Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 7, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 14 October 1920 — Page 2

RETAIL TRADE OUTLOOK BETTER Reserve Board Reports Business Conditions Throughout Country. FREIGHT SITUATION IS G. It. Ready Resumption of Manufacturing Reflects Demand for Goods—Reports Indicate Revival of Buying. Washington, Oct. B.—Slashing of prices has caused a revival of business In the retail trade, and a more hopeful outlook for the winter months. It was shown in reports made to ue federal reserve board' from various reserve bank centers. Steady resumption-of manufacturing activity reflects a freer demand for £oods, and cancellation of orders are not believed to be as heavy as appeared a few weeks ago. A distinctly hopeful sign In the Industrial trend is the improvement generally noted in the transportation statistics. There is less criticism over lack of cars to move goods. Improved car supply has resulted in better marketing of goods. The quicker handling of freight by the railroads has had a .stimulating effect In various fields of Industry. Growth of optimism among business men is reported and business is said to be approaching a greater degree of stability. Reports further state that In many leading districts, despite a demand which is lower than a year ago, some factories are kept going, not alone upon new orders, but upon orders which have accumulated for the past few months. Officials state that the spirit of hesitancy manifested over price reductions is stiHMn evidence, but not in such a pronounced degree as when "the price cutting began. Reports seem to indicate there will be a continuation in revival of buying. MILLIONS IN SUNDAY SCHOOL Chicago Man Says World Has More Than 300,000 Sunday Schools—Big Plans Ahead. Tokyo, Oct. 8. —There are more than 300,000 Sunday schools in the world, with a total enrollment of more thaa 33,000,000 pupils, said Marion Lawrence of Chicago, general secretary of the International Sunday School association, in an address here before the world’s Sunday school convention. The speaker declared that the Sunday school as an institution was entering upon anew phase of develop- - rnent, due to a “divine discontent” which had settled down upon the churches. The churches, he said, had come to realize that it must take the Sunday school far more seriously than in the past if It Is to hold its own or. make any progress. TRY TO MOB “PUSSYFOOT” Angry Crowd in England Attempt* to Break Through Doors—Stench Bomba Are Used. London, Oct. 8. —William E. (“Pussyfoot”) Johnson, the American temperance advocate, narrowly escaped from an angry crowd which interrupted one of his temperance meetings at Reading, Berkshire, and tried to break through the locked doors of the hall to reach him, according to a dispatch from Reading. The crowd also threw bombs containing foul-smelling chemicals. 89 NEW CHAPLAINS FOR ARMY / ppolntments Made Under New Reorganization Law Announced by War Department. Washington, Oct 8, —Appointment of 89 new chaplains for the regular army, in conformity with the new reorganization law providing one chaplain for each f,200 officers and men, was announced by Adjutant General Harris. The new chaplains, who will hold commissions dating from July X, were selected from 300 applicants. PUPILS' CARS JAM STREET Automobiles Belonging to Students of a Kansas High School Block * Highway. Olathe, Kan., Oct. B.—The motorcars belonging to students of the local high school have caused such u congestion of traffic that Mayor Duffy Issued a order that they be parked in the rear of the school instead of in front of the building. Japanese Quit Nikoiaevsk. Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 6.—Japanese naval and military forces have begun evacuation of Nikoiaevsk, Siberia, withdrawing to the northern portion of the island of Sakhalin, according to cable dispatches received here.Girl Lost in Parachute Drop. Empire, Mich., Oct. o.—Search was carried bn in Lake Michigan for the body of/Deborah de Costello, twentysix, aviatrix and parachute jumper, who was drowned when her parachute ■was blown out into the lake. Russian Grand Duke Alive. Paris. Oct. G.—Grand Bffike Michael Aiexapdrovltch of Russia, younger brother of the late Emperor Nicholas, was not assassinated by the Rolsheviki, as has been reported, but is now In Siam. Two Indiana Flyers Killed. Coidwater, Mich., OcL 6.—Bevon Bartholomew of Waterloo, Ind., and Cecil Keyes of Orland, Ind., were killed 12 miles south of here when their plane fell 3,500 feet after stay wires ■napped.

