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New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
,WILSON FOR STATE POST.
VIII Be assistant Secretary, Instead
of WnthrOp.
Irrnn. The T-nuna Bureau

Washington. Feb. 9.-The Secretary OF stats
announced to-day the selection OF Huntington
Wilson. formerly Third Assistant Secretary q
State. as Assistant Secretary of State in Mr..
Taft's Cabinet. This announcement was wholly
unexpected as IL had been previously announced
that this place would be filed by Beekman Win
thrcp Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The
change Of plan came complete surprise 10
Mr. Wilson who had his effects all packed pre-
paratory to leaving for the Argentine Republic,
to which country he had Just been appointed
minister.
1t is learned that Senator Knox. after learn
ing Of Mr.. Wilson's familiarity with Far East
ern affairs and his efficiency as Third Assistant
Secretary of State, was unwilling TO forego the
opportunity Of making him a part OF the new
administration OF the Department Of State, and
he therefore obtained permission from the Presi-
dent-eIect TO appoint Mr.. Wilson Assistant Sec
retary
Friends OF the President-elect say also that Il
Is his purpose TO retain Mr.. Winthrop in his
present office OF Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury. a place which he finds entirely con-
genial being greatly interested in the work
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
YANKEE SPIRIT DUE TO WEATHER.
Professor Moore Gives Scientific Approval to
Mark Twain's Theory.

Americans owe their indomitable spirit OF enter
nrise to the ever-changing atmospheric and wealth
or conditions of the United States, according to
Willis l. Moore. director Of the weather bureau
at Washington. who made this assertion in the
course of a lecture Storms and Weather Fore
casting" at Columbia University yesterday after
noon Mr. Moore said that Mark Twains concep-
ton of New England weather is not so erroneous
as some people think. and that II is the constant
struggle against these changing weather conditions
that has been responsible FOR the wonderful crop
Of intellectual that has come from this region
An the storms Of the country seem 70 converge
on the New England coast" said Mr.. Moore. and
the northwest winds that prevail bring down the
invtgorating fresh air for both the physical and
mental man They may he said TO provide the
backbone for the American nation
In speaking Of cyclones and tornadoes Mr.. Moore
gaze his hearers q little advice for use when they
chance 10 meet one OF these phenomena He said
that in trying to hide from tornado one should
never seek refuge in the cellar Of brick house.
because. II they escape being crushed. they Will
surely be smothered by the dust and bricks
h11ttp fhan he ~
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
LYNCH SLAYER OF MINISTER.
Mob Leaders Say They Acted Because Promise
Of Speedy Trial Was Broken.

Houston. Miss. Feb s.-Roby Baskin, the self
confessed murderer of the Rev. W T. Hudson was
lynched by mob here this afternoon crowd OF
over three hundred determined citizens took the
negro from the Jail and hanged him to a nearby
tree Not shot fired. and the whole proceed
ing was conducted quietly
Sheriff Dean OF Okclona arrived just the negro
breathed his last Leaders of the mob said a
speedy trial had not been given the negro, as
promised and that they could not be blamed for
taking Justice into their own hands.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
from The Tribune Bureau j

Washington. Feb. 9.-Of1cers of the bureau OF
navigation say that London dispatch from
Gibraltar regarding 8 collision Of battleships is
without foundation. and that II is inconceivable
that a collision could have occurred IN the
open
T H. Newberry. Secretary OF the Navy salo
tonight that the means OF communication were
su,ch that the department would surely have
been advised Of such mishap, had 1t occurred
Wireless dispatches received at Funchal Madeira.
from the Connecticut yesterday reported al ven ven
with the fleet which then In latitude 34;S2
north longitude 1915 west, about six hundred
miles from Gibraltar.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
TWO SKATERS DROWN.
Y. II. c. 4. Student Dies Trying to
lSGTe Girl.

springfieId Mass. Feb. 9.-Albert c Helm
saith. tvventy-six years old. of Cleveland, presi-
dent of the senior class of the international
Young Mems Christian Association training
school in this city. and Miss Gertrude Hurd
eighteen years old. of this city. broke through
thin ice on Watershops Pond. adjoining the
school early this evening and both were
drowned.
t+einsath regained his footing Immediately
after soinz into the water and had an excellent
onnortunitv to save himself but went back for
the girl and perished- Physicians worked over
their bodies for hours. but failed TO discover evil
dences of life in either.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
GIG nav IN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.

