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New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

however. that some astronomers feel that the
evidence thus fnr is not convincing. The spec
troseope has also been tried. not to discover
water but water vRpOr. One of Professor Per
Cival LowelI's assistants, Mr. Slipher has re-
ported finding certain lines which represent
water vapOr in the spectrum of Mars. The value
of this testimony depends, however, on whether
the vapOr is in the atmosphere OF Mars or in
the earth's aerial envelope. Now Professor W.
W. Campbell, of the Lick Observatory, under
took this year to dispel uncertainty by max
ing an observation at a sufficient elevation TO
eliminate, If possible the effect of impurities
in the terrestrial atmosphere He went to the
top Of Mount Whitney, the loftiest peak in the
United States, for the purpose and he was un-
able TO get any indication OF water vapOr. The
large experience of Professor Campbell as an
astronomical spectroscopist warrants a high de-
gree Of confidence in the accuracy of this par
tlcular piece of work. While his observation
does not, perhaps. utterly spoil the case for
water on the planet, it seems to deprive Mr..
Slipher's spectroscopic evidence Of significance
and weakens the argument for habitability
SO faint the lines which SChiaparelli called
canals and so variable is their distinctness that
the reality Of the markings was for long time
In doubt. BY photography Professor Lowell mas
established the genuineness of some, If not all
of them. He has thus rendered excellent ser
vice 10 astronomy. Repeated observation. too,
confirms the conclusion that the appearance
and disappearance of the lines are seasonal
phenomena. What is the meaning of the varia-
ton and what the markings really are, how
ever, the majority OF astronomers evidently feel
unable to say. Few or none OF Professor
LowelTs professional brethren have accepted
his belief that the puzzlng lines are due TO
vegetation promoted by irrigation canals. For
that reason the uninitated have a good ex-
cuse for hesitating 10 follow him.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
HARVARD BEGINS 27SD YEAR.
Actual Work of University to Await President
Lowells Inauguration.

Cambridge, Mass. Sept 3O-The a7sd year OF
Americas Oldest university ushered in to-day
when Harvard opened its doors 10 an army OF re-
turning students and large entering class
There We're many changes in the corps or profess
sors and instructors when the university opened 70
day Dr. Eliot absent from the presidents
chair and In his place was President a. Lawrence
Lowell who will be formally induCted into Office
on October 8. Five professors OF long standing
have resigned since the close or the last academic
year while five younger professors have also LETT
the institution. In their places were a number OF
new professors and many new instructors
Serious work viii bs undertaken bv most of
the students until after the inauguration or Presi
dent lowell Glasses ordinarily begin on the Mon
day following the opening but this year only pre-
liminary routine work viii be done Tie classes
IN all departments will be omitted on October g
and so to permit the students 10 take par- IN
the inauguration ceremonies
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
STAR DUST TO SWEEP TIE EARTH
World VIII Pass Through Tail Of EaIsys
Comet-No Danger. However.

Providence, Sept 30-Frauk z Seagravs. 8
Providence astronomer whose calculations rea-
tive 10 Hauey's comet have attracted wtdesDrsaa
attention announced last night that the corrscu1a
or slight error in the calculations OF the co1s-
had developed the discovery that on Nay -, l-@
the comet would reach the same plane as the earn
IN us orbit Il Is thereby determined tHat tAs
tan OF the comet VIII sweep across this plars1 n
stead OF clearing IT. The earth and comet W.
meet on the same plane. but not in the same pan
mere VIII be a distance at the nearest poln' q
thirteen million miles between the Two
The ian OF the comets tail according % sea-
grave. viii spread out. and for short period ne
earth Will find itself swept by star dust brought
from many millions OF miles beyond the faF-n9s.
known comet
There need be no scare over the approacAlns
event said M SeaErave Nothing viii happe-
The end OF the world viii nor come II VII =
nothing more than we have already passed tarols-
on June 80, 1851. when the earth swept tAFous.
the tail OF the comet of 81 The nearest II co-'-
ever come 20 the earth would be 6255.0oo m-ss
Chicago. Sept 3O-The achievement Ot taklns
reproducible photograph 0c HaIey's comet Nv
55e.ooo,0oo miles from Jhs earth. has been ~ 49,
psished az the Yerkes Observatory az wins
Bay. Wis. II is believed 60 be the drst photosl@'-
OF the comet
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
NJ Y. U. COMMERCIAL SCHOOL OPENS.

