
OF sea sedge that enabled the Dutch to
hold back the sea from their fertile felds,
and gave the now fertile Province OF the
Landes TO fair France. \ generation ago
all the Atlantic coast from Bordeaux al
most TO the Spanish frontier was threat
ened by moving sand dunes which over
whelmed forests and villages But one
OF the cleverest agricultural engineers
suddenly bethought him OF MARIAN grass
and propagated it wholesale amid the
fast advancing dunes Within few
years their destructive march had been
STAYED and the soil 50 altered that II was
found possible TO plant pines As Te-
suit. where a desert once was We now
find the beautiful and thriving health
resort of Arcachon. near Bordeaux,
whittier invalids flock from all parts OF
the world in search of health amid the
vast pine forests. Thus we see that II
birds once condemned and desplsed may
save our farmers millions by destroying
insect pests. there are also plants that
can save great territories from destTuc-
ton by "patroling for miles and throw
ing out root ropes more ettcaClous than
mighty machinery.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

.1f green color matter that stamps every
b5res- plant. is seeds gerTnInate II the
.s--h and come l-p With amazing Tap1dIty
N day or TWO. Travel, the plant must :;
nd should 10 -CS-e- parent be within
-sCn i viii die -lise~ablv Of sheer lone
r-ess But watch me little threadllke
ieels-s grop;ng to- . foster parent
The moment the rauGer1ng and seek
n. IN OF the doG6ers stem touches an
innocent vourg plau-. i quickly makes
d ,ecure hitch round about It which can
-g- be shaken or. This vegetable Old
Nm q the Sea C-i-cs Tor dear lie, and
,le tragedy ttgirs. The Eictin grows
-a1idlv. and rs upward movement pulls
ne Young parasite Go6der clear out OF
ile soil. 70 thai II lender roots shrlvel
10 and perish. = tar al IS well from
t5e dodder's point q view- Il has the
--lmotion i sought from -hildhood- Its
g-eat ambition waS ~ st out OF the
III and never again return 10 Il. But
chse-ve how the little plant shows ITS
g-a,rude. Having lost is earth roots,
T Immediately begins 10 pat forth roots
Il ,he al which pierce The skin OF its
tenetacor. ra1nitv a-.5 branch this way
and rhat IN rs deliea-e flesh, drawing
much nutrirnent r-o-1 II. and thriving
q the lie blood OF the lender plant thus
!s-aSltlCally 1astere5 -rgu
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

She jumped out. and, despite the girls
entreatieS and my commands she walked
home with US. and was none the worse
for her terrible adventure.
THE two horses had run home after
dumping the girls IN the snow, ana
our folks were greatly alarmed.
We found awaiting US, besides 1ather
and mother. two strange gentlemen and
= ladv. They were elegantly dressed city
folks, and when we entered the room
where they were sitting, the lady at once
ran to Nab, saving
1t IS she! 1t is shel She is the very
image Of my sister,
Nab stepped back from the lady IN
surprise and asked. What IS the mat
ter. What do YOU want
I at once knew that they wanted
Nab. and was not surprised when the
lady said:
I've want you, my dear. We want 10
take YOU with US. ! am your mother
sister. This gentleman IS your uncle; and
the other gentleman IS my husband. We
learned from an old woman named Poly
Wolf, who died in CINCINNATI lall that
YOU had been stolen by band OF robbers
that plundered a stagecoach a few years
as,o and killed your father and mother.
The old woman said you had run away
from her house with two boys who hved
farther west near the Michigan road. We
began our search for you at once, and at
last have found you. We w1ll give you
= home. and VIII care for you as II You
were our daughter.
.'' But / have a good home, sald Nab
GO Yes. YES. we know interrupted one
Il the gentlemen. Turning 10 the lady,
he said. Sit down, Eliza, and let me
question the girl.
Then the gentleman asked, our
name IS Nab, IS II not!
Nab answered, 1t IS.
90 Do YOU know your father name :!
a.. No responded Nab. At Polly !
went by the name Of Nab Wolf. But /
knew that Granny and Grandpap Wolf
were no kin 10 me.
It Is IS | expected said the gentle
man. DO YOU remember when you tTst
came 10 Granny Wolf's he asked.
''' Yes. / was taken from a stagecoach.
/ was perhaps five years Old.
There Is no further doubt, sad the
gentleman, turning to my father, We
thank YOU for your kindness to the gHl.
We Will pay YOU for your trouble, and wlIl
relieve you OF her care
o. You owe me nothing, said father
Nab has been 10 trouble 10 us She has
been a delight and a comfort: hasn She,
wife
o" Indeed She has answered mother
"' Ne can at least give YOU our graft
tude. said the gentleman, and am sure
YOU VIII he glad that the girl has found
her people, or that her people have found
al.-F
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
Uncle Tom Andy Bill
CoHhHaed from page 10