Collector Fowler announced yesterday that the
dos customs receipts had been H523,026 80. the
largest single days receipts since the day the
Dingley tariff law went into effect on july a
,sa7 In addition 10 this somewhat remarkable
,--.i,,, MONDAYS receipts the Custom House
,rere a trine more than 100000 the biggest Mon
a., IN the memory OF any Of the officials Monday
being usually a dul day.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
MORGAN GIFT FOR HARVARD.
J. P. Jr., Presents Eighty-Six Volumes OF
Library of Thomas Herne.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune J

F2oston. Feb a. P. Morgan. jr.. Of LTo2d"n' mas
presented eighty-siX volumes OF the h'Fary %
.-t,-,os EIerne the English antiquarian OF the
,aey,,,, century TO the Harvard COLLEGE library
Among these IS a rare old diary which describes
t from i70s to I735 and contains many references
IN the public men Of that period Also among ,he
,,a.,to,, are Ieland's Annals" Camden's An
aIs,. and Robert GloucesteT's Chronicle. all OF
which were edited by Thomas Herne.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
RUMOR OF Il COLLISION.
Little Credence GiUen to Report of
accident to the Georgia.

London, Feb 9.-Dispatches received by a
news agency here from Gibraltar say that re-
ports are current there that collision has oc-
Cured between the Georgia and another battle
ship of the United States feet, which sailed from
that port on Saturday morning In its homeward
VOYAGE. Nothing is known officially at that
place of such an occurrence and little credence
is given to the report
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
OYER 100 MEN ENTO1IBED.
Explosion FoHo1Ced By Fire IN a
Russian Nine.

Yuzovka, Russia. Feb. 9-An explosion oc-
CURED in the Catherine mine here to-day. and II
was followed quickly by fire. One hundred and
twenty-five miners are imprisoned An engineer
and three workmen who attempted to rescue the
victims have been killed.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
PRINCE AND COUNTESS INJURED.
Thrown from Automobile in Collision with
Trolley Car at Rome.

Rome Feb s-Prince Emilio Alter and Count
ess Mazzarino were thrown from a motor car
today and slightly injured Their automoolle came
into collision with trolley car II was "Ie0Aeu
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10

AUGUSTA, CHARLESTON. SUMMERvlLLE
AND SOUTH 3.25 = n 2f0 i. N. and 3 % 7 n
Snezos LED ser.sce ia Penn d Atlantic Coast Line
q va. ccT. S5t5l El---AGst.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10

So ess,, ard delightful. spencer Torlc eyeGasses
zifB Uoid-aIu4 guards. Now 81 Maiden Lale'--Ad' l.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10

FLORIDA OR CAROLINA RESORTS
Sea board Air Line. Shortest. quickest EecI
Ils2 B'waY. Phone 5s44 Mad--AdvL
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10

QUICKEST TiME-AIkSN AUGUSTA.
- r r & Southern Ry. Iy- n. y. 10 A NJ
.4iI,- Compartment. Drawing room, StateTcom
T., ,lraptEs cars Dining Car service N. I. Oflce
f-Jg BToadWuy.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10

You can't buy a better button than the krementz
one Piece-there's none good.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1909-02-10
QUESTION IN VARIOUS FORMS.

was any suggestion made that night at the
Executive Mansion except that you withdraw"
asked Senator Grady. He repeated that ques-
tion in various forms Mir Wallis showed un-
Willingness to answer. Finally the insurance
man said:
Il thought with these papers coming up in the
Senate there would he a big debate, and opposi-
ton and stir. 1 thought the Governor would not
want that. So / said casually to somebody.
.r4ou, could that be avoided2' And somebody. I
don't remember who, said, Well, if you sidestep
it,u keep these papers out of the discussion
Later said was sorry my name had not been
withdrawn"
Mr. Wallis said he never sought the place He
took Il only when urged on the score Of duty by
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CHARLESTON

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PAPERS b 4np PEOPL T.

