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peans and, unhappily by British merchants. The
sultan, who Is under British protection. derives
large revenue from 1t. but although negotiations
with him for It's prohibition might require diplo'
matte handling owing to his treaty obligations
with at least other power, it is the only enec'
tive means of avoiding the outpouring OF blood
and treasure on the Indian iorntier.
At present the efforts of the British navy are
handicapped by the fact that the photographed
conditions of Muscat, as indeed OF the whole lit
toral of the gulf, do not allow preventive ships
10 go very close to the coast 1t Is this fact which
enables the gun-running dhows to escape the yist
lance OF British cruisers
Thus the dhows which put out from Muscat
with their contraband cargoes adopt the simple
plan of huggng the coast within the shaowwa.
ter limits. If they making for Koweit, which
is the center OF the gun trade for Mesopotamia
and western Persia, they proceed all the way
in comparative safety otherwise they sail just
far enough to be In position to make dash for
Jask some other port on the Makran coast,
where their cargoes are received for conveyance
by caravan cia Baluchistan to Afghanistan and
the northwest frontier Khels
The two most active firms engaged In this
trade are owned by a Baluchi and Frenchman.
There are also In Muscat numerous small shops
engaged in the trade. and numbers OF the agents
are "banias' from India. Mysterious cargoes are
also dropped overheard In the dead of night into
swiftsaing dhows and got away to obscure
places along the eastern coast. 1t will be impos.
sble to check this growing peril to Englands
peace in India without large number OF small
draught patrol boats and efficient coastguard
on the Makran coast.
mo craft" says Mr. H. Warrington Smyth. in
Mast and Sail In Europe and ASIA" has played
a greater part In the worlds history than the
dhow The lateen yard is az much the emblem OF
the Faith as is the Crescent The true baggara.
bagala, or Arab dhow. the probable parent of all
the lateen.rlgged offspring, is now mostly to be
met with In the Red sea and eastward to the Per
sian gulf, Karachi. Bombay, along the Malabar
coast. and down the coast OF Africa to Zanzibar,
making It's voyages with the fair wind OF tbs mon
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The Tower OF Greenwich.

sunshine and rainfall. the earth's mag.
netism and host Of meteorological
matters forming n science of daily
increasing Importance and interest
There is a large galyano magnetic
clock, fixed on the outside wall of the
observatory. and divided into q hours.
There are still many who believe this
clock is kept going by the sun. They
do not know that the fixed stars are
the real timekeepers, from which Brit
ishers check their tally progress. The
Sidereal clock, kept within one of the
buildings OF the observatory, Is cor.
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WOMAN SELLS TIME
Strange and Profitable 0ccupa-
tion Of an English Girl.
Gets $2,5oo a Year From Clients Who
Regulate Their Clocks by Time
She Obtains at Esrth's Lati.
tudinal Center.

