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New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

.- tae decoration OF the Palazzo abba, or is
eE--ehing some episode Of Venetian life, as n
-.e Carnival" which belonged 70 the late P-in-
-ess Mathiice. that ne is on firm ground re-
--rds The substance o. his work II the main
lis figures are merely So many bodies 10 be
-.lye6 viii for pictorial and decorative effect
s-ur now s4perbly n plays with them,
II used them in Two ways. Either he hung
rnem with magnificent gesture upon his Iurni-
-o-s ceilings. OF, as in tie Palazzo Labia the
villa Ealu.a rama and d score Of other places he
disposed them with much elegance and occa-
v.orally some hurnor. against d0orways and Win
COW casings between cool. stately pillars, or in
-ae reposeful attitudes invited by q convenient
bench or baIus-rade Wherever be painted his
g-andly robed gods. his nude nymphs his
AIDES and cavaliers IN the latest Venetian vel
vets and ruffies, ne drew MS models with incom-
parable sureDess and grace and lavished upon
them the co0rs Of a palette II which you ind
reflected the pinks and whites OF roses, the blues
of heaven and the pearly. glowing flesh tints
q ApErocite risen fresh from The sea. TiepoIo
put forth as has been indicated. immense
amount Of work and an astonishing proportion
2 II shows MIN al his best. bUt II his very es-
reree is 70 b. found anyR here It is 10 b. found
t- -1- studv of The Car Of Venus" a sketch
f.- a ceiling which hangs IN The Prado- The
Les- charm Of the design Is alone captivating,
t.t over il AL - thrown the glamour OF eX-
q site color Never were there purer, more
arge-iike effects. never was sensuousness nearer
o. r--t-re itself turned into something subtly
poe-.aaL Tlat. then. Is Tlepolo's supreme gift,
-a- aft Tor covering a surface with gay and
Ies-. forms. with color az soft and pleasing as
tas down OF q peach and somehow 50 sldfully
.-s- e ta-s entrancing froa frou Of his that
81 a.. mes rragrihceutiy decorative. In Signor
&oIu1s--rs eyes ne is not unworthy Of Feronese
-l1 indeed when you think of the wholesome
ra-e t- n which TlepoIo developed his art
-.- deny A.s rIgnt 70 a place IN the
g.-,- .arar-ty ~ Venetian painting be had
-t F.raeee- weight and grandeur. But ne
-- -.r ..-st.rs sincerity and lie was, Ike
'.F.ass r t-I-t ~ genius.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

il were suspended in the arr To the Iest Of This
always as if the aWfG habpenIs in the forep.rr
were none OF It's concern A third explosion,
cloud. The boilers had burst Suddenly the stern
OF the battleship rose straight the This
the bow had gone down but If the ship mad
- ecra,s-s = h H.. - -; - " -
a further explosion? don't know Il appeared
taH that was visible OF her, suddenly opened out
and teiched forth ire and flames Ike volcano.
long after II had closed over the wreck
Never, even AT times when The most Important
orders were being given, had such silence re.gned
Habit howeyer becomes one second nature As
an old navigator I was IN the habit OF noting
everything When 7 the explosion l me
chanicalty locked at my watch. and then wrote IN
pavIovsk and then: "9.+4-AH over"
With the military aspects of Commander Sem
enoff's work II is not necessary to deal These
are technical matters for the experts "a handle
but it is apparent that the material here as
sembIed, with It's mass OF detail, sometimes
Irrelevant and disconnected, to be sure but al
ways Of the time and place, must be considered
by those who choose this epoch for ther subject
It would have been possible to give these pages
much more polished and finished appearance
but perhaps they would have lost in directness
The writer frank and Outspoken and has the
marks OF fairness and absence Of passion He
praises the japanese organization, their equip
ment their preparedness. and seems to think
they had all the luck, too Cod blessing was
with the japanese at every step he says Ad-
IniraI Vityeft was killed by d chance shot and
Togo got off without scratch In this the
old Russian cry Of God with US" did not come
true Ci5d was with them" Such work has
not of course, the continuity Of a careful his
tory. it is of necessity somewhat disjoiuted and
iuterjectionaI Its merits lie in its freshness
its frankness and in its obvious authenticity.
The story closes with the termination Of Ro-
jestvensky's tragic cruise just before the battle
Of Tsu-shima, which is the subject Of i separate
volume.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