whch>are inhabited by people who have much smaller
fortunes than the great New York banker Near his
house Mr. Morgan has built large library, where he
various collections Of books manuscripts and
relics which ought to cost great many millions But
this library is not part of his house, 1t is sort OF
public monument.
Mr.. Carnegie has built immense palaces all over
America for libraries. museums and schools Yet Tor
himself he has reserved a house in New York which
European would consider hardly worthy Of man of
such great wealth.
European journals tell frequently almost unbelievable
tales of American luxury of fortunes spent On jewels
dresses on flowers. They tell Of fabulous feasts
given Of the caprces Of the heroes on the other
side of the Atlantic Like everybody else before going
to America read these reports with implicit faith In
them. Now, however, 1 confess 1 have become skep
teal and do not consider these journals as reliable
sources of information regarding American extrava
gance.
Briefly, have not any essential difference be-
tween American luxury and European luxury The cry
about American extravaganza had its origin not In
Europe but in America and is rather proof of Amer
lean democracy This about extravaganza has been
raised by Americans who have been brought in the
spirit of puritansm and democracy and could not look
indYereny upon any growth of luxury which followed
the growth of riches in the last century.
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THE DERELICT.

With decks awash, living death,
My devious way l keep;
The sport of every temper'S breath,
The plaything of the deep.
Where the DARK storm clouds whirl and rave
go, unburied, lorn,
Of wind and wave the sullen slave,
Forever drifting to the grave,
Forever backward borne
League upon league, from strand to strand
Sailing unmarked, alone;
A spectre ship, by phantoms manned,
A thing Of neither sea nor land,
On through the vast unknown.
Above, the FURNISHED arch of sky,
Abysmal depths below me lie,
Pierced by no kindly ray,
Where scaly monsters silent glide,
And those who sank beneath the tide
In sunless, soundless caves abide,
Waiting the Judgment Day.
At night, the far horizons verge
Echoes. dismal knell
Where, tossing on the murmuring surge
That sings a mournful funeral dirge,
Rings out the warning bell;
Yet still from risk Of rock and reef
The wild winds steer me free,
To rove, grim messenger of grief,
Still stealing like midnight thief
The vampire of the sea.
ID. B. Van Buren, in New York Sun.
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ALPINE ADVENTURE.

In the northeastern corner Of the
Tyrol Is the best skee-ground in Eu-
rope, writes w. A. Baillie-Grohman in
"Tyrol." The region has many lofty
peaks, which makes mountain climb
ing of interest. The author gives one
of his adventures on a peak near the
village of Kitzbuehel.
"On one of these peaks occurred to
me many years ago a little adven-
ture which gave me an opportunity
Of admiring the grand view rather
longer than was pleasant.
II was out stalking chamois, and
having some unoccupied hours in the
middle of the day, when stalking is
practically useless, as the beasts are
resting, I thought would ascend one
Of those pinnacles upon which at that
time few human beings, suppose. had
ever set foot.
"The very last bit was smooth
faced rock not more than twelve feet
! high, but absolutely unclimbable If
unaided by rope, or another man, upon
WAOoC ouOuluOlo OuC ,COulu SCC, o1u
SO obtain a hand grip of the top, and
thus draw oneself up. AS was alone,
had recourse to short length of
rope I had in my rucESdcE. Making
slip-noose, I threw it upward till it
gripped some projection. Then drew
myself up
while looking about me, an unfor
tunate movement of my legs, which
were dangling over the brink as
sat, caused the rope to slip and fall
down to the small ledge on which !
had stood when f1inging it upward.
This ledge, or band of rock, was un-
comfortably narrow, not wider than
thirty inches, and the abyss below
was a perpendicular wall four or five
church steeples in depth.
"At first it did not seem such a seri-
Gus fix to be in. By letting myself
drop to the ledge, my extended arms
gripping the top, the distance between
the soles of my feet and the ledge
was not more than four feet or So
nothing to speak of if that yawning
gulf had not been there and had had
boots on my feet. But having taken
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to. the joss house. This done be re-
ceives the usual pills for those vacated
by the devil
These pills may consist of spotted
rhlnoceros horn, said to be a wonderful
cure for intestinal troubles. The spotted
rhlnoceros nornS come from southern
emma, ana IN the market at Singapore
q single specimen will bring S15
Tiger bones when ground to q nowder
and mixed with Chinese wine make q
great blood tonic which is used hv all
classes of Cinnamon in northern China
The recipe is held by a firm in SHANGHAI.
that has become very wealthy by the.
sale of this tonic.
Old deer horns are boiled down n.
make the medicinal glue which binds the
fifty ingredients composing the average.
Chinese pills. AS in these you may get
anything from a pinch of gunpowder to
powdered cobra tail dust, it is not the
fault of Wong Chez if just the right
kind of specific escapes the patient
Equal in medicinal efficacy to the above
are three high grade tiger remedies, the
eyeball, liver and blood. AS may be
imagined tiger eyeball, the genuine ar
ticle. can be prescribed for only the ex-
ceedingly wealthy Chinese. Similarly the
liver when dried and reduced to a pow
der is worth it's weight in gold all over
China. Tiger blood when evaporated to
a solid at a temperature of ITO degrees
and taken as a powder is believed by
Asiatics to transform a craven into a
hero.
After the patient has made the
rounds of the barber and travelling ply
ssician he now looks up his dentist, whom
he Will find on any street corner in all
large Chinese cities. You are greatly inn
pressed by the seriousness of this gentle
man, who is always reading and thinking
of his collection of some 1000 teeth on
table and few bottles of some secret
drugs which upon inquiries a Chinese
interpreter told a visitor contained the
fin which was collected after being
buried some ten years. A dentist in
China is called "boxer" by all China
men, for he is supposed to have great
strength in his arms and hands, and
also some great magic power.
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Take Sunshine Baths.

