Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 34, Plymouth, Marshall County, 30 May 1907 — Page 6

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Whr Cat Off i:iihrr Leg! Th New York Times makes bold to ay that "if we reduced the tariff Sve hoould import more goods, and we should also export more goods." Import nore we certainly should if our tariff rates were lowered, and more yet if we !had no tariff at all. If to increase our ' Imports be the main consideration, why have anj- tariff? Hut doe. It follow that our exports would Increase in equal ratio? And, If so, what sort of -om:uodities would we more largely export than we now lo? Certainly not manufactures, for. even though the American wage standard w ere to be reduced down to the foreign level a proposition, bj the way, which opens up a vista of grave consequences which no man can contemplate w:ith.mt ft shudder of fear and dread our lower priced goods would not be allowed to iuvade tue markets of manufacturing countries. Corresponding wage roil actions would inevitably occur In such countries. The workers in Europa n mills and factories must somehow and at some wage be employed. Otherwise chaos comes again. Not In foodstuffs could our exiorts greatly increase under a lower tariff or no tariff, for the reason that by s much as -we should succeed in displacing production or in reducing wages in foreign countries, by so much we fchould reduce their ability to take and ay for our surplus food product?. No; it does not follow that greater exports go with greater imports. It was not so from 1S03 to We are now sporting fully twice the qu:tity which we then exported. Reduction of the tariff with a view to inreasimj competitive Imports must of necessity break down the American wage rate. Nobody, we believe, disputes that. The free trader and the tariff "reformer" will tell you that wages are too high and ought to come down, but that lower cast of living will compensate for the cut in wages. This is like inflicting a stab and then pouring balsam into the open wound. The pain may be less, but the wound is still there, and it was not there lefore. The question, then, is whether it Is wise to Inflict the stab; whether for the mere pleasure of trying experiments in the treatment of wounds v e should apply the knife. The healthiest condition known to the history of human lalor and production exists in the United States to-day. ! never madt but one really serious mistake," said a great surgeon. "Was Jt attended with fatal consequences?' "Oh, no," was the reply; "I merely cut off the wrong leg. In the present case the wiser practice would seem to e not to cut off either leg. Let pature take Its course. The American body jolitic requires no tariff surgery of any Had. American economist. A Step la the Wfonu Direction. This agreement with Germany may !c regarded as a short step In a new direction, but the progress to be made hereafter will depend upon Congress and the public opinion oi' the country. New York Journal of Commerce. ' Far from a short step, it will be found, though undoubtedly in a new direction. It Is a long step and a serious step when the United States government allows itself to be bulldozed and bullyragged by threats of hostile tariff discrimination Into changing its settled tariff policy to the encouragement of crookedness and the advantage oi forign competitors. It is, moreover, a Jong step toward complete demoralization of our customs service. Twentyfive years ago Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury la President Cleveland's first administration, said in an official reiort. In substance, that the treasury was being robbed at the rate of $40,000,000 a year in revenue through the fraudulent undervaluation 4t Imports Being a free trader and a iiater of protection, Mr. Manning did not add, as he might truthfully have done, that domestic labor and industry mere being robbed of far nore than $40,C00,0GO by this unfair and dishonest competition. It I indeed a long step In the wrong direction when our government officially lends itself to the fraud and wrong of undervaluation. Threatens Disturbance. When even Democratic newspapers deprecate Invasions across the border line which separates the respective jjowers and functions of the legislative and executive branches of our government, the situation takes on a serious aspect. The New York American hait no love for the protective tariff system, but it jravely questions whethe: that system can or ought to be change 1 fcy an edict of the Secretary of State without the concurrence of Congress. Ia a well-considered and ably written editorial in the .merican of May 2 the conclusion Is reached that This method of dealing with a matter of national magnitude is wrong and dangerous. It threatens disturbance to jur whole foreign trade. Thl3 presuppose the truth of the reports that In the new dicker with Germany the spirit and intention of the Iingley tariff law have been subverted to an extent that will revolutionize customs methods of appraisement and collection. Unfortunately the supposition turns out to 1 correct Our gifted fctate Department has for the time being taken over the authority to revise the tariff schedules downward. railing Down a Pillar. Hailing with satisfaction iiie 'improvement' in our tariff policy that will result from wider latitude in undervaluation, the New York Kvenlug Post remarks that "the abandonment f the old policy (that of attempting io enforce strict honesty in classification and appraisement of imports) Is ref.lly to pull down one of the pillars of the protective system." Yes; we should aay it might ultimately come to that. Correct valuation must of necessity be the chief support of a tariff system In which ad valorem duties are the chief element. Give the exporter consigning goods to himself the privilege of determining values and you give him the power to determine what tariff he shall pay. The main pillar Is pulled down. In Practice. "Oh, Mr. Millyunsr "Well?" "Do you think a rich man can go through the eye of a noodle?' "I don't know, my boy. However, I will say that my lawyers have dragged mo through some very small loopholes." A gigantic negro, confined In the brick jail of lone, Cab, kicked a hole through the wall the oth?r night and escaped.

