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v : THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 27 , 1Q05. WOMAN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL , Pessimist When Talking of Alabama Must Spe.ik in Soft Tones Female - male Secretiry There. The pessimist who protests against woman's progression , not to mention digression , in now lines of work must admit there is recognition of her ability abroad in the land when a woman is chosen as recording secretary of one of the southern states , says the Pilgrim. When the man who held that position with Gov. Cun ningham , of Alabama , resigned recently , Miss Mamie Oll'ntt , who was confidential stenographer to the governor , was appointed in his place. It was a great compliment , for the ofllce demands the exercise uf much tact and diplomacy. By virtue of her position Miss Offutt is also secretary of the state board of pardons , and keeps a record of everything in connection with the thousand and one applications for pardon from inmates of Alabama mines and prisons. She must have : i familiarity with the statutes of the state which relate to the of fice of governor , since questions bearing upon state laws and stat utes are consequently coming in , and many novel points raised. She must also indorse the action of the governor upon such applica tions , as well as conduct much of the correspondence of the execu tive department. Graciousness and gentlewomanly qualities are no less characteristic of Miss Of futt than the knowledge of her du ties or the cfliciency with which those duties are performed , and her appointment to such rcspon- sibilitcs is not only a tribute to her exceptional ability , but inci dentally recognix.es the fact that there are women who can keep a eocret. MOBS ATTACK MONUMENTS When Blot in Russia Breaks Loose Big Shnfts Are Mtxde the First Object of Attack. That the disturbances in Russia are not marked by the overthrow of memorials is due to the care exercised by the police in guard ing the column of Alexander I. and other historic monuments. The police have learned through experience that these public me morials are the first objects of a mob's attack , and they profited by the happenings in other lauds. When the Commune gained con trol in Paris its first action was the overthrow of the Vendomv columns , while even the historic Nelson column , in London , has- been mined , though in that in stance the detonator failed to ex pi ode. The statue of William III. in Dublin has withstood many nil attack , the recurrent anniver caries of the battle of the I3oym stirring hatred afresh. The old statue is battered and time worn but no serious harm has yet beet done. America has few memorials tc attract or invite mob violence Possibly the llaymarket memo rial , in Chicago , may some day be blown up by those who regard tin anarchists executed for the crim as martyrs , but the only recent at tempt to blow up a statue was the unsuccessful effort to destroy tlu monument to Frederick the Grcai a I Washington. European memorials incur the dislike of the lawless because ol their associations rather than be cause of their lack of artisti < value. Were the latter defect ai incentive to crime the park police would be kept busy here. Ancient Crinoline. In the World of Fashion of 1831 le a reference to ' 'the new stul called crinoline. " Crinoline was partly thread , partly horse-hair its name being compounded o the French "crin , " horsehair , am "lin , " flax. Hats , skirts and al sorts of things that were wantee to possess a certain stiffness wen made of this material. Ostrich Tax. The exportation of ostriche : from South Africa has practicall ; been prohibited by an export ta : of $487 each , intended to prescrn to that country , as far as possible the monopoly of the lucrativi trade of ostrich farming. N. I1 Post. Under the Ocean. First Mermaid What are yo going to do with that shovel ? Second Mermaid See if ther IB a man under my bed. N. \ 6un. EMPLOYER , LOOK PLEASANT Show Yourself Master of Situation In stead of Slave by Wearing "Smilo Tlmt Won't Come Off. " If you are an employer do not go about your place of business as though , \ou thought life were u | v. retched , miserable grind , says O. S. Marden , in Success. Show yourself mater of the situation , not its slave. Hise above the petty annoyances which destroy peace and harmony. Make upyour mind ( hat you are too large to be over come by trifles. Uesolve that you will be larger ( linn your business , ( hat you will overtop it with your manliness and cheerfulness. To say nothing of its being your duty to make ( lie lives of those who arc helping you to carry on your business as pleasant as pos sible and as full of sunshine as pos sible , it is the best