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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG
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he still does ms Chevaher. He II out
Just as the vaudeville actor does II he has made
hit why tempt the fates by doing something
different Why should ne, indeed? Don't they
still camor FOR it?
At the tail end of party, when the clock is
striking Neurasthenia and some begin to think
OF the busy little motor racing its head of IN the
Cunman's Gondola below, Charlie Towne q poet
whispers out Of the side Of his mouth TO his
neighbor Get to do Mrs. FiskeH"
So they get him. Sweetly smiling and murmur-
ing. How ! Ioathe it," he arranges four chairs
and gives mis- imitation Of Mrs. Fiske in a scene
from Leah Kleschna."
can imagine him in his home in his library
sitting alone at his desk trying 70 think Of
rhyme for "Butterick" Suddenly ne leaps to his
feet The time draws near when in ordinary
circumstances he would be party doing
Mrs Fiske" With feverish and temperamental
haste he arranPes four chairs and goes TO IT,
Then, as the usual applause Is lacking he comes
to with start and shudders. Take 1t away
take it away" The head Of the tiger skin rug
grns up at him and seems TO hiss, Haunted"
Then viii Irwin tells his famous story Of the
greatest newspaper break-the one about the Pope
clipping with Lillian Russell and always puts 1t
of as being some else's story. But he cannot
escape that way! By the immutabie laws Of the
parlor and the banquet he is doomed to tell that
story IT'LL the sands Of the desert grow cold"
There are two distinguished entertainers who
are more fortunate than the average StuntIte, i'm
asmuch as they bear the burden Of one story
between them. Haunt that does for two.
They are Paul Armstrong and Lindsay Denison,
End the Stunt is the story Of "Pansy' Wher
Jim Barnes gets on his feet it Is only to do
"FarfaX, Fairfax County, Virginia
Everybody knows that Stafford will DO the "Jab-
btrwock"
II Tom DAILY didn't do wop poem they would
feel outraged.
And if Old Irv Cobb. the Burnt Cork King
o,dnt tell that story about Git hung Niger
they would mob him Wildhack cant eat his
banquet in peace till he has done "The Battle
o. Metz" Burgess Johnson would burst into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

canal the tracks Of the New Haven Railroad give
access for the transfer Of freight between water
and land The possibilities are, therefore great
for manufactures and general industries Daily
observations for FIVE years show that the fog Is
less than one-hRf that existing in Vineyard
Sound The course OF vessels in Buzzard'F Bay
TO the western entrance Of the canal Is through
wide, currentless waters, free from the westerly
storms Of the outside route The great nook Of
the cape protects vessels from all southerly
gales. The new route saves 10 miles IN distance
between eastern and southern points and a day
and a half FOR tows and sailing ships Quick. Ger
tain transit upon positive schedules Is required
to-day. The canal gives mobility by AT interior
smooth channel through which New England can
receive her crude material at low figure. Con
gested land lines cannot supply 1t, and manu-
facturers must have II promptly and cheaply II
they are to replace vanishing home markets with
new trade from South America and the Pacific.
The raw products from the West will also reach
New England directly by water from the Great
Lakes.
A secondary source Of revenue 20 the canal
company and Of great Importance 10 the state Is
the development OF a district which to-day Is on
the main arteries Of travel Southeastern hassh-
chusetts, from Plymouth TO Provineetown, IS
sparsely inhabited and is well fitted for the sum
mer homes Of people from the interior looking for
resorts in desirable climate. Lines Of steamers
from the West will give ready access 10 the IN
creAsing number Of families seeking the New Eng
land coast.
The Cape Cod Canal proving remunerstive' pri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
VIDE of THE NEW CAPE COD CANAL TO SHIPPING