The TarlS that Mcke Good. Ten years of the Dingley tariff forms a record that speaks for itself. The fiscal year that ends with next month will show a surplus of about $70,h0,C00. This comes at a time when the government is engaged in more largo enterprises than ever before. It Is building the I'anam i canal, is devoting the proceeds of land sales in the arid region to irrigation, and at th last session of Congress appropriated $.S5,tOO.OUO.for river and harbor Improvement. Yet, fur the last ten mouths the treasury surplus has averaged $5,000,-(X-O a month. Importations are unusually heavy, but the increase is largely in foreign materials that enter into American manufactures, the exports of which far exceed the former amount. For several years the foreign trade of the United States has been at the highest mark. The demand for labor outstrips the supply. Immigrants have been coming in at the rate of 1,000.000 a year, and this average will be much increased in 1M7. Itailroads are crowded with business and are in their most profitable era. Farm productions have been bringing good prices, and their value last year approached $7,000,000,ooo. It is needless to go Into' the details of the contrast of the business situation ten years ago, when Congress met in special session and passed the Dingley tariff, a measure based on the protective policy, which was thus restored as a leading economic feature in conducting the business of the people and of the government shap?d by their ballots. The tariff hiw then matured, and

still In force, had the benefit of the knowledge and wise judgment of William McKinley aad Nelson Dingley, both of whom have passed away, but their works live after them. Neither tlir nor any whj deal unierstandingly with such matters put forward the claim that any particular schedule is sacred and immutable, but they held, as the Republican party has hrld in the past and holds now, that the protection of American industries is necessary to the welfare of the "people, with their high standards of living and enterprise. A ten years demonstration is before the country. All that was promised by the Republican party in 1SIG has been realized, and much more. Prosperity has far surpassed any of the estimates. Yet it is certain that the Democratic platform of next year will denounce protection, as usual, and offer a promise to substitute something better. In the light of experience and common sense it would seem that the Republicans could elect any sound ticket on this Issue alone, for it reaches Into the business Interests of every American citizen. Since thü Dingley law was passed the government revenue has exceeded the expenditures by hundreds of millions, in spite of the cost of a foreign war. Employment for all has been abundant, at good wages. The Interest-bearing public debt has been reduce J, and so has the rate of interest upon It. War upon the Dingley tariff is not a reasonable proposition as matters stand. The affairs of the people and the government are in the ascendiug scale. A year of extremely bad crops might slow up the present prosperity pace, but there is nothing indicating that the highly favorable conditions of recent years will not continue or that protection will ever be less vital. Nagging at the Dingley law Is merely a proof of Democratic folly and recklessness. St. Louis GlobeDemocrat A Serlon Question. Referring to the proposed transfer of the tariff making prerogative from the United States Congress to the exportami expert undervalues of Germany, the Bulletin of the American Iron and Steel Association remarks: "If tlie leader will compare the concessions made to Germany with the forecast made by the correspondent of the American Economist he will see that our government has shauelessly yielded to the German demand that not the true value of German exports to this country but the value placed upon them by the exporters Is to be the guide of our customs otiiclals In assessing duties. When did Congress give to the President the authority to set aside and absolutely nullify the plain provisions of our tariff schedules?" The practical repeal of the customs administrative sections of the Dingley law Is accomplished If the reported concessions are carried out. Congress has explicitly laid down certain rules for the ascertainment of the values of Imports. If the State Department sets aside these rules so that German exIorters and not United States appraising officials may determine such values, are not the power and authority of Congress in effect usurped? It Is more than possible that this question will be brought' up in Congress. Have Kept Thlnjc Stead?. "This Is no time for stand-patters." The foregoing Is one of the recent declarations of George P, Hummer, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Fifth District This sarcastic reference to Republicans who do not favor repf al of the Dingley bill or any drastic tariff changes, has been repeated from time to time for several past years. These years have been the best this country has ever known. Had It not been for the positions held by the so-called stand-patters" the changes and experiments proposed six and eight years ago would have been- entered upon. There are few Americans who are not naw glad that these demands for changes wer resisted and prevented. Those who now are asking for changes In policies and conditions are those who did their best to prevent present policies and present conditions. Houghton (Mich.) Gazette. Investigation by WorLJnffmen. British workingmen have rjwaya been assured by free trade orators that they -were much better off than their German brethren, who. were represented as being doomed by the protective tariff to live on black bread and horseflesh. Finally a deputation of workingmen was Kent to Investigate. They have returned and reported that under the tariff the German workmen are more prosperous and contented than ever before In the history of that country. The black bread Is admitted, but It Ls brown instead of black, and : suits the German taste better thn whlta bread. Minneapolis Journal. Dlaadvantaa-e of Unlet Locality. Caller Those children out In the street make a frightful noise. Mrs. Newlywed I know, but you would never notice it if this were not such a quiet street. Transatlantic Tales from Le Hire. The first printing press was set up at Copenhagen In 1103.

