Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 27, Plymouth, Marshall County, 9 April 1908 — Page 6

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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.

MUCH WOHK, MANY IDLERS.

HE recent great Increase H I taneous cry from the I - , T , ,

morv tiny uraw suarp aiicmion u an incongruous condition. The problem of Inducing able-bodied men to remain upon or return to the farms is one that becomes

more difficult, and yet more Insistent, every day. It must be solved, somehow, if the prosperity of the country is to continue. It is little wonder that the President and his cabinet are forced to consider the subject, with a Tlcw to lending federal assistance in disposing of it. It would be poor business policy, and worse charity, to feed the "army of unemployed" in the large cities irLile the farms are lacking laborers. If any among the unemployed are sick, or unable to stand the strain of hard, worl, let other provision lo made for them; but there is no excuse for the encouragement, of idleness and Tlce by feeding able-bodied fellows who Vlll not go into the country. Any unemployed, able-lxvlied man who refuses an epportunitj to go into the country to work, preferring to bask in the bright light of the city, shou!d be convicted as a vagrant and made to build roads. "TVashicgton Post.

PUBLIC SUOOL BUILDINGS. INCE the terrible Coll in wood catastrophe testimony Is piling up to show that the deplorable conditions existing in hat ill-fated sehool building preva'l In mairy communities and that little or no effort has been ir.ade to Improve them. But the frightful sacrifice of young Uvea has stirred the au

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thorities to action, and, goaded by public sentiment, they are now strenuously seeking to remove the defects and minimize the dangers from fires. Richard L. Humphrey, engineer in charge of the structural materials laboratories of the government, declares It is providential that more of these holocausts have not occurred. He says the conditions existing in the Colllnwood , school building are common to many public oildings throughout the country, and the first essential ts to pass laws prohibiting the erection of structures exempt of the highest flre-rcslsting type. Drills in public chools are all right in their way, to teach self-control, bat are quite useless In a great emergency. And the mere enactment of preventive laws !s of no avail unless the people demand their enforcement. In the matter of schools, theaters and other public Institutions, II would seem to be important that the structures lx limited in height, and Superintendent Van Cleve of the Toledo schools has seriously advanced the prop

The young man wijh the tightly reased trousers and badly wink!ed trow had maintained an ominous dlence for several minutes after the older people had left the room. It ws nlj when he rose and made for the 4oor that the girl asked him what was the matter. Then he paused. "As IT you didn't know," he said bitterl. "Why, of course I don't know" said the girl. Of eonrse not, said the young man. "Oh, well," said the girl, with a cornful lift of her eyebrows," "if you want to go I wouldn't keep you for anything. Good night" "Tou know perfectly well," said the jotmg man. "I suppose you don't like the -svay mj hair is done," ventured the girl, Utting her hand to her coiffure. "I thought perhaps you wouldn't, but I ildn't think you would take It quite so much to heart. Will you wait while 1 go upstairs and put It up?" "I dou't Intend to be laughed out of It," said the young man, gloomily. "l'ou know It's not. that." "All I know Is that you've beea actSag all the evening as if I had done otnething to offend you." "I suppose you couldn't help llghtlcg hi pipe for him," said the young man. "And you couldn't help putting your kund on his shoulder while you were doing it All I can say is that I'm not Sping to stand it" "Why, Henry Grommel!" exclaimed the girl. "Is that what it was? I llTrays light his pipe for him" "And It wasn't only that. It was reJl. it was the whole thing. The way ftm acted and the way he acted. What business did he have patting your "Why, he always pats my cheek. I flon't mind it." "loo didn't seem to," said the young urn, sarcastically. "Of course, I fearen't any right to object If you don't Bind it; all the same. If It hadn't been for making a scene I should have had St out with him right there. He certainly has his nerve with him." yhy, Henry, you silly; he doesn't toe a anything by It It's just because b likes me." "I luppose It Is. I'm not going to stand for It, 'though. And another tSdng, I don't care about his calling jon 'sweetheart.' I don't mind his ailing you 'Mabel' so much, though I don't see why he can't address you as tDsa Peters,' just the same as anybody else. He's altogether too familiar, and you encourage him In it" "I'd be ashamed If I were you," said tfce girl. "He's known me all my life, rrer since I was a baby, and Le'9 always brought me' candy an'd dolls and ill sorts of things. The idea of his calling me 'Miss Peters! He's Co years aid." "1 don't care if he's a hundred," said tba young man. "I don't like it. He's a frtdower, isn't he?" "Why, no," replied the girl. "He's married and got two grandchildren." "I don't see why that's any reason Ar his patting you on the cheek." "I want him to pat me on the check." Very well, then," said the young nan, sternly., "If you want to flirt aith him it's very certain that you ran't care much for me. If you prefer kim to me all I can say is "' -AH I can say is that if you don't lit down and behave yourself I'm going to send you home and I won't see yoa ofcaln for a week," said the girl. The young man hcsltateä for a mo meat and then seated himself. "IJut, bonest, you don't need to light his pipe Tor him." he said. "Tou cau l?t him jEht hi3 own pipe." Chicago Dally tfe-.rs. Too Late. The libraries crush cherished schemes With all their treasured lore; The things worth saying so it seems Have all been said before. J7abington Star.