London When Halley's comet sc.
all Europe gazing skyward. no society
beauty was more eagerly courted by
enterprlsinE photographers than was
the comet by the patient astronomers
NJ Greenwich, whose Photographic tcle.
scopes were kept searching tho
heavens, to note the arrival Of the
periodic visitor on the sensitive plato
of the camera Nor was the vigilance
impression Of the brilliant object is
now on view at tho Royal observatory.
Greenwich
This success has revived interest In
this historic institution by the Thames.
but few outside scientific circles
of the almost conventional group OF
buildings on
That fair hill whore hoary sascs
boast
To name the stars and count the
heavenly host.
Yet probably no hill In the world
has had so strangely varied a history
or played SO important "A part In the
affairs of men. The granite line across
the footpath on its summit Is the meri
dian from which the longitude on
every British map and chart s. calcu
lated. All England sets its time by
the mean.solar clock; and in addition
to the daily and nightly observations
Of the heavens. elaborate records are
kept of diurnal changes In the tenn.
perature and humidity the direction
and force of the wind. the amount OF
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miZZen lateens. The main.
mast is big spar stepped amidships, with great
rake forward"
correspondent from India writes that the
British gunboats In the Persian gulf have been
very active In suppressng the traffic In rifles and
ammunition. The arms were being landed on the
Makran coast and thence carried by cara.
Fans for sale to the tribesmen on the northwest.
ern frontier or India, to be used against the Brit.
ish troops when the next trouble comes The
navy men are reported to have been very sue.
cessful, and made several good hauls of rifles and
ammunition To reduce still further the gun-run.
ners' chances of profit, four companies OF the
Fourteenth Sikhs were sent from Ouetta to inter.
cept caravans in the neighborhood of Robat. One
OF our illustrations depicts the entrainng of some
Of the transport camels at Jacobabad In Sind en-
route to Nushki, whence the column marched to
Robat.
AS a rule, when camels are entraned they are
thought advisable to make use of closed cars
The "oouts' strongly objected to being loaded, but
with a rope behind the hooks and a steady per.
suasive strain on the nose rope they were event
ually hauled pushed in Once In the car the
camels were made TO kneel down in the sand
which had been spread on the floor their knees
were then tied so that It was impossible for them
to straighten out their forelegs.
The cars were each loaded with six camels.
three in each end, facing inward, The space in
the middle utilized for saddles and fodder for
the journey Two camelmen also travelled In each
car. 1t may be remarked that Brahus differ from
most people in that they do not notice that the
camel has a particularly offensive odor The
camels bubbled and protested while being load
ed, but they soon settled down and began to eat
the fodder provided for them 1t took five hours
to load the first train of 120 camels. Only one
camel that had unusually large hump could
not be pushed through the door, and he was
trussed like chicken and carried bodily In by
about Is men.
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He Had No Eye for Color.

There came to the home OF negro
In Tennessee an addition to the fam.
lily in the shape OF triplets. The proud
along the road and asked him In to
see them. The man, who was an Irish
man. seemed greatly interested In the
infants as he looked them over. lying
IN row before him.
What does yo Think" asked tho
parent.
"Waul"-pointing to the one In the
middle-"I think I'd save that one."-
kverybody's Magazine.
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sud WaZiris and others exhibiting
signs of increasing turbulence. but the
frontier territories from one end to
the other are already full of modern
arms and ammunition, while more is
pouring into them every day by every
secluded track leading through Balu.
chistan and the Afghan hills.
In addition to this, the present
Ameer. abandoning his fathers policy.
has allowed thousands OF modern ri.
fes manufactured In the arsenal at
kabul to reach the hands of his own
tribesmen, and the probable co-opera.
tion of the latter in frontier war
against the Indian Raj may easily in
volve the British government with AZ.
ghanistan as well.
All this, as every Indian officer
knows, is involved In the continuance
of the persistent gun.running which Is
marking the growing war fever on the
Indian northwest frontier through the
Persian gulf. 1t is not too much to
say that the peace and safety Of India
depend upon the suppression of this
trade. and yet, owing chiefly to the
paucity of British naval resources
there, she can do little or nothing.
Muscat, at the entrance of the gulf.
is the chief center of this nefarious
traffic, which is carried on by Euro
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Rorea Barred.

A reporter asked Mr.. Roosevelt at
the Outlook Office how he got through
80 much work, and at the same time
saw so many people. Il shun bores."
was the reply. II don't waste min
ute Of my time on bores. Do you per-
ceive that have only just one chair
in this room? You see, my hunting
experiences have shown me that great
bores are always Of small caliber."
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Iars Without roIIef. AZ last ! began
taking Doan's Kidney pills. They arc
the only remedy that wards off these
attacks"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers 80 cents box
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, y. Y.
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1oor MUSc4T

own in the hard weather often to be
met with In the Indian ocean. Not
withstanding local differences of de.
tail these vessels vary very little as
class; they are generally grab-built,
having long Overhung forward.
There is great beam and rise of floor
and a very raklng transom stern.
There is generally n high poop and
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Would Cause Much Writinq.

Bacon-l see 1t Is said that all the Russian rail
way stations keep complaint books where passen
gers may enter various protests"
Egbert-lf that plan adopted In this coun
try. fear writer's cramp would be far more com
mon than 1t is now.-Yonkers Statesman
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passing. that | had TO
lie on my back and
brace my feet, often
being forced to
scream. On one oc-
casion two stones be.
came lodged and I
could not pass the
urine for two days. |
spent hundreds OF dol.
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To harbor fretful and discontented
thoughts is to do yourself more injury
than 1t is in the power Of your great.
est enemy to do you.-Mason.
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TERRIBLE CASE OF GRAVEL
Baker City, Ore, Man Suffered IS
Years.

