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The Bottineau courant., 1909-08-20
Simon Says.

Seat yourselves in circle and choose
one Of the company to be the leader
or Simon, in this game. His duty is
to order all sorts Of different things to
be DONE the funnier the better, which
must be obeyed only when the order
begins with "Simon says" AS, for in
stance. "Simon says, Thumbs up!"
which. of course, all obey; then per-
haps comes, Thumbs DOWN. which
should not be obeyed, because the or
der did not commence with "Simon
says"
Each time this rule is forgotten q
forfeit must be paid. "Hands over
eyes," STAMP the right foot" Pull
the left ear" etc., are the kind Of or.
ders to be given.
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History Questions.

What two presidents Of the United
States died on July 4? Thomas Jeffer-
son and John Adams.
Who was killed in duel by Aaron
Burr? Alexander Hamilton.
What general sold his honor for
money? Benedict Arnold.
What military man was midshipman
at the age of eleven years? David Far.
ragut.
What Indian defeated General Gus.
ter? Sitting Bull.
What great statesman began his edu
cation under his fathers instruction
in his own home? Patrick Henry
Philadelphia Ledger.
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How Tobacco Got Il. Name.

The origin of the word tobacco is
not definitely settled. Oviedo. one of
the early Spanish chroniclers, says it
was named after Y shaped instru-
ment which was commonly used as a
snufing tube. The two prongs were
placed in the nose. and fumes Of the
powdered leaf were inhaled. This was
called Tobacco" which was the name
given to the plant. On the contrary,
one Of the islands Of the West Indies
Is said to have furnished the name.
It ig asserted that tobacco was first
taken into Spain in 1858 by Fernan-
dez. a physician. who had been sent
by Philip II. Of Spain to investigate
the products Of Mexico. It next
reached Portugal. was soon introduced
into France by the French ambassa-
dor, Jean Nicot. and sent to the Portu-
guese court In 1850. When he re-
turned to his home be presented some
Of the seed and leaves to Queen Cath
crime de- Medici. and the scientific
name Of the plant was thereafter des-
ignated as nicotine in his honor. {,
The Bottineau courant., 1909-08-20

1t was at the personal direction of the
master of Standard Oil that John D.
Rockefeller. Jr.. was elected to the
place. Since his election he has taken
an active part in the discussions of
the board Of directors. This is accept
ed as an indication Of young Mr.. Rock
efeller's determination to make his
counsel felt In Standard OH manage.
ment, with the view ultimately Of in.
heriting his fathers title Of president.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., II now thir.
ty-seven years old and began his bust.
ness career before he was twenty. he
was married in 1901 to Miss Abby g.
Aldrich, daughter Of Senator Nelson
W. Aldrich of Rhode Island. A daugh.
ter was born to the young couple IN
1902 ,,ss.:s, ! So. ,ri.n .. Rockefeller
Sd. in 1906. 81
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PLAYING THE PIANO.
Rubinstein's Way as a Teacher With
His Pupils.

Rubinstein's Way as a Teacher With
His Pupils.
"Once l played a Liszt rhapsody
pretty badly. After a few moments
he said, The way you played this
piece would be all right for auntie or
mamma Then, rising and coming
toward ME, he would say, Now let us
see how we play such things Then
l would begin all over again, but hard
ly had l played few measures when
he would interrupt and say:
Ibid you start? thought l hadn't
heard right
eyes. master, certainly did,
would reply.
ooh he would say vaguely, 4 did
not notice.
"'How do you mean? would ask.
"1 mean this he would answer;
Before your fingers touch the keys you
must begin the piece mentally-that
is, you must have settled in your mind
the tempo. the manner Of touch and
above all. the attack of the first notes
before your actual playing begins
lon another occasion l asked him
for the lingering of rather complex
passage.
"'Play it with your nose he re.
piled. but make it sound WE'LL
"Once Rubinstein said:
"'Do you know why piano playing
Is so difficult? Because it is prone to
be either affected or else afflicted with
mannerisms. and when these two pit
falls are luckily avoided then it is
liable to be-dry! The truth lies be-
tween those three mischiefs.' "-"Hof.
mann's Piano Player"
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Tho WAITING Ones.


