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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08
Working Hard.

VIZ then found that the guide rope
had become unraVelcd and koisted IL
into the basket for repairs. which
were most difficult. as we were at the
same time working hard with the
blower to prevent the balloon from
rising. A few hours later we recog
nized several villages and then the
town of konigstadt.
After passing over Konigstadt
which cost three sacks of ballast. we
rose through the clouds 10 an altitude
of 1900 meters ,about $4,000 feeD.
We began To descend about y. m.
emerging from the clouds about $50
meters above the town of Walden
burg, and were obliged To jettison IL
sacks OF ballast and half of our pro-
visions to keep clear OF the roofs, but
as it was. the guide rope dragged over
the wires of the fortress and railroad
station, creating CONSERVATION among
the populace. We rose again 10 2,s00
meters near Breslau. throwing over
board the life saver mattress and the
rest of our provisions. Gradually We
continued to descend after reaching
that altitude until o'clock in the
evening. With good equilibrium. We
managed to keep afloat until o'clock
Tuesday morning without throwing
away ballast.
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In Pine Trees.

The balloon landed and became
wedged between pine trees in the for
est Of Gustoga. We waited until q: 80
a. IN. before debating and then
searched for help. We found peas
ants. one of whom had been in Amer
lea and spoke little English. With
their aid. We loaded the balloon ON
carts. While this was in progress a
forest guard Nantonly killed one of the
peasants dogs. arousing INDICATION,
We accompanied the owner to the pro-
prietor of the estate to lodge IA COM
plant and found a peasant woman.
speaking little French. who regis
tered in the log book an entry of our
landing. While the peasants We're
conveying the balloon to Ostrolenko,
the woman gave us Il primitive meal
Of potatoes and water.
On our arrival at Ostrolenko We
we're stopped by the police. who took
Us. together with the balloon. to the
station, where we remained until in
structions were received from. ST
Petersburg for our release We were
treated eNceIlentiy,"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-08

Today-Fair.
TomorTOyy--Eair.
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Morgan and the Stutterer.

"A young reporter on the New York
Sun, who suffered Sfearfully, was sent
one day to try to get statement
from Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan.
"Who and what are you!" DC
manded Mr.. Morgan.
In moments of surprise or nervous
excitement the reporters stammertng
always became acute, so he stood
with jaws locked, vainly trying to
speak. ;.
Mr.. Morgan began to fume, and
finally he sputtered:
What in the devil are you?"
The reporters sense of humor did
not share the clogging up of his
speech, and, after much facial con-
tortion, he managed to gurgle out:
I-LI-aaaa-m an elocutionist."
Mr. Morgan saw the joke, he GRIM
" relaxed and when the reporters
speech-consciousness returned he got
the MISUNDERSTANDING Evening
Post.
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THE GOVERNMENT TO MARK CONFEDERATE GRAVES