gehuous character, his unfitness by capacity or
experience for great responsibilities are duly
noted and Illustrated On the other hand not
noss his scientific attainraeu.s his indJIaitabIe
spirit, and. above all the enthusiasm with which
he fired his men His inspections were always
brief but effective He would receive the cap
tains reports. have the officers presented AMI
then greet the men one man Makaroff would
remember from former cruise. another was
asked what he had done during the last fight
layer as to sights and range finders. Every
movement of his was at once known through
out the squadron and MS popularity rose BY
magic hounds
L Will illustrate the auther's style and method
to reproduce the description OF the loss of the
The remari, had just been MADE to = gunnery
liz utenant that. nothing e Importance being
likely TO hapI en- it might De well wash the
decks
guHHery lIsEte naEt Weat 70 the smoking place,
where the SLOW match was kept burning l went
or the foFecastie- \ here stood at me starb0aFd
bow 6-inCh ssGE and just giving The bC aswaII
the -sual orders when explosion. with a dGH.
rolling sound shCCk the whole ship. II lz-IHch
gun nad gone cd quite close I looked round
vaguely second explosion, violent
What was happening suddenly cries Of horror
arose The Petropa vIovsk, The PetropavlOvskt'
D-eading the worst. I rushed tC the side
huge cte uG OF brown smoke. That - pvrUXllIne.
therefore torpedo. passed t-rC ugh my mind In
this cloud saw the ships Corenast. Il was slant
Ing, helpless, not as If il was falling but II
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

on republication. but the author notes with
some pride the fact that none Of his old ship
mates or comrades have requested any rectih-
cation Of facts stated by him
The war had only just begun when the writer
arrived at Port Arthur. and almost the first
thing he heard was that the Boyarin, OF which
n was TO be second II command. had been
sunk. He Is very free in his criticism Of the
viceroy. and points out the lamentable absence
II preparedness Had the Japanese on February
sent forty instead Of four destroyers to the
attack and at the same time disembarked
division the town and the squadron would have
fallen into their hands Risk nothing" that
was the maxim Of Alexeieff and of
Ktrropatkin on land How often" says the
writer, IN the course Of the war have had 70
think Of this maxim with bitter anger?
Later on We were forced TO risk something
Meanwhile we had had whole string Of fail
Ires. had indeed thrown away great part Of
our fighting strength and had allowed the first
enthusiasm Of our men to evaporate Mukden
and Tsu-shima are the consequences Of this
maxim"
Striking Is tae difference of the comment on
the viceroy and that upon Makarof' com
mander in chief OF t-e Pacific fleet Beardy
and Little Grandfather were the nicknames be
slowed on the -fated Makarof- The japanese
tried for the third time and with desperate
pluck TO block the entrance 10 Port Arthur
Makaroff's system Of defence was perfect The
viceroy." " learn, was present at this affair
on board the Otjavny. There was nothing for
him 70 do but 10 listen to the playing Of the
piece, as set to orchestra by the gifted com
poser. our Little Grandfather certain class
Of men afterward delighted in dilating on the
manner in which Admiral Alexeieff had per
sonaIly directed the repulse Of the japanese
block ships under the hail Of projectiles from
the machine guns Of those steamers They
are the followers Of the admiral who admire
his talents historians who attempt 10 eInbellish
his reports, fowery though they already are
In the interest Of truth ! must, in the first
Mace state that Notwithstanding this hail Of
urojectiles, we sustained no losses whatever
The viceroy's precious life was never in
DANCER" Again and again the blame Is laid
a. tbe viceroys feet His indecision his vague
and ambiguous orders. his vanity his care for
ms own skin, his premature flight. his dIsln-
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question is embarrassing for a lover Of Tiepolo.
He knows well enough that he could not for
moment believe his painters inagInings
They are not. indeed inlagininEs I all TepolO
could not pull himself up by his bootstraps. He
Was child Of his time and he had the fancy Of
. clever man rather than the creative magma
ron OF a poet Compare him. for a moment
" Ia Vatican The romance Of the dainty mel
sn-holy Frenchman is thin enough. b:t in his
~neparture for the Island Of Cythera'' for ex-
.mple you can stin hear faint but true. the
music of faery- Tiepolo Is all for the theatre
.-no the world well lost. His paintings Of mar
tyrGOms cause shudders. There is nothing
tragic about his Iphigenia- though he paints
that marble heroine at the moment of sacrifice
Vie gives you cunningty arranged tableaus not
scenes vibrating with passion Il is with Ger
tain amaZement that one paUses before his Sup
ger at EmmaUs- in the Louvre. BY what
stroke Of fortune. you ask. did ne obtain the
illumination which led him To the painting OF
the other hand. one without a note of feeling
ordinarily his sacred compositions leave the
Spectator cold and sometimes they very nearly
move him 10 a smile There is "Annuncia-
tlou~ Of his IN q private collection Al Madrid
which is positively comic The Virgin, standing
u hey humble room, is dignified enough. but her
winged visitant Is literally Popped down upon
The floor. and Is as grotesque as a figure in q
pautcmine- II is only when he is Illustrating
rl.da- or Is painting scenes Of secular pomp, as
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