policy for you to pursue. You know very well that a horse that is prodded and fretted and urged all the time by means of whip and spur and rein , will not ( ravel nearly so far with out becoming exhausted as out * that is urged forward by gentle ness and kind treatment. In their susceptibility to kindness men and women are in nowise different from the lower animals. You can not expect your employes to re main buoyant , cheerful , alert and unwearied under the goad of scowls and the lash of a bitter tongue. Energy is only another name for enthusiasm , and how can you expoel t hose who work for you to be enhusiustic or energetic in your service when surrounded by an atmosphere of despondency and gloom , when they expect a vol ley of curses and criticism every time you pass. Many a man who could have been a success sleeps in a failure's grave to-day because of hi gloomy , mean , contemptible dis- positionandmanncr. lie poisoned the atmosphere about him b.y venting his spleen , dyspepsia and bile on everyone in his vicinity , He not only minimized the value of his own efforts , but he also par alyzed the powers , the initiative , the helpful faculties and suggest ive ideas of all those who worked for him. OLD TOURAINE IS HISTORIC Marvels of Nature and Beauty Drev.1 Many of Noble Family to the District. Touraine is as rich in historic interest as it is in its natural beau ties , declares Frederic Lees , in Architectural He-cord. The house ; of Valois had a special liking for the banks of the Loire , and the great nobles of their court built near the royal residences theii own chateaux marvels of archi tectural grace , strength and beauty , but of which there is noi a stone that is not cemented witl blood. For the Valois lived in ur atmosphere of intrigue , fraud and violence. They were always bein } . conspired against , and they mel plot with counter plot ; if treasoi could not be met with force , a sud den surprise or stab in the dark orthemalignant skill of someltul km chemist , laid to rest forevei suspicions which might have beer unfounded. It is but fair to state however , that this was not of tor the case , for the nobles were tur bulcnt and ambitious , and whei not engaged in waging war openlj or covertly with their soverign quarreled among themselves , ant led forth their retainers to surprise or besiege a neighboring castle On the battlement of every don jon there was a watchman , dai and night , ever on the lookout foi the glint of arms in the valley be low ; and ready to his hand was . - huge horn , one blast of whici would alarm the garrison am bring them to the walls. A fev feet below the watchman there dangled from a jutting beam tin corpse of some poor wretch , am in the loathsome dungeons be neath the moat others wen chained to the reeking walls , foi every castellan had the right o administering "greater and ICHHCI justice , " and could dispose of th < lives and liberties of his vassals ai he deemed fit. lie had other priv ileges also , some of which muk < us wonder why the revolution du not come earlier. And Slant Bight. One great trouble in Iif < is that the paths for going \vron < are planted so prettily with Hewers ors at the beginning. N. Y Times. LONG-WINDED ORATORS. So a Texas Legiolator Brought iu\ Alarm Clock Into the House Which Is a Success. The unusual sight of a mature and sedate member of the legisla ture standing on the floor of the house in the midst of its proceed ings holding aloft a Ifi-cent alarm clock , decorated with blue ribbons bens , while the alarming depart ment of the machinery was in : i state of eruption , was witnessed the other afternoon , and ( he sight precipitated convulsions and con fusion onu the part of the member ship , while UK : pages shrieked wildly and turned somersaults in the aisles. .1. .1. Uloun ( , of Ander son county , was the owner and op erator of the clock and the origina tor of the idea that timepieces should be put to that use. lie was deadly in earnest too. says the Dallas News. Mr. Blount had on several occa sions complained of the "wind- jamming ' ' in the house and spcof- lically of the fact that speeches of ten minutes extended beyond that time limit. This afternoon he showed up in the house with a brand-new clock. lie informed those who questioned him about it ( hat he intended to set the clock as each member rose to si > eak so that it would call time on him when the limit under the rules had been reached. There were several speeches din-ing the first hour and a half < tf the session , but it chanced that Curtis Hancock , of Dallas , was the victim of Mr. I51ount's system , The Blanton pure food bill was un der discussion. Mr. Hancock had offered an amendment to protect the retail grocers and was speak ing to it. He was