and give each grave a separate dis
tinctive headstone, as provided b:
the act of Congress Of March, 1906
The. Alton monument will be plail
shaft with an apex like the Washing
ton Monument, and will be ffty-sevel
feet over all. The Indianapolis mem
orial will be an exedra twenty-sI
feet wide, about eight feet high ant
nine feet ten inches deep, surmount
ed by a plain granite shaft twenty
five feet high.
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epreclplIaJed by Senator Scott, HIM
self glass manufacturer.
The schedule covering the products
of lead was passed over on the sug-
restion of Senator Aldrich because,
he said, the finance committee desires
to make some changes in the duties
as previously recommended.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the sec
ton relating to soap was amended SO
as to place duty Of so per cent ad
xalorem on perfumed soap.
The House provision on sulphur
was further amended so as to place
crude sulphur on the free list and to
provide for duty Of 81 ton on re-
fined sulphur.
Speaking in favor of a reduction Oh
the duties on stone and earthenware
as a means Of giving The people gen
orally cheaper goods of that kind
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment re-
ducing the rate from 60 to 80 per
cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Bacon's amendment was de-
feated by a vote Of 25 to 81, Senator
LaFollette being the only Republican
who voted in the affirmative with the
Democrats.
Almost the entire session of the
Senate Friday was given up to de-
bate on the profits of the United
States Steel Corporation and toward
the end of the day, personalities were
freely indulged in by Senators. This
occurred after Senator Root had
spoken in defense Of the finance
committee and in criticism of Sena-
tors who had complained of the fail
ure of that committee TO provide more
ample information concerning various
schedules. Mr.. Money resented what
he characterized as a lecture to the
Senate, by Senator Root, and said
I if he desired less speaking in the body
"he should do less Of it himself"
| Mr.. Simmons Wednesday, dis
cussing the tariff addressed the
Senate at some length upon the win
dow glass industry to determine that
the glass manufacturers would pros
per with duties much below those
provided in the pending measure.
Mr.. Simmons contended that the
rates of the glass schedule are too
high and afford much more protection
than the American manufacturers
need.
| Seeking free trade in all farming
implements and tools used by car
penters and blacksmiths, Mr.. McLau-
rim, Of Mississippi, offered an amend
ment exempting from duty fifty ar
ticles made of iron and steel, sucE
as trace chains. hammers, screws and
door hinges. The amendment was
defeated on roll-call. The vote was
SO to %. 81 see that the Reublican
party is now united" said Mr.. Bal
ey, when the vote was announced
"and I ask unanimous consent that
on Monday next a vote may be taken
on the income tax amendment.
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Granite monuments are to be erect
ed by the United States government
to mark the resting places Of the un-
identified soldiers of the Confederate
army in the cemetery at Alton, ILL.,,
and in the Green Lawn Cemetery at
Indianapolis, Ind. The bodies Of
1853 such soldiers were buried at
Alton and 1,62O at Indianapolis dur
ing the Civil War. In the cases of
these men it was found impossible
TO identify the remains of individuals
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that would keep them 1ro
because the a anotner
tried 10 nno
and thing Tor them 70
surroundings wiz never ao
amount to much don't rom ne
ecy Of The
ties young the study OF -
whole thing IL study OF
problems decision means naI
of it VI 4
workpaain hard work without s
sar1ness
the best years OF
have passed pride satisfaction to the @
with It's pleasure
course we shall welcome of Pullman car az
with but OF
problems OF country me-
reuyenang our farms ana homes os
balanced mater ana goou
functions sixteen hours day If need De- ana s
rational These are the men ana women me-
the future ana later N M
develop affairs Of business and OF
infusion Wornout
blood are built up by retired Wno
after the farm is paid for anu
tenceh has secured.
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His 3dingy office and his troubled life, IS
And gave to quiet earth and modest stones i ~
His, many virtues and. his aching bones;
Some generous friends have built a cenotaph
Of spotless marble Ger the sleeper's breast,
On which the passer reads this epitaph:
sHere lies a man who died Of too much trust!'
'Tis plain story rather roughly told,
Of one who trusted others and was stsold;
BY hope allured, in turn by fear assailed.
He gave credit all he had, and failed.
The moral you can draw The Country Press
Should seek for independence nothing less.
Ready to aid the good, sustain the wise,
Direct and counsel proper enterprise,
Revealing to the public gaze the way
Where toll may profit, and where skill will pay,
Where revenues are reaped and fortunes grown,
But should be careful to preserve its own.
The Country Press though limited its sphere
Of influence, demands attention here,
Where it is free, the people will be free; :;
Where it is pure, the people will be pure, 4
Where shines the light, there liberty shall be;
Where it stands firm, there freedom shall endure.
In the great march of mind it leads the van,
The guard of public right, the friend of man.
Though humble toilers, they are not the least
Who sow the seed and garner for the feast;
By little means the nobest ends are gained,
BY small advances victories attained
O., humble toilers ye who guide the press.
Though slow the progress, sure will be success.
Patient in labor, strong in hope; I'm faith
Outreachng time, and circumstances, and death,
Be yours the aim, by Heaven at first designed,
To raise to higher range of thought the mind,
Building amid the floods of selfish life,
The storms of passion and the waves of strife,
A fairer island in each human soul, AS9
Where Love shall dwell, and Virtue have control,
An Eden blessed, and fairer than the old,
By poets sung, by prophet lips foretod,
The home of Innocence, Religions shrine
!. Where God may reign, and Man become divine.
Look to the sea; from out its wastes arise
Fair isles of beauty, kissed by summer skies;
Mere specks at first, they part the ripping seas,
Bald, barren rocks then rise by slow degrees,
And here extends shoal, and there an arm,
Here swells a hill, there sinks valley warm;
Along its beach clings fast the floating weed,
And spicy winds watt down the feathery seed;
Fair trees spring up to whisper with the breeze,
And flashing fountains leap to join the seas,
Where birds of song with sweetest music come,
And build their nests and make their happy home;
And there it stands! glory mid the isles,
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WASHINGTON NOTES