The formal opening OF the New York University
School OF Commerce. Accounts and Finance took
place last evening In the university building
Washington Square The enrolment of students Is
larger than last year. and promises 70 exceed one
thousand. There Is Considerahl BILE increase in the
number Of day students and this account the
faculty has been enlarged by the employment Of
several new instructors IN accounting and other
subjects. The department OF Journalism un-
der the direction Of Or. F. j. Warne opens with
enrolment OF seventy-fve Dean Joseph French
Johnson addressed the students
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
STATUE OF McroR HUGO UNVEILED

Paris. Sept. So-Rodin's statue OF VICTOR -
unveiled IN the garden OF the Palais Hos -
elaborate ceremonies TO-DAY, and tire Wees -
braJiOns 60 commemorate the dttisth aAi''es
Of the appearances OF the story OF the Cenruf''s
were thus iuaugurated. There viii be eeis-- -
at the Pantheon. a revival az the ConiedAo -
case OF LIE Rot s'AnUse.' with Silvain II - -.
OF TriboulOt. and a ceremony in tronl Oh -
Dame. With a procession of vagaboHas 0@'
colored torches -
NJ Doumergue Minister Of Educa,on. ~ - -
dress assoctattns the government with the 80
bration declared thas Victor Hugo had s-e1 -
much glory on France Dante had on Hay
Shakespeare on England
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Charles L PuEh. first vtce-president OF the Penn
syIvania Railroad Company, will complete to-day
exactly one-half a century OF service with that
company. Mr Pugh became station agent on
October / 1883, and since that time has filled the
positions OF passenger conductor train dispatcher
general agent. general superintendent. general
manager and vice-president- AS first vice-presi-
dent he is now in charge OF the purchasing. real
estate and insurance departments OF the railroad.
Examiner-Now. children, what is the difference
Bright Boy-Piease sir. they're spelt different
Punch
on October Apple Day is 10 be observed at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle That
Washington is a great apple state will be well ad-
vertised on Apple Day. Visitors will have an
inlling Of this as soon they enter the grounds.
AT the head OF the Cascades and directly in front
of the exposition monument pyramid OF apples.
measuring at its base eight feet square and rising
70 a height OF thirty feet, will be erected And
besides Apple Day badges to the number Of thirty
thousand will be given away. The apple growing
counties Of the state have given several carloads of
prize fruit 10 be distributed free.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
MISS ELK1Ns SAILS FOR ZONE.
Report Of Meeting With the Duke Of tbs
Abruzzi Reiterated

Paris. Sept AIRS. Stephen B EIkius. with he.
two sons and her daughter. Miss Katherine EIksas
sailed rom CherbOurg yesterday on the Whits Star
Line steamer Adr1atic for New York They Ieir
quietly and their names do not appear o1 ths
Passenger list
In spite OF denials the statement Is reiterated
here that Miss EIkirs and her mother recently
went TO Bad Gastein. where they saw the Duke o.
the AbruzzL
Queen Duwager aMargherita OF Italy arrived hare
rnis morning travelling with h-r suite unds- tas
incOgnito OF the Countess % Srupis.nL
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
WESLEYAN HAS 125 FRESHMEN.

by Ieegraph go The Tribune
Middletown, Conn. Sept 3o.-Wesleyau University
began its seventy-ninth year this morning with an
entering class of L5 students. larger by a score
than any previous class. The entering class comes
largely from New Jersey. New York and New
England President ShankIin in his opening ad-
dress, expressed the hope that the college would
be agEresstvely Christian and would continue 10
uphold its old standard among the more renowned
educational institutions
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
TAET AND aueags 70 BE GUESTS

New Haven Sept. W-The Chamber or -. -.
merce has received assurances that FresisH' = =
and Governor Hughes OF New YORK viii ae So
ut the annual dinner of that body on NoVeHie7
The chamber has voted Co side with the Mefc1', !.
Association OF New York in the night being nav
in the West before the Interstate Commerce ~
mission between the city OF Spokane Wasl-' -
the NOrthw western railroads.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

ThSs nelrspGper IS olrncd and published By
The Tribune Association. NeiC York corpora
fiOR; Office and principal place Of business,
Tribu9e Building. No. I54 Nassau street, Neio
York: ogden Nails. president; Henry W
SacE5off. secretary: James Il. Barrett. treasurer.
The address OF fhc officers is the office OF this
newspaper
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