osition that no building for school purpose should have more than two stories. Such a school, built of fire-resisting material, with numerous broad exits and ample stairways, would afford the protection that ever' community should give its children. Nor should the expense which so radical a change In school construction entails be considered for a moment. Kelter to spend millions on our school buildings and make them safe, than to save money by the construction of charnel house. It is poor consolation to the taxpayer that he has economized at the sacrifice of his own flesh and blood. Toledo lilad. FARMS AND THE UNEMPLOYED.

in the number of farm districts for 1 . A.

o are cultivated. Planters with large tracts stand ready to aid every man who is willing to help himself. They will sell hh.i all the land he needs on ten years" credit, or will allow him to farm on shares, providing him with n house, a horse and a mule, sufficient seed to plant crops, and provide farming implements. Yet with the whole country full of such opportunities, large cities swarm with men who complain that they cannot get work, and municipalities are at their wits end to find some way to help the unemployed. The farms of the nation contain the only solution of this problem. Des Moines News.

PEARL HARBOR

liMifsJl naval auxiliaries according to a conslsttHrfoyf ent and adequate plan, all bespeak the need

of making that finest natural harbor in the Pacific a place of service In peace and of security in war. jits value to commerce wjmld be great. Its value in wat would be Inestimable, and it would, as has well been suggested In Congress, be one of the strongest iwssible factors for the prevention of war In the Faclfic, Ocean. After all these years of neglect and la view of. existing conditions at the present day. It seems not extravagant for the naval affairs committee to say, as It does, that every consideration o national honor and policy calls for the prompt equipment of Pearl harbor as an Impregnable naval base. New York Tribune.

WOMEN SELLING MEATS. York llaa a Batcher Shop Which Is Said to Be Unique. , In a big uptown market In which there are sold not only meats of all kinds but vegetables and canned goods ami some other lines of groceries as well there are employed as salespeople In the butcher's department a considerable number of young women, says the New York Sun. In this market all the fresh meatF are kept In showcases. The cutting, sawing and chopping are done by man butchers, but there are kept on hand large quantities of cut meats all ready for delivery, which are sold by young women. There are long glass counter show- j cases set parallel and with a sufficient space between them for the saleswomen to stand In. You walk along these showcases and look down into them and make your choice. In one section of these showcases you would find Ion? lines of turkeys and chickens, fowlsvof all sizes and weights. In another section you would find sirloin steaks, big and little, fat and lean, thick and thin. You can look down Into the showcases and pick out exactly the sort of steak you want , Same as to pot roasts; twenty or thirty of them here together, each tied up ready for delivery, and you can see and pick out exactly the one you want ; and the same as to rib roasts. And here cut ready, are pork spareribs for roasting, fdt and lean and all trimly arranged so that you can see them and get just what you want; and In other sections you find soup meat and soup bones and chopped meats; in short. In these counter showcases you will find cut meats of every description, so that you cannot only select the piece that you want, but you know as you look at it Its exact cost And ail these cut meats are sold by the young women precisely as they would sell laces or ribbons or gloves. You Jook along till you find Just what you want and the saleswoman takes It out of the showcase and wraps it up to be handed over to you If you desire to carry It home yourself, or to be delivered by the market's wagons. There are regularly employed In this market, in the cut meat department, from thirty to thirty-five saleswomen, with an extra force of twenty-five. ru&'ilng about sixty altogether, on Satur'ays. They all wear black dresses with trim white aprons, the aprons being supplied by the market. This market has employed saleswomen In Its cut meat department for three years. There are other markets In the city in which cut meats are displayed in and sold from counter showcases, but this Is probably the only one in the city, or for that matter in tlx country, in which saleswomen are employed to sell the meats. I Can' Not Spell the 'ew War. I cannot spell the new way, As once I used to spell ; For when I try to simplify I fail to do it well. If indigestion seizes me, llrought on by pie or cake, I can't explain the sudden pain Is just a common ake. I cannot spell the old words To match the modern whim ; If I should slip and bruise my hip, I'd hate to write It lim. And when a man U owin me Twould dl me with regret To take my pen and ask him when He'll pay that little dot. I cannot ppell the new way Like Jlrander Matthews big; I do not choose I must refuse To drop a "g" from egg. Perhaps I'm sadly out oi date, If so I can but sigh; I cannot spell the new way. I will not simplify. -Cleveland Plain Dealer. rare of Olive Oil. Olive oil is injured by being kept In the light. When used at the table it should bo removed to a cool dark place after each meal. W dou't suppose there ever was a small boy who could be made to believe there axe only ten coinmandzncnts.