The Senate upheld, by vote of "A
Ito 35, the recommendation of its
finance committee by declining to re-
auce by quarter Of q cent a pound
The duty on "pig lead," thereby IN
aicuting the majority's voting
strength on important tariff schedules.
Export duties on certain articles
are provided for revenue raising pur-
poses in the Philippine tariff bill,
which was reported to the House by
the ways and means committee.
A commission of lunacy probably
will be asked for by the defense, it
was announced, to inquire into the
sanity, of ]. C. Davis, the Washington
lawyer, who with his brother, M. G..
Davis, was arrested here on Saturday
On charges Of swindling, involving
nearly a Quarter Of million dollars.
President Taft continues to follow
his avowed policy of selecting those
he considers to be the best men to
all important Federal Offices, ire
spective Of their political faith, in
sending to the Senate the nomination
Of Henry Groves Connor, Democrat,
TO be United States judge for the east
ar, d;ctr;ot of North Carolina.
After several hours spent in the
Senate Wednesday in discussing the
window glass schedule Of the tariff
bill, Senator Aldrich asked that that
paragraph be passed over. Some 9th
sr sections relating to glass manufac-
tured articles, that previously had
been passe dover, were agreed to.
The Senate proceeded to the consid-
teration of passed over sections until
the iron ore paragraph was reached,
when Senator Crawford spoke at
length upon the lack Of wisdom OF
any sariff that encouraged the e3-
haustion of natural resources, which
| could not readily be reproduced. He
insisted that there should be no tariff
on iron. ore, oil, lumber and coal.
Early in the session, Senator Payn-
ter spoke at length in favor of the
removal Of the duty of six cents q
pound upon leaf tobacco as means
for freeing the tobacco growers from
the control of the tobacco trust.
Senator Simmons offered an amend
ment to the window glass schedule of
the tariff bill, reducing the rates be-
low those suggested by Senaor Cum
Minis in his amendment to the same
paragraph Tuesday.
"The rates proposed by you are the
rates of the Wilson bill, ere they
notq" inquired Mr.. Aldricb, address
ing the Senator from North Carolina.
"Well," replied Mr.. Simmons
smiling and hesitating, "that should
not be an argument against them. !
think if that is the case it would
rather be commendation."
Substantial progress was made in
the consideration Of the tariff Tues
day, the amendments Of the COM
mittee on finance being upheld by the
Il - IL
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Disenchantment.

aoh,n sighed little 'Rastus. rolling
his eyes, soulfuHy. Il ies' wish | was
a Jdne-bug!" v.
--eWhy for you wish dat, chile?
asked his fond mamma.
",cause dentI fly straight to Hea-
benz"
aHuh!" scornfully and discourag-
ingiy rejoined mamma, you fool mig
ger, doan' you know dat woodpecker'
lsetch vou-all fore you get half way
dar9.,-New York Tires.
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oddly Expressed.