l. a. b Octave, Up. xy., 4S. f. p. Dutton &
Commander Semenoff was fortunate in being
present during the greater part Of the siege Of
Port Arthur. and in returning 70 Russia at the
very moment to join the second squadron
under Admiral Rojestvensky. He makes no
higher claim for his volume than that ne sun
plies material for the writing Of history Dur
ing the period of war he kept diary. making
daily and, on important days. even hourly en-
tries. He noted the time by watch at the
moment Conversations and salient remarks
were frequently put down the spot and gen
eral reflections were added late. lie resents
strongly the notion that his is a volume Of
"reminiscences: such term. he declares is mis-
leading He Is reproducing the exact impress
sions Of the hour upon one who took part in
the and noted all ne saw at the time
and place in his diary. Such q contribution 10
the naval history Of the is sufficiently novel
and Is bound to be regarded by future writers
Much Of the contents appeared first in a Rus
sian paper. and has the advantage OF revision
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

Mr. W r II Trowbridges IS version Of VI Tur-
ouan's book on THE Sisters of Napoleon Is 10
he followed 10y a work "Napoteon's Brothers'
from the pen Of MT. A. H AtterrtdSe-
Mr Trowbridge, We are told has just pro-
duced a new book bearing the title Of "A Beau
Sabreur CMaurice de SAKE. Marshal OF France .
His Loves His LaUrels and His Times. 1876
1880" He has made his hero tell E-s story IN
the first person
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

'F1r-- .. .. ~. ..r .ditfor d. luxe. u $50 mum
a'r.c ..T..- ~ L.elrerlaur Sh3ckletpH's story
" .-s Afr.-.t-t expedition. The ordinary edl-
'' .a t.. -4rta toIuTn-s Is ~ b. elaborately
-.'-f,. r.Inr and from photographs ! ne
"-.t ..- -- ge4E before EOgeInDer-
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
PICTURES OF VAR.
Some TaluabIe Side Lights on the
RuSsO-Japanese Conflict.

RAsPLATA CTHE RECKONINGl BY Commando
Vladimir Se'nenon His y During the
Blockade Of Port Arthur a. the Vcvage OF
Admiral Rojestvensky's FTeet- Translated by
L A b Octave, Up. xy-, 4S- r. r. DuttOn &
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04

ment Of waterways had been carried
forward in a haphazard fashion in
the past, and that a new method
should be adopted. .r .
81 believe in the deep waterway"
said the president. Il am for it, and
l shall use all the power that l pos
sess in doing what may be accom-
plished to give you citizens of this
great valley what you so earnestly de-
sire. 1t is all part of still great
er movement inaugurated by Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and properly called
by him the conservation of our ma
tional resources.
the improvement Of waterways in the
future are not to be for the purpose
Of distributing pork to every part of
the country. Every measure is to be
adopted on the ground that it will be
useful to the whole country. They
are not to be adopted for sending
certain congressman back to Wash
ington or for making certain parts of
the country profitable during the ex-
penditure of the money.
I'VE should take up every compre-
hensive project on it's merits and de-
termine whether the country where
the project is to be carried out has so
far developed as to justify the enor-
nous expenditure of money and if it
will be useful when done. When we
decide in favor of project, believe
in Issuing bonds to carry it to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible. 1t has
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04
I0WA'S MINERAL WELLS.