- SI-lrg into the - and Iall back on
Iao. Ny bullet had -.-.-~ated It's brain.
! e-so remember tossing The great FIVE
LlIa-ed-pound brute q. one side as # II
-@l been 1oX. and ] -e-uo-nber snatch
" NAB from the ground and running
telt down the path WITH my unconscious
--.len II ny arm -a where the girls
't-t Standing ] vas strong as an OK.
oee L She lives ned. laying Nab
t'-,.E-ol the ground
Nan telt her hand ar5 sid. ! don
.a5E. / cannot tel
men tell on -.E tn.es and placed
5e- over her hear / distinctly heard
: .esllrg. and sprare co my feet, CRYING
Sae lives, She a.es, See # She IS
22o,.' asked NJ IN surprise.
les, answered Shotl Shot
~. YOU understand Remove her
.1-i'g and SEE i Size - -hotr
-- walked away, and met Ba1ser COM
= -o%n On. The path. + stopped him and
->a-l IS TRYING 20 see i She Is shot
i. 2lo'; asked Bal~e-. Who shot her.
tr ut' LOU i anyone. 1 answered. She
--- ..,.e Wen you fired
We, NeTcitul God c-5,6 Ral-e~. Did
- IS ne tear and r., I,-. Let rs ex-
me -13: The bear.
~ 80. ,,e ~. 10 The dead hear. and ] found
ar s:5a ;9-'la oi Balser's bullet il its neck.
- ss-o..e7ed my shot IL IT'S head. Then
leek 10 the girls. shouting.
r. f IS not sho,l She Is no- shot
v---- 10Th bulle-- e. The bearl'
al-i,...' SIC IS not shot. answered Nan
oUl lear Sic is dying.
N'.hOOT anothe- sorI. ] took Nab
s-t arms and started home. wild
5s..-s s,lel and strong with despair.
tf s..aeN eN back 70 fetch solomon and
.--r;-s but wcrt on toward home
Es,-.,--Se Aao IN my arms. / had been
eqF * = Perhaps ten minutes when =
N - l-oIn her llTs She lifted her
-e-e,f -.'-el Il about nay ,e,k. and whis-
s1t MI 3-aIhe Tom ArGv Bill was
lsae-,,-- 10y llt ] did -ot speak. J. a
at she said
ls- - o. SaEed my lie. ] Saw -ou lift
'le -, then ] heard Tie fsIlet strIle
-e and ilyaa il within SD inches of my
She 80 fi-e" your aim had been true.
r. % -. siie was not hur1 and waured
'--lsiiri ~ - ier down; but / legqed be- Ia
Wen l.. Sic sI was. and She Whispered.
-5akene5ti 'l lie others think / haven |
1-a,che5' -i. -'.e closed her ewes again. and /
1-alg ss S-y St-ooaly through The snow. as
j. l5e worI5 5'i- l'soll, and tie harpiest boy
l@aed Ia ~ NJ. ie~ehed the wagon ro.d we
1lo1 gTee,,,il @ail ior Balser. and so.T Golo-
Ne On, ,1 T, 9s with song of welcome
70 Che wo,,i 5sJ NAB IL the sleigh. 6nt sb-n
- she Sad sti'o - INTO the sleigh 70 ride W.T. h
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