Charles Kurz. 1918 Center St., Baker
City. Ore. says: For 25 years I suf.
fered agony from gravel. So intense
was the pain when the stones were
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Woman's inhumanity to man makes
countless divorce lawyers happy.
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HE feeling is growing
throughout the Indian
army and Indian gov.
crnment circles that
Britain Is approaching a
bigger campaign on the
northwest frontier than
has been seen in recent
years. Not only are
large sections of the
tribesmen like the Nah.
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IVA nv fh''' -
the peninsula OF
Arabia. II reaches
along the Persian
gulf. the gulf OF
Oman and the
Arabian sea from
El Hasa to the
Hadramaut region.
The area Is about
$4,000 squar o
miles. The region
along the coast Is
very mountainous.
rising In It's high.
est peaks prob
ably to about TO-.
600 feet. Behind
the M oun I a n
chains the coun'
try grad uall y
passes into the
great desert OF
Arabia. The most
favorable part of
the country Is In
the central val.
leys. which are
characterized by a
temperate climate
and rich vegeta.
tion. The chief
products are dates,
which constitute
the main article
of export, and 9th.
er fruits. Pearls
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fO'Csle deck. the rest OF
the vessel being practical
ly open. The rig consists
generally OF main and
mizzen lateens. The main.
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Tho birds.eyc view shows the terri,
tory through which the COntraband guns
are run. In the foreground are the bare
rocky hills surrounding Muscat, the cap
ital of Oman. while to the right Is the
equally bare coast Of Makran. from which
gun.running routes lead inland to Afghan
istan. Oman Is an Independent sultan
ate occupying the southeastern end OF
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
PASSENGERS TAKEN ASHORE IN
BOATS IN HEAVY GALE
AND HIGH SEA.
NEARLY OVERCOME FROM COLO
Kept Alive by Improvised Camp on
the Ice Until Help came-FinaIiy
Managed to Start Fire From
Driftwood.

Seattle, Washington.-How the
crew and passengers of the ill-fated
ship Farallon were saved Is told by j.
E. Thwaites, mail clerk OF the wrecked
liner, in a dispatch from Seward as
follows.
I'VE had one passenger to land at
Hanna Bay, where we arrived early
on the morning of January 5. In a
binding snowstorm the steamer crept
along. Pilot Crooks realized the peril,
but he missed the entrance and the
ship struck a reef a mile off shore.
The Farollon hit the reef at high
water. When the tide receded she
was caught amidships on the rocks
and her engine and machinery dis
placed so hat they rolled violently.
At noon the Farallon was on her beam
ends.
Down the icy sides of the ship we
lowered ourselves to the small boats.
They were tossed about by cakes Of
ice. Blankets and food were also low
cred to the boats. The shore could be
seen dimly through the snow. We
could hear the roar of the surf and the
reports as of cannon when ice cakes
were hurled against the rocks.
1T seemed for a time that we should
be unable to land because of the high
surf. At last we discovered a small
cove that offered some shelter and
landed safely. A more desolate re-
gion could not have been imagined.
THE sailors put the passengers and
supplies ashore, and then turned back
to the Farallon, from which they took
sails, tarpaulins, baggage, mails, pro-
visions and mattresses.
In the meantime the party ashore
was busy setting up a camp, for all
knew that the stay, while waiting for
rescue, might be long. T%arpaulins
were spread upon the snow for a floor.
Boxes and barrels of supplies formed
walls, and dashed oars made gables.
Sails were spread over the frame,
but lacked two feet of reaching the
ground on one side of the shelter,
leaving an opening through which the
icy wind wbistled.
"a similar tent was erected farther
up the icy slope. When night came
the outlook was disheartening.
THE wind increased in bitterness.
Fire was made from driftwood dug out
of the ice and snow. We had no
lights. We made water for the coffee
by melting snow. We ate our meal of
coffee, bacon and frozen bread In
gloomy silence, wearing mittens and
overcoats.
On subsequent days We made trips
the wreck and brought off material
with which we constructed stoves and
other conveniences. We spent the
time wretchedly and ANONYMOUSLY, the
weather being SO cold that no one
ventured out except to get wood from
the beach.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
THREAT CLAMPS DOWN LID
indianapolis Saloonkeepers, With
Compulsory Religious Attendance
In Prospect, Respect Law.