frequently in terrupted with questions and there was frightful disorder , so much that ( he speaker ( Mr. Duds peth in the chair ) ordered the ser geant-at-arms to clear the lobby Just at this juncture and as Mr Hancock was reaching the quit ting point a strong "fiug-a-ling' rang out above the din. Mr Blount arose and held the time keeper aloft in full view of ( lit howling assemblage. "Steamboats have schedules , sc railroads have time cards , and UK Twenty-ninth house of represen t a tires must follow its rules. " h < declared. Mr. Hancock seemingly believed that he had been special ly selected as the voctim of a prac tical joke , asserted with emphnsii his right to be heard in the inter est of the people whom he repre sented , and he scathingly do nouncedthe spirit which it sccmce prompted some members to per pctrate such pranks. His indigna tion and earnestness were sue ! that the remainder of his speed was received in respectful silence The lobby was not cleared. AMERICAN OSTRICHES MAN\ Four Farms in United States and In dustry Is Reported Thriving Year by Year. There are four ostrich farms ii the United States and the tw < most important are situated ii the Salt Kiver valley , Arizona The industry is carried on success fully in the Arizona climate am the birds seem to thrive quite a ; well as in their foreign habitat Mr. Joseph Harbert , of Phoenix imported 1(5 ( birds from South Af rica in 18915 , and placed them 01 his farm in the Sail Kiver valley a few miles from the city of Phoe nix. A number of the birds die < from the effects of the journey ane the change of food and climate and during the first years litth progress was made. Their eggi were hatched in large incubators , and when the business of carhi } for them was learned it was foum that the Salt River valley bird : grew up to be several inches talle : than the imported birds and tin feathers are said to be of bette quality. Gov. Alexander O.Brodie of Arizona , takes great pride ii the ostrich farming of his terri tory , and he has devoted consid crable space to it in his last an mini report , showing that hi believes it will become in time OIK of the leading industries of tha region. One bird will yield , pound of featherrf at one clipping and they are clipped every eigli months. Some of the feathers an sold as high as ? 25a pound in east ern markets , so it can be read 11 ; seen that it is an industry wortl while. The ostrich population o the two farms near Phoenix i : about 1,000. MAKING OF THE BASEBALL. The Industry Established in 1858 Em ploys Hundreds of People Who Have Learned Art. This is the story of a baseball , i I begins with a rubber core. Then it extends through hundreds ol yards of wool yarn to a Iwrsehlele cover. More hundreds of yards ol wool yarn give- the resiliency , or "bounce. " Then comes cement , and an outside cover within the prescribed weight and droumfe-r once laid down by the league mag nates , says the Uoston < ! loho. To every lover of the national game the following facts will beef of interest : Half a century ago the game of "rounders" gave a quirk eye , a well-develetped arm , a deep chest and a Heel foot to thousands of youngsters at "recess. " If some of the old "yarn balls" made by mothers and graiidmoth ois had been preserver ! thc\ would J e priceless to-day as re-1 ics. Those balls wen-"swaled" ! 'out of shapein ( lie twinkling of an eye. Then a "kid" cover was se-\v < < 1 over ( lie yarn ball. It was cut in eighths of a circle , just as < he- orange skin is divided. This wa < promptly knocked oil' in the1 sec : id inning , but it gave a thiiel inning for the yam. Harrison Harwood , of Nutick. was a lover of the game. lie had swalt"d"ynrn into the comet like streamers and had batted "kid" covers half way across the "lot. " In 1S55 designed a two-piece cover. It was like what is now called a "te > ggle" joint. In other words , there were two hemi spheres of leather , connected by ii narrow isthmus , into which two other hemispheres fitted snugly. This was the first step. Hut the const met ion made it a "dead" ball. There "life" in it. was no . Never theless. Mr. riarwood started a little factory in Natick in 1S5S. This was the first baseball factory in the United States. The women who had made base balls for sems and grandsons were only too glad to earn "pin money' ' by sewing the covers on. To-day there is hardly a family of half a century's standing in Natick whose progenitors were not in terested in Mr. Uarwood's ven ture. ture.And And to-day there arc over KID families who learned the sejcret of sewing baseballs from parents and grandparents , earning much more than a living in homes thai were paid for by baseballs. VALUE OF A HEARTY LAUGH I i Better Than Medicine , Declares Eng lish