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LOYAL SOX REWARDED Comiskey Gives $1,500 Each to Faithful Ball Players. Difference Between the Winning and Losing Share of Last Year’s World Series. Chicago, Oct. 6.—The loyal members of the 1913 White Sox team, who lost the world’s championship last year through a “frame-up” of the series, were rewarded by Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the club, who gave each player, except the eight under, indictment, a check- for the difference between the winner’s and loser's end of the series. The amount is approximately 51,500 for each player. In a letter to Manager Gleason and to each of the players Comiskey said: “I regret more than you the occurrences of the 1919 world’s series. The honest hall players are stronger today than ever. As one of the honest ballplayers es the Chlcagp White Sox team, I feel that you were deprived of the winner's share of the world's series receipts. “I do not intend that you, as honest hall players shall be penalized for your honesty or suffer by reason of the dishonesty of others. I therefore take pleasure in handing you $1,500, the difference between the winner’s and loser's players share. I wish yon nk ths luck possible, and hope that the future will bring nothing but happiness to you and yours.” The.plovers thus rewarded, bes'des Manager Gleason, were: R. Sclialk, Byrd Lynn, Urban Faber, Richard Kerr, R. H. WHklnson, E. T. Collins, J. Collins. H. McClellan, Harry Liebold and E. Murphy.

U. S. MAY SEIZE BREWERIES Federal Authorities Investigate Reports of Beer Making in Chicago Plants. Chicago, Oct 7. —Seizure of breweries In Giicago by the government and prosecution of their owners for violation of the prohibition laws was intimated when Harry W. Mager, collector of internal revenue, announced he had sent 185 agents about the city to investigate reports that breweries are making beer of more than half of 1 per cent alcohol. Seizure of the breweries is permissible under the Volstead act Mr. Mager said. BERLIN ELECTRICIANS STRIKE German Capital Plunged Into Darkpess—Entire Telephone System Is Crippled. London, Oct 7. —Berlin is without light or telephones, according to a Central News dispatch. A strike of electricians has plunged the city In darkness and crippled the entire telephone system. BARS EX-KING OF GREECE Italian Government Refuses Permlssion to Constantine to Enterltaly, Is Paris Report Paris, Oct 7.—The Italian government has refused permission to former King Constantine of Greece to enter Italy, according to informatic# at the French foreign office. Constantine some weeks ago made plans to visit Italy. Spaniards Defeat Tribesmen. Madrid, Oct. 8. —Spanish forces have won new successes against Moroccan tribesmen, according to official dial patches from the Spanish commissioner in that country. The tribesmen have been driven from four positions. Widow Shares Players’ Money. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 8.--The Cleveland players have voted a full share of their portion of the receipts to the widow of Ray Chapman, who was killed by a pitched ball in a game between Cleveland and New York. Two Quakes in California. Eureka, Cal., Oct 7. —Two slight earthquake shocks were telt here. The first was at 5 a. m„ and at 9 a. m. a more prolonged and severe quake was felt. No damage was reported from either. Three Hurt as Soldiers Clash. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 7. —Three men were injured severely In a fight between about 300 white and negro soldiers stationed at Fort Leavenworth, according to an announcement here.