In addition TO the usual equipment. every ex-
cursion TO the North Pole in the future should
be supplied with a carefully selected law library.
1t should also be understood that while the
leader is not required 10 take all the members
OF his company with him his last dash. he
shall always be supported through that stage Of
his journey by eminent counsel.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
=. E. voeEL RETURNS FROM EUROPE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Z vogsl and family OF No
Is East 18th street have returned from a three
months trip 10 Europe. arriving last evening on
the Mauretania. While abroad AIR. Vogel visited
the principal cities and the watering places or the
Continent
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

1t is not probable that any other American
astronomer ever collected so valuable library
for use in hts own profession as did the late
Simon Newconb City College is fortunate in
securing it through the generosity Of graduate,
ToT7v1 C'1aH I'm
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

Mrs Herbert shipman returned f-om
Yesterday. after summer spent abroad -
her husband. the Rev. Herbert shivma1 - An-
part Of the fall a. Tuxedo. p4a
-lr. and Mrs Harry 5. Lehr lsf, TOW, -..
for Baltimore aaJ
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

The Mayor OF Cincinnati has established
weekly "kickers' day" on which every one with
q grievance may present it at the City Hall
Every day Is 'Ilickers day in New York under
a Tammany administration
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

New Yorkers should remember after their
week Of play that there are serious civic duties
TO be taken up promptly Monday. That IS
the first day OF registration for the municipal
ction. All good citizens should show that they
know how to preserve those institutions in the
progress OF which they have been rejoicing, and
are worthy of the fathers whose great deeds
they have been celebrating. A record first days
registration on Monday viii be a good monu-
ment TO New Yorks present public spirit
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

The great celebration now moves UP the Hud-
son River. to see. alas. regiments OF workmen
diligently defacing and destroying the noblest
scenery on the shores Of that stream.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

THIRD SON TO TIVE CROWN rN'''S -
Potsdam. sept 0-Crown Princess - N
William who was formerly Duchess 49, -
Mecklenburg-Sch gave birth 70 a ~~,xn
night This Is the third son born 70 u''
Princess.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
THE TAXEATERS.

THE IA-NE@+A E-ENS
Village taxes is too high"
Hi Griggs says an sets up nigh
Ezry's cider a bench,
An he takes glass [ squench
Paw er by-yer-leave TO Ez.
An then EZry tells dry,
Jist when Hi Griggs sets up nigh.
Hi Griggs SAYS that one tax leads
To another, an says greed's
Ciitttn' holt of tn trustees.
Where re- th' split salt herrin is.
Jist ef IN store was his
IT FAX ,'egi' on hcTlin tc-.i foiiers nigh
Onto Cider-dOnt IT, Hi?
HI Grlggs says there's no excuse
For them folks as don't perduce.
But thet jlSt consumes. an he's
An he's dry enough by then
Sos to take drink again
Ezry SAYS IL beats tn deuce
How much them consumers use
An how seldom they perduce.
j. W Foley in The Philadelphia Ledger
With characteristic Western promptness and en-
thusasm. Minnesota has set out to honor in some
permanent way the memory of its Iamented GOV
ernor. John Albert Johnson The st Paul Pioneer
Press" and Tho Minneapolis Journal are leading
the movement. and a fund for a statue of the late
Governor to be placed in the State Capitol is being
raised by popular subscription contributions being
limited to 81. Already more than 5OO has been
collected and Governor EberhArt is about N nam.
committee 10 take charge OF the project and
carry IL 70 completion II Is possible also that =
suggestion that Governor Johnson's birthday he
observed annually may be adopted.
Anxious triend-Gayman. YOU ought TO do some
you ought 10 do IL quick. ~
Gayman quitting on his hat)-Im ready TO 20 and
Tribune
Miss Lillian Close. who last year won the beauty,
prize offered by The Daily Mirror" is said 10 he
the most photographed woman in England Her
pictures are on SAFE in hundreds OF shops and the
demand Is still so great for new that she
spends an hour every day posing before the cam
Jack SpTatt and his wife persons OF mora
than ordinarily limited means.
Occasionally they spent IS cents for one or the
illustrated monthly magazines
Jack luathed the advertisements and his wife
detested the reading matter
So they split it in two. and thus kept clean their
literary platteT-Ghicago Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01
Irsp7lprk DAILY Gribn1ls

FRIDAY. OCTOBER !. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

monument 70 the distinguished Senator from
that state whose death afflicted the whole coun-
try?
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