waite capital will be attracted toward the build
ing Of minor channels With this forecast and for
this reason, il Is safe 20 say, Mr.. Belmont after
solving, in d narrow held. the local transportation
question If the city OF New York, turned his at
tontion to the broader one OF lessening distance
and time and Of saving lives by sea route
through Southeastern Massachusetts the land Of
mis- forebears. The United States and the State Of
Massachusetts having failed TO solve the problem,
he found that the time had arrived 70 build tn.
canal. Large corporations mad replaced the indi-
vidual owners Of sailing craft; the control OF
tie traffic was in a few hands consequently
there were less units with which 10 deal!
Keeping this point in mind, and that the under
ticking was completed al time when the need Of
closer relationship between the corporations and
IN, people more than ever apparent informa-
tion Is being sought from It's prospective patron
Leading toward perfected transportation and
rates fair to the investor as well as to the ships
and the consumer. II is especially essential TO
seek this aid for the reason that deep canal
exists in this country upon which tolls charged,
consequently there is no precedent upon which TO
base revenue.
The men who bull, the Cape Cod Canal asked
no help from Washington. On the contrary,
they constructed and paid for a channel owe
four miles long in the United States waters
Of Bu1zard's Bay. They built breakWater
three quarters OF mile long also al their own
expense. In BarnstAbe Bay. Both these works
will be OF great benefit to commerce and to
the adjhcent localities They make deep water
harbors long needed for the benefit Of the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

LAND without language That is
u Belrium.
~ Whatever the outcome OF the war
4 IA and REGARDLESS Of the number Of pieces
irto which the small kingdom Of Belgium may
eventually be cut it will be a practical impossi-
bfIi,y further 10 complicate the Belgian lingual
,i,,o+ior
s.ric,r. s,oakipr Belgium is not a land with
go. Iar,,,,o,o. IL is land with so many Ian
.,.,os ,bst no one OF them may rightly be said
- Ne tho native Belc,ar tongue Nominally. the
r,or,isb is entitled 20 that distinction but the
800. d. Tho, orIy among the farmers Of Northern
p.l,,,,., hos Flemish any great vogue As for
the rest. French. English German and Dutch are
spoken with equal auency
The city Of Antwerp. there can be no doubt.
presents Belgium most bewildering linguistic
array. -Four languages are current there five.
really because Flemish and Dutch. despite their
similarity are entitled 20 be classed as different
language. This does not mean that in diff
ferert sections Of Antwerp four or FIVE languages
arc spoker for that would be nothing eXtraordi-
nary II means that the average resident Of
A,,yyerp speaks ali five Of these languages with
equal ease or effort that it s matter Of indif-
ference TO him "hch "e use. anu '""' "Do''
half the time Doe cou'o no. 'e" you ""''' ''''
guage he were using without stopping 10 '0"
slider. And be can 'a'nN 'n any OF all % ''e"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

,-.,.. an, state having failed 20 recot-
L .,,,ortarce Of this interior smooth
..s,,- line. less than fifty men nave been po4I
..,b % finance No. They also have their IDEAS
r,,Ii, that the times are ripe 20 regain our los,
ION surremacv. and that individuals as well tt
~ ,...,r.1 ,pblic. should DO their share Tor i''
....,,.r, of waterways. Conservatism now
demanded that all private corporations
b., boscd upon financial returns ~ is
.b,refore 10 give in brief the hguf's
L,. which Mr. Belmont and his associates ave
,rorking They are as toIIo"S'
~ the z5oOo.oOo tons 100000 IS coal ' ,
,... commodity is losing ten cents per 70" ''0'"
- foe delays and extra insurance ,Va - 60
.d erin With a capital Of on! Ni-V'''OV
'oI'1 maximum traffic, 1t Is TeSa"! see"
~ only one-han the tonnage Eo'S
o.. canal during the first year gnu
o-s, he expected PROVIDED '"' ~"
o''O'' al respects meets modern Iequi'
'""'''' ,-... T.. tb. aim and ambition OF JUS 'H'''
UIiam Barclay Parsons. "No'' 'NF
engineer 49,. Panama Canal Commission anu
renee ...,,Isdge Of waterways are we" i',.,I
E'"''' ID wider and deeper thHn '"e
inc ''''' ...,ior against the wash Of p"'' ,le
su'@' .,crred by the paving OF '' ,
steamer o., short intervals assure S1'e 'l@.
.;,Ft. III, great breakwe'eI Hi"p''
..sterp end from nor'he"S'
.oc,e is through the e'sn'.'. .he connect
The IoO" b.s been chosen as me .4
which TOT 90. che head Of Buzzhro D"s 80,
ing lmh The deepest cut Is OnS -.
Cape COO Day. on the south bans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
BELGIUM-A LAND WITHOUT LANGUAGE