Indianapolis, Ind.-The lid is on
In indianapolis and woe to the sa-
l~oonkeeper who attempts to tilt it
even a little on Sundays. The city is
the highest in the country, Accord
ing to the police. AS a result of the
strict order issued by Mayor Shank,
In which he has decreed that dis
obedient saloonkeepers would either
be sent to church or have their IL
censes revoked, only four saloon own
ers will be brought into police court
Monday charged with selling liquor
on Sundays.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11

the church, and bears a silver plate
inscribed with the name of Abraham
Lincoln and the years Of his occu.
pancy. The church has been refur.
nished since Lincoln's time but this
historic pew was left undisturbed and
Is distinctively old-fashioned and con.
spicuous amid the modern appoint.
ments of the church's stately interior.
The pew is readily recognizable from
all parts of the large edifces by rea.
son Of the fact that It has a black
walnut finish suggestive Of mourning
whereas all the other pews have the
contrasting golden oak finish.
AS has been mentioned above Ford's
theater yet stands, a fitting monument
to the last tragic chapter of Abraham
Lincoln's life. The building is no
longer used as a playhouse and the
interior has undergone extensive alter
atoms, but the exterior presents prac-
ideally the same appearance that 1t
did on the night of that fateful 14th
Of April. After the assassination of
Lincoln, Ford's' theater was closed
by order of the federal authorities and,
In 1866 the government purchased
the building. 1t was remodeled and
adapted to the uses of the record and
pension division Of the war depart
ment. While serving such purpose
1t was on June 9, 1893, the scene of
a second memorable tragedy. A col
lapse of the floors occurred and many
government clerks were killed out.
right or seriously injured. However.
the catastrophe did not carry down
to ruin that most significant memento.
the %proscenium pillar next to which
President Lincoln sat when he was
killed. This support has been pre-.
served in place. properly marked, all
these years.
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Lincoln Took Her to the Circus.

There died near Danville, Ill, re-
Gently a woman who, in her younger
days, learned to love Abraham Lin.
coin as q father, and who met In a
most peculiar manner. He saw her
crying n day because she could not
attend a circus In that city. He
promptly took her by the hand and
together they walked to Danville and
saw the show.
The woman was Mrs. Anna Pierce.
She lived on a farm in her younger
days, and the family had but little
money. Circuses were not everyday
occurrences, and when one came to
the city the family supply of cash had
been exhausted. The little girl sat on
the front doorstep and was bemoan-
ing her disappointment when Lincoln.
walking down the middle of the road,
as was his wont. saw her in her sad
plight.
Get on your new dress and I will
take you," he said, and while she
changed her clothes he sat on the
front step and played with a small
brother Of the girl.
A" AM 49, NM AL
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
HIGH PRICE FOR PAINTINGS
Pictures Sold at Auction Bring $685.
ESQ In an Hour; MlIlet Sells for
$53,1OO.

New York City.-1n Just one hour
last night in Mendelssohn Hall, Thorn.
as d. Kirby, of the American Art AS
ISOLATION, sold twenty-one paintings,
comprising the last collection formed
by H. 8. Henry Of Philadelphia, for
q total of 1856, $50. One Of the pic
lures. Millet's Going to Work-Dawn
OF Day" was bought by Scott and
Fowles for $4,000, this canvas having
been bought by Henry last April in
the Martin sale in the same hall for
$4,000. 1t was the last picture he
bought before his death.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
Foreman's Son Sole Survivor Of
Party In Inflated Heading
Rescuers Battle Bravely
to Rescue Victims.
WEEKS NINE CASUALTIES.