Ny and Mrs. J. Sergeant Cram arrived in New
ork yesterday from Europe. where they spent the
greater part OF the summer.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

Jules A. Montant, who arrived in New York a
couple OF weeks ago on Eugene Higgtns's yacht.
the Varuna. sailed for Europe yesterday to join
Mrs Montant IN Paris. Mrs ". StO-rs Wells also
departed for Europe yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

The kind Of Mayor each would try TO be can he
predetermined from his anteCedents. The kind Of
Instruments either would be likely 70 select can be
judged from his nature. temper and experience
AIR Barnard be parsed or construed In ad-
vance. Men might we'll be expected 70 parse
streak OF lightning 10 conStrue Kaleidoscope
as TO forecast to diagram Judge GaynOr. What
is aIWavs peremptory, always surprising and never
foreseeable alone be affirmed OF him--The
F{r0OE Ivn Eagle
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

A Kaleidoscope is an amusing instrument for
children. but its serious usefulness is yet to be
demonstrated
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs J. Norman de r Whitehouse have
arrived in town. and are al the Hotel Gotham.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

Mr. and Mrs Arthur c. Blagden are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF daughter az their
home HYDE Park, Mass Mrs Blagden is
daughter OF Mrs Arthur Mason Jones. this city
and her marriage 20 Mr.. Blagden took place in
June OF last year al St Thomas's Church
New-York tribune., 1909-10-01

Mrs. French Vanderbilt who is at the St Regis.
returns 10 Newport tomorrow. She will probably
sail for Europe later in the season
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
HARLAN d. HEST.


Basingstoke provides remarkable
story of a ghost in the form of a clock.
At the approach of midnight each
night the otherwise peaceful grand
father becomes inhabited by a spook
The ticking changes into Il deep and
peculiar humping, the clock increases
In stature, while a pair of gray feet
protrude from beneath its base Pass
ing through transitional stages the
humping is replaced by a spasmodic
breathing, and upon the stroke of 10
the pendulum door opens, revealing an
enormous ashy gray hand with NAL
shaped fingers. The clock face dis
appears, displaying a frightful gray
head, large and round, with abnormal
ly long, pale blue eyes. Beyond a
quiet stroll, which causes weird tap
pings along the landings during the
night, the apparition is inoffensive and
is said to prove of great service in
sending every one early to bed.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
Natures Armor.

HOLSTERS and crabs are familiar ex-
amples Of armor bearing creatures
The Holsters have wonderful coats of
mail suggestive of those devised by
human warriors in the age Of chiv~
airy. They combine perfect security
with ease of movement, owing to their
jointed structure The manner in
which crabs when at rest tuck their
legs beneath them so as to bring them
under the shelter of the hard carapace
Is interesting. The crab is doubly pro
tected, for it resembles a water worn
pebble, and thus looks to large fishes
which like to eat the crustacean-so
long as it keeps still-very similar to
the objects with which it is sur
rounded
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

(F1ndI PrOOI.
l., Anna M. Jellsett of Richfield,
Idaho, Assignee of J. c.. Roberts of
Portland, Oregon, who made entry
No. 80, under the provisions of an
act of tn Legislature Of the State
of Idaho, commonly known as the
Carey Act" approved March End,
1889, which embraces EA of SWA
of section 10, of township 4 S., Of
range 10 E., B. M, do hereby give
notice of my intention to make final
proof to establish my claim to the
land above described, and that I ex-
pect to prove that I have resided
on, reclaimed and cultivated said
land as required by law, before H p
Blodgett, Representative of the State
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
Fishing Snakes.

While fishing in the Fort ST. George
moat, at Madras, q correspondent of
Country Life saw a snake fifteen
inches long come out of the water
with fish in its mouth On catching
sight of the writer it dropped the fish
and bolted, leaving the fish on the
bank alive. On another occasion,
while fishing in a reservoir near Cha
ziabad, he again saw snake emery
ing from the water with a fish in it's
mouth. This snake was about twenty
four inches long, and on killing it he
was able to identify the fish as COM
mon species of Indian fresh water fish.
Later on he saw viper, nearly four
feet long, lying in shallow water The
writer hooked it ashore with his
tackle, upon which the snake attacked
him, leaving large yellow fang In
his fishing rod.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10

Cutting the finger nails appears to
have been the most Indispensable serv-
ice the ancient Roman barber rendered
to his patrons. Martial, chatting a
fop who had tried to dodge the barber
by using plasters to remove his beard.
asks triumphantly, How are you go
ing to manage about your nailsY And
the miser in Plautus. collects the par
ings of his nails from the barber to
make something out of them, appar-
emily never dreaming that he could
save money by cutting them himself.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
One View of SAVING.