America Between Antwerp and England boats ply
daily. and there are direct lines from Antwerp TO
New York The lowest clerk cannot obtain en-
plovment in any business house in Antwerp IN
less he speaks English Furthermore there rs the
American tourist TO be considered The tourists
franc plays an important part in the life Of Ant
vcro. and Antwerp knows that be- stands better
chance 70 get IT If II speaks the tourists IAN
guage. So 1t speaks H.
For the prevalence Of German IN Antwerp
there seems 20 be less excuse At present, Of
course, il is extremely unpopular, but IN normal
times there is almost as much German spoken m
Antwerp as there is English or French and vastly
''''' - -. -. -. 81. 10 .,i, %
p'''' g. -, o.. .,..,o,.
-. ,,,, h,r, l,,o,,sts and dis
.,.. l.,,,,,,o,. living around that thew
d. not t,ro,. how. IN speak
........L. c.,...i e..,;o-
.- - 81. -. ,,o,,- Ii,,,,sl noai-
-. IT. r,.-.,,o I,,s,o Fin.
-. 81. 81 pl...,.s and much, On
thc mail boxes one finds "Lettres brie'en
Druksels- Impr,mes' After day ~ Antwerp
orc gathers that the nuiHpn'''y o. '""suARes pr
solely io' iNe D."e". %. .''
AHt"eFp''" any one vi -'''''
In Brussels every one speaks Fre"en' D'u''''s
is The Little Paris It's moving pictures are ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

Era cs-.l.r Young hook you surrepuuous'y h''on
bin on 90 r-rs Of lace or row Of insane glass
,ssds e,roo. MALT iu the rhythm lest Polly sus-
psr.
Art when hook hangs back and refuses TO
nee, wiling eye across the two-ineh ehasm you
grunt and rlt,er. "Gee. you must be getting larg-
e." or. "Wry me deuce don't you pull those
strings tertsr SO this dress will meet" By the
say why . shat 90 moments Of emotion"
stress men wild forget that they are gowns OF
-froest" and no. dresses"
These .rpo..s remarks Of yours naturally rIe
Pony. 30 shs says. Let it go-lN ring for san
efs-shs uuder-,aucs."
TINS, a. Was Intended, stimulates you with re-
a'ssd de,eru.aa,.or 90 complete the work u you
ssrhee eipr. tareraaIs, and you reply O'
course Sanofas mentality IS much superior 10
niae-bu, blu o.l. etc. etc" lf you looked Owe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
By w. MILLER.