IIKIIK Is no reason why any man In the j I United States should starve, or even why II I any man should 1? out of employment, no ..Jj matter what the conditions of business. fvSl In Louisiana, for example, there are 27,aTVtCy.'J fXH),CX) acres of land, of which only .000,-

A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY.

Uli annexation of Hawaii, our development of vast political as well as commercial' In terests In the Pacific and the obvious desirability of developing our coast defenses and

IS THE CHEROKEES PRIDE. An Indian Nation Hejtard a School a It CJrca tent Achievement. There Is a most unusual spirit behinI the fight that Is being made to secure one of the Oklahoma State normal schools for Tahlequah, says the Kansas City Star. It has passed beyond the stage of an individual town fight and In a very large measure has become a national question with the Cherokee Ioople. Ask any Cherokee and he will tell you that a State normal should be located In Tahlequah, no matter whether he lives there or not. So determined are the Cherokees that a training school for teachers shall be established In their nation that they would be willing to give to the State their girls' seminary building and grounds, worth at least ? 123,000, if it lxicanie necessary to do so and the Secretary' of the Interior would omsent to such a transaction. This Is the finest school building ever built by an Indian natlm with its own funds for the higher education of its women. .The underlying principle that make the Cherokees insistent about the matter Is more a sentimental than a financial one. For more than sixty years the Cherokee female seminary has been as much a part of the national life of that nation as has the capital Itself. For generation after generation Cherokee women have been educated tliere. Out of 3GO teachers In the neighborhood schools of the Cherokee nation 140 an Cherokees and practically every one of them was educated at the seminary. It was a training place where the Cherokees educated their own children to become the teachers of the following generation. It p'aced the Cherokee nation at the head of all Indian nations In an educational way and there are more Cherokee school teachers to-day than there are In the other four of the five civilized tribes combined. Ask any Cherokee what he considers the greatest achlvement of his nation; and, next to the Invention of an alphabet by an Individual, he will Invariably point to the seminary here. And as the day of the disintegration of their nation is at hand, the Cherokees want to see continued the school which has for years been a training place for teachers, the only change be ing that the school would pass from the control of the Cherokee nation to the control of the State. The seminary was ordered built by an act of the Cherokee Council Nov. 2(5, 1S4J. It was opened for enrollment of students May 7, 1S50. Easter Sun day, April 10, 1S87, the building burn ed. It was rebuilt the following year and the building made larger and modern. It will readily be seen what an enormous task It was to erect such a building when one understands that there was not a railroad within thlrtv miles. Oklahoma could be searched from end to end and no more Ideal spot for such an Institution would be found. The building is a forty-acre tract that be longs to the school, surroundtxl by a forest of native trees. It Is on aa eminence that overlooks the town, and Just la front of It are some of the finest springs of water In the State. It was these springs that eau?ed the Cherokees to select this sibt as their permanent homo when they came west In 1S30. Secluded, clean, healthful, It Is pronounced by all school men who have ever seen It as being as ideal as r.n Institution of this character could well be. l'nthetlc Ilomnnrr A nw girl cam? to IJIigginsville, Miss Mouia was her name; And all the boys with right good will. To court the maiden came; Hut of the crowd that hovered. 'round, "i No on could make a match, And so it was for once they found New Monia hard to catch. Yet one still tried to win the maid, And tried with nullit and main. Each eve around hr way ho strayeJ, I'ut only to his pain; His gold was good, his heart was true, New Monia oft he saw, Put still the best that he could do Wan catch May Laria. Kansas City Twines. Nature seldom hides a massive brala behind a pretty face.