A gentleman meeting a young wo-
man who had formerly been a servant
In his house and in whose welfare he
was interested. the following conversa-
ton took place:
"Why, haven't you got married yetY'
"No. sir"
"Well. thought you would have
been married before now"
"Oh no. sir; there's two waiting"
1.-TWO! Why. you don't mean to
marry two. do your
''No, SIR
"Then who are theyw
"Why, the two that's waiting Is the
parson and me. We are waiting for
the man."-London Scraps.
The Hot Air Balloon.
It is related that the hot air bal
loon had it's origin in petticoat.
Nine. Montgolfier had washed her
garment, intending to wear it to a
great festival the next day. and hung
It over a chatting dish to dry. The hot
air swelled out it's folds and floated
It up into the air. The lady, In as.
constituent, called her husband to see
the sight. He at once grasped the
idea and was not long In producing
he hot air balloon.
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Dream Shadows.

Dream Shadows.
Bedtime, bedtime-neavy eyes!
oh, my bed is soft and deep!
Gee how still my pillow lies.
It must be asleep.
Nice, kind shadows, big and tall,
Smooth as satin, seem to creep
Round my room and on the wall.
They don't go to sleep.
Shadows make the sleepy place,
Where the incest dreams they keep.
Then they come and touch my face.
That puts me to sleep.
Shadows always come and play
When I'm dreaming, and they peep
Into all my dreams and stay
Near me while ! sleep.
Gentle shadows. dim and gray,
Drift about and softly sweep
Al unlovely thoughts away
AS fall asleep.
Good night, shadows big and tall
You can count the woolly sheep
& ~ they jump the slumber wall.
j. am sound asleep.
Youth COMPANION.
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Conundrums.

How do we know that there was a
pig IN Noah's ark? Because he had
Ham.
Why is sympathy like blind mans
buff? Because it is q fellow feeling
for fellow mortal.
Why are fish considered good brain
food? Because they have q taste for
going in schools.
What is the difference between one
yard and two yards? A fence.
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Getting Down to Faots.

II love you."
1--WE heard that before"
II worship you madly."
"IIOOse talk"
II cannot live without your love-"
''Get some new stuff"
"Wiu you marry meY'
''Well, now, there's some class to
thai" Indianapolis News.
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Youno Rockefeller to tho Fore,

Young Rockefeller to tho Fore.
John D. Rockefeller's recent transfer
to his son of large realty holdings in
New York city and Cleveland seems to
bear out the rumors that he is grad
ually letting go of the cares of bust.
ness. The real estate to which title
has been passed aggregates $7,00O,OO0
in value-$4.O00,OOO in Cleveland and
$3,OOOOOO in New York.
While the Rockefeller fortune is the
largest belonging to any one person. its
principal prop is Standard Oil. When
a vacancy in the vice presidencies was
made by the death of Henry b. Rogers
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Biblical Conundrunns.

Biblical ConundruM8.
At. what time of day was Adam Gre
ated? A little before Eve.
Who was the strongest man spoken
Of In the Bible? Jonah, because the
whale couldn't keep him down.
What enormous sin did Moses COM
NIT in a moment. He broke the Ten
Commandments all at once.
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How many times day do you com.
mend7 How many times during a dar
DO you find fault? - Atchison Globe.
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Just I Hint.

Mr.. Staylate Is that clock right?
Miss De Pink (wearily)-1 think it
must need cleaning. It's been two or
three hours going that last hour New
York Journal.
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Foolish Christians.

DR.. Parkhurst in an address in
Brooklyn condemned those who wran-
gle over religious tenets Of no impor-
tance
"Such people," he said, give Chris
tianity bad name. He must have
been brought up among such people.
the little Brooklyn boy who, on being
asked to define the word 'heathen,'
said:
"'Heathen are people who don't fight
over religion"
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unrauuitad Love.

First Omce Boy-Me boss 10 awful
cranky lately. wonder what makes
him SO hard on fellow. Second Of
ice Boy-Dat's easy. When mans
hard on q fellow it's sign he's SOFT
"a girl.-Lippincott's.
Not His Fault.
The Poet Poets are born, not made.
The Girl know wasn't blaming
you. Boston Transcript
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bly, no public man since Henry Faw-
cett who became postmaster general
in Gladstone's cabinet in 1880 after
having been sightless for twenty-eight
years, has possessed so infallible a
memory.
Thomas Pryor Gore is a native of
Mississippi, thirty-nine years old and
is a Democrat in politics. After be-
ing graduated from the law school
Of Cumberland university, Lebanon,
Tenn. in 1892 he spent several years in
Texas. He removed to Oklahoma in
1901, served one term in the territorial
legislature and was elected United
States senator in 1907, drawing the
short term, which expired in March of
this year. In January last Senator
Gore was reelected by the legislature
for a full term to succeed himself.
His term Of service will expire in 1915.
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COSTERMONGER.