bN i. ~. MllLLN.
THERE mas b, tmes when great OBJ"
wealthy nation finds that 81 must over
come almost superhuman obstacle 10
accomplish benefit for the whoi
'"a sueh a situation exists at Panama "h@'e
Ns'es enc money are completing canal WIN
.' counting he expense and with no resulfan'
'''e' piohi 70 its builders The fact that Vert
PsI'en'sge Of rho ships passing throuS'
'-'si sails under the American flag proves
"t United States feels its .nternatlonai
oeas
~ similar example exists nearer home. Ne"
building waterway from which no In-
- ~" follow. The ocepenod Erie Canal vii.
-. ''' commerce Of the lake states while only
d'- .a'''1''y developing local commerce and I'M
,,T me lsihmian and Erie canals nave right
AZ DO 'he public eye for years third.
more immediate and direct value 20 ON
49,. "aoe' mas received little attention.
80 Oy Washington as a miIitar. necessity.
y successive Presidents. ATTEMPTED by va.
49, operations needed by humanity the Can,
- mas remained uncut since tho day
""es Standish met the Dytc, b, 1907 and
6rst ,rs,,oo-. "a''is o. Buzzsrds Bay began the
tween ~. through Long Island Sound be
Ast ,oo, I'm ,l''eIos'n and the Old Colony. A.
Ito, = mere Is nov fnished ann in opera-
.e,, - V'. % only Sl20OOOOO. channel thirty
ary 70 ~. |n'eh mas the lsrsest tonnage tri5o-
4 Sue, 1., ocean eans; trafc as gres, as that
uusiy,.y ing I, zoOOo@oo tons, carried almost -.
american bottoms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

you more than Il does them, but no, u the iden-
tcal way, Do anything TO head of. to dis
courage. tendency that. If allowed 20 become a
habit. will bring only pain in the future
If we but knew the inside story Of the lives o.
these Human Sacrifices to the god Of Eunui, these
helpless pro.ongers of peteriug parties!
Many Of them appear happy and normal, but
under more than one cleaning shirt front their
one Stunt is doing what that beastly fox did 20
that Spartan kid!
The author. with true author modesty. omits
his own name from this list. where. Of course, d
belongs No dinner is complete without Flagg',
Instantaneous Caricatures Made While You
Spcech.-The Editor.
oonr.su. 7li JOS James Mo. souef I0sss'
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
Church Notes.
Sunday at the Methodist Church.

sunday at the Methodist Cnutcn'
Morning worship at 1890. Subject:
Christ, Son of God and Son of Man. -
Being God, He IS able to help US. and
being man He understands us. and
therefore He is acquainted with our
every need We must learn to love and
obey HIM. Sunday school lesson: u E.
sus and Peter who denies Him. Jun
Tor League at p. m. Epworth League
at 6:15, led by Miss Olive Truan. The
ms tallment CT the Epworth League
officers will be IN connection with the
morning service. Every one should be
on hand for this. The evening service
at Z clock Will be Temperance Pro
gram given by the Sunday school. The
singing and 5ecitatlonc by the children
are proverbially popular. On last Sun
d ay the church was filled twice We
expect equally as good attendance on
each succeeding sabbath. Every Pro
testant man and woman should get
busy and assist somewhere IN the in
terest OF the Kingdom Of Our Great
Lord and Common Savior.
Geo. B. Thompson,
Minister.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
The Corncob Pipe.

The red haudanna handkerchief has
almost passed as symbol OF Ameri-
can simplicity, but there is one other
plain old-tashioned product that re-
mains. 1t Is the corncob pipe-the
American meerschaum.
The world which does not run to
cigaretts and brilliant banded cigars
seems TO draw on French briar pipes
made OF American cherry and other
Unitrd States woods. The mouthpiece
is Of amber. which may be yellow
glass or cellulold. Around toe stem
may be a thin metal mounting of TIN
stamped with a sIlversmith's hallmark.
But it Is called sweet briar despite
its odor 10 look at the crowd in the
bleschers and in the grandstand.
which is SAID by sporting reporters 10
be q typical American crowd, it would
appear that the French briar has be-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.
The Thomas Ieaersoa Home.

