Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 4, Plymouth, Marshall County, 2 November 1905 — Page 2

OLITSCAL i ill MH-LgiPi i i- iti iti iti itnt. iKi tT- ,f , , i' i The Pending; Conflict. The people are on the tiptoe of expectation with reference to President Roosevelt's forthcoming message, particularly the part of it that will undoubtedly be devoted to the railway ?rate question. Somehow it has come 'to be generally understood that he (will forego his original intention of (forcing upon . Congress the consideration of tariff revision, purely for the reason that he believes the other problem to be more pressing for an early solution. While there are inequalities In the tariff schedules, they, are not working the same degree of harm to 'the country that are inflicted by the jmany abuses in railway rates. NatjUrally the President will grapple the , greater of theso two problems and jJeave the other to follow as a matter of course. But the way to this reform In railway rates will not be strewn with roses. The gigantic corporations that control the big transportation lines in Ithe United States have had a busy I summer of it. They have been conducting a vigorous campaign, so vigorous in fact that it has extended to the J remotest corners.' They admit that there are evils In private car practices and in the matter of Icing charges, and profess to be anxious for legislation that will make a continuance of the Abuses Impossible, but they deny rate (discrimination, locality discrimination, jand other customs which shippers aver jare common under the present system. In fact, they deny having done anyithing that can be cured by a transferjence of the rate making power to a branch of the government That proposition is a constant menace and on which, they data, will threaten the very stability of the government. They have flooded the earth with literature to prove their innocence. They have pictured the disasters that will follow in the wake of so radical a chang?. They have furnished acres of statistics to show that the railroads hare been living up to the strictest business ethics, and vet their protestations have received little consideration outside of those whose Interests are so closely allied to the railroads as to make their judgment of doubtful xalue. In the midst of this tempest stands the President unmoved. He has said that legislation should be passed, eliminating abuses and minimizing the inequalities in railway rates, and unless a better, surer method is found, he will Insist tiat the only corrective to be appl'.ed is to take from the railroads the right to fix their own rates and place it In the hands of a government department The pending conflict promises to be one of the most . -V.Important in the nation's history. If the President succeeds In convincing Congress of the wisdom of his position, the power of the great railroad systems and of the numerous corporations coordinate with them, will re greatly curtailed. If the President loses the fight, we may be assured that many other transportation magnates will share Yanderbilt's contempt for the public. Toledo Blade. Two Reciprocities. The Mason City Times-Herald warns people not to condemn reciprocity as a Democratic device. It is Republican in its origin. It quotes from the successive platforms of the Republican party, 1S92, 180C, 1900 and 1004, to prove its posltioa. So far so well, but even those platforms recognized two kind; of reciprocity, and it Is against one hind of reciprocity that opposition has lately arisen, not against reciprocity itself, propcrjy Interpreted. In 1000, for instance, In a platform that was inspired by Wm. McKinley, the party said: "We favor the associated policy of reciprocity so directsd as to open our markets on favorable terms for what we do not ourselves produce. In return for free fore Ig? i markets Is there any use Is misinterpreting that language "What we do not ourselves produce" has reference to noncompetitive products. But when the Iowa stand-patters last year adopted that declaration the revisionists said it was "unprogressive." But It was McKinley's Republicanism. In 1904 the Republicans reiterated the same Idea in their platform: "Commercial reciprocity wherever reciprocal arrangements can be effected consistent with the principles of protection and without Injury to American agriculture, American labor or American Industry." That language also was plain. It meant reciprocity in noncompetitive products. Reciprocity In "what we do not ourselves produce", was the reciprocity which McKinley called the "handmaidJen of Protection." There is another kind of reciprocity which Is 'tho handmaiden of Free Trade, and that is the reciprocity which has been favored in Iowa by the rippers. Keep the distinction clearly in your minds. Cedar Rapids Republican. No Foesilization. The New York Sun wastes words in using a column and a quarter to argue for "tariff stability, but no fo?Bilization." Nobody 13 asking for tariff fossillzation. What the producing irterests including American labor ask is that cranks, reformers and scheming politicians hali not be permitted to play monkey tricks with a tariff that Is doing for the country far more good than a "reformed" tariff would be likely to do. Better stand pat for what we know is good than take chances on the sort of patchwork tariff thät the ' 'reformers" have al waj a cursed ' tho country with. ): Why Haste to Surrender? At a time when this wintry is enjoying tha crcatcst measure of prosperity the world has ever known? with a home market that is worth xacra than the combined International