The geological survey has given out
figures and reports on the mineral wa
ter production of the country in 1908
Iowa shows up well. The report has
this to say of Iowa's production:
THE sales for 1908 amounted to
493,500 gallons or an increase of 288
per cent. over the output for 1907.
This gain Is due to the large output
reported from one place as caused by
active exploitation. The value also
increased, although the average retail
price fell from "a cents to IL cents,
the spring receiving the highest price
for it's water in 1907 reporting no
sales in 1908. Two new springs re-
ported the Council Bluffs mineral and
the Manawa mineral so that the total
number reporting remains the same.
About four.fifths Of the water sold is
used for medicinal purposes. 1t was
also reported 317,500 gallons were
used during the year in the manufac-
ture of soft drinks. The springs re-
porting sales are: Colfax, Jasper
county; Council Bluffs springs. Potta-
wattamie county; Heston springs,
Fairfield, Jefferson county; Manawa
mineral springs. Storm Lake, Buena
Vista county; Ottumwa, mineral
springs, Ottumwa, Wapello county;
White Sulphur springs. Linnwood.
Scott county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04
ONCE GREAT LUMBER STATE.

Iowa is not regarded now as much
of a timber state, but it is less than
20 years since the annual lumber
production of the Hawkeye state ex-
ceeded that of either Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Louisiana, Mississippi. North
Carolina, Oregon or Tennessee, which
are now among the great lumber pro-
ducing states. In 1880 the lumber
produced by Iowa even exceeded that
of Washington, which is now the
greatest lumber state in the Union.
From 1880 to 1907. according to a
report Just issued by the forest ser.
vice department of agriculture, the
lumber production of Iowa amounted
to 11,274,992, 900 board feet, or IL per
cent. of the total cut of the entire
United States. In 1880 the Iowa cut
amounted to 412.578, 900 board feet and
in 1890 the top notch of 571,166, 900
board feet was reached. BY 1900 the
Iowa lumber cut had declined to 352,-
411,O0O board feet and in 1907 1t was
only 144,271 900 but Is other states
having less in that year
The forest service estimates the
original forest area of Iowa to have
covered 5.340,000 acres, or Is per cent
of the entire land area Of the state
The present forest area of Iowa is
estimated at 100000 acres, which is
seven per cent. OF the states land
area
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04
PhiIately of Aviation.

One of the very few genuine ''vari-
cites" in stamps is announced. It
would be more correct to say it is a
rare postmark. Rare it will be If in
terested parties did not take advan-
tage of the occurrence and have ad-
dressed to themselves thousands of
envelopes bearing the mark 1t seems
that during the now historical avia-
ton week at Rheims a temporary
postoffice was set up on the aviation
ground and all letters there posted
bearing the ordinary French stamps
were postmarked INSTRUMENTATION, !"
besides the various service marks.
The marking stamp was hexagonal
instead of round. These stamps will,
no doubt, be curiosities. Time will
tell whether they will be sought after
like the unnecessary Brunei provision
ais, which in the aggregate must have
fetched just as high a sum as the
years revenue of the swamp in
which they were issued.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04
AS UNDERSTOOD IN BOSTON
The fractional Episode OF Little
Miss Muffet" Brought Into
Everyday Cognizance.

A diminutive specimen Of juvenile
femiiinity yclept Miss Muffet had
placed herself in sitting posture
upon an article of household furniture
ordinarily termed an ottoman or has
sock
Ministering to the qualification Of
her gustatory organs by ingurgitating
the coagrlated portion Of bovine lac
teal fluid mingled with the watery
serum of the same which remains
after the coagulated portion has been
segregated and withdrawn.
Happening to glance downward she
observed that a specimen of the genus
Aranea, class Arachnida, remarkable
for its ability to produce filaments of
extraordinary tenuity from Its own In.
terror, had takes a position upon the
ottoman or hassock In immediate prox'
unity.
Which totally unexpected incident
aroused her apprehension to such an
extent that she Immediately. not to
say precipitately, arose from her sit.
ting posture and departed from the 10
cality, leaving the intruder in undis.
puted possession OF the apartment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04