RED-POLE WAR TO END Delegates Approve Armistice to Stop Hostilities. Riga Dispatch Says Agreement Will Be Signed Not Later Than October 8. Riga, Oct 6.—An agreement for the signing of an armistice preliminary to peace, not later than October 8, was reached here by M. Joffe and M. Dombskl, heads of the Russian and Polish delegations, respectively. The agreement to sign the armistice by October 8, was reported after an Informal conference between Dombskl and Joffe. . While It had not' been expected so early, It did not come altogether as a surprise, as reports had been In the air all day that an armistice would be signed within two or three days—by next Saturday, at the latest When the conference broke up shortly after 7:30 o'clock In the evening, M. Joffe and M. Dombskl returned to their respective hotels. The announcement of the armistice was made about an hour later. 1 IN 5 SOLDIERS RE-ENLIST War Department at Washington Expects Authorized 280,000 by Spring of 1921. Washington, Oct 7.—About one out of every five soldiers whose enlistments expired during September have re-enllsted, the army recruiting service reported. At Camp Gordon, Ga., 55 per cent of the men discharged re-entered Immediately, and at Camp Lewis, N. Y., 50 per cent A total of 10,461 men were accepted for service during September, and the war department estimated the 280,000 authorized strength would be reached by spring. There are now 190,432 men enrolled. e PICKFORD DIVORCE NOV. 6 Counsel for Mrs. Fairbanks Announces Delay in Action Brought by the Nevada Attorney General. San Francisco, Oct s.—Arguments In the action filed by Attorney General Fowler of Nevada to dissolve the divorce of Mary Plekford Fairbanks, the motion picture . actress, from Owen Moore has been set for November 0 In the Minden (Nev.) court, where the divorce was obtained. Gavin McNab of counsel for Mrs. Fairbanks announced here. 10,384,144 LIVE IN NEW YORK State's Population ‘Has. Increased 1,270,530 Since 1910—Idaho, New Jersey and Texas Gain. Washington, Oct 6.—New York state’s population was announced at the census bureau as 10,384,144, an Increase of 1,270,530, or 13.9 per cent SCHIFF MILLIONS AID CHARITY Bequests Left Total $1,300,000, According to Will Filed In Surro. gate Court New York, Oct. 6. —Charitable bequests totaling approximately $1,300,DOO were made In the will of the late Jacob H. Schlff, filed here In the surrogate court Sixty Start Hunger Strike. Ancona, Italy, Oct 7. —Sixty persons arrested during anarchist riots here have started n hunger strike as a protest against delay in being brought to trial. Court Blocks Dry Raiders. Frankfort Ry., Oct. B—Right of dry officers to search private premises or seize personal property without a search warrant was denied in an opinion handed down by the Kentucky court of appeals. Two Countries In Parley on Adriatic. Berne, .Switzerland,. Cct 7.—ltaly and Jugo-Slavla, it is reported here, Will open direct negotiations in Switzerland at an early date with a view to reaching a definite settlement of the Adriatic question. American Sailor Wounded. Cork, Oct. 7.—Two American sailors, out In the streets after the curfew hour, were fired upon by patrollng troops. One ,was wounded In the shoulder. Neither heard the challenge of the sentinels.

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(MOTION OF I. W, W. UPHELD Court of Appeals Affirms Sen* fences of Haywood and 93 Associates. WILL TAKE THE CASE HIGHER Twenty-Six of the Defendants, Inc'lud. Ing "Big Bill,” Are at Liberty on Bonds—Twelve Have Completed Their Sentences. Chicago, Oct. 7.*—The sentence Imposed on William D. ("Big Bill”) Haywood and 93 other I. W. W. was- affirmed by the circuit court of appeals. The sentences range from on* year to twenty years and the fines from sl,000 to SIO,OOO. Haywood, as L W. W. chieftain, drew the heaviest sentence and fine of 20 years and SIO,OOO. "Big BUI” Haywood Is believed to be in the Enst. During the time of the NeW York bomb explosion the federal authorities Immediately began search for him. It was found that he had been delivering lectures In New York, Philadelphia and other eastern cities. Otto Christensen, attorney for the defendants, gave out the following statement: "The court quashed the first and second counts and, as a matter of course, I shall petition the court for a rehearing, which, in all probability, will take several weeks to dispose of, and until the court of appeals has finally disposed of the case I am not fn a position to say w'hat the next move will be. “The defendants are still of the opin- ' lon that,'hey acted within the law and necessarily will want the matter carried to the United States Supreme court if the court of appeals, should deny a rehearing.” Twenty-six of the defendants. Including “Big Bill,” are at liberty on bonds," 12 have completed their sentences and the remainder are still In the penitentiary. v In affirming the lower court’s verdict Judges Page, Alsehuler and Baker, sitting eh banc, struck off the first two counts and only affirmed the sentences of the second two. This, however, will not mean a less sentence In any Instance, as the entire number was Indicted under four counts, and the fines and sentences were to be paid and served concurrently—that Is, In paying one fine and serving one sentence the debt with the government would be squared. *—- Haywood and others will now have to serve prison terms for “conspiracy to violate the selective draft” and “conspiracy to violate the espionage act.” These were the last two counts. The first two struck off by the circuit court were “direct violation of the selective service act” and “direct violation of the espionage act.” GARY GETS DATA ON FRANCE Head of Steel Corporation to Give Information on Work of Reconstruction to Company. New York, Oct. s.—Elbert H. Gary, head of the United States Steel corporation, who returned from a European vacation trip on the steamship La France, has brought data on reconstruction work in France and Belgium, which, he says, will be given to his organization and to the Iron and Steel Institute in their next meetings. Mr. Gary said the information Is of great interest to the steel Industry. He would make no comment on the labor situation in Europe. "From my Information.” Mr. .Gary said, “I consider the steel Industry in a healthy condition, although there has been a noticeable diminution In volume and a decrease in prices. So far as our corporation Is concerned, conditions are perfectly satisfactory. Our policy Is to, keep prices from going too high f>r too Jow.” He said he hoped' steel rail prices would not be affected to a great extent by the freight rate increase.