0 MM EOT 9 commerce of nil nations, including our own; wheu agricultural and manufacturing industries are expanding and the volume of our foreign trade is increasing year by year, It is natural that other manufacturing nations should seek to enter our market. Germany has made a bluff at shutting out our foodstuffs, but our best customer, England, has made no threats; Russia has tried the game and failed; France Is not making any attempt to force a reciprocity treaty, although one negotiated with her was defeated in the Senate two years ago. Why, then, should we haste to surrender to Germany alone when, as has been shown, there is little danger from that source? Milwaukee Sentinel. Pattiaon the Dodger. In his speech of acceptance Mr. Tattison, Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, said: "As the candidate of the great Democratic party, I shall make no pledges to any association or individual, league or anti-league, organized for the accomplishment of any particular purpose or for the promotion of any special Interests, however worthy or however unworthy I may believe the purpose to be." Mr. Pattison seems to be adhering to that resolution. This bushwhacking style of fighting ought not to suit intelligent men. How different Is It with Governor Herrickl He fights In the open. You know where he stands. His campaign is one of frankness and candor, and he Is making it win. Ohio State Journal. Rudely Jarred. The New Zealanders, who have always been ardent free-traders, are being rudely jarred by the American harvester trust which ships agricultural Implements to the island and sell3 them so cheaply that it Is impossible for the domestic manufacturer to compete with them. There is a good deal of talk over the subject and some of it very foolish. Tho Premier, for instance, Intimates that we shall make war on tbe colony If It attempts to Je'end Itself with n tariff. There is no disposition to do anything of the kind. We should like to sell our agricultural implements, but we are not going to deliver them at the cannon's mouth. San Francisco Chronicle. No Revision Whatever. The Democratic tariff smashers will do well to Investigate the tariff condition as shown in" the figures of imports for the last fiscal year, before they attempt any further to deceive the people, even themselves, into believing that radical tariff revision is nepnesn rr rr orwi thnfr nur tnrff ro. I . , , . , , . . , . , vvision whatever is demanded at this time. Schenectady Union. Remember 100 Years Back. There is living at present in St. Peter's home, Clapham, a suburb of London, England, a man named James McNaliy, who is 107 years old, says the New York Ilerald. It nas been verified that he was born in Kings county, Ireland, on Feb. 15, 1797. He drifted to England the year of Queen Victoria's coronation, and came from there to the United States when 60 years old to seek his fortune, so that as well as living in three centuries he has lived In three countries. When Colney Hatch lunatic asylum was erected In 1851 he was employed in building it as a scaffolder. In the same capacity he assisted In constructing some of the early sky-scrapers of New York and Brooklyn. During the civil war he was employed In looking after the baggage of northern troops in Tennessee. When 80 years old he returned to England with $3,500, par of which he Invested in a home for his granddaughter. lie was able to provide for himself until he reached the aged of 03. The effect of his extraordinary age on him is now quite discernible. A recent attack of Influenza deprived him of the use of his legs, and with only a solitary tooth left his speech is very indistinct Vague Impressions of what he heard about the battle of Trafalgar the year it was fought still hover hi his mind, and he remembers very well the return of the troops from the battle of Waterloo. There Are Other. "lie is one of those Inconsistent par tlcular men." "What In the world Is an Inconslst cnt particular man?" "Why, one that will take his shoej off in the hallway, creep silently up four flights of steps and then drop them when he reaches the top with a thud that arouses the building." A Canard Punctured. It Is denied that our war office has decided to discontinue the manufac ture of the new snort rifle, it is a great thing to have a weapon which, if it should fall into an enemy's hands, will be of no use to him. London Punch. Aa One Sees It. CS) "What a change a woman can mak In a man's life," remarked tho lovelorn youth. "Ah, yes!" rejoined the married man with a large, open-faced sigh. "And what an awful lot of change she re quires while doing Iti" The Exception. The Customer The trouble with poor Hankins was that he always too too much Interest In everybody's busi ness. Tho Tlaberdasher Not In every body's business. He used to work fcx me. Detroit Tribune. One Per Ride. "What's this coupon?" asked the man who had just rented the auto mobile. "Why," replied the proprletor,"that's the accident policy that. goes with the machine." Russian theatrical audiences are forbidden to applaud.

