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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-31

Havana. Aug. 5O.-The steamer Saratoga.
from New York. arrived to-day four hours
late. She passed through hurricane, and
three of her crew were hurt on Sunday.
The Saratoga took the inside passage and
thus escaped the worst Of the storm. but
she experienced rough weather all the way
from Sandy Hook The wireless instru-
ment picked up the IS. o. s." OF the Clyde
liner Apache on Monday morning. but
being one hundred miles away the Sara
toga was unable TO go 10 her assistance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-31

SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $500 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-31

Augusta, Ga, Aug. 3o.-A message re-
ceived here about midnight. from Beau
fort, 8. G., SAYS that the stranded steamer
Lexington was foate1 at 4:3O this after
noon.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
ETIQUETTE IN SIAM.
on Hands and Knees Bsfcre tho King
Was Lon. the Custom There.

was Long the SuStoHl lhcfe.
Perhaps the most revolutionary re-
form carried out ny the late king Of
Siam was the abolition of the arbi-
tralS rule of etiquette which forbade
IN Inferior IN rank to mise his head
abol that of superior or even level
With 1T. The inferior must not even
pass over bridge while a superior
vas underneath 1t. nor must he enter
Il Room In an upper story while SUI
pericr was occupying a room beneath
1t. Servants approached their mas
tiers Oil hands and knees. This Gus
ton IA by no means obsolete today In
spit' OF the royal edict. for many of
thu powerful mobiles who live far
away from the court Still enforce 1t.
Ii !S74 the king held a large court.
Ut which no one present presumed to
appear otherwise than ca hands and
Eree; 1t was at this audience that
the dict forpidding the custom was
read 10 the PROSTATE multitude. They
theg and then rose ard stood like
men in the presence Of their sovereign
for the first time on record. Since
thea there has been no prostration at
the royal audiences. Eut If supe-
iior stops to speak to an inferior IN
the street the latter will still bend or
lov-sr his head in some way as Il
marx OF respect - London Saturday
Rev ew.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
When Lawyers Are Quiet.

One George Wilson. lawyer. who
had much litigation. In some of which
he was personally interested as a par
ty or as trustee, finally passed away.
and short funeral sermon was dc
livered by member OF the bar in the
presence Of few old personal friends.
The lawyer told how the old man had
been abused and maligned but that. in
fact, he had helped the poor and UNI
fortunate often and was not bad
man
On returning from the nerviccs au
old lawyer was asked by another law
yer about the services and what was
said. The old lawyer replied. For
once old George could not file a de-
lnurrer or motion to any OF the pro
ceedings which had taken place.
The lawyer who made the inquiry
replied, well, this must be the first
time George did not move for arrest
of Judgment" Green Bag.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
WI srLER YVES POIGNANT.
The ''oa of Buying His p stures an,

The Yea of Buying His p sturcs and
7nen Dem andn9 Possession.
A c7rtain eminent En- fish Indy, the
PROUD aossessor of title of fairly high
degree. who admired Whistler's gem
ius 10 the extent of pure .'asing one Of
his p lures, never was able to obtain
posse ion Of her property. One day
she d We to the studio ia her victoria.
Mr.. y .,istler went TO greet her
MI Whistler" She 81 4. two years
ago ] bought me of ycur pictures, a
beau al thing. and have never been
able hang it on my wallis. 1t has
been ned to one exhibition or an
other SOW. today have my carriage
With ss, and would Ike to take 1t
home with me- am told it is in your
posse ion'
"Ds lady" returned Whistler. you
ask impossible. II send it to
you N I have II agais.. but it is not
here. You have been .:lisinformed. .
And aorth, and so fort to the same
effect and the lady drove of without
her i lure.
AT she had departed Whistler
comm iced to poke around his studio
and. the great aston shment Of a
friena y no had been an involuntary
listen 10 the above conversation. he
broug'.t forth canvas
Here it is" he said. she was right
abou one thing-it is beautiful" And
it wa boautifal
"Bs. he Impotence OF these people, !"
he COZ. led. N'io thin hat because
they few paltry sf'inlred pounds
they Nn my pis;'lres why. it mere
ly seenaa. them the priA ega of hav-
ing TEN in their a. scS now and
then. he pictures are niine."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
A MAN OF MYSTERY.
tecular Life Of Mesas.asio. the cele.
brased Italian Poet.