TEN VESSELS FOR $1,400,000 Purchaser to Choose Bhlps Aggregate Ing 400,000 Tons, the. Shipping Board Announces. Washington, Oct. 6.—Complet'cn ot a sales agreement UDder which Louis M. Atha of New York Is to purchase ten .composite vessels, aggregating 400,000 deadweight tons, for $1,400,000. was announced by the shipping board. Cnder the terms of the agreement the purchaser Is to have the option of choosing any ten composite vessels, and will make the Initial payment on all ten upon delivery of the first ves. sel. Alabama Shows Increase. Washington, Oct. B.—The 1020 population of Alabama Is 2,347,205, an Increase since 1010 of 209,302, or 0.8 per cent Nevada’s 1020 population, 77,407; decrease since 1910, 4,463, or 5.5 per cent. Wexford Mayor Seized. Wexford, Oct 8. —Richard Corlsh, lord mayor of this city, and Ed. Foley, a merchant, who were acting as judges at a Sinn Fein court in the town hall here, were arrested by the police. Cornell Dismisses Cheaters. Ithaca, N. Y„ Oct. 7.—One hundred and six students of Cornell university have been tried and found guilty of "cribbing” In their examinations last June, It became known. All but five were dismissed from the university. Cork Strikers Continue Fast. Cork, Ireland, Oct. 7. —The Sinn Feiners Incarcerated In prison here are continuing their hunger strike, and reports stated their condition was without change. Thpy are on the fifty-sixth day of their fast

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Devon Burtholom .v of Waterloo and Cecil Keyes of Orlnml were killed 12 miles south of Coldwuter, Mich., when their plune fell 3,500 feet after stay wires snapped. A jury in the Putnam circuit court disagreed in the second trial of Lewis D. Lemny of Clay county, chnrged with the murder of William Lawson. The jury stood eight for acquittal and four for conviction from stnrt to finish. This was the second trial for f.emay, the first resulting In a "hung” jury. Since the active settlement of Indiana began the timber land area of the state has steadily decreased until It Is at present 1,664,047 acres, or about 7 per cent of the whole area, according to a survey made by the state department of conservation. Utilization of waste lnnds In the hilly sections of southern Indiana Is suggested by the department for the purposes of reforestation. Investigation at coal mines in Indiana and in the East has proved that the coal situation in the middle West is deplorable, according to George Hlpskind and Kenneth Yarnelle, who have returned to Wabash after a week’s Investigation. They say that It Is Impossible to get anthracite coal at any price and that soft coal Is selling at sls a ton at the eastern mines. At thgt price It would cost s2l a ton at Wabash.