TX Marvel. author of the "Reveries
Of a Bachelor" was all his life opposed
to the modern commercial spirit. A
young disciple from. the west once Wis
tied the aged writer in his New Eng
land home. The youth, poet, said he
thought he would put away his verses
and write magazine love stories, so as
to able to save money.
But Mr.. Mitchell frowned and shook
his head.
Saving" he said, sis the mania for
depriving yourself of things which you
want now for fear you may not have
things which you won't possibly want
forty years hence"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
GRIEF AND GREED.
sorely Afflicted, Yet He Kept an Eye
or the MAR, Point


c, the Main Point
The following communication was
recently addressed by grief stricken
German husband to the secretary of a
life insurance company In Germany:
"Sir-Deeply afflicted, | take up my
pen to inform you that my dear wife,
Anne Maria, nee L., insured in your
company for the sum of $3.50. has sud
denly died. leaving me victim to the
deepest despair, This grievous blow
fell on me this morning at Z. Kindly
endeayor to let me have my insurance
money as promptly as possible. The
policy bears the number -, as you
will find by reference to your books.
Il may say very seriously and in all
sincerity that she was faithful wife
and an admirable mother. In order
that all formalities may be settled
with promptitude | inclose herewith
a certificate officially recording her
death.
"Her illness was but a short one
Nevertheless she suffered intensely,
which naturally renders my grief all
the more poignant l have no doubt
that you will afford me partial conso-
lation by sending on the insurance
money as promptly as possible.
''In return l hereby formally prom
Use to have my second wife insured in
your company for $1,000, double the
sum for which my defunct darling
was insured
my grief is immense, yet the con-
yiction that you will afford me conso-
lation sustains me during this terrible
ordeal. In the hope that we shall
soon draw our insurance money, my
children join me in," Exchange.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
caterpiIIars.

The green and yellow tints so fire.
quently to be found in caterpillars are
stated to be due to coloring matter de-
rived from their food and passed
through the blood of the spinners. By
impregnating leaves with artificial col
ors the experimenters caused some
species of caterpillars to produce silk
of bright orange yellow and fine rose
hues. By the aid of the spectroscope
the presence and nature of colored pig
ments In the blood of the little crea-
lures were tablished.-London Tat
ler
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
CAME ON THE JUMP.

A Signal That Brought the Busy
Walters In a Body.
To get waiter quickly in a big cafe
is at times very difficult, but a Ger
mantown man recently learned a meth
cd from a New York friend which is
guaranteed instantly to bring not one
but several walters. This Germantown
man was giving a dinner in one of
Philadelphia SWEETEST cafes, with the
New Yorker and two women as his
guests. After a long delay a waiter
came and took the order. Then one Of
the women decided that she must make
a change in her order. The host sig
nailed one waiter after another without
avail. After about ten minutes Of vio-
lent gesticulating on his part the New
Yorker said:
you don't know how to attract their
attention. I'll bet you So l can bring
waiter TO this table within thirty
seconds"
''I'll take the bet" said the Philadel-
phian, drawing out his watch The
New Yorker reached over into the
middle of the table, picked up a thin,
delicate glass and deliberately dashed
it to the floor. Instantly every waiter
in the room came rushing up to see
what was the trouble.
"Charge one tumbler up on the BILL"
said the New Yorker laconically, "and
change one of those oyster orders to
Blue Points
AS the walters dispersed he added,
81 guess you owe me five spot, old
man" Philadelphia Record.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10

Francs and Dollars.

We like to read French stories, but
every time francs are mentioned we
stop to turn them into dollars "She
funds" the story will say, whereupon
we stop to divide seventeen by five
to turn the francs into dollars and find
out how much money the heroine had.
-Atchison Globe.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
A Postscript.

Willie. aged five, had delivered
message from his mother to lady.
but did not seem in a hurry to go.
Being asked if there was anything else
his mother had hidden him say, he
replied, "No, ram; only she said l
wasn't to ask you for any cake but If
you gave me any l was to take 1t and
thank you" He got the cake.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10
No Excuse.

Waiter (whose attention has been
called to a gross error in addition
Very sorry, sir but even if you hadn't
found out the mistake, the firm would
have benefited, not me. Diner-Then
you have no excuse Punch.