answered father. Do You want TO Leave
us, Nab
'.'No. no, daddy!' cried Nab, running to
father side and grasping his arm don
want to goi Iwant to stay with you!
80 But this is not your home, inter
rupted the gentleman. Your aunt and
/ are your natural guardians, and our
home is the proper place Tor you.
90 What you say may all be true, SAID
father; but how am | to know It
80 Haven't | Just told you al the c1T-
clmstances OF the case? answered the
gentleman. The girl is the image OF her
mother. and anyone who knew my SISTER
would know that this girl IS her child.
Yes; but YOU see | dldn know Your
sister answered father
Then the gentleman grew angry ana
said, Ny good man, your intentions. are
all right; but you are much too ot1clous
in this matter, and we shall have to INSIST
that the girl prepare 20 come with US at
once
"'Again l ask You, Do you want TO 60
with these folks, Mab!' asked father.
No, no! A thousand times no! cred
the girl, clinging to father and beginning
to weep.
gentleman and the lady. i shall have TO
Your insisting; for the girl shall not GO
with YOU against her will g..
I'm bring the sheriff and take her;
answered the gentleman angr1ly. VIII
not be bullied by an old fool like you
Go and get the sheriff II you wish,
said father; but 90 quickly, or Il start
>-o,1 on your way with my boot. L reckon
xo,l II have 10 get a writ from the court
, writ Of habeas corpus-before the
sheriff will interfere. The sheriff happens
Ia he nv brother. | should like to call
TrC,,r a+rention 10 the door. You can get
mt one at time, / reckon, and that i
be fast enough for me, il you hurry;
The strangers left the house, declaring
that they would soon return, armed by
the law. and would show us
What they intended to show US we
did not know; but IN general way we
s11pposed that they meant they "ouIQ
take Nab away from US.
That was a sad day at our mouse
Nab wept nearly all the afternoon. ana
chung to mother, father, and my sisters
with a piteous appeal tor protection
"Balser went home tor the Il2ht, ana
next dav we went back to the CABIN,
loaded our furs on the sie1Sh, ana apa1- az
doned our quarters for the winter. II the
stranoers we're coming TO take Nab, /
wanted TO be at home when they arrived
..We lived that winter in constant
dread OF losing Nab; but when winter
-nrred 10 spring, and spring to summer,
we began to lose our fear, and by tall we
had settled down to the glad helet that
she would not lie taken from us
hid YOU 90 back TO get The beaTt
II acl5ad q small bGV.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
Ropine the Sands Together

| AoI u al among those plants that
= walk IS one u such utility that II
las Ton back i~oa destruction entire
T-lr,nces Of a natilu / -eter 10 the well
i11wn MARIAN g-ass .- 20 sedge that
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

hid YOU go back TO get The beaTf
- asked a small boy.
Indeed we did. answered Uncle Tom
ANDY Bill 1t weighed nearly i've hun
dred pounds, and was as fat as butter,
Did you get his hide: asked the
same boy.
Bill and we gave 1t to Nab.
All the older 1nenbeTs OF Tom Andy
Bills audience knew that Nab had been
his one and only sweetheart, and there
was not one among US whose heaTt dld
not beat IL sorrow and throb with love
for grand old Tom Andy BIZ, who had
lived his long life true to his one love, and
would die with her image and hers alone
nesting in his heart OF hearts.
Amid the pictures Of bears r"upers.
e,yanps and caves that he had drawn
for o,Ir entertainment, ] could see tower
mo above them all the tail, strong figure
the black. waving hair, the dark, grave
ewes glowing with the light OF . great soul
Of our friend and protector, Tom Andy
Bill He had missed the best thing III life
the love cf the woman he loVed,-hut
he had known plentitully the next best
Thing the world has 20 offer; that IS, the
hat,piuess one gives to others
Wasn't it funny Uncle Tom Andy
Bill /" SAID Nab, that her name Was the
same as mine:
No. il was not funny, sweetheart. 1t
was INST sad -" Tears sprang to the old
man 5 ewes, and they came TO other eyes
too as he walked off To bed with Baby
Nab clingiug to his finger.
Tlene,t Ir,lele Ten. Andy Ban sto,y, az gam
aone Appeays Ouoc More" nil tc flfthghea
August ;.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
The Nation Of shopkeepers.

Napoleon must have been right
after all We are nation OF shop.
keepers. There is nothing in the
shop We are not ready to sell at 4
price, says the London Saturday Re-
view. We would no doubt sell the
Great Seal If We could get a good
enough offer from Mr. Pierpont Nor
gan. Shakespeare folios, first editions
OF Walton, the portraits of Reynolds,
Of Romney-these and any other ma
tonal heirlooms, only given a fat
enough offer we are happy to part
with to any foreign nation that has
the taste and money to buy them. We
can put them up as coolly as Charles
Surface did his forbears.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
A Needed OmcIai,

In an interesting paper NJ Moure
and NJ. Bouyer relate the e1traordi-
harry care which Emperor Nero took
of his voice. At night Nero lay on
his back with thin plate of lead on
his stomach He abstained from
fruits and all dishes which could hurt
his voice. In order not to damage the
purity Of its sound he ceased har-
anguing the soldiers and the senate.
He attached to his service an officer
specially deputed to take care of his
voice. He talked only in the presence
Of this singular official, who warned
him when he spoke too loudly or
forced his voice. and, II the emperor,
carried away by some sudden fit of
passion, did not listen to his remon-
STRANGE. it was his duty TO stop his
mouth with a napkin.-Modeln Medi-
cine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
First Entertainment.