Select the sunniest window in the
house, one with a southern exposure
preferably. Throw up the shade to the
top, better yet open the window, and
spend your working hours in the light
instead of poked off in some dark corner
But not say you have no time. You
may have to take time to be i'll, and
your days drag when one feels sluggish
and heavy from lack of light and air.
1t is not necessary to sit in idleness
by your sunny window. Here the mend
ing basket can be emptied, books read
and fancy work finished
If the spring sun tempts you to lazi-
ness, don't feel you have committed a
crime in yielding to it. Loaf and dream
in fresh air and sunshine part of each
day, and you will be better wives, moth
ers and housekeepers. You will also be
economical ones in the end, as there will
be less danger of being forced to pay for
sunbaths in a health resort.
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these off and left them below, together
with my coat and rifle, should have
to drop on to sharp rocks barefooted
and hence would be very apt to lose
my balance.
''The more I considered the position
the more I funked that drop, and to
make long story short I stayed on
that pinnacle two nights, until the
morning of the third day, before hun.
ger drove me to risk the drop, which
did in safety.
How I got down the remainder OF
that descent, shining down chin.
neys and creeping along narrow
lodges, was a mystery to me after.
ward, for was faint with hunger and
my knees trembled and shook under
me. When I reached the first habita
ton where l happened to be known
the peasant woman at the door hardly
recognized me-"
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} THE FINE ART OF MANNERS.

Miss Prindle was formal and pre-
else old lady who "conducted"-so the
phrase ran-a very select sewing class
for young girls. Besides being an ex-
cellent school for learning needle
work, Miss Prindle's Thursday after
noon gatherings were instructed in the
niceties of old-fashioned manners. Miss
Prindle was herself a model of pro-
priety, and had her pupils tried only
to initiate her, their time would not
have been wasted.
One day, downtown, Miss Prindle
saw coming toward her a girl whom
she recognized to be Marion knight,
one Of her sewing class. The girl was
walking along rapidly, not seeming to
notice her teacher. AS the two met,
Miss Prindle caught her eye, and
bowed and smiled in her most formal
way. She then passed on. rejecting
that Marion would doubtless benefit
by the example of her salute, and
some time be herself an example to
others.
A few rods farther on, to her sur
prise, Miss Prindle again encountered
so she disqualification knight. The
girl was coming toward her, as be-
fore.
Miss Prindle stopped.
care you" she began, "are you not
Marion Knight"
Certainly, Miss Prindle,'' said the
girl.
"And didn't I meet you only a mo-
ment ago?" she asked.
mo, Miss Prindle, I think that was
my twin sister, Elsie"
Miss Prindle looked her confusion.
"And she--she isn't in my sewing
class, is. she, Marion?"
mo, Miss Prindle; she has been
away at school for long time"
20 dear! dear!" exclaimed the old
lady. "And I don't know her, and I
bowed and smiled to her! Ch-Marion,
dear, will you tell her just as soon as
you see her that I shouldn't have smil-
ed and bowed to her, because I've
never met her, you see? 1t was very
bad form, you understand"
"But, Miss Prindle," protested the
girl, II think you met her last year
when we first came to live here. Don't
you remember? 1t was at the church
fair"
ooh, so did" cried the other after
a moment. $50 I did. Well, in that
case, Marion, you may tell your sister
that I am glad bowed, but 1 shouldn't
have smiled. Good-by, dear!"
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Quick Wit Saves.