The Word In Former Times Was
Spelled "Costard- monger."
The word costermonger is now used
Of an itinerant fruit seller. 1t was
formerly spelled ostard-monger and
in this form appears in Drant's "Hor-
ace" to translate the Latin word
''pomarius."
Literally it means costard seller, co.'s
tard being kind of apple. the name
of which Murray connects with coste.
A rib.
Some etymologists connect it with
custard. assuming that the pulp Of ap-
pies was used in preparing this deli
cacy. but there is no real reason for
this. since the 'custard APPLE" men,
toned in Dampier's Voyages" Q609).
is quite different fruit from the mid
die English costard.
Some connect it also with "costard,' ~
the humorous name for q head-'"Take
him over the costard with the hilt of
thy sword" (Shakespeare). But 1t seems
more probable that the head was
called after the apple than the apple
after the head.
The termination "monger" simply
means q dealer or trader. as in fell
monger and ironmonger. and Is de-
rived from the Anglo-Saxon word
"mangian." to traffic or barter, which
is akin to the Latin mango" deal
er who sets off and polishes up his
wares.-London Standard.
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Two Ribs Broken.

WO nI0S 0T0k0Os
Several people saw him slip on a
wet step and fall. Partly extricating
himself from his umbrella. he set up
such wall Of distress that every one
In hearing ran to his assistance re-
gardless Of the drenching rain.
Are you hurt?" asked a chorus of
voices.
"Anything broken" demanded an
other.
"Only two ribs" he muttered in
tones of deep anguish as he wiped his
bleared face on his sleeve.
Helping him up. kind man
dragged him into drug store. One
thoughtful person suggested a glass
of brandy. another more generous said
there were two ribs broken, and Sec
ond glass followed the first.
"Thatll make you feel better, old
man. Ribs hurt you now?"
What ribs?" he puzzled, smacking
his lips.
why. the ones you said were
broken"
''Oh." he replied, getting on his feet
and moving toward the door. "Dey
was de ribs in me umbrella."-Judge.
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The Courant for fine print,

ing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
ADVANCE OF THE SPANIARDS
Their Artillery Made Terrible Havoc
Among the Moors.

Dispatches from Melilla, Morocco,
say fighting is general on the Moroccan
coast. The new Spanish artillery has
wrought havoc among the Moors, who
have lost 1000 men in the last three
days. The Spanish casualties amount
to $50. A Spanish column has de-
stroyed three villages near Restinga.
A Moorish deserter WHO has come
into the Spanish lines declares that
the Spanish prisoners are being
tortured and mutilated. They are
then decapitated by their captors and
their dead bodies flung into a hole on
Mt, Guruga. This hole is a mass OF
decomposed corpses. Estimates place
the number of Spanish prisoners at
1000.
The water being doled out to the
Spanish troops is insufficient. The
officers buy mineral waters, but this
the men cannot afford to 10, and driv-
EN- by their Overwhelming thirst. they
have drunk stagDant local water.
Many cases OF poisoning have result.
ed. Already SO men have died from
this cause and ITO have been sem to
hospitals.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
900 JAPANESE CHERRY TREES
Presented to City of New York by DR..
Jokichi Takmaine.

A gift of three hundred Japanese
cherry trees from the government of
Japan has been rendered to New
York city by DR.. Jokichi Takmaine,
the former Japanese consul at
New York, as Japan's contribution to
the big celebration of the Booth ami
versary of the Hudson river which Is
to be held this fall.
In offering the trees to Acting Mayor
MCGOWAN DR.. Takmaine said that Jap
anese gardeners would be SEN to New
York to plant them and he suggested
that tSey be placed in Riverside park
on the bank Of the Hudson river,
where their abundant flowers would
add to the attractiveness of what has
been described as the most beautiful
t~horoughfare Of any Of the worlds
greatest cities.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
| 200 DEATHS FROM FLOOD
Five Hurried Bodies Have Been Re.
covered at Monterey.