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IIELI0PJAL DAY. it Tful fW 4 ayWvÜAll A St. L011I3 Chronicle. After Many Years "Now, Miss Jinney, you is alus a wantIn a story about dem tryin times in Ole Carolincy, an Is jes don' tole ye all I knowed ober and ober agin." And our own colored cook, f Tilda Jackfon, knocked the ashes out of her pipe on the hearth of tie kitchen range, which to us children was a preliminary sign that old 'Tilda held In reserve one qf her reminiscences of her life on the Old Carter plantation, near the cityiof Charleston, and of the Civil War. We children, my sister and I, used to love to steal down to her especial domain in the gloaming, and teaso for a story of that enchanted land of flowers. and especially of those battles fought near the Carter place, and of which the old negress was an eye witness. liefillin; her pipe, and settling herself in her easy chair, she continued : I jes done recolmember one main ob dem yarns, but it's erbout how m;r ole missus kep Decoration Day all bj her lone self, an how she done put posies on one grave fur fifteen long years afore (he found out who de poah young fella vas." Here old Ti 1 da . stopped and lighted her pipe, puffed away with a. retrospective fiance at us two girls, as we crept closer to this oracle in ebony, and, having stimulated ourt curiosity, she continued : "Wal, je' a couple o' days after dat ere big fight at Charleston my o!e man, Lige Jackson, he was down back o de field a cuttin' bresh, an all at once I seen him drop the ax an' start fur d-s house on a ran. An' I was dat bcart I let da soap boil over, case I was makin' loap out in de yard, an' was bound dat 1 snake had bit him, or be had got a lick wid de ax fur Lige was de laziest niggah In da whole kentry, an' I knowed something had happened when I seen him git uch a move on to him. An' shore enough, when he came up, all out of breff, I knowed It was time to git scart, aji says he : 'iTldy, tell de missus dar's a aojier lyin down dar back ob de fence, by de run, an' J rtckon he ia powful bad hurt, 'case he'f- a grownia an' done seem to sense notinV, "Wal, my missus wan't berry ole la dem days, but she was jus' done fading lake a putty posey, along ob dat dreadful wah, expectinj to bean dat de cunnel was killed, an all de oder trouble erbout de niggas gittin' free, wid de place half woked an fust one army takin' rations and den de oder till it 'pears like day wasent much lef. Wall, I jis pull-d de tick from under dat soap kittle an' run round to de front porch, whar missus was sittin', an' tole h?r what Lige seen, ßhe got right up an' made Lige an ole Minkey, de coachman, go and bran; dat pooh fellah to de he use. She an' me a fixin' up a bed fur him while dey is gone. "Byenby dey toats him in an lays him in It. He was outea his hade lake, an' missus send right off fur a doctor, and he foun he was shot in de side, de ball goin roun by de spine, an' he say dat. air pooh boy dun got he death blow, and de doctor reckon he was eider shot while on picket duty or had dropped behind when he dun got hurt, while de army marched on an lef him. Anyway, dar he was, an' he doant know nobody ner nothing, an de doctor say he was parlised, so he couldent even move his pooh tongue. , "Wall, missus an' me nussed him till we both pretty nigh dun drop in our trucks fur a week. Den at las' he dun went home to glory, as de sun was settin lake in a sea of Can. "Hut jis' afore he broaved his las' he k!nda com'd to his sense?, an kep' a lookin' at missus an he try'd so mishty hard to speak na' was dat distressed casi he couldu't, de big tears roll outen his handsome black eyes an' roll down his cheeks dat was as white as de sheet, ta its sweat lay so cole an thick on his