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THEY TELL SOME INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. How the Boy of Both Armle WhJled Away Life In Camp Foraging; Experiences, Tiresome March Tkril Uns Bcenea on the Battlefield. It Is rare that a prize fighter is ft pood soldier," said Major S. O. Broolc, who went through the war In the Army of tho Potomac. "When I was captain of Company H, Sixty-seventh Ohio, vre had a strapping big fellow named Frank Blaine with us. Blaine was an expert boxer, and he had all his comrades terrorized because of his agility with his fists. 44The boys became afraid to box with him, and Blaine dropped into the habit of knocking them around out of pure devilment I reprimanded him frequentlp, of course, and he would laughingly retort that he was just trying to train the soldiers' muscles. "At the battle of Winchester, in 1S62, our company, like others, was rushing into action. While climbing over a fence I noticed a man lying down with his face to the earth. He did not seem to be wounded, and I found that it was Frank Blaine, the prize fighter. I said: 'Are you hurt, Frank?' " 4N-n-n-n-o, sir, he chattered. " Then why don't you go oa with the boys?' "He stood up, and looked at me with trembling Hps. His face was as white as chalk. "CaptahV he said, Tm scared to death.' "I saw that his fright had mastered him, in spite of his strong will. He dreaded the charge of cowardice al most as much as death, but he Just gave way in one supreme moment of terror. There were little men of the company, not half the size of Frank, who were fighting gallantly in front. There were men there whom I had seen Frank knock half way across tho camp, and yet they were doing their duty in a way that ought to have shamed the big bruiser. "I finally got him Into the l.re, and he faced the music fairly well. It was a terrifically hot fight, and happened to be the only one of tho civil war where Stonewall Jackson was defeated. After the battle Frank came to me and pleaded with tears In his eyes not to tell the boys, and I promised on condition that he would quit knocking them around. "About the most distressing thing In war time is the odium heaped upon a man whoso flagrant act of cowardice has become so notorious that the discipline of the army demands that he be made public example. Such things happened at Suffolk, Va., In 1SC3. A soldier deserted a thin skirmish line and fled Ignomlniously to the rear. "The desertion was witnessed by so many and the culprit was so heedless regarding the publicity of his shameful behavior that it was absolutely necessary to show, the soldiers what cowardice In the face of the enemy meant. So the army was lined up on both sides of the street, the frightened soldier stripped of his uniform, and boards bearing the word 'coward were hung to his breast and back. On either side was a soldier carrying a musket In the rear walked a drummer playing the 'Rogue's March.' As the coward passed through the lines the soldiers Jeered. He did not dare raise his eyes. Had he possessed a particle of manhood he would have preferred death ten times over to such humiliation, but he seemed to be one of these curious freaks we run across now and then in whom every sense of pride is absolutely extinct He passed on down the line, out Into the wood3, a man without a home and without a country." St. Louis Republic. A Bltten-OfF War Romance. "Yes," said the captain, "there were a good many romances bitten off short during the war. There wag the case of rhiletus Wilson of the 47th Illinois. He was acting as orderly for General Thomas in the Atlanta campaign, and one day riding ahead of the column found himself inside, the rebel picket lines in front of Rome, Ga. Iiis uniform was disco'ored by dust and mud, and knowing that General Cheatham was in command at Rom?, he made a dash for his headquarters. "He had gone to Hchool with Miss Mary Cheatham before the war, and they had been very good friends. The thought came to him that she was with her father and that an explanation made to her would make It clear that he was inside the rebel lines by accident and not in the character of a spy. So he rode through to headquarters with a message for General Cheatham.. As ho rode up to th house he heard Miss Mary singing 'Bonny Blue Flag, and he "went In without ceremony. "He felt, as he entered the room that Miss Cheatham recognized him, and began with, Mary, don't you know me?' When she stopped him with, 'I do know you.