The following letter Of gratitude for
services rendered appears in a London
"Mr. and Mrs. Blank wish
to express thanks to their friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted at
the burning Of their residence last
night. The New York Press.
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Once on time-so run all tale prefaces
II make no mention here of dates or paaeces,)
/ knew an Edtor-'twas long ago.
Forth came his paper, neatly launched and reghted
And when it came, the village was elated
Ignoring party, i'll party sense,
Avoiding all that might excite ofense,
It praised the town, its prospects, its advances,
Its-enterprise, resources and finances
It praised the schools, the teachers so profound,
Until their fame, was known for miles around
1t praised the village parson g eloquence,
His modest bearing, lack Of all pretence;S
But most his learning and his solid sense
So it fell out, between the spring and fall,
That worthy from the city had ascal ,Ss f
With such an offer for his preached word,
That he felt sure that call was from the Lord;
1t praised the doctors as uncommon Skill q,
Adding with great suaviter and graees -
Their treatment cured more people than ~ Kill
It spoke-and Of its truth some doubts will sprlns-
OF honest lawyers-an uncommon case.
In short, it praised so we'll, that people grew
To think that praise was merited and due So
1t was his fault, and grew from an excess
OF aim to please and proft-nothing less:
And had been to self but half a friend
He was to Others he had met an end
That you might safely aim at and commend.
His influence was felt-the town IS fair fame,
With all who read his paper, found o name;
The CITY pleasurists resorted there,
Enjoyed its quiet and its healthy air;
The artist came, and sketehed such dharmng scenes,
That they were sought to grace the magazines;
And thither, too, came men ofsenteIprlseT
Blocks rose on blocks, and mills and factories,
Hotels palatial, and stores that5vied 3
With those on Broadway, or along 5Cheapside,
In brief, the town, that ere the printer came,
Had scarce ga local habitation or a name, e
AS though twere touched by magic greWSto be
An inland city. 81: lsE
D
a. bunch Of bad segars, that some one sends,
Expecting thrice their value in a q local ="
Unopened invitations from his friends,
Asking his presence at concert Yccals
CIR alta lecture, party, hop OF bal.
AT such date .(please mention) and such Hall;
Novels and books not worth a decent rating,
Sazt out-they send few others but for cash
BY eastern firms, who take thatsway5of batting
The ountry press to advertise their trash;
In short, an hundred things by men devised
To get their baubes cheaply advertised,
There, patient toiler ever at his work,
Himself his foreman, publisher and sclerk,
He labored hard-few. men lad labored Sharder-',
Grew lean in person, leaner in his larder;
And still he toiled, from dawn to twilight gray,
The first of men to court the last! to pay!
Some said that he was nch-it it might be true,
Provided that You reckoned what was due;
But this his dearest friends bothtsaid and knew
His wants were many, but his dimes were few
His paper bills came In, which must be paid,
So, to denquents hesappealed for aid;
He would take pork, potatoes, ,sc0sns or oats,
l.o
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Savings deposits in Canadian banks
have reached the splendid total Of
1856, 100000, of which s20,oO0.0OO was
added in December and January.
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sss.na-asa>alas, Svua'eaa's s
success and Failure
Some Thoughts on the different Nnds Of
LDhat Is Called Education
zy Deanf II: E Cook. St Laurence University
sy Dean II. E: Cook st. Laurence I
.ssap,A'l l-'s'aas1'.'.'ss2}se' % ~

men fatl and l. Wonoer WY ~
is So Il observe failing who seem to know tne ec
Goa nque business; who compne atons auu
~ II give pedigree galore. not successful men. %nie
those who socaled knowledge OBTAIN
~ large good cows Men can pe seen
% upon every good crops but are not Wha
49, are called highly educated men a
sssls4a Why. is it? E3-
when are educated when ne can 40
econcing
good with school workers
that do must be given IN scnoo
manner fe then we shall have given
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THE RURA AL EDITOR

following ls on p9el'
by Mr. Dumars, and read before the meeting OF tne oh @
meeting Dayton on January
1885, repubshed by the Springfield, o. @
and value all newspaper makers even "a ue '
of n
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The Sort Of Thing Some Professional men
Think the Proper Thing to Say