Two Indianapolis men were killed instantly and a third was Injured so seriously ( that he died fifteen minutes later, when the automobile in which they were riding turned over on the bluff road, twelve miles southwest of Indianapolis, near Glens Valley. They were on their way to the Indianalowa football game at Bloomington. The dead : Harry E. Snyder, 29 years old; John A. Zeller, 31 years old; Frank J. Coffey, 32 years old. A picnic for twins was held recently at the home of Harry Regor, near Newcastle. Twins were present in large numbers and of all ages. The event was the first of Its -kind. The picnic was so successful that It was decided to make the affair an .annual event and In time.it is hoped* to expand the picnic and> take in the entire state. Persons attending the event said they did not know there was as many twins in Henry country as showed up at the Regor home. Mary Misicko of Hammond was arrested for operating a still. There Is nothing unusunl about catching moonshine artists these days, but the fact that Mary Is a woman, and has only one leg, is unusual. She probably Is the only enedegged woman accused of operating a still since stills came Into style. The missing leg was cut off on the Erie railroad three years ago. Wholesale quantities of mash and whisky found by the officers Indicated that Mary had gone Into business on a large scale. Three men on trial for the murder or Herman Uecker, cashier of the Tolleston State bank, on June 14, 1919, were sentenced to life Imprisonment when they changed their pleas ffora not guilty to guilty. The* men are Albert Batchelor, James H. Parker, both of Chicago, and Dan Trkuija, Gary. Thomas Batchelor, Valparaiso, who wao was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury was also sentenced to life Imprisonment The cashier was killed when a bandit gang attempted to rob the hank at Tolleston. The four men were arrested and were sentenced to death in the electric cfeqlr after a trial In the Circuit court at Crown Point. The Supreme .court granted anew trial and the cases were taken to Valparaiso from Lake county on a change of venue. Porter county cows led the state during the month of August In milk production, according to figures compiled at Purdue university. In the the ten ‘highest cows, Porter county took first, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth positions. Orleans county held second position, and Clark county held third and sixth. The ten highest cows of the Porter County association averaged 1,418.5 pounds of milk, nnd 60 pounds of butterfnt; the Orleans ten highest cows, 913.3 pounds of milk and an average of 53.5 pounds "of butterfat; Clark county third, with 917. pounds of milk and an average of 51.5 pounds of butterfat; Posey and Gibson County association fourth with 924.5 pounds of milk and 89.5 pounds of butterfat; Franklin nnd Dearborn counties fifth with 837 pounds of milk and 39.5 pounds of butterfat Dan Hnxton of Porter county had the highest producing cow with 1.318 pounds of milk, and 69.9 pounds of butterfat; J. E. Gray & Son of Clark county, second, with 67.7 pounds of butterfat, and Fred D. Turner of Orleans county, third, with 67.0 pounds of butterfat. Morgan BrotherS|Of Porter county had the best herd, 19'cows averaging 40.3 pounds of butterfat.

Reports from various counties In the “pocket” Indicate recent frosts did little damnge to the corn crops. It is' believed that with a few days of mild weather practically all the corn In the pocket will be mode. Agricultural census statistics show that the value of land and buildings in Jay county has Increased from $lB,868,108 in 1910 to $32,584,316 In 1920. This Is an Increase of 64 per cent The value of land and buildings In Washington county was $9,250,306 In 1910 and is now $12,944,066, an Increase of 40.5 per cent An announcement that an examination for mall carriers would take place at Indianapolis October 19, brought 575 applications for the positions, according to officials of the civil service department at Indianapolis. This Is the largest number of applications to be received for government positions of that class since before the war. The city manager plan will be considered at a meeting of commercial secretaries of Indiana at Indianapolis November 9, In connection with the annual the National Municipal league.