- but you must not call me Mary, and you must explain at once why you are here.' He said that was exactly what he wanted to do, and that all he asked of her was to make her father understand that he was telling the truth. Then he told the story and Miss Cheatham bald she understood the situation. "She doubted, however, whether her father would accept her views. While they were discussing th-3 complications likely to follow, Wilson's discovery, a company of rebel cavalry rode up and reported that a Union cavalry man had dashed through their picket line and bad come straight into town. Wilson's horse had attracted their attention, and, begging Miss Cheatham's pardon, they asked her if she had seen a stranger lurking about headquarters. "llfca Cheatham could answer truly that she had seen no stranger, and the cavalry of3cer. retired. .Thereupon the young lady, greatly excited, proceeded to hide Wilson in a remote closet or ctcrcrcon, and he remained in hiding until Colonel Dan McCook's brigade occupied Rome. Meantime, the Cz V-?.n hid gene further couth, and

Wilson, recognizing Colonel Fahnostock riding at the head of the Union column, reported to him and took up his duties again at Thomas' headquarters." Chicago Inter Ocean.

A Great Organization. The death of General Blackmar, late commander in chief of the Grand Army, calls attent'on to the importance of the work which the organization does and of the place which it occupies. The idea of such an organization first occurred to Dr. B. F. Stephenson while on the field, of battle, and he and his friend, Chaplain Rutledge, talked over its possibilities while they were In tent or on tho march. After peace had been declared, the two drew up a constitution suitable for their dreamed-of society. From this humble beginning grew the Grand Army of the Republic. Dr. Stephenson did not live to see the realization of his hopes. At the time of his death his cherished scheme seemed feeble and likely to perish. Today its scope embraces far more than his wildest fancy had painted it It Is the one organization for veterans which opens its doors to soldiers from every Union army and sailors from every battleship, receiving all on equal terms. Its motto is "Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty." The G. A. R. counts nearly two hundred and fifty thousand members on Its roll, and whoever has his name Inscribed there Is welcomed as a comrade. In many of the States almost every town has Its post and every post its hall. As no post is named after a living hero, these very divisions themselves serve as memorials of the brave dead. A G. A. R. man is suro to find friends and help wherever he goes throughout the country. But this great society does more than provide social advantages and assistance to Its individual or collective members. Its work affects the general public. It collects and preserves valuable relics for tue nation, puts up monuments to dead soldiers and sailors, beautifies national cemeteilcs, helps to establish and milntaln soldiers' homes, and opens parks and reservations for the enjoyment of the people. Of the last-named benefits, the Spottsylvania scheme is the largest This great park covers a tract which was the scene of more fighting than any other region of given area, and is, by the efforts of the G. A. R., a national reservation to be held in perpetuity. Youth's Companion. Boldicr Record Unrarelled. William V. Adams, of Kane County, 111., has Just received his discharge papers as a 6oldler In the civil war. The case Is perhaps unique in the record-of the government Adams enlisted Aug. 11, 1SG2, as a sergeant In tho 127th Illinois Infantry. Ills regiment wa3 ordered to tho front, but before being engaged in service Adams received a dislocated shoulder, which necessitated his return home. Ho persuaded his brother Henry to take his place, and the latter served gallantly until he was captured, dying In Andersonville prison. The records of the department naturally became