REACFERS, lawyers and other socalled -
horn In the country are eyerastngy 70
Joys Of their farm fe all of its gories ana psau
ties its freedom and its independence and tell now eneo
eagerly look forward to the day when tney ei
the farm. -: ,.s .oen
10 my mind is nothing but gush If they mac seen a.,
the wonders and glories the farm home and all o. R
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Substantial progress was made in
the consideration of the tariff Tues
day, the amendments Of the com
mittee on finance being upheld by the
Senate by substantial maloritles.
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sssSsss.aaaaes evUa@sge
u1e Need More LDork
Than Rest
sy Professor LleDetlyn f Earker. of Johns Hop
,f#ssl5 kins University

we must protect our minds by avoiding any injury to
or nervous forces still we must actively exercise our
minds If we are to strengthen them and lead them to the
fullest development which they capable brain and
its corresponding mind will become weak 1t is not useo
inst as surely as muscle will waste weaken if it has
exercise Our minds should have suitable occupation and
work to do Many the people who apply to phys
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fy Ramsey Benson

HE blues are species the obfuscaton of optimism
Ian inward Illumination in virtue of which now and
then get to see ourselves considerable paricu
larty The ccncomant depression which gives them cnar
acter with the houghtless and gets them disked where
thew deserve better thnghs is but incident of the
fallen state of man No cheering discovered and
for that it is like to blame the light.
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e work but helps There is however such
thing as oyerexeron among our nigh
people and eaos TO nervous @
physical and mental evils which TINS carries
defeated we
nutrition and suitable OF
haste but results from
training Good sleep at night su recreation
enjoyable exercise in the open ar are 70
FROM Leslie Weekly.
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however except under
selves IN the face: such wisely
I but Newburg
blues affecting those who view
with baby Diues oho"h the second par WINS
ec.Life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

him. The old Czarina recanted her avowal,
and he was aSsassinated After his death no
less than five Others pretended to be the real
Demetrius.
Parallels to these cases may be found in
France where several persons imperSonated
the Dauphin, son of the unfortunate Louis
XVI, who died in prison during the reign of
terror. Among these was the son of tailor,
one Herve Gault, who was induced, on account
pass himself off as his son. Many of the nobility
were persuaded. in spite of his frequent i'm
prisonments to pay him royal honors. Some
years after his death in 1912, another impostor
named Bruneau obtained considerable fol-
lowing. But his promising career was checked
in 1878 by seven years imprisonment.
How to Check Impostors
THESE instances indicate the possibilities
for imposture which doubles possess. and
both the necessity and the difficulties of the
law to protect society against criminal imper-
sonation. The resources of modern science
have for some years now been applied to this
difficult problem, and the result is two quite
different systems of identification by physical
peculiarities. The first of these, the Bertillon
which never change in the body after the indi-
vidual has attained maturity The defect of
this system is that it cannot be applied to
children.
This defect is obviated by the Cation sys-
tenn, which is based finger and thumb
prints. The markings of the ridges of the skin
on the tips of the fingers very distinct, abb
solutely different in every person. and remain
exactly the same in proportion from earliest
infancy to death. With the knowledge of this
fact, Cation devised elaborate scheme for
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classifying and cataloguing these marks, and
so made them available for the purpose of
Identification The trouble with both these
schemes is that they are now applied only to
known criminals, and so cannot help in the
Identification of persons who come up before
the police for the first time.
In nearly all cases of confusion of identity,
therefore, the only resource is the testimony
of witnesses. 1t has been seen in the case of
Martin Guerre, in the Tichborne case, and in
fact in all the others, how mistaken and mis-
leading this testimony may be. The contra
dictions of witnesses as to the identity of
person they have known intimately is a curl
Gus comment on the accuracy of observation
that may be founded on every day intercourse
through many years. 1t is the more curious,
as, strictly speaking, case of exact doubles
can possibly exist. Nature never repeats her
self.
1t is the birthright of everyone to be physi-
cally different from anyone else, though the
differences may not be great. 1t may be
sumed with perfect proprety that there can
not be such thing as even exact correspon-
dence between two finger marks made by two
persons. Cation is too conservative to say
that this is absolutely impossible; but after
elaborate and exact calculation he shows that
the chance of its occurrence is not more than
one in ten thousand millions. And the chances
for exact resemblance are of course indefinitely
less when the entire body, and the manner, the
sound of the voice and all the thousand per-
sonal peculiarities are considered. Yet in spite
of all, mistakes are eternally made, and the
only way to insure against confusion of iden-
tlty even in the law courts will be to have
public records made, tabulated, and preserved.
of the thumb and finger marks of every child
at birth.