Only 10 per cent of the coal needed by citizens of Seymour for use during the winter lias been delivered, according to dealers. Henry county Is rqpdy to challenge the stute In potato growing. At the county farm, one bushel of potatoes waA dug, requiring only 42 potatoes. They are of the IrlHh Cobbler vuriety. Setli Mills, superintendent, says his yield will be more than 300 bushels to the acre. Marking of the' Wabash trail is now under way by the fourth road-marking outfit of the Hoosler State Automobile association. The Wabasli trail extends from Fort Wayne to Danville, 111., passing through the towns of Huntington, Wabash, Peru, Logansport, Delphi, Lufuyette und Attica. Astute survey of commercial education -possibilities is to be undertaken by u coinmlttee beaded by L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction, it was decided at a meeting of a number of Hoosler educutors. A federal expert, representing the federal burenu of education, recently conferred with state officials. Douglass Goodwin, age sixty-six, and Margaret Goodwin, his wife, age sixty, of near Elwood, were killed and Mrs. James Kane, age thirty-five, of Alexandria, their daughter, was fatally injured at a crossing near the Goodwin home, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad engine. Doctors are advised in a communication Issued by the state board of health to be on the lookout for Vincent’s angina, anew throat disease said to be spreading since Its first appearance at Richmond nhout two and a half yearsrago. The disease is said to be easily mistaken for diphtheria, but requires special treatment. Leo McCormack, mayor of East Chicago, removed all members of the board because they had promulgated a system of boulevards against the wishes of the mayor. Contrary to his requests such a system of boulevards was adopted in order to stop vacation of certain streets, which Was started by the board of works in order to create an industrial site for one of the leading industries of the city. With favorable weather thousands of' acres in Jackson county will be seeded to wheat. Most farmers withheld sowing until after October 5 because of the possible danger of (be Hessian fly. As the wheat crop In the county wns not as good as usual last spring, some trouble has been experienced in getting first-class seed and farmers who held wheat which tested high and was free from cockle nnd other weed seeds, disposed of It at $2.50 a bushel. Charles E. Morrice of Peru, formerly of Goshen, who surrendered to the sheriff of Elkhart county, who served warrants issued on 36 indictments returned ngainst Morrice by the Elkhart county grand Jury, completed giving bond for $24,200 and returned to Peru to resume the management of a cabinet company. Indictments returned against Morrice are grand larceny, 20; larceny nnd embezzlement six; forgery and uttering forged instruments, six; petit larceny, two; larceny, two. The missing 222 of Indiana’s population has been found by the United States census bureau at Washington. The population of Vigo county, Instead of 100,000, as announced, should be 100,212, and the population of Franklin county, Instead of the 14,758, should be 14,806. The discrepancies were discovered when addition of the totals of county population, as announced, gave the state a population of 222 fewer persons than wns announced by the bureau as the total for the whole state. One hundred and fifty farmers, bankers, business men and county agricultural agents of Tippecanoe and "other counties In district 3 of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations will leave Lafayette Sunday, November 7, on a railroad tour to Illinois, lowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, for the purpose of Inspecting agricultural experiment stations and representative farms. The trip will be similar to that recently-taken by 250 Georgia farmers and business meh who visited Purdue, the University of Illinois, and many other places In the middle West A special train has been chartered.

Complete revised population statistics for the 13 congressional districts In Indiana were made public by the census bureau at Washington. They show conclusively that the state will lose at least one member of the congress under the reapportionment to be made when the congress reconvenes, and there Is the possibility, as revealed by them, that two members may be lost. Under the 1910 apportionment by the congress, there Is one member of the house of representatives for each 211,8T7 persons. Under the 1920 census the population of each of the congressional shown to be as follows: First district, 197,774; Second, 210,644; Third, 195,777; Fourth. 179,702; Fifth, 216,280; Sixth, 183,320; Seventh, 348,061; Eighth, 216,342; Ninth, 199,279; Tenth, 286,387; Eleventh, 203.925; Twelfth, 205,402; Thirteenth, 287,751. Crossed electric light wires started a fire In the drying house of the Rossvllle "'Distilling and Cattle Feeding company at Lawrenceburg. The drying house and a frame warehouse were destroyed. The loss Is estimated at $6,000 and Is covered by Insurance. A farm home tour of the county under the direction of Purdue university will be held In Porter county on October 15. At that time homes In the county will be visited and demonstrations held In home furnishings, lighting systems, sewerage disposals and other sanitary conveniences. Commercial orchards In Jackson county are packing the biggest crop of apples In recent years. The quality of most varieties Is above the average although some loss from blotch Is reported. The Grimes Goldens, which were sprayed throughout the year, are almost free from imperfections and are bringing a high price. has been discovered In some of the wheat In Vanderburg county and farmers have been urged to examine their stocks to see "If they are affected. Most of the farmers are holding wheat for higher prices.