confused as a result of this transfer, and William Adams was recorded as dead. The latter was required to submit much evidence to prove that he was living and establish the substitution of his brother. As a result of the efforts the surviving brother is now able to obtain a pension. Before, this was not possible. The story of the brother Is a gallant one. When the war began, Henry enlisted, but owing to his youth, his family had him discharged. Determined to fight for his country, tho youth ran away with two other boys and enlisted in a Missouri regiment Henry was shot through the hand in the first engagement and taken prisoner. On giving his parole not to enlist he was discharged. When his wound healed he was enxious to get back into the fray, but was bound In honor not to enlist again. The mishap of his brother gave him the opportunity he sought, and ho went to the front to serve for his brother. He fought gallantly, but was captured and died, being one of the first victims of Andersonville. Tho body was buried In Tennessee. New York Herald. Getting Luxuries In Camp. It was in the army . The boys had a meal of beef that had been corned by a bath in a salt-horse barrel. It was quite a treat. They all thought so until one of the party remarked: MA little mustard wouldn't go bad." "That reminds me," said another. Ton Just wait a few minutes." A quarter of an hour later he returned, and, producing a screw of paper, he said: "Oh, yes, here's that mustard." "Where did you get it?" said the Others in chorus. "Up to the surgeon's. The sick call, you remembered, sounded as we were talking about the mustard. It occurred to me that a little mustard for my lame back would be Just the thing." "But you haven't any lame back." "But I have got the mustard." Philadelphia The Real Thing. Mrs. Ikki I wish you wouldn't be such a tight-wad I I haven't a thing to wear. Mr. Ikka Blnkln Borealisl Why, woman, yon have the finest seal coat in two degrees of latitude. Mrs. Ikki And what of lt7 vThere goe3 Mrs. BJubberton swaggering around in a real sealette coat with plush trimmings. Fuck. Satl ifactorlly L-arsre. "Dcpew's explanation seems full and satisfactory." "Yes, I noticed there were six figures In it" Cleveland Plain Dealer. The South African gold mines have recovered from the effect of tha Bear war, as shown by the output for July $0,031,250, asainxt $3,eiG,000 in August 1S3 (the highest record befer the war). Balloonists say that birds' flight is limited to 1,315 feet abova tzr faca cf tha earth.

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LIGHT AND HEAVY HOGS. It is very well-known that the market demands and prices vary for the different weights of hogs. Explaining this a commission man who has long handled fat hogs in the market eays that beginning in September the heavy, hog comes more into evidence and commands a premium over lighter ones. The height of the demand for fat-backs is reached In December, January and February, for In those months the great slaughter houses at every market center are packing thousands of hogs every day. The time was when nearly all hogs were marketed as heavy-weights, but now even in the winter months, tho demand for extreme weights is not so great as formerly. This can be largely attributed to an increasing consumption of fresh pork and most of the fresh meat cuts can only be obtained from the lighter grades of hogs. Beginning about April 1st the light hog sells on a par with the grades and a month or so later the light-weights command a premium at every market. There Is one system of hog management quite prevalent among farmers that seems to be in direct opposition to these market demands. Many hog raisers, and good ones at that, sell their eight-months-old pigs in the winter at a weight of 250 pounds and then dispose of the old sows in the summer when they weigh around 400 pounds, thus bringing their light hogs on a heavy hog market and vice versa. However, the loss in such a system is rapidly becoming less as the demand for the extremely heavy hogs grow smaller. A prime, well-finished hog weighing about 230 pounds will generally land nearer the top and this may be said to be somewhere near the ideal market weight. We don't mean that this weight of