Three years ago the most prominent
politician that came tom New Y ork
TO the National Capital proved to be
woman, Mrs. Martin Littleton. Her
husband was a member of Congress
but he found his job les interesting
than did Mrs Llttleton, who undertook
a campaign to compel Congressman
jefferson Levy to sell Monticello, the
home of Thomas Jefferson, to the
United States government. OF course
the government had not thought OF
buying Monticello, hut that was trlvi-
ally inconsequential to Mrs Littleton.
she organized movement throughout
the country to create public septiment,
and while Mr. Levy was inclined to
get mad and do a little swesring at
what he believed to be unwarranted
interference with his private rights,
Mrs. Llttleton put In her time recetv-
ing and calling upon the leading Demo
crats 81 the Capitol. The pressure be-
came so great that Mr.. Levy finally
capituIated, anu under the direction
of Secretary Bryan the Legislation
will be worked out. Even when Monti
cello was the nome of Thomas Jefter-
son it was hard to keep up, and the
author of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence gained consent of the Virginia
legislature to conduct a lottery by
which part Of the estate was to be DIS
posed Of The lottery plan was averted
by the raising of sum of money by
the mayors of various cities, and the
estate was sold and came INTO the pos
session Of the Levy family. Perhaps it
would have been passed on to descen-
dants Of the present owner had not the
energetic New York woman become
obsessed with the idea that the return
OF national Democratic Administra-
ton should be celebrated by the gov
eminent buying Monticello.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
the RED CROSS.
l&s Real Origin D~tss to Napesson's
Ft~isan Campaign 81 1889.

lea Real Origin D~4sS to Napeseon's
Ft~t1an Campaign 81 1889,
The Red Cross owes It's real origin to
the great and terrible campaign OF
1850. when Napoleon made 1t his boast
that be would free Italy from the
Alps to the Adriatic." At the great
battle OF Magenta 10000 Austrians and
dead and dying on the fields.
A Swiss gentleman, named NJ. Henri
Dunant, made a pilgrimage to that
battlefield and was an involuntary
eyewitness OF the awful carnage of the
battle Of Solferino. battle which last
ed some sixteen hours and left some
10000 dead and wounded. Henri Du-
nant realized that the medical service
of what was probably the greatest
army In the world was absolutely in
adequate to cope with the casualties.
and he was at once compelled to take
some action to rectify the matter.
The result was that he wrote a
small book for private circulation, en-
titled "Un Souvenir de Solferino." and
this. with his private appeal, resulted
In Napoleon III. commanding Dunant
to his presence, where, with the great
Marshal MacMahOn, they seriously
talked matters over.
The result of this was a conference
of the powers. called together by the
Swiss federal government. at which
Henri Dunant placed his proposals.
Out OF this Geneva conference OF 1864
resulted the Geneva convention. under
which all medical supplies and person
mel In war time are protected
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
DEADLY SHRAPnEL.
Good "Man Killers" but Their Effee-
tiveness Is Limited.

Good "Man Killers" but Their Effee-
tiveness Is Limited.
Shrapnel. so called after their in
yentor, the British General Shrapnel,
are thin cases OF tough steel contain
ing large number of bulets-in the
British artillery 263 and in the French
and German 300-with small burst
ing charge at the base of the projectile.
The bursting charge breaks the thin
steel case, when the bullets sweep for
ward with the velocity impaired to the
projectile by the gun. Shrapnel are
regarded as good man Killers but
they are quite ineffective against
buildings, where shells are deadly.
For the attack Of field guns and build
ings and for action against troops in
trenches most armies employ howitZ-
ers. which are short, squat guns that
toss their projectiles high in the air,
high angle fire.
In the British army every division
has fifty-four field guns and eighteen
howitzers. These howitzers are of 40
inch caliber, firing shell 40 inch in
diameter and weighing thirty-fve
pounds. They have range of 700
yards, which is 1000 yards greater
than the range of the British field gun.
The defect of the howitzer is that
it's shell is very heavy, and conse
quently much fewer rounds can be
carried than with the field gun. There
is no security that single howitzer
shell will do twice the damage OF an
ordinary field gun shell, though it
weighs twice as much.
The French do not employ howitz-
er In their Geld artillery. The Ger
mans use a heavy pattern of six inch
caliber, firing a shell Of about ninety
pounds. and a lighter pattern OF ~
inch cAIibe1.-New York Sun.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
Down in Hauti.