Ne! stasio (16oS 1892, the celebrated
Tram. nc and operate poet. spent fifty
i've years in vienna with The ALartincs
family without ever learning Germs u
Of wishing to learn 1t.
r sides his utter Indifference to all
speech but II llian Metastasio posses s.
Cd many pcculiarities OF character.
None might mention death in his pres
encs. Those who alluded to smallpox
befre him he m.ide it point not TO
see again In al his flfty-five years
in Vienna he never gave away more
Than the equivalent Of $50 to the
poor. He always occupied the same
seal at churf h, Int never paid for it.
lie took all his meals in the most mys-
terious privacy. His grestcst friends
had never seen him eat alvthing but a
biscuit with some lcmosaGe. Nothing
would induce him to dine away from
hone. He never changed his wig or
the cut or color Of his coat.
Metastasio was TO have been present.
ed to the pope the day he died and
ravcl about the intended interview in
the delirium OF his last moments. Mrs.
piozzi (familiar to readers OF Boswell $
"Liic of Or. Johnson as Mrs. Thrale)
col, ctcd these particulars from the Ia
dies Of the Marines family, with
whom Metastasio was SO long domesti-
Gated without speaking or understand
Ing a word Of their language from first
tn las.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
spHERlclTY OF THE EARTH.
"PsraIlax' Bet AuaInst 1t, and II. Lost
His Waoer.


The straigiltest canal in the world is
in England and runs from Firth, In
Camhridgeshirc. to Denvers Suice,
twenty-five miles away 1t was here
that years ago a decisive experiment
was conducted to prove the sphericity
OF the earth. At that time, says "lIigh
ways and Byways In cambridycshire. !"
a Lcluded gentleman. who called him
self "Paralla1," was obsessed with the
notion that the globe was flint disk
and used TO go iecturng with great
vigor on the subject. After these lee
lures he invited questions mono OF
which was able to shake his belief.
When asked, for example WHY does
the hui! OF n ship disappear below the
horizon while the masts remain Wis
ible:" he would answer. because the
lowest stratum Of air is the densest
md therefore soonest conceas objects
seen through it," Finally he showed
his whole hearted belief in his absurd
Vows by laying heavy wager that 10
one would disprove them The stAkss
were deposited In the hands of judges,
and the trial. under agrccd conditions.
took place upon the New river. as part
Of the canal is called. Three boats
were moored three miles apart. each
provided with crosstree of equal
height. II the earth was spherical the
central cross would appear above the
other to an observer looking through
q telescope leveled from the crosstrca
OF the boat at either end: If 1t was fiat
he would sec both the other crosstrees
as ono. "Pnrallax" declared that he
did SEQ them 80, but the Judges unani.
nously decided against him. and the
poor uan lost his money
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
The ORIGIN Of Venice.

The queen Of the Adriatic" was
born of the troubles caused by the
inva ION Of the famous or infamous
Alta, the Hun, who, about the
mid lie of the fifth century, over
ran and devastated so much Of Eu-
rope. In consequence Of the raw
EGGS OF this 'scourge of Cod" who
vas probably one of the most cruel
and remorseless men ever known,
fusitives from various regions of
Italy sought a refuge among the is
lards which skirt the northern
coast Of the Adriatic. which we're
tnen but the haunts of fishermen
aud sea birds. There was born
Venice, the glory of the west"
whose history was to be written
Upon the waves for more than a
taossand Years. 1t was during the
century between $50 and $50 that
tie most enhancing city in the
world may be said to have been
founded.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
Z PivriLu. ununn

The country Is indebted TO Jahn Nd.
ans for its national motto with an
Englishman of note sharing in the
honor. 1t seems that while Adams
was minister to England Sir John
Prestwick. an eminent English anti
quarry. suggested to him good motto
to represent the union OF the American
colonies. Adams at once vas taken
with the idea. which he transmitted 70
Charles Thompson. the secretary Of
congress. who on June 20. 1852. report,
ed TO that body his design for a gov
eminent seal In this the l.atln legend
"E Pluribus Unum" was TO he borne
on ribbon held in the bcak Of an
eagle
Just where Sir John got the idea is
not certain. but It Is q fact that the
motto WAS In use on the cover of the
Gentleman's Magazine. first publish
ed In 1870. and 1t may have struck his
fancy by its applicability 10 the stu
alton then obtaining In America
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
DEADLY NINE GASES.
Their Action Upon The rlsrns of Tho
Safety Lamp.