hogs will top the market every day of the year, but prices on that class will average the best during a whole year. Indiana Farmer. LARGE RETURN'S FROM POULTRY. Upon a recent visit to Inndiana our attention was called very forcibly to the immense sums received by tho Indiana farmers for their poultry product. One m establishment at Waterloo hmdle3 about three-fourths of the poultry and esrgs marketed by the farms fn De Kalb County. The establishment is taking In eggs at the rate of 1,000 cases per week, gathered from the various stores throughout the country. Last Fall it bought and packed over fifty carloads of dressed poultry, averaging 18,C00 pounds to the car. The poultry is picked and dressed before shipment to the Eastern markets. More than $200,000 dollars is paid through this one establishment to the farmers of one county for their poultry products every year. Wisconsin Is practically as well located for poultry raising as any portion of Indiana, particularly this section of it. It is a business which requires no little time and attention, but it yields large returns. When Jackson county farmers raise as many chickens and market as many eggs as the farmers of De Kalb County are now doing they will receive a larger sum from their poultry product than they now receive for their dairy product. The Jackson County farmer can well afford to go more extensively into poultry raising. Xo branch of farming offprs belter inducements. Black River Falls Journal. - THE RICHEST MILK. The rule is that the richer milk is given at the milking that occurs aftr the shorter number of hours between mlikings. If the milking Is done In the winter at 7 in the morning and 5 In the evening, the evening's milk will be the richer, fcr there 13 only ten hours between the morning and evening milkings. In the summer when the hours of milking are reversed, the morning milk will be richer. After allowance has been made for all the above mentioned causes, there is still a dally and weekly fluctuation In the richness of the milk due to causes as yet unknown. But the. fact of thi3 variation is certain. I have found It In single cows and in large herds, when there was no assignable cause. I have isolated a fine, healthy, vigorous ? cow and treated her with exceptional care and regularity, and yet she has varied in a whole per cent in the richness of her milk during a single week. This phase of the subject needs to be made prominent because a lack of knowledge of the fact has led to many a wrangle and muc'a hard feeling at creime-ies thit pay by test. Because your test one week is dlffeffrent from the week before, do not jump at once to the conclusion, that the creamery man has made a mistake or Is trying to cheat you. Either may be true, but the variation in the test is not proof of either. Prof. W. W. Cooke in the Indiana Farmer. THE VALUE OF SAWDUST. A C? absorbent to use in the datry stable is always desirable, ard for this purpose there are few things that excel sawdust. It Is rcallv the only way that It can be proütably utilized, anyhow. It does not contain fertilizing matter enough to justify Its application to the soil, unless mixed with other materials Applied alone in large quantities when fresh and gresn, Its elect upon the soil would, in all probability, be detrimental. Spread very sparingly, it might occasionally result in seme good, but hardly enough so to make it pay. And as to using it for mulch eround fruit trees, that Is simply out

of the question. It makes excellent bedding for cows, since, owing to Its .absorbent qualities, it keeps them almost perfectly clean. Dry sawdust, in fact, will absorb about three times its weight of liquid manure, and when fhus enriched It constitutes, along with the solids, a first-clas fertilizer, being easily shoveled and readily spread when hauled to the field. Horse manure, on the ether hand, needs complete saturation and compactness to keep well, and for this reason very little sawdust should be mired with it. Another reason why horses should not be bedded with rsawdust is that it is liable to make their hoofs dry and brittle. F. O. S., in the Epitomist. MANAGEMENT OF OUR HORSES. Firmness, kindness and patience are three of the essential elements in the make-up