been proposed that we issue bonds FOR
$500 600, 900 or s1.otO. 100000. and Gu,
it up and parcel the money out in thii
and that section of the country.
am opposed to any such proposition,
because 1t not only smells OF the
pork barrel but would be a pork
barrel"
Sherman, Too, Is for II.
Vice-President James s. Sherman
has brought to the people of the mid
die west the message of the east,
promising enthusiastic support OF the
waterway program. I'VE people of
the east depend on your people of the
west" said he. when we help you.
we help ourselves, so there is every
reason why we should do all In our
power for you, as soon as we realize
what you want and why you want 1T. :"
Speaker Cannon and Secretary Of
War Dickinson are no less outspoken
in their assurances of support, and
many senators and representatives,
among them Senator Lorimer of Illi-
nois, the father of the deep waterway
movement, this afternoon made ad.
dresses full of hopeful enthusiasm.
Kavanaugh Opens Convention.
William X. Kavanaugh of Missouri,
president of the association, called the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04
THE DIFFERENCE
Coffee Usually Means Sickness, But
Postum Always Means Health.

Those who have never tried the ex-
pertinent of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum In Its place and In
this way regaining health and happi.
ness can learn much from the expert
ence OF others who have made the
trial.
One who knows says: II drank cof-
fee for breakfast every morning until
l had terrible attacks of indigestion
producing days Of discomfort and
nights of sleeplessness. / tried to give
up the use of coffee entirely, but found
1t hard to go from hot coffee to a
glass of water. Then l tried Postum.
1T was good and the effect was so
pleasant that | soon learned to love
1t and have used it for several years.
I improved Immediately after I left
off coffee and took on Postum and
am now entirely cured of my indiges-
ton and other troubles all of which
were due to coffee. / am now well
and contented and all because !
changed from coffee to Postum.
Postum is much easier to make
right every time than coffee. for 1t Is
so even and always reliable. We
never use coffee now in our family.
We use Postum, and are always WELL"
There's a reason" and 1t Is proved
by trial.
Look in pkgs for copy of the famous
little book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letter? A new
N
are genuine, true. and full of human
interest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04
QUEER SOCIALISTIC COLONY.

The Amana society, the last colony
! OF socialistic nature OF the many es
tablished years ago in Iowa, Is still
preserved, thanks to the courts. An
effort, 1t will be recalled, was made
to have the society dissolved, but the
Iowa supreme court said that the
courts could not interfere with re
ligious organization of this kind The
colony Is thriving and firmly estab
lished, and only very few members
nave manifested restlessness. The PEG
pie live in large houses of stone and
have kitchens and gardens in common
A comfortable school is maintained
All property is owned in common.
This has been one of the most inter
esting religious communistic organ
izations known and has now lived for
many years. The society Is very
wealthy in lands, goods and money
but 1t is alleged by those familiar
with 1t that the younger generation
Is dissatisfied with the workings Of the
society which Is pointed to as one OF
the evidences that the society mus,
eventually go to pieces 1t will be n
source of grave disappointment to
many students of social affairs II /;
does, for they have been watching its
growth for years with the greatest In
terest.
The affairs of the society are I:
the hands of the elder people of the
DnIlnifU 10 ola hot
three old gentlemen who are patriarch
members have the full charge of all
financial matters. No games are al
lowed by the rules OF the society
though the young men occasionally
slip off out of sight in the shelter of
friendly hay loft and play checkers
with buttons.
But the chief source of dissatisfac.
ton with the younger element ID said
to lie in the fact that there il no
natural outlet for any ambition Ii Is
get up in the morning and go to work
and go to meals at the regular time
and to bed at night and sleep There
Is no restraint on any member, and II
youth desires to leave he can do so.
Some of them have left and many OF
them have returned again to the fold
Others after staying with the society
for years feel that they are then too
old to leave though feeling that they
would be much better off had they left
when young. The dissatisfaction is
chiefly with those who, having reached
the age of 35 or more, feel that they
have spent too much of their life with
the society to pay them to leave, and
yet are not content to remain, and
as they claim have no voice in the
affairs OF the society. Furthermore, IL
they leave they take nothing with
them, and would thus receive no bene.
fit from their years of labor.
Some years ago the society members
regularly went to the polling places on
election days and voted 1t is under.
stood now that they never vote ex.
cept in the township elections in which
the Amana society members elect all
the officers.