The safety lamp, 4 heavy metal Ian
tern shaped object Yi'h q circular
globe Of heavy ps;lie sasS Is he only
Hight other than clectricity that can be
eafely carried into a gaseous mine.
The lamps are 1T before they ars
taken into the mine and In addition,
are securely locked iliat no accident
or ignorant intention may expose the
open fame to the gases OF the mine
over suull spety Scfow Game
which gives i-lt less bright than
that OF an ordinary candle are two
wire gnuze cones fitting snugly inside
the heavy globe and It Il through
these cones That the liine draws the
air which supports II, The presence OF
black danny, or sarisql d'QSide can
easily be detected II iiot rs Is odor, by
the action Of the hame. which grows
dim and II tn. liaels ,lala;, exists In
any quantity. is finally extinsulshed.
White damp the hiuhlN explosive gas
which is most feared has, on the
other hand. totally different effect.
In the presence Of this gas the flame
OF the safety iasnp becomes POINTED,
and as the gas grows stronger the
flame seems to separate from the wick
and An almost invisible blue cone
forms beneath IT. II the miner con
times to advance into HE white damp
lie will pass through Il line in which
there are nine parts Of ul,' to one part
gas nlc explosive miyturc), and the
lamp win Instantly register this ex-
plosive condition by a suaden crack
Ing inside the gauze and the extin-
gushing OF the flame Werc 1t an open
lamp the explosion ignltcd by the
lame would sweep throughout tho en-
tire workings, carrying death and de-
s'Mctlon before 1t. but by the con-
struct!on Of the safety lamp the ex-
nosion confines ITSELF TO the limited
area within the gau2e cones. and I'M
less the lamp is moved suddenly and
The flame is dragged through the gauzc
at the instant that the explosion oc.
ours within the lobe 1t VIII not ex-
tend beyond the yauze. Atlantic.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
Wagner as an Acrobat.

Ferdinand Pracger related an Incl
dent OF a visit to Wagner ut his Swiss
home. The two men sat one morning
on an ottoman in the drawing room
talking over the events OF the years.
Suddenly Wagner. who was sixty
years old, rose and stood on his head
upon the ottoman AT that moment
Wngner's wife entered. Her surprise
and alarm caused her 10 run to her
husband. eSclaimlng. "Ah. Richard.
Richard" Quickly recovering himself
he assured her that he was sane and
wished to show that he could stand
on his head at sixty. which was more
than Ferdinand could do
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
A eu,l,t stopp.d the Game.

Alfred de Musset, the poet and
dramatist. was almost as fond OF
chcss as Of poetry. BE played nearly
every night at the Cafe de Ia Regence,
and even the revolution Of February.
1S4S. did not divert him from his
habit. He turned up us usual and.
finding no one there to play with, in.
sisted that the waiter should make a
gano for him. The waiter did so,
though fustllade was raging In the
street outside, and all went well until
musket bullet smashed mirror in
immediate proximity to the board
Mussot was anxious to continue in
spite Of tho interruption. but his OPP
ponent would not. with monsieur's
permission he said, I'VE will adjourn
the game until after the republic has
been proclaimed"-Pari Gnulois.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
Spoiled In the Makina.

hold. when man on trolley
removed his hat the other day little
lie observed that he WINS bald-yea,
bald, for not single hirsute
lbler trailed over his shining pate.
when 1t came to whiskers the
party was right there with the
s. He had whiskers In bundles,
,kers in stacks. In fMt, he had
aeh WHISPERS to start rat factory
/ make fortune.
Say, mamma finally remarked
HE. turning to his mother. lust
i ut that man there
Hush, dear" returned mamma. HE
| hear You. What's the matter With
AZ"
EVERYTHING is the matter with HIM"
lied the youngster when the am
made him they put his head on
ile down. - Philadelphia Tele-
III.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
It's faith in something and cnlhusl-
asm IN something that make ifc worth
looking at.-O W. Holmes.
A Medical Sherlock Holn.:


A physician was Knocked down and
robbed while on his way to see q pa
tient. His pockets were rifed. and
enc Of the articles stolen was elm
ical thermometer with Whit il he had
earlier in the evening taken the tenn
perature OF patient He remem-
bered the temperature registered aud
also that he had not shaken down the
mercury before putting the thermoln-
cter In his pocket He communicated
these facts to the police. some time
afterwnrd a thermometer registering
the identical temperature WAS discov-
cred in pawnshop. and he police
were enabled thereby TO tracl X the doc
tors assailants and to arrest them
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
HalIucinstions Of Hensare