She was a very little girl, and she
had charge OF a still smaller. boy. her
baby brother Jim. Timidly approach.
ing one Of the booking-office window.
at Claphsm, she asked how much the
fare was to Waterloo. The clerk told
her. and she moved away
But presently she returned and
made the same innocent inquiry. once
more TO be informed with the same
courtesy. A few minutes later she wa.
there again.
Look here, my little girl" said
the clerk, this is the third time
you've asked me the same question. "
Yes. sir said the little girl, Il
know that. but Jim likes to see you
peep out Of your window, because
there's a lot of bars across it, and he
says it's Just like being at the zooi"
Answers.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
Use for the Novel.

A letter on the subject of fiction.
written by the veteran George Mere.
dith, could not be other than interest.
ing Here is a quotation from 1t:
Close knowledge of our fellows, dis.
cernment of the laws of existence,
these lead to great civilization.
have supposed that the novel expos.
ing and illustrating the history of man
may help us to such sustaining road.
side gifts
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
How wellman win Tell the Pole,

How will you know when you have
really crossed the pole?" said Wash
ington debutante to Walter Wellman
"Oh, that's easy responded Mr.
Wellman, carelessly. "The north wind
will become south wind"-Success
Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06

In the Prevailing Mode.
"The Wheezer has got scoop at
last"
Eli What Is it?"
The society editors new hat
=, rsc'aud Plain Dealer.
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- IHE REALM q FEATURE ANI1 AR7zzz CO 60