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hade dat his pretty dark curls looked like dey were don got dipped in dj rain water barrl. 'De missus take his han in' say: " 'Nebber mine, de loviu Jesus knows jes what ye want to say,' an would help him ter make her en'stan", anyway she would dun find out who his folks war an' write 'em. all about how he fit an died duin his duty, or what he thought war his duty. "Don he kept lookibx at his pooh ragged clothes, dat was a hangin' whar he could see 'em, till missus takes de hint from his appealin eyes, and goes and hunts through de pockets. She dun fouud nothing but a little Bible, an' when she, bring it to him his eyes jes shine, lake de stars in de night, an' missus opened it an' a Ieetle tintype of a putty young thing a'holdin' a little baby er about a year old drapped out. an' then he looked so glad. Missus axed him ef dat war his wife an baby, an' he nodded jas. an' den missus say: 'I kin find dem by 'vertisin in de newspapers, an' I tink I cun know what ye want me to tell dem,' an' den she see dat he was satisfied, an his poor eyes was loosin deir light. She dun took his ban' in hers, an' sang lake an' angel dat pretty hymn about: A1I my trus on de Is staid.' "Dar was two or three verses, but I aisremember 'em. Anyway while she was singing de gates ob glory opened and tuk dot poor boy in. "Ef he war fightin on de wrong side he dident dun know it. He just did his duty as he had learned it from older hades. So dc missus had him laid to res' up in de grove back of de house, an' ebery Decoration Day she dun put posies on dat lone grabe, rain or shine, sick or well." "Did she ever advertise?' asked Jennie, wiping the tears out of her eyes. "Deed she did! a;n fur years she war tryin to fine dem folks, ob hisen, till it went on fur nigh on ter fifteen years. De wah was dun, de niggars all free, Massah Carter loss an arm a fightin' agin it, an his only chile, young Massa John, war growed up to be a man, an' like his ma, as putty as a picter and dat smart dat he run de plantation his own self, lie hired de niggahs to work dat war good fur anything, an' let de triflin' ones go. "Wall, der used to be .lots of company alius a comin' up from Charleston, an' one day in May dar war Massa John's cousin. Miss Liddy Carter, dun come out to de plantation ter make a visit, an she brung erlong a young school friend, Nellie Munson, an' she was as putty as a picter, with eyes as black as de night when de moon don't shine, an' de color ob her cheeks war like de roses in de gardin. "Wall, suc'i time as dem young critters had. Day was boatin' an' fishin', an hossback ridin' ebery day ob der lives. Wal. one sweet, putty morning my ole missus say, dis is Decoration Day; ef you young ladies wa?it to go wid me to put flowers on my grabe, I would like yer company. Miss Liddy she jes' dun streach herself outen de hammock on de veranda, an' she say : " 'Scuse me, aunty. I'm awful tired of dat grabe; eher sine. 1 was a baby I. recolmember it.' "Hut Miss Nellie she dun jump up an' say: " 'Please let me go, I've dun hear how good you war to dat poah sojier au' I know some day you will git your reward.' So she an' missus walked off in de bright sunshine, de bees war a hummin and de binds a sing in', and dey carried a great basklt of posies de hunney suckh an' roses, an jasamine, an'

HE DID NOT FIGHT FOE THK

Some of the patriotism of '01 should enter into present day activities.

Miss Nellie de prettiest flower of all in her white frock and sky blue cash.