of any one who is a success in handling horses. Without the first, a man would naturally be a failure. The condition of the horse when under the subjection of man is unnatural, although no domestic animal submits to Its surroundings more cheerfully and gracefully. To control a horse perfectly, the one doing it must be master of the situation under all circumstances; a firm man will prevent disasters where faint one would fail. When a horse Is to be brought under subjection It must be done by conquering his will and not his strength. It would Indeed be a dismal failure If the reverse were true; now as to kindness, the more of this the better, no horse or any animal was ever spoiled or injured by kind treatment. There is no animal upon the mind of which kindness will make a greater impression than upon that of the horse. Now in regard to patience; no man without patience can hope for success in handling horses. The man who can patiently develop the good traits of an animal and discourage the viciou3 cnes has it within his power to change the horse ci bad habits into one that will be valuable. These points are certainly apparent to every thinking man and should be acouired, if not alreidy possessed, by all who have tha management- of horses to look alter. Louis Campbell in the Epitomist. DOES NOT DEPEND UPON FETvD. That all does not depend uocn the feed may be teste! by feeding two cows slDe, the one cow from a milkrrodu"ing breel snl the other cow (bought to replace a dry cow, perhaps), and the -well-bred cow will give much more on the same allowance of food, and she will not take up more rcom, will net entail greater labor and her calves will be more valuable. It dees rot pay the farmer to keep a poor animal when the same food required for her support will keep a better one. A good cow should also have a good appetite, for the more food she eats the greater her yield of milk. Home and Farm. KICKING COWS. Take a snap ring, attach a half inch cord about a dozen feet in length, put the snap in the kicker's nose and draw the cord around her, letting It rest on her gambrel joints or below. . Let a person stand at her shoulder and hold the cord just tight enough so that it shall not slip down to the floor. Any person can then proceed to milk her without trouble. E. L. Bates, in the Epitomist. To Satisfy His Wife. "John," exclaimed the nervous woman, according to an exchange, "there's a burglar in the house. J'm sure of it." John rubbed his eye5, and protested mildly that it was imagination. "No, it Isn't. I heard a man downstairs." So John took a box cf matches and went down. To his surprise his wife's suspicions were correct. Seeing that he was unarmed, the burglar covered him with a revolver and became quite sociable. "Isn't it rather late to be out of bed?" he remarked. Ar a little bit," replied John. "You're too late, anyhow, because I've dropped everything out of the window, and my pals have carried them off." "O, that's all right. I'd ilke to ask one favor of you, though.' "What is it?" "Stay here until my wife can come down and see 3rou. She has been look ing for you every night for the last twelve years, and I don't want her to be disappointed any longer.' Good Boys at $160 Per Year. The cost of a school for the development of good boys is thus stated by Eugene Wood in his article, "A School for Boys," in Everybody's. "It costs the State cf Ohio about 160 a year for each boy. A useful, capable man Is worth to society, oa the average, $10,000. These 11,000 boys cost the State of Ohio, then, sa7 ? 2,000,000. Say 7,000 of them were rescued. That is $70,000,000 recovered to society on the investment of $2,000,C00. It has been figured thnt every criminal does about 82,000 damage a year, leaving entirely out of the estimate what it costs to maintain our plant for the detection, prevention and punishment of crime. Each man will be a criminal not less than twenty years. That's $40,000 damages multiplied by 7,000 boys, or - $280,000,000 damages saved, not counting the cost of the anti-crlmnlal plant Has It paid to run this Boys' Industrial School at Lancaster? - "And even If it hadn't paid finan cially isn't it worth -hlle?" Frankfort has just celebrated the centenary of the frankfurter.