has gone 10 the extreme of reading the
book TO find out. II is a romance OF the
time of Richard Occur de Lion and his
dastardly brother John. and shows a
good deal OF fancy and possesses some
claims to atmosphere. The hopeless
love OF the monk Joselin for the beauti
full Lady Rohese. the fate which cast the
two forth to wander in search of safety.
the fashion in which the life OF monas-
tary and court IS utilized in the develop
ment of the plot, give opportunity for
exciting incidents. The historical rivals.
Queen Elinor and Rocamond de Chord
play part in the action
OMAR REPENTANT. BY Richard lie
Caffeine. New York: Mitchell Ken
nerley.
Mr. lie Caffeine is exhibited in a new
mood in these verses. that OF moralist.
He has adapted the verse form which. 10
the usual reader. stands for the Persian
poet done into English-that used by
Fitzgerald-for tho purpose or showing
the real moral turpitude underlying
Omars dctim.
THE hook Of verses underneath the hough
The Jug Of wine. the loaf Of bread. and thou--'
Whether the role of temperance re-
former be as convincing some OF the
authors other moods or not. there can
be no doubt OF his ingenuity in the adap-
fatiOn OF the verse.
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this man. AS delicately and warmly
feminine as he is masculine she makes
at once the setting and the meaning Of
his activities. 1t is worthy of>note that
tion which it would take in real life. in
the career of a man Of Orde's caliber. 1t
is settled. with promptitude and complete
ness. at the outset of his career Thence.
while the domestic fire glOws at the heart
of things. the drama of his life is con-
cerned with his active life in the world of
men
The Riverman'' is filed with episodes
which, i'll their glowing realism, make the
breath come faster. The initial drive. in
which the disaster threatened by old
Reeds fanatical refusal to allow his wa
ter power to be utilized Is averted by
Orde's effective combination OF sympa-
thetic tolerance with f1rmness. is in adj
mirable vein. The many characters,
whether merely sketched in or elaborate
iy developed. are instinct with life and
individuality. The plot is developed. not
with close and compact coordination of
its parts. but with broad, free. sometimes
apparently careless succession of incl
dents. The novel is virile and powerful
THOU FOOL. BY J. ]. Bell, author of
Wee Macgreegor.'' New York: The
Baker & Taylor Company.
The man who fancies that the whole
object Of life is to get on and that get
ting on means merely the amusement of
money. is analysed in this novel Of Glas-
cow life. Sir Robert Barker is a well
drawn character. conceived and executed
in a spirit of justice. And yet his Ia
mentable failure to secure the real things
of life rouses sympathy in the end. His
fortunes are associated with the lives Of
an interesting group Of men and women
who are affected in various degrees by
he 20 ia CT d.
ards it brings. Elsie Glen, who Is the
means by which defeat is brought home
to the forceful man who loves her. is an
attractive personality. AS a whole, how
ever, the book has not the distinctiveness
and originality that made the authors
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respectively in the scene OF the tour
ney was the wonder of the city.
Miss Oakley, with the artists love
for color, has decided that this pictur-
esque incident is worthy half a dozen
floats. the concluding one of which will
have a tragic Importance. since it will
show the farewell of Mai. Andre. as he
starts on his way to execution, the just
reward of his participation in the
treachery of Benedict Arnold.
Each car has presented separate
problem. There were difficulties to be
met with in each when ii came to
showing in the small compass of
float events that have been potent in
the making of a great city and state.
Particularly a riddle WIS the question
of how to get height without going
so far up into the air as to come into cons
tact with the citys trolley wires. At
the request of Miss Oakley. the Rapid
Transit Company has agreed to erect
platforms which will lift all its wires
along Broad street on the day of the
procession.
The pageant will have value In teach
ing history through a medium so lu-
mnous that even children may under
stand 1t will also teach another les
son. the lesson of how big a task may
be assumed and accomplished by woman
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state capitol at Harrisburg. one Of the
few features of that work that met with
absolute approval, is now preparing the
pageant that will be such a feature of
the celebration in honor of the 225th an
niversary OF the founding of Philadelphia.
The celebration takes place during the
week beginning October 4, which virtually
means that from the time she actually
got to work Miss Oakley has had only
about ten weeks to finish the gigantic
task.
The pageant has had a greater vogue
in the old world than in the new. 1t is
only with the last couple of years that
great historical professions as features
of public celebrations have come into
general use. In the recent tercentenary
of the founding of Quebec there was held
the finest pageant yet seen in this coun-
try. blu: 1t is said that the one to be
held in Philadelphia will eclipse anything
of the kind yet seen in the new world.
Never has a pageant Of this importance
been rushed together in so short time.
In fact, some of Miss Oakley's associates
H. B. Habierske of Breslau. Paris and
Berlin. who is making the handsome cars
for which Miss Oakley is producing tho
designs; Mr.. Guernsey Moore Of the art
forces. and Historian DR.. Ellis Paxson
OberhOltzer feared that the Iageant could
not be forced to successful finish in the
time permitted. but Miss Oakley produced
her plans so swiftly and with such COM
plete mastery Of the difficult details that
much that looked Impossible has now
been brought within the ready range Of
achievement
The artists, painters, costumerS build
ers and the great force Of actors who will
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while on q clear night glass or three
or four inches aperture will show four
more, but the faintest satellites are only
visible in the very largest telescopes. Ine
planet is 73 900 miles in diameter. and IS
whirling around on its axis with such
carried forward more than $1,000 miles
an hour. Il is of such great size that II
has not yet cooled sufficiently to have
formed a crust: the whole mass IS SO ex-
banded by its enormous heat that 1t IS
lighter thar water.
But the most wonderful feature of this
system is the strange rings which sur
fiat circular disc. Ia. 600 miles across and
only fifty miles in thickness. their shape
being almost exactly that Of a disc cut
from thin paper. The rings weigh very
little (their mass is SO small that their
pull on the Satellites of Saturn Is not
sufficient to disturb the motions of these
little bodies in the slightest me' surab,e
degree) and il is now known that they
are merely a swarm of countless mete-
oric particles. each revolving in its own
orbit about the planet. AS to the siz \ or
these little bodies we know very little.
They may he similar to the meteor1c
stones which fall on the earth. or they
may be as a mere dust film or wreath OF
fog In the latter case it is probable that
viewed from Saturn they would only ap-
pear as a faint arch spannin" the SKY
and not at AL the conspicuous objects
they seem to us.
Many astronomers believe that our own
faint zodacal light is q similar flat ring
of particles which surrounds the sun
and extends beyond the orbit of the earth.
At present the earth and sun are both
below the plans Of Saturn'S rings, as
shown in Figure 3, and we see these Well
widened out. but they will grow rapidly