"Miss Liddy the, lay dar swingin' in de haramak, and Massa John, after a little, gits up and starts for de grove, too. Den Miss Liddy laffs and sais kinder scornful lake: 'Is it Miss Nell or de grabe that takes you out dar dis hot mornin'?" "He jes laugh back at her an kay : " 'Ob corse it's de grabe, d4t's my ligeous duty, ye know, 'specially' when dar's a lovely young lady in d bargain.' "De ole missus alius like to habe us all come up dar, too, so I war dar jes as Mr. John got dar, an', as usual, my missus opened dat sojier's Bible an was jus' goin' ter read when Miss Nellie saw de leetle tintype, and she gäbe a leetle cry lake, an takin' it from de missus han' she said: " 'Oh, Mrs. Carter, mj'ma has got jes such a picture, an' it's hers and mine when I was a baby. Den she laid her haid down into missus lap an began ter cry, an she sobbed out dat her pa was in de wah, an' disappeared, an' day dun tried ebery way to fine out someting erbout him. Missus axe her what was her pas and mas name, an' she tole her dere names war 'George an' Lucy.' An' missui opened de Bible, an' dar was writ on de leaf 'From Lucy to George.' Den she took de poah young lady In her arms, an said r "How wonderful are dy ways, oh. Lord!" An', my chile, dare under all dem flowers sleeps your father, an' in this peaceful spot. He has not been like a stranger, or neglected, so cow in de IYovidepce ob de good Lord, de dearest wish ob his heart Is fulfilled. I trus you will bfi comforted.' "Massa John walked erway wipin his eyes, an' ole micsus read a comfortin' varse or two outen dat little Bible, an' we uns sang a hymn, and de decoration was ober fur dat day, an' missus said to all ob us : "'Let dis yar teach yer a lesson ob faith. Do your duty, no matter how long de way is, or how. dark de cloubds.' "Wall, chil'en. It is time ye were in yer beds. It's jes erbout true, dis yarn. Ebery word is as true as de gospil. Yas, Miss Jinnie, dat are grabe is decorated ebery year when dis day comes aroun. though de ole massa and missus is lyin' down beside dat young sojier boy, an' it's Miss Nellie's grabe now, for she dun gon' an marr'd Massa John, an' he jus' lubs de ground she walks on. De ole missus Iubed her, too, and you ought to a seen what care Misa Nellie dun took ob de ole missus In her las' sickness, fur month afore she dun went to her reward, and she say ober and ober again : " 'No kind act is overlooked by de Master; an, honey, I'm gittin my pay now for honorin' de dead by a few flowers on a lonely grabe upon de day de nation set apart to 'memorate dose dat fell. " Knowing Canine. Myer That dog of yours seems to be quite an intelligent animal. Gyer You bet he is. I had to loam to ?peak German on his account. Myer Because why? Oyer So I could talk to my wifo without the dog knowing what I said. The Sadnes of It. Fred Oh, woe is rue! I'm a victim of heart failure. Joe Why, how Is that? Pred I was going to ask old Gotrox for the hand of his daughter last night, but my heart failed me. Although South America has about twice the area of the United States, It has only half the population.