Hcnbanc bears II remarkal rei'g4af
ton for creating the most Xlfaardi
nary hallucinations. Or. Iopilon re
latos that some monks WI ate the
poots by mistake FOR parss IF trans
formed their No stery into 4 snia'ie
asylum One : rang tle bell for
mathis at mid 1t, and Of 'llnse Of
the communi,s who ATTENDED, ssne
could not read. other. "faeeied the
letters were running about IKE a'i's."
aud some read what WAS n III iheir
books. Even the exhibitions from
these pretty but very poisonous Cow
crs produce these weird effe $ West
minister Gazette.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
SHOCKED the GUIDE.
mites Of an lrrsvsrsnt Visitor q We
National Capitol.

National Capitol.
biz man with fierce, bristllns
y beard and wearing broad brim
d sIouch hat marched down tho
III corridor Of the capitol, closely
owed by guide at dogtrot
y had inspected statuary hall ant
rotunda and looked in at the cham
II the supreme court, and the Wis
lad made no other comment OIL
sights shown him than to utter an
'Sional grunt, snort or growl
e big man paused Mt the end OF
corridor and jerked his head to
4 y carpeted passage.
that's them burglars doing to-
r lie demanded.
The senate Is not In session, sill"
the guide IN n shocked voice.
ter the visitor had departed the
10 sat down on his chair In front OF
statue OF Daniel Webster and
ped his heated brow.
hats one kind that comes here"
said We have all kinds, but his
Is the hardest to deal with.
led the senate burglars-you heard
and he kicked at everything else
owed him. That kind comes pre-
4 TO NICK. They amt got no pa
Ism ut all, and United States
tor amt. no more to them than u
keeper Why. I'm afraid to take
like him into the supreme court.
lily as not they'll say something
cspcctful right out loud. DO you
w what that one said when show
MIN statunry hall? He says, Who
all these crooks? Then he wanted
'snow how much all them statues
the government and who got the
eoff. | told him they were given
the states. and he said that was
when the states put one over.
GU wouldn't think" snid the guide.
= a Sigh, that patriotic Americans
4 come here and be 80 callous
1t the things they see. They seem
cgrudgc giving a dollar to be shown
place where Webster stood when
made his reply TO Hayne don't
i what the country's coming to.
been guide here twenty years,
never thought I'd live to hear
senate called burglars. Washing
Cor. Kansas City Star.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
His Blunt Critic.

wing Bachelor was introduced one
d'y by mutual friend to western
untaincer
Mr. Bachelor" exclaimed the
+ I'D to the mountaineer "is an nu.
u 4 of repute In the cnst."
Oh. yes,' drawled the mountaineer
y know of him. l was locked up in
u cabin here by the snow two win.
te ago, and only had two books to
re d the whole FIVE months. your book.
s. he said. turning to Mr.. Bachelor,
] the Bible. and read them
tough several times"
Indeed" said the autnar. smile
o. satisfaction wreathing his face.
Yes. sir continued the old noun
tnecA and never knew before
hoy interesting the Bible vast
II Dispatch.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
LAYING BRICKS.
How Scientific Methods Raised the
Standard Of DAVIS Work.


Tlere are now eminent consulting
ems .neers who are engaged by indus
trla heads 70 study their establish.
melts from top to bottom with view
o ta'ling by scientific study the meth
DDS Of working, accounting and han
ding labor which will improve on the
Old traditional habits. Some extraordi-
mar results have been attained. What
scientific management means is ad-
mtrably Illustrated by the story OF
bricklaying. as told by an expert
Ordinarily a Trick mason makes
eighteen different sets Of motions in
laying single brick. He bends over,
in the first place. TO pick up one brick,
and IN lifting 1t he lifts ten pounds OF
hri < and about hundred pounds OF
brick mason-the upper part Of his
own body. In laying 1000 bricks in a
days work he lifts 100000 pounds OF
brict mason. This was an obvious
waste Of labor. So common laborer
was hired to put the bricks where the
musons would not have to stoop for
the1n. Another thing is that when a
mason picks up n handmade brick,
wh.rh IS always q little thicker Mt one
side than on the other. he losses the
brick up, turning it over until his
touch tells him which side is the top
before he puts it in place in the wall.
The cure for this was to have all the
bricks piled top up before they were
brought to the masons. Then. further,
eveiy one has seen the mason tap his
brick several times to settle it into the
mortap-more waste OF time The cure
was to make the mortar thinner, so
THAT the weight of the brick would set
tie it into the right position. This was
scieatific management, motion study"
It raised the days work for the aver
Z" brick mason from GOO up to 2.7OO
bricks day and in individual cases to
much higher figures. The mason made
ONLY six motions where he used to
M; eighteen American Review OF
T}os.i,,Ws
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
esntimsntal Jurias.