There ig so much noise in Europe
tEat little attention is beng given by
the press to the conditions in Hayti.
where the United States Government
has frequently been obliged to step IN
during recent years To preserve the
country from anarchy. 1t looks as
though the United States would have
to arrange a recelvership for the Gus
toms revenues of Hayti along the same
plan that has operated so successfully
10 Santo Domingo. 1t is learned that
six months ago Germany's financial
interests had arranged to finance the
Haytl government in exchange for a
eoaling station: however, Germany is
not concerning itself much with the
West Indies at this time, and It with
other foreign creditors OF Hayti will
undoubtedly welcome change Of sd-
rninistration that would place the credi-
tors of the Islands on a more firm
foundation.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
.ome tbs. Amer,cap-national pipe.

come the. Amencansnational pipe.
Yet corncob. pin IS are still made and
are sold by the mlllion.s They are sold
ia the Umteds States and outside the
United States. They constitute quite a
respectable article of export Most Of
them are made in Missouri, and IN 1913
the factories OF that state turned out
more than 80. 600. QUO corncob pipes,
worth about half a million dollars.
They are smoked on the streets of Cal
re, the streets of London and through
out South Africa. Smoke goes from
them all over Australia.
America gave the world tobacco and
it has given to the world the eorneob
pipe.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
The President as a Booster.

II has been pointed out that the
President IA something of prosperity
booster, since in his Thanksgiving ad-
dress he uses these words "Our crops
will feed all who need food; the self.
possession OF our people amidst the
most serious anxieties and difficulties,
and the steadlness and resourcefulness
of our business men will serve other
nations as we'll az our own. 1t would
be hard to say anything that would be
more expressive of national confidence
and cheerfuIness while our people are
trying to overcome temporary obstacles
in this land of peace and plenty.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
A Prehistoric Lake.

One Of the most interesting remnants
of a prehistoric lake in the United
States is that now known as Estancia
valley which lies south of Santa Fe
and east of Albuquerque. n. NJ. From
examination of the deposits in this sec
ton biologists are of the opinion that
this lake existed at the same time as
Lake Bonneville, in Utah, and other
ancient lakes Of the arid west during
the cold, humid glacial period. The
theory of the existence of an ancient
lake in the valley is based on the pres
ence of shore features and lake sedi-
ments. Sea cliffs, terraces. beaches.
beach ridges, spits and bars are found
on all sides of the lake fiat at attitudes
between 6.l0O and 6.20O feet above
sea level.-Argonaut
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-14
Pastors Association.

The November meeting of the Pas
tors Association of the GogeDic range
was held IN Hurley Nov. End as the
guests of the Rev George Barney
Thompson. The meeting was held in
the first Methodist church and was at
tended by goodly number of the
members and visitors. The Rev. w. S.
Smith, of Bessemer. read paper on
1.-The Workingman s Problem and Its
Relation to the church " His able pre-
sentation of the subject ellcIted much
discussion.
After the meeting the members
were delightful ly entertained at supper
by the pastor and the ladies of the
church at the home of Mrs. John Col
enso. Supper was served by Miss Fran
ces Jewell and Mrs. Nary Schafer,
beng ably assisted by Misses Maude
Sealey and Gertrude Shelton, as wait
resses. The meal was served in the
good old southern style. and 1t is need
less to relate how the mIti tiers held
their reputation for a chicken dinner.
The Pastors Association Is growing
in strength and interest. 1t will mean
much for the churches that theiI lead
ers ase thus united. The December
meeting is to be held at BessemeT, on
the first Monday, Dec. Z. at 3 80 D.
M. as the guests of the Rev. Z. A.
Ekerberg. AL ministers of the gospel
are invited TO be present
Edwin ID. Weed. Secretary.