THE FIELD OP BATTLE

INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. The Veterano of the Ilebellioa Tell of Whittling Bullets, Bright Bayonets, Bursting Bombs, Bloody Battles, Camp Fire, Festive Bugs, Etc., Etc The Yonns 'Hebel' Dreiini. On the night of April 1, 1S0T. more than forty years ago, the Rebel and the Yankee armies, two of the greatest the world ever knew, or history recorded, were lyius on their anus in front of Petersburg, Ya. The snioke from the battle of that day was still hanging along the grass, bodies of good and brave men in gray and blue were lying In heaps in front of the breastworks, and naught wjis beard save an occasional crack of a picket's gun, the bursting at intervals of some lazily moving mortar shell, or the prayer of some poor fellow who was rapidly passing to the beyond, only to leave a wife and other loved ones at home, waiting for hi? return. The writer, then a boy of 16, was on guard, and leaning against tho wheel of a 12pound "Napoleon" looking through the embrasure where the sun was pointing to the boys in blue. It was ( heavily charged with canister, the primer In the vent, and the lanyard hooked In read j to be pulled and throw death and destruction lu front of it, should the necessity arise. The moon was shedlag its. pretty light, and the sky was a thing of beauty. About 1 o'clock In the morning soft, sweet strains came from a Yankee band in the distance. They were playing 4,3wect -Home." and as it fell upon the ears of the boy at the gnu, he forgot he WS a rude, dirty soldier, and waiting for an opportunity to pull that lanyard that woul.I rob so many homes in the twinkling of an eye. And as he looked through the embrasure' at tho dead ai:d dying, and heard prayers and appeals for water he looked heavenward, then lald'hU Lead on the wheel of the gun aud prayed between sobs that peace might come, and that brothers might cease to destroy each other as they had that day and many days before. The Yankee band ceased to play, much to the boy's regret, and the hours dragged wearily. Just as the sua peeped up from the east, the relief was posted, and the boy went a short distance from the gun and laid on the ground to rest. The blue sky was his ouly covering, aud his pillow was made of sand hurriedly raked together with his hands, lie placed his hat over his face, hummed a soft, sweet hymn that his dear mother used to sing to him before he could . lisp her name, and in a few moments was sleeping sweetly. In his dreams he heard heavy cannonading, and took position on an elevated point to watch the effect of the shot from both sides. Very soon a shell from a Yankee battery crashed into a rebel caisson and exploded It Almost at the same Instant a rebel shell crashed into a Yankee caisson with the same result. The smoke from each floated across in opposite directions, met, entwined themselves around each other, and went upward out of sight, as If heavenward bound. At that moment firing on both sides ceased. Oh how beautiful, exclaimed the boj. I never saw anything like that before, and It must mean peace. Then he awoke, sprang to his feet, and told his comrades of his dream. Some of them laughed, while others seemed Impressed with the belief that there might be something in the strange dream of the boy soldier. In the afternoon of that day the Yankees charged and broke the rebel lines at Hatcher's, oa the right of Petersburg Run. Heavy cannonading followed oil along the line as far as Appomattox River. As the bey was standing at "Fort Hell," near the Crater, watching the bursting of shell, he saw exactly what he had seen In his dream the night betoi'fixr And on the moment every gun was silenced. He said to himself truly that must mean peace, sweet peace, and ai tears came to his eyes he thought of his home far away In Georgia, where he hoped to be with his mother and sister at an early day. On that night (Sunday, April 2) Lee evacuated Petersburg and took up the march to Appomattox In retreat. He surrendered at this point Ajrll 9th. Following this came the surrender of Johnston, and peace was declared. The boy went home, and as he eat around th hearthstone he would tell the loved ones of his dream In the army. Warerley Magazine. - i The YonngMj Soldier. Monroe Truesdell, of Big Hollow, X. T makes the claim that he was the youngest man In the Federal army In the civil war excluding drummers, of course. He was born In the town of Lexington, New York State, September 13, ISIS, i On September 11, 1SC2, two days before he was 14 years old, he enlisted In the Fourth New York Cavalry and entered service Immediately, being assigned to the Army of the Potomac. He served under Custer, Kilputrick, Merritt and Sheridan and was on the staff of Warren and Sheridan. He claims to have carried the first dispatch from Warren to Grant when the latter took command of the Army of the Totomac at Culpepper, Va. Gen. Cesnola once told him that he was the swiftest bearer of messages hfe had ever known. When Sehrldan went to the Shenan doah Valley to meet Early, Truesdell went with him. Up to this time he had only received a bayonet wound through the left leg and a buckshot wound In the right side. At the battle of Winchester he was shot through the right lung and shoulder. He was sent to a hospital Returning to his regiment he was promoted to commissary sergeant for services at Winchester. Later the Fourth New Y'ork Cav alry was consolidated with the Ninth and Truesdell was rendered super numerary. He was then offered a com mission as lieutenant on scout duty on the frontier but preferred to remain with his old comrades. When Lee sur rendered lie helped parole prisoners In the Valley. He was discharged April mO, 1SÜÖ. After leaving the army be went Intc business In several branches and Is now located at East Jewett in the lumber business. He has recently' returned from a trip through the South during which he Inspected several ol the old battlefields. By modern processes a piece of leath er Is converted Into a completed pair of shoc3 In fourteen minutes, and during this time It passes through the hands of sixty-three persons and through fifteen inachlnea.

A MODEL OFF GUASD.