The number of dead in Satur.
days food at Monterey, Mexico,
will reach 1,2OO and maybe more.
The river has fallen considerably and
while still high the danger is now over.
1t stopped raining Sunday. Seventeen
and o half inches of rainfall Is the
official record during Friday, Satur.
day and Sunday.
Fully $4,000 people are homeless
and are being cared for by the city
government in the best way possible.
At loon 5000 people were given bread,
coffee and soup at the municipal Off
ces, but there are many more on the
south side of the river still out Of
reach Of aid because the river Is still
at flood stage. Conservative esti.
mates of the property loss place the
figures at $50, OO0. 900.
At least 500 bodies were recovered.
The greatest loss of life occurred Sat
urday morning between the hours of
9 and II o'clock when the large build
lHBS Ou lnc SUZUKI sue VI the river
commenced to crumble and fall. Many
of the houses had from 100 TO 200 peo-
pie on their roofs and all disappeared
in the food.
In n school building on the south
SIDE of the river 90 women and chill
dren were drowned when the walls Of
the building collapsed. This was one
of the most pathetic incidents of the
flood. The women and children had
run to the school for safety. but the
water having reached there, drove
them from room to Don until they
were all clustered in one room. Two
priests were with them in the room
and while the priests were blessing
the women and children the walls fell
and the whole 80 we're swallowed up in
the food.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
LEAVES PALACE
AT LOVES CALL
Multi IIionaIre's Daughter Is
Happy In Two Rooms.

Cincinnati, Aug. 31.-Mrs. George
Washington, daughter of a several
times Millionaire, Lilburn Martin, pres
ldent of the Oglesby Paper company,
large shareholders in the playing card
trust and in a bank, has left the par
entail palace at the call of love for a
two-room fiat in Covington, Ky.
Two weeks ago she was told that
her father had bought a large paper
mill in New Hampshire and was going
to move there. She reached for a
telephone, called up George Washing
ton, who is a deputy organizer in Ken
lucky for the Order of Owls, and told
him she didn't care how poor he was.
That night they eloped and now they
are living in the two-room fiat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
KILLED BY POLICE MAN
Escaped Convict Was Shot While Run
nina From a House.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-George
Graham, who escaped from the Car
isle Jail Friday, was shot and killed by
a Harrisburg policeman Saturday.
Late at night the police were informed
that Graham was hiding in a house
here. The place was watched and in
the morning a detail of policemen
was sent to get him. Graham saw
them coming and dashed from the
house. Three shots were fired over
his head, but when he continued to run
Policeman Scott fred at Graham's
legs. The ball went high and struck
him in the abdomen. He died an
hour later in a hospital. Graham was
arrested two weeks ago, charged with
robbing a store in Carlisle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
Visit of Japanese Business Men.

All sections of the United States
will have an opportunity to see and
entertain enc of the largest delega-
tons of foreign business men that has
ever visited this country when forty
or more representatives Of Japanese
chambers OF commerce arrive on
American soil. They are due to reach
Seattle on Thursday and soon there
after will start ON a journey Of inspec.
ion throughout the country.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS
George E. Eccles Went Down While
Sending Wireless Messages.

One man, a wireless operator, gave
his live that more than 200 might be
saved when George Il. Eccles of Seat.
tie went down with the Alaska Steam.
ship company's steamer Ohio while
sounding &c @. d."
His calls for help as his vessel was
sinking brought the steamers King.
fisher, Humboldt and Rupert City to
the rock off Steep Point in Hiskish
Narrows, British Columbia, and all but
himself and four others were saved.
Only n passenger lost his life.
The Ohio went down within thirty
minutes after II struck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
RESCUE AT MYERS LAKE
Girl Spilled In Water by Escort Who
Rocked Boat.

Canton. o., Aug. 31.-Miss May Da.
Wis of Pittsburg was saved from drown
ing in Meyers lake Sunday afternoon
by timely assistance of the b%oathouse
crew..
Miss Davis and William Kipers were
about to go rowing. Kipers, instead
of stepping lightly into the boat,
sprang into it with a bound, tipping it
far to the side. Thoroughly brighten
ed Miss Davis threw up her hands,
causing her weight to go with the boat
as il tipped and throwing her into the
water.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
swept over Dam and Drowned.