Physician , in Talking of Outburst of Merriment. An English physician , in search of remedies for human ills , finds that laughter stands very high in the list of prophylactics. The ef feet of mere cheerfulness as a health promoter is well known , but an occasional outburst of downright laughter is the heroic remedy. It is a matter of every day experience , says our English authority , that one feels the bet tor for a good laugh , an explosion of laughter being in truth a "ncnv storm , comparable in its effect ( o a thunderstorm in nature , doing good by dissipating ( hose oppres sive clouds of care which some1 times darken the mental horizon. " This authority assures us that the memorable adage , "Laugh and grow fat , " rests on a sound philo sophical basis. Portly people are not given to laughter because they are fat ; they are fat because they laugh. An Insignificant Palace. Of Cettinjc , the capital city of the prince of Montenegro , father- in-law of King Victor Emmanuel of Ital } ' , Sir John Furley , who has recently published a book on his public career , has a poor opinion He writes : "I have often since been amused when reading in the papers of the fetes , receptions and banquets held in this capital , but from my knowledge of the place I have always felt somewhat skep tical as to their style and grand eur. The palace is called Bigliar- do and we have in England many farmhouses with which it could not cornj > eto in size and comfort. " His Preference. Mrs. Hatterson Is your hus band fond of young women ? Mrs. Gatterson Is he fond ol them ? Why , his second wife isn't horn yet ! Life. OUR PRODUCTION OF GOLD Enormous Increase in This Line Han Caused Comment All Over the World. The enormous increase in ( ho production of gold with the consequent quent accumulation of the stocks of coin and bullion has attracted rather less attention in receuf years than Us importance would appear to demand , says the Louis ville Courier-Journal. Nejvcrthe- loss the- subject is not wholly neg lected , and the estimates of pro- eluction and accumulation thut arc put out from time to tinuiiirf more and more the- subject of com mcnt. There is a great discrcp ancy be'twe-on ' the statement ol gold production and of the stocks of gold coin in the principal coun tries of the world. Much of the1 gold produced is used in the arts , and of that coined much is los ( 01 i educed ( o attrition , so the amount e > f production during con- ( uries gready e-xceeds ( he slock * of coin existing in the world , The amount of gold in Europe in M92. ( he dae ( of the du > ovcryol America , is believed not to have exceeded $225,000,000 in value From t ha 11 hue ( o ( he close of 1890 according fe > a report of the direc lorof the mint , the-world's produc tion amounted ( o $8,983,320,000 Hut the same authority estimatet the stocks e > f gold money in the world al that time was $ -1,359 , 000,000. For the first 25 years after the discovery of America the annual production e > f gold was less thai $ 1,000,000. In t he next quarter o ! a century it was in round Humbert $ -1,750,000. By the middle of the eighteenth century it had risen te over $ 10,000,000 a year. Froir 1801 to 1810 the average annua production was nearly $12,000,000 For the two decades next succeed ing there was a great falling oil From 1831 to 18-10 , the last com plete decade before the discover ; of gold in California , the annua' production averaged $13-I8-1,000 In'the next decade it was $30,393 , 000 , but it was late in the decadi before the discovery of the- Cali fornia mimjs. From 1851 to 185i the annual production showed ui average of $132,513,000 and for tin next period of five years of $134 , 083,000. From ISO I to 1891 ( hen was a falling off from these fig ures , but since the hist numei year ( here has been a steady in crease. In ISiMi the annual produc tion for the first term excccdct $200,000,000 , being estimated at ) ( rifle less than $203,000,000. Ii 1903 it was $325,000,000 in rouin numbers and las ( year the estl muieis approximately. $350,000 , 000. The expectation thai it wil reach $100,000,000 in 1905 does no seem unreasonable. In the present ent century ( he production fo four years has been approximate ly $1,200,0(10,000. ( and ( he proscn year is expoe'te-d to raise it ( , $1,000,000,000. The world's stock of gold ce > in including bullion in nafionu treasuries which performs th functions of coin , was estimatei in 1873 to be $1,209,800,000 , i ; 181)7 ) , $1,35(1,000,000. ( lly the end o the present year ( he- total is es ( mated at littleshor ( of $0,00,0fl ) ( nn increase of nearly 50 percent in nine years. In Thibet. Here is a description of a com. . try scene in Thibet , taken froi Col. L. A. Wadele-11's notebool "Lhassa and Its