She Coulil IVot Stare the Stranger Out of Countenance." Florence was looking her prettiest la a dotted muslin 'gown with white lilacs irooping from her broad-brimmed bat. She had known for a long time that t!i- well-dres.sed man who sst opposite l:er in the suburban train was boldly admiring ber face In the mirror, and at last, in a spirit of daring, she lifted her eyes and met the reflection of his fully, steadily. There were mischievous dimples in her cheeks at first, but ajs ha leaned forward eagerly, something In his glance scorch d Ler, and she turned her face away, Hushing crimson. : When the train reached the station sire brushed past him with eyes straight forward, but, as she hurried down th3 street, she noticed by the shadow in thfc windows that he was rlose' behind her. It was probably chance, she told herself, until, turning Into one of the shops and pausing to make a purchase, she saw him lingering near. She hastened nervously to another department; b followed again and waited again, t-ymg her always with that long gaze which changed to an insinuating smile 12 she accidentally looked la his direction. Florence began to be not only ashamed, but frightened. Paul Kingsley's mother was to meet her at this counter, and they were to lunch to-gc-ther. As she hesitated, remembering this,, the stranger pressed nearer, and with a sudden Impulse she turned to an usher. "This man 13 annoying me," she said In a low tone. J "What do you mean, sir?" the usher demanded, curtly. "Ask her what she moans," the man muttered under his breath. "I don't go where I'm not Invited." For an Instant the usher looked suspiciously at the pretty gill Then a lifw wice bailed Florence, and the stranger, after jone glance at the tall. j.istinguished-looking woman who had uppeared, drew back hastily. "My dear, I've kept you waiting." irs. Klngsley began, without noticing the men, as Florence promptly turned away with her. "I'm late because I had to give Edith a farewell lectu before I dared to let her go home alone. She's such a child at twelve! She doesn't see w hy, if , a stranger stares at her, she shouldn't stare back sgaln as long as he does, and let him see how uncomfortable it Is. Isn't she absurd? "You see, I can't bear to tell her all the dangers a young girl runs in a city :ke this, and I wouldn't explain to her, either, what kind of girls the ones who 'stare back again' are always judged to be; so I Just tried to make It plain that it's an underbred, common thing to do. And I took your name In vain, my dear. I told her that any girl wfco wanted a model for perfect behavior In public places would do well to watch a real lady like Florence Clifford." Youth's Companion. XO SCHOOL UP TO 10. Lather Xtnrbank Say Curae of Child Life Is Overedocatlon. During the course of many years of Investigation Into the past life of tho world, creating new forms, modifying old ones, adapting others to new conditions, Luther Burbank has been constantly Impressed with the similarity between the organization and development of plant life and of human life. In "The Training Of the Human Plant," says the New York Tribune, he tells how the principles he has applied to the culture of plants might be applied to that of the human species, and points the way to a grander race than the world has eve; seen. The United States he considers the most promising field for the application of such ideas, for "all: that has been done for plants and flowers by crossing, nature has already accomplished for the American people." By the crossings of types strength has In one Instance been secured; In another, intellectuality; In still another, moral force. All that is left to be done falls to selective environment Fy environment, according to the plant wizard, everything can be done with a child. It Is immeasurably more sensitive and responsive than a plant. Heredity, It U true, counts for much, but heredity ls merely the "sum of past environments." Stored within It are "all the mysteries of the universe," and the appropriate environment will bring out whatever is de.lrable in that heritage. If It were possible to isolate a dozen families under ideal conditions, Mr. Burbank says, more could be accomplished for the advancement of the race than could now be accomplished in 100,000 years. lly an ideal environment up to the age of 10 years, by which time the child's character Is fixed, Mr. Burbank means a country life, with sunshine, love and beauty, well balanced, nutritious food; music, pictures, good times, the closest communion with nature and no school. VThe curse of modern child life In America Is overeducatlon," he declares. "The Injury wrought to the race by keeping too young children In school is beyond tho power of any one to estimate. We take them in this precious! early age, when they ought to be living a life of preparation near to the heart of nature, and we stuff them aud overwork them until their poor little brains are crowded up to and beyond the danger line. The work of bresklug down the nervous systems of the children of the United States is now well under way." "Every child," Mr. Burbank thinks, "should have mud pies, grasshoppers and tadpoles, wild strawberries, acorns and pine cones, trees to climb and brooks to wade In; sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets, and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of his education." Went for Half Fare. The ingenuity of the Chinese In surmounting difficulties is well illustrated by the folowlng dialogue, which recently took place oa the Imperial Chinese railroad: Traveler I wUb to ship these two dogs to Pekln. What is the rate? Hallway Official No got any rate for dogs; one dog all ssame one sheep; one sheep all same two pigs; can book four pig. Traveler But one dog Is only a puppy ; he ought to go for half fare. Railway Official an do all right Then, turning to his clerk, "Write three pig," he said. LIppincott's. ' lionli. ' Investigating ParentAnd how does Iculs dress? Plainly, I hope. Explanatory Landlady Plainly! Them clothes are plain as an electric sign' on a dark night anywhere up to four miles. Sphinx.