BED NOT POPULAR Most People Have an Aversion to Seeking It. Not That They Have Any Objection to Slumber In Itaelf, but That They Reject the Abject Surrender Involved. One of the characters in “The Moon nnd Sixpence” remarked that lie had faithfully lived up to the old precept about doing every day two thing# you heartily dislike; for, said he, every day he had got up and he had gone lo bed. It Is u sud thing that as soon as the hands of the clock have turned ten the shadow of going to bed begins, to creep ovef the evening. We have nevei heard bedgoing spoken of with any enthusiasm. One after another we have seen a gathering disperse, each person saying (with an air of solemn resignation): "Well, 1 guess I'll go to bed.” But there was no hilarity about It. It Is really rather touching how they cling to the departing skirts of the dny that Is vanishing under the spinning shadow of night. This is odd. we. repeat, for sleep It highly popular among human belngSk The reluctance to go to one’s couch Is not at all a reluctance to slumber, sot almost all of us will doze happily In an armchair or on a sofa, or even festooned on the floor with a couple ol cushions. But the actual nnd formal yielding to sheets and blankets is to be postponed to the last possible moment. The devil of drowsiness Is most potent, we find, about 10:30 p. m. At this period the human carcass seems to consider that It has finished its cycle, which began with so much courage about 16 hours before. It begins to slack and the mind halts on a dead center every now and then, refusing to complete the revolution. Now, there are those who hold that this Is certainly the seemly and appointed time to go to'bed, and they do so as-a matter of routine. These ipre, commonly, the happier creatures* for they take the tide of sleep at the flood and are borne calmly nnd with gracious gentleness out to great waters of nothingness. They push off from the wharf on a tranquil current, and nothing more Is- to be seen or heard of these voyagers until they reappear at the breakfast table, digging lustily Into the grapefruit. These people are happy, aye, in a .brutish and sedentary fashion, but they miss the admirable adventures of those more embittered wrestlers who will not give in without, a struggle. These latter suffer severe pnngs between 10:30 and about 11:15, while they grapple with their failing faculties nnd seek to re-establish the will on Its tottering,throne. This requires cotfrage, stout valor unbending. Once you yield, be it ever so little to the tempter, you are lost. And here our poor bard’s clay plays us false, undermining the intellect with many a trick and wile. “I will sit down for a season in that comfortable chair,” the creature says to himself, “and read this sprightly novel. That will ease my mind and put me In humor for a continuance of lively thinking.” And the end of that man Is a steady nazal buzz from the bottom of the chair, where he has collapsed, an unsightly object and a disgrace to humanity. This also means a big bill from the electric light company at the end of the month. In many such ways will his corpus betray him, leading him by plausible self-deceptions Into a pitfall of sleep, whence he is aroused about three a. m., when the planet turns over on the other side. —Boston Globe.

Tennyson Home on Market. Aldworth on Blackdown, Tennyson’s home for many years, has been placed on the market. The property of the former poet laureate of England Is near Haslemere In the wild Surrey country and stands by a long avenue of scrub oak along which Cromwell and his army are said to have marched from Arundel castle. Aldworth was built In ISCB and on April 23, when the first stone was laid, the poet’s wife made the following entry In her diary: ‘‘Shakespeare's birthday. A. In excellent spirits, he was pleased -with the inscription on the stone: ‘Prospet Thou the works of our hands, O prosper Thou our handiwork.’ ” Here in the sfcade of the ancient trees Tennyson took his morning walks, clad In his great black coat and his famops sombrero hat, which emphasized his long bearded face. T. P. O’Connor once remarked that It was the best make-up for a poet that he had ever seen on or off the stage. Following Doctor's Orders. Speaking of jazz music, which without doubt has a strong appeal to the American public, a writer in Along Broadway tells cit a doctor in New York who believes it helps keep his waiting patients In a cheerful frame of mind. This physician said: “I’ve watched the crowds in my waiting room and it Is most remarkable how music affects them. I’ve seen ten or a dozen people sitting In the room all-ettirlng at the floor or out ol the window and getting more morose every minute, when suddenly my daughters would start singing and playing. Almost Immediately the atmosphere of the waiting room changes from gloom to joy. My daughters are instructed to play only the latest airs Including Jazz —and the Jazzier the better.” Maine Rich In Tourmalines. Nowhere is there bueh a wealth of tourmalines as In the state of Maine, according to a recent statement on thtf development of the resources of that state. At Mount Mica, in the town of Paris, It says, is a deposit of red and green tourmaline unequaled elsewhere. They are. It would seem, almost inexhaustible in quantity, of rare beauty, and when cut into gems are in good demand, many finding their way Into museum collections.