Mysteries : "From every hamlet ( had swarmed out into ( heir field * and were busily plowing and sow ing in the glorious sunshine , fern ing pleasing biis of bright coloi The men were plowing with oxe gaudily bedecked with plumes o wool dyed glowing scarlet am blue , with long throat tassels o dyed yak's tails and harness o jingling bells , while close beliine the plowers came ( he gayl ; dressed women as the sewers scattering broadcast the seedi from their baskets. " Answered by Suggestion. "Do you really think I begin ti how my years , Ella ? " "Do you want me to ana we frankly ? " "Why , yes , of coune. " "Then let us change the sub ject. " Cleveland Plain Dealer. Not There Yet Claude Don't you think m ; mustache is becoming ? Maude Well , it may bo coming but it hasn't got therey t. N.I Times. WILL POWER AN ESSENTIAL The Man Who BoHovcs and Has Cuu ildence In Himself Is Ho Who Succeeds. What would you think of a young man , ambitious lo beconu a lawyer , who should surrouno liimsolf with a medical utme > sphere phoro and spend his time reading medical bee > ks ? asks Orison Kwe-tt Marden , in Success. Do you ( him , ho would over become a great lawyorby followingsuch a course ? No , ho must pu ! himself into a lau atmosphere , where1 ho can absorb it and be steeped in it until ho is uttuncel to the legal note. Ue > must be grafted into the legal tree so that ho can feel its supcir dilating through him. How long would it take a young man to boe'oiuo successful who puts himself into an atmosphere- of failure and remains in it until ho is soaked to saturation with the idea ? How long would ittako a man who depreciates hiniBolf , talks of failure , walks like a fail lire , and dresses like a failuro- whe > is always complaining of th- insurmountable difficulties in his way , and whoso every step is on the road to failure how long would it take him to arrive at the success goal ? Would anyone be lieve in him or expect him to win ? The majority of failures began ( o deteriorate by doubting or depredating predating themselves , or by los ing confidence in their own ability. The moment you harbor doubt and begin to lose faith in yourself , you capitulate to the enemy , livery time you acknowledge- weakness , ineffidoney ; , or lack of ability , you weaken your self-con fidence , and that is to undermine the very foundation of all achieve ment. So long as you carry around a failure atmosphere , and raeliato doubt and discouragement , yon will be a failure. Turn about-face- , cut off all currents of fail ure thoughts , of discouraged ( houghts. Boldly face your goal with a stout heart and a deter mined cndcnveir , and you will find that things will change for you ; but you must seea now world be fore you can live1 in it. It is to what you see , ( o what you believe , to what you struggle incessantly lo attain , that you will approxi mate. FIND TREASURER OF A KING Hoard of Gold , Ivory and Precious Stones Lies Hidden in African Soil. Treasure hunting continues to occupy the attention of many people ple in various parts of the world. A hoard of buried wealth not as well known us certain others is that supposed to have been .se creted by Lobongula , king of the Mutabele in South Africa , before he met his dead ) at the hands of ( ho British. This treasure is said to consist eif gold , ivory and precious cious stones. It was brought into the limelight of public notice- not long ago by the arrest of a Dutch man named John .lacobs. He ar rived at Uulawayo , ( old sonic- thing of his plans , was put intoi what they call the "goal" and ha.s , since been deported. Lobengula succeeded his father as king of the Matabelc in 1870" and boldly opposed European civ ilization. He madeliulawayo hi.v capital. After the discovery of ge > ld in his territory in 1872 , Portugal tugal , the Transvaal and Great Urituin strove lo win the supreme control over Lobongula's king dom. In 1888 ho signed a treaty with Great Britain , admitting her suzerainty. In 1893 , provoked by the insolence of thoIJritish South Africa company , he attacked the r English. He was terribly beaten. His capital was taken and in his flight he himself was killed. John Jacobs , the treasure seek er , was a school-teacher. lie claims to have boon private sccre tary to King Lobongula and that in this way lie learned where the treasure was hid. ThcBulawayc authorities , liowcvpr , discovered that lie had a bael record. Hence his deportation. Jacobs is an el derly man , bearing evidence of long exposure to wind and weather. The treasure is still to be found. Old Age and Late Hours. A statistician affirms that the majority of people who attain old age have kept late hours. Eight out of ten who reach the age of 80 have never gone to bed till after 12 at night.