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Pattern Department UP-TO-DATE DESIGNS FOR THE HOME DRESSMAKER V V V Simple Plar Frock. Constant vigilance is required on mother's part to keep the little ones In fresh fVoeks, and a suggestion for a dainty dress is always acceptable This an excellent mojel for play frocks jut a simple little slip, with Lox plaits in the front and back, a belt of leather or of the same material holdiiig them in place helow the waist. 1'or girls the opening is made tit the left side of the front and for boys on tue right side. There arc only th:-re pieces In the lody of the dress, ko the seams are few and the making simple. A narrow turn-over collar finishes the neck, and the sleeves are tucked at the waist to simulate cuffs. Ginghams or mucins are good for such dresses, many mothers preferring to use cotton materials all the year round on account PATTIIEN TiO. 1722. are desired, however, any of the light weight woolens will be suitable, and remnants can be fouud for a song which will make up charming little slips. The pattern Is cut in sizes for children from 2 to C years of ag-. The above pattern will be mailed to your address on receipt ot 10 cents. Send all orders to the Pattern Department of this paper. Be sure to give both the number and size of pattern wanted, and wrlto very plainly. For convenience, write your order oa the' following coupon: Order Coupon." No. 1722. SIZE NAME ADDRESS : . 4k . . M CharmlBK Over W.lt. Chemisettes are again coming to the fore as a feature of many attractive blouses. They are n pretty fashion, and by wearing a separate chDuibrtte with a Mouse the suit can be freshened PATTEBX SO. 17S0. up wonderfully, thus proving an economy. The model sketched here Is of smoke-colored veiling, wllh trimming bands and cufls of embroidered silk. It is tucked all the way across the top. from shoulder to shoulder, which gives plenty of fulness to the lower part of the blouse. The chemisette is of Irhu lace. These blouses are youthful and becoming in effect, and so, naturally, very popular. A trim little belt ot the silk finishes the waist and the sleeves are full and short, tucked above the cuffs, which come Just below the elbows. This pattern Is cut In sizes from C2 to 40 Inches bust measure. x The above pattern, will be mailed to your address on receipt of 10 cents. Send all orders to the Pattern 'Department of this paper. Be sure to gire both the number and size of pattern wanted, and write very plainly. Order Coupon, No. 17SG. SIZE NAME ADDRESS Unfamiliar Facts. Exposed to the air, a ton of coal lose In a month one-third of Its heating power. Melba says that American audiences are the most enthusiastic, English one the least. The word "Mikado" signifies something like "the Sacred Gate" or "the Sublime Porte." Paris Is to have a special kind of street light to Indicate the whereabouts of branch postoffices. Just as soon as you begin to brag about your family tree everybody will start to hack at IL Eight pigeons recently flew from KlmberleyMo Cape Town, a distance of 512 miles, in fourteen hours. India ls the leading produwr of mica, aud supplies about one-half the world's requirements. London Engineer. The Korean government has received 173 applications for charters to work mines In that "waklng-np" country. A sign of politeness In Thibet on meeting a person is to hold up the clasped hands and stick out the tongue. A violin played -with four bows fy electricity is the latest Invention of Chlcagoan. , ' Japanese mothers do not kirs their children, though they may press their lips to the forehead or check of a very young baby. Bobbs Did you say his purchases were charged? I thought it was a cash store. Dobbs lie bought batteries for his door bell. Nearly 1,300,000 new cases were brought before the county, courts of England, Vcj so-called "poor raw's court," last year.

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