Maitre Henri Robert, the most IA
nous advocate In criminal cases ut the
Paris bar, told an audience almost
entirely composed Of ladies that before
any jury woman with some youth
some looks and pretty voice has fifty
chances out of IL hundred of being
acquitted. whereas man would have
only one. IL she knows how to shed
tears at tho right moment she ncec
not worry-a verdict of not guilty is
a dead certainty. Paris Letter.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
sHTNlNG VERSUS STEAM.
ing tho Telegraph In Tn. Early
Days of lite Invention.

DAYS OF ite Invention.
airs ago, wien the electric tele.
III was Il new iden and mystery
he masses, there came trouble ono
friday night In the Bank Of Eng
|. The business OF the day had
ed and the balance was not right.
re was Il deficit OF Just flOo. 1t was
the money. but the error, that
st he found For the officers and
clerks there could be no sleep until
mystery had been cleared up. All
1t night and all Sunday a force Of
II we're busy; money was surely
70 from the vaults. but no one could
lover whence.
~ the following morning a clerk
r.sested that the mistake might have
'irrcd In packing for the West In
some boxes of specie that had
IN sent TO Southampton for ship
ri FIJI. chief acted on the susgss-
% Here was in opportunity to test
powers OF the MISUNDERSTANDING
inst steam. and steam with forty
ut hours the start. Very soon the
graph asked man In Southamp.
Has the ship Mercator sailed?"
he answer came back. Just weigh
anchor"
Stop her in the queens name"
he'd back the telegraph. "She Is
pped,' wns returned.
lave on deck certain boxes marks
~. weigh them carefully and let
know the result" telegrnphed the
&
s order was obeyed, and one box
found to be somewhere about one
III and ten ounces heavier than Its
esjust the weight of the missing
sreigns. IAN right Let the ship
was the next order.
he West India house was debited
Il the f10O and the Bank OF Eng
q was at peace again Harper's
Xiv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
Now zeaIand,s Glacier..

The great size Of the glaciers around
Mount Cook. In New Zealand. has
been often remarked The 1asrnan is
eighteen miles long. the Muir .llson
ten miles. the Cooley eight miles. the
Mueller eight miles and the Hooker
seven miles. Most Of these glaciers
have moraines Of exceeding rough
ness, but the approaches to them are
not steep, as Is usually the case with
European glaciers The southern
Alpine snow line is only a little over
1000 feet. Glacially polished rocks
are rare. and in many ways the noun
tains are singularly different from
those of central Europe.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
A HiccouoI, Ours

a correspondent writes e. us to the
effect that he has found hanging by
the hands With the legs Tear of the
ground. the hands We'll apart and the
breath held for say fifteen seconds. an
infallible cure for ficcoughs With
children, hold them UP eff the ground
by both hands Our correspondent
states that he has never found this
method to fail. London Globe
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
Two Standaa

One Il t!e straAys. istrations
Of tie ups and downs Of fortune
conc from Paris y rel. Parsian
bank became re%lueed through
unlue investments g the sum of
10000 francs. That amount was
poverty 10 aim, am. overwhelmed
u his loss ard the NoTeIessncss Of
the lsilo@. he commit d suicide
The 1000 francs then fell 10 his
broth !, WHO aad been Tor years 4
pauper, estral ged from his family
But - him such sum represented
incredible riches. and his reason
was ovsrthrown. In moment OF
delirirn he jumped into the Seine
sud Mas drowned.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-02-02
Grenada Was BOUGHT Cheap.

I'he island of Grenada, IN the Brit
lisa West Indies, was bought by the
French from the Caribs by a solemn
treaty in the middle OF the seventeenth
century. and the price paid wns two
bottles Of rum. sau's mess Of pot
& sc was a good stroke of business by
eoMparison. The Caribs soon regret-
Il having sold their birthright and
vanly tried 70 get the island back by
force. 1t is now one of England's most
prosperous colonies in the West Indies