Indiana, pam explosion of q peck
ct of a caused a disaster at the
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal COM
pany's mine at Ernest, near this city,
Saturday that resulted in the death
Of eleven miners, all foreigners and
married except one. Mike Harring-
ton, son OF Foreman Harrington, is
the only man in the heading who
escaped, and he is badly hurt.
Five members of a track crew
heard the explosion and went to the
aid of their comrades, but were
burned and partially overcome. Their
fate did not deter Foreman Harring-
ton from organizing another party
and starting to effect a rescue. Har-
yington tainted from after-damp and
had to be carried out. He will re-
cover.
Bodies Are Recovered.
Until late in the afternoon rescuers
fought their way along hastily con-
structed brattices in an effort to
reach the men, and at 4:30 o'clock
their a returned with the bodies.
The dead were carried to a carpenter
shop, where Identification was made.
Previous to that time only about
eighty watchers had remained at the
mine mouth. but news Of the bringing
out Of the bodies brought hundreds
to the scene.
There were few incidents usually
attending such Incidents, only three
women keeping vigil at the mine.
Man Thought Safe Is Dead.
A sad sight was that of a heart
broken lad Of IL looking for his IA
Their In the death house. Mrs. Vim
cent Taflr thought her husband was
visiting in Iselin and was telling her
neighbors Of his fortunate escape
when his lifeless form was brought
to the house. He had returned this
morning and gone direct to work.
1t was eight hours after the gas
before company officials ar.
aved from Punxsutawney, 80 miles
distant. Then came Superintendent
A. w. Galloway, General Superintend-
emit A. ". Galloway. General Man
aser John Reed, mining engineers,
Inspectors. nurses and doctors, but
their services were not required.
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no doubt, in the fact that Lincoln was
neither a soldier who campaigned
over a wide range of territory nor a
wealthy man who could afford the lux
ury Of several homes.
Although the Mississippi valley
holds the two most important stru-
cures identified with the early life
of Lincoln it is at the national capt.
tai that we find the most interesting
group Of buildings associated with his
notable career as president of the
United States. The White House has
been changed very materially since
the days of the Lincoln administers
ton, but most of the other buildings
around which cluster memories of this
remarkable man remain to-day just
as they were in the stormy days of the
early COS. Several of these struc-
lures are well-known to the public.
Every visitor to Washington has
pointed out to him, Ford's theater
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
"CHASE A FIRE"
Fire Set to PeddIer's Rags by Nils.
ohleVous Boys Scorches
Horse and He Bolts.

New York City.-The members OF
Engine Company No. 33 never knew
what Chasing a fire" really meant un-
I'll Friday night when they answered
q call from Broadway and 13Sth street.
When the engine arrived on the spot
the fire was at 145th street and was
still going north.
It's three blocks up" shouted q
driver when they reached 141st street.
It was overtaken at 147th street and
extinguished.
The blaze was in a load of rags and
paper on a peddler's wagon. Mischiev-
ous boys had touched a match to the
load while the peddler was in a house.
The horse, alarmed by the flames
%scorching his tail, had started driver
less up Broadway.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11

A bank wrecker in Wisconsin has
been sent to the ~penitentiary for ten
years. The only way to break up this
sort OF high finance is to treat its prac-
titioners as common thieves who sim
ply take other peoples property with
u any formality or technicality.
When the man who wrecks a bank by
juggling it's finances is put on a plane
with the burglar who blows open its
vaults and safes. then there will be a
chance for the law to protect the pub.
Lilo from all classes of thieves, no mat.
ter how their stealing is named.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
By WoIdon FosVceff

an appearance unaltered from that of
the period when Lincoln was a reg
ular attendant there.
The picturesque red brick church
which might fttingly be called "the
church Of presidents" had important
historical associations ere Lincoln
became a member, but 1t was the war
president who supplied a yet deeper
significance to its traditions. The
church was founded in 1903 and in the
early days John Quincy Adams saved
1t from bankruptcy by advancing to
the congregation the sum Of $4,000.
Other presidents who attended this
church were Andrew Jackson, James
X. Polk, Franklin Pierce, James Buch-
anan, and Andrew Johnson. President
Jackson, however, severed relations
with the congregation in a hun as the
result Of a controversy relative to the
famous Peggy O'Neal who upset
things generally at the national cap
ital about that time. The dashing
Peggy al a member of the church
at the time, but the pastor was antag.
onistic to her and refused to recog.
nize her, whereat her champion "Old
Hickory left the church and never
went back.
The pew occupied by Abraham Lin.
coin and his family during the years
served as president Is still rever-
emily preserved at the New York Aven.
lie church. 1t is located on the middle
aisle and well toward the front OF