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CHAMOIS AS DUSTER. If one uses a wet chamois skin for äusting furniture, a furniture polish tvill not be needed. Take a soft chamois skin from 10 to 16 inches square, ivet in warm water do not use hot wring out as dry as possible. Use same as duster. It will remove dust and finger marks and leave furniture bright. THE HOT WATER BAG. The hot water bag, like many another household benlson, becomes a danger when not treated properly. A Brooklyn woman and her little child were both badly scalded recently by '.he sudden bursting of a bag. The in 1 ble, undoubtedly, was the use cf boiling water. But any rubber tag may develop a weak place and leak. Water, hot enough to be dangerous should never be used in one. KEEPING THE HOUSE NEAT. Keep the house comfortably clean, but do not carry cleanliness to such a point that the house will constantly be an accusing finger, with yourself as the great human sacrifice. A man loves to have things neat and orderly about him, but hates to be reminded constantly that his wife is the drudge who has accomulished it. PICKING CRABAPPLES. To pickle crabapples, wash them and dry them, but do not remove the skins. For seven pounds of the apples allow four and a half pounds of sugar, put them Into a kettle and turn in water enough to cover the bottom (about the depth of a crab apple) and cook slowly until tho fruit Is tender and clear but quite unbroken. .Meanwhile, boil a pint of cider vinegar with a small bag of spices and, a few minutes before the apples are done, turn it into the syrup with them. Remove the apples, pack them Into jars and after boiling the syrup thick, fill the jars with it and seal. CHIMNEY COVERS. To protect chimneys from birds nesting there use window or door screen. Pass a bailing wire rrcund chimney just under the protecting course of brick, making wire tight, then take a piece of screen larger than the top of chimney, so it will turn down about four Inches all aroun 1 the top of chimney overlaplns corners. Cow use fine wire to fasten each corner of the screen to the wire under protection. If the chimney is larre a fastening may be made in center cf each side. This will also prevent sparks from flying out on the roof and nay save a lot of trouble. Y'e leave our chimney covers on summer pnd winter. Bernard Quinn In the Epitomist. SOAP AND LABOR SAVING. Labor and soap may both be saved in the laundry by the use of soft water and even the hardest of water may be easily softened without the addition of chemicals. Three or four days before it is to be used draw sufficient water for the washing and expose in tin tubs, etc., to the action of the sun and air. The trouble is ordy that of a little forethought and is well repaid. Save washing and dusters by uriig old newspapers for cleaning, i'hey are excellent for window-polishe.-s, first rate for scouring tinware and ;.re as good as a brush for polishing a stove. The prudent woman will al ways keep a good pad of newspaper at hand and use it for wiping up grease or water spilt on tbe gas or coal cooking stove, for It wjII enable her to keep the stove clean with half tbe usual trouble. New York World. RECIPES. Irish Potato Chowder Sometimes, when we are at a loss to know what to have for dinner, we make a chowder of potatoes that is very nouotizIng and I do not know that I ever saw the recipe In print. Sliced peeled potatoes about half an inch thick, to fill a two qucrt stew-pan. Add to these ono good large onion sliced and fry In a separate vessel five slices of bacon. Add the bacon and the dripi ing, with enough water to a little more than cover the potatoes, cover closely and sft over to cook slowly. When (he potatoes are tender, there ought blill to be a good deal of liquid in the pan and to this add a thickening made of flour and milk, also a lump of butter, wltn pepper and salt to taste. A Filling for Cake Make a plain boiled icing, add to it, if one pound of sugar has been used, a teicu. fnl of raisins, run through the food chopper, half the quantity of chopped nuts, a spoonful of mixed spice and some lemon flavoring. This is especially nice to put between layers of the oldfashioned Croton cake. Perhaps some yoüng housekeeper does not know just how to make this most reliable of cakes, so hero is a recipe for It Tho yolks of six eggs well beaten with one pound of sugar, one pound of flour, one-half pound of butter, one teacup of sweet milk, all well mixed and lastly the whites of the eggs well frozen. Preserving Celery To keep celery for a week or even longer first roll it up in brown paper, then in a towol and put it in a dark, cool place. Before preparing it for the table nut it in a pan of cold wsler and let it remain there for an hour to make It cr.-sp p.nd cool. Quince Cheese This Is simply a marmalade cooked down very thick, th?n lacked In small cheeso pots It n.ay be turned out and slice! like r lit cse and Is excellent for tbe lunch basket Preventing Cruelty to Animals. The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which has its headquarters at Belfast, Ireland, was founded in Belfast In the year 183G. At its late annual meeting one hundred and fifty prizes were distributed for the best essays on "The Right of Animals to Humane Treatment." A number of bronz metals were awarded to members of the Royal Irish Constabularly "for service in the cause of humanity to animals." 'Qit