Upper Sandusky, o., Aug. S1.-While
May and Alice Wurlett, I and l6
years old. respectively, daughters of
Charles Wurlett, were rowing alone in
the Sandusky river their boat was car
ried over Kellers dam. They were
swept down the stream in the whirl-
ing current and drowned. The acct
dent was Witnessed by a crowd OF pic
nickers, who tried futilely to rescue
the girls. The bodies have not been
recovered.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
MOLD IN HOP FIELDS
Central New York Growers Threat.
ened With a Bliqhted Crop.

With the quotations of prices
soaring three times higher than the
prices of last year, Central New York
hop growers are threatened with a
blighted crop just when the prospects
were most encouraging. Blue mold
has been discovered in several acres OF
hops in the town of Marshall. and it is
the first that has ever been seen in
the hop growing section.
The mold so far has been found on
the latest varieties of hops only. 1t
leaves them practically worthless.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
Building and Loan Association EN-
barrassed by D%efalcation Of
Secretary,

Embarrassed by the supposed defal-
cation of its former secretary, William
l.. Ammou, district attorney of the
county, who died under mysterious
circumstances Wednesday, the Stan
dard Building and Loan association
at York, Pa, has gone into the
hands Of a receiver. The defalca-
ton now is estimated at $4,000. The
embarrassment of the loan associa-
ton has created CONSERVATION among
its stockholders, who are largely wage
earners and who are paying Tor their
homes through loans from the associ-
alton.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
APPROVE BENZOATE OF SODv
Congress of Pure Food Experts En-
dorse Remsen Report.

After a sharp and protracted de.
bate, at Denver, Colo, the resolution
endorsing the findings of the ~so-called
"RemseG board" which declared ben.
zoate Of soda to be not harmful when
used as Il p~reservative. vas adopted
by the convention OF the association of
state and rational food and dairy de.
raftmeuts by a vote Of 81 to 40.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-09-01
WINS BENNETT CUP
Glenn \. CurtiSS Also Gets First
Prize In Prix de Ia ViieSSe.

curtiss' Winnings For the Meeting
Total $4,000 Francs Together With
the Bennett Cup Which Goes to the
Aero Club Of America Inscribed
With His Name-Passenger Carry
ing Contest Was Won by Farman.
Latham Gets Prize For Altitude.
A twilight vision of Pau'han's grace
full monoplane like a great white bird
soaring above the Betheny plain so
high that 1t seemed to rise above the
yellow harvest moon just above the
distant hills, and the fieeting golden
fier," as the Curtiss machine has been
dubbed, smashing another worlds rec
ord in the prix de la v~itesse, we're the
closing glories of aviation week.
The victory of Glenn H. Curtiss, the
sole American representative in the
contest, coming on the heels of his
great victory in the international cup
Saturday, gives the United States the
lions share of the honors of the meet
ing. The prix de la vitesse of 10000
francs $4,000, divided into four
prizes, was distributed to the four ma
chimes making three rounds of the
course, thirty kiloneters, at the great
est speed, the first prize being won by
Curtiss quite handily Notwithstanding
his penalization.
Curtiss only missed winning the
lap speed contest from Bleriot by a
small margin. He captured second
place in that event, which was over
the full circuit of ten kilometers or
6.2l miles, raising his total money win
nings for the meeting to $4,000 francs,
besides the international cup which
goes to the Aero club of America in
| scribed with his name.
AS in Saturdays cup contest, an ac-
cident-the only serious one of the
meeting-removed Bleriot, the Ameri-
cans most dangerous competitor,
from Sundays three-lap speed contest.
Bleriot's escape from death was a mar.
row one. He had passed the first
turn in the prix de la vitesse when
the rudder suddenly failed to respond.
The machine turned completely over
three times, landing with such force
that the petrol tank burst, and catch.
ing fire from the hot motor, enveloped
the machine and pilot in flames.
The prix de latitude, 10000 francs,
to be awarded to the aeroplanist at
tanning the highest altitude, was won
by Latham, who reached a height of
f55 meters (about 400 feet. Farman
was second with 10 meters, Paulhan
third and Rougier fourth.
The passenger carrying contest was
won by Farman. With two passen-
gers he made the circuit of the course
in 10 minutes 80 seconds, and with
one passenger . minutes 80 As sec
onds. Lefebvre with one passenger
completed the lap in IL minutes 20 As
seconds.
Farman in the prix des passengers
carried two newspaper reporters, one
sitting on the others shoulders. His
single passenger was the Marquis de
Polignac, president of the committee
on aviation L.efebvre carried Her.
bert Ward. the sculptor, who was
with Stanley's rear guard in Africa.