'The strangest and most thrilling
piece of workmanship I ever saw,
said the fencing master. was in Yer
mont.
Il was spending the autumn in a
mountainous Part Of the state, and
there was a military encampme1t near
my hotel One morning an officers
horse started to bolt with the man
during parade, and made at breakneck
speed toward a precipice. The officer
tried to stop the horse, tried to turn
it's head-no use. On dashed the fran.
tic animal straight for abyss.
'We all held our breath. In another
instant we expected to see horse and
rider go over the cliff. But the officer
when within fifty feet of the edge
drew his sword, and plunged it twice
deep into the horse. The horse stag
gered, slowed, keeled over, dying.
"The man had sacrificed the ami
mails life to save his own"
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MEDICAL MARvELS IN CHINA.
Barber, Doctor and Dentist Form a
Deadly Triumvirate.

1t is the custom for a Chinaman to
visit mis- parDer every week to have a
general overhauling. First, the head and
face are shaved; second, the ears are
scraped and cleansed with a small brush
made of ducks hair; third, the upper and
lower eyelids are scraped with a dull
edged knife. all EXAMINATIONS being
smoothed away, and then an application
is made with a ducks hair brush Of salt
solution.
This is the reason, says writer in The
Medical Record, why you will find so
much blindness in China. They take no
antiseptic measures whatever. All in
struments are held in the operator S
mouth during the process of operation.
Finally the patients back is massaged,
and after paying a fee of 3 cents and
no tip he leaves the shop, feeling clean
outside, but now must consult his regu-
lar physician.
After going through the usual examina-
ton, which is a form of military inspec-
ton, the doctor diagnoses the case and
treats it unless devil happens to jump
down the patients throat Ifsthis has
happened the doctor can do the patient
no good until he promises to set off 100
frecrackers and to make a daily visit
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The Iowa Court of Appeals has
handed down decision that telephone
companies are in business to supply tele-
phones and not to dictate the quality of
the language which shall be used over
them" This decision, running counter
to several which have arrived at by low
er courts in Wisconsin, will be hailed by
those independent souls who are 10th to
lose the privilege of swearing over the
wires
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The soap fills up the nails, prevents
other substances from getting under,
and is at once removed as soon as the
hands are washed
If it is not convenient to use white
soap, a pure kitchen variety will an
swer, but it often irritates sensitive
skins. Filling the finger nails with soap
is also to be recommended for woman
gardeners.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-12

Contemporaneously with the passage
of the tariff bill by the Senate comes the
assurance of fine July outlook for the
grain crops of the United States. Bush
ness is bound to be better than it was,
even if there. are many people who do
not get everything they would like to
have
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The Cure-All.

Dorothy was being taught to say her
prayers. She repeated each line per-
fectly after her mother until they
reached the third---s:if 1 should die be-
fore 1 wake''-and here Dorothy paused
with look of terror in her eyes at the
thought of dying, then she said with a
look of intense relief, 'sNo, we won't die,
mama; We'll take castor oil. The De-
ineator.
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knew He Was Safe

'sYou seem to be going home in
very cheerful manner for a man who
has been out all night"
Eyes You see, my wife is an anna
teur elocutionist, and she's saving her
voice for an entertainment tomorrow
night" Plain Dealer.