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IANA REPUBLICAN PLATFORi

We unrcsorvt'Jly and enthusiastically indorse th al:niuitration of Theodore Koovolr. I pon liU Initiative and undr Iii guidance the Panama Onu! has leen leuii aad I rapidly tn'in driven to completion. I pou his recommendation. Congress has passed many laws which sernre greater lights for the people and insure that hon esty in business u,ion which alone perininent prosperity is huilded. Many of these laws, such n the ta.v estaWis'j'in? the Pepartnient of Commerce and I,a!or. the pure food law. the meat Inspection law. the railroad rate law, the lrris;afiun law. will be historic in their permanence and increasing! salutary In their pood effects for all the people. President Roosevelt's fearless and impartial enforcement of law. regardless of the wealth and power of I he law hreaker. has secured not only gr?atcr olservance of and respect for law than ever Icfore. hut nlso has nuickenej the moral sense of the nation. Ills great work in ending the war between Russia and Japan Is on" of the proudest achievements in the history of American statesmanship. His policy of strengt heninir the friendship letwen our own country and the republics of South America is far-reaching and profound in its cool effect upon our commerce, and invaluable aid toward raalutalnins pea:"e throughout the world. The dispatch of our lleet to th. Pacific has cemented the friendship of all South American countries toward us, and increased their respect for us, as it will strengthen the friendship and Increase the respect of very country It visits. The Republicans of Indiana voicing tl; opinion of the great majority of the people, and all parties congratulate President Roosevelt on his administration of the country's affairs and pledge our coutlnued support to his policies. Alfiilnut Corporation Contribution. The Republican partv notes with pleisttre the srrowin; determination to eradicate political corruption from whatever source the same originates; and to the end that the partv may respond to that sentiment we oppose the contribution to political parties for campaign purposes by corporat Ions of the State or nation, or by officers or persons In the Itehalf of such corporation, and we hereby commend the Ind'ana Re publican State Central Committee for its refusal to accept contrlmitions trout corporations within or without the State. We demand the most riild economy In pun'.ie ex;-nditurcs and are opposed to th creation of unnecessary public offices. Army, Navy and Pen Ion. The Republican partv has always favored a small stanlln? army, and a moderate rtavv: and notwithstanding the taking over of the Philippines and Porto Rico, and the guardianship of Cuba, the G3.000 men of our standing army and T.S.000 sailors now in the service of the navy Is proof of ts adherence to this policy. The preservation of this policy Las enabled us to pay liberal pensions to our soldiers ana sailors ana their widows and orphnns. The pension appropriation this year Is the largest in the history of the country, amounting to the magnificent sum of ir0.X0.O00. i in the last two years 32'J.Ooo soldiers have had their pensions increased by general law, and 8.000 private pension bills have been passed. We also conzratuiate the country In the proposed widows' pension law. now In con ference between the two houses or Congress. The present administration of the Pension Ittireau has also Increased pension rates and liberalized the pension ruies, all of which manifest the endurlnj gratitude of the re public to its heroes. Currency and nankins. We favor such modifications of our financial system ns will supply the growing needs of industry and ominerce. with a sufficient currency to minimize periodic money strin gency; but such currency must always be so safeguarded that there shall be no doubt of Its prompt redemption In gold, and we congratulate the country on the fact that the Congress of the 1'nited States is now engaged la the solution of this great problem. We also favor such regulations respecting banking as will secure and maintain confidence in the Integrity of our banking institutions. Welfare of Wane Karner. ThrougaoMt its whole history the Republican party has been 'nspired with an-Intelligent and enduring Interest In the yielfare of the wage earners. The Republican party came Into being ns an advocate of the digrlty of labor aud In behalf of the cause of ree labor. Its cardinal puriose has been the maintenance of the American standard of wages and of living, and since the days of Abraham Lincoln In State and nation it lias enacted laws In the Interest of labor and the upbuilding of a progressive Industrial system and the Republican party Is pledged to a progressive program of labor legislation, and now renews that pledge'to meet the jut demands of the working men of the country. We ll!eve in the equal protection of the laws and pledge .h? arty to aa impartial enforcement vof the 4 ws In favor of- and against all alike. Itallroad ami Combination We approve the lawn enact ed for the profHr regulation of the railroad corporations and other combinations of capital and we pledge th party to all additional safeguards necesary to a complete regulation of these combinations In the Interest of trade anil commerce, and In the Interest of tie general welfure of the people. Itevlaion of the Tar I IT. The last convention of the Republican party In the State of Indiana declared In favor of revision of the tariff whenever such revision would do more good than harm. Protec tion was never a matter of schedules, and while reallinning the time-honored, doctrine that there shall always be discrimination in duties that will fully protect the wage earner in the t'ulted States; we have never desired a higher rate than would accomplish that purpose, and have always contemplated revision from time to time as the ever changing conditions might make wise. We believe that revision would be now leneflclal. and to mlnlmie the harmful disturbance that tariff changes necessarily produce. we insist that revision le speedily done., e tnererore ravor tue calling of an extra session early In November, I'.mis, to make itch revision, and recommend that Congress tak Immediate steps to secure the proper lat4 by experts for intelligent revision as advocated by our Senators aud Kepresentatlves from this State: hut we also Insist that in such revision the protective princi ples suaii Ik niainiainea ana that maximum and minimum rates he Imposed so that our export trade can amply be protected and foreign discriminations against us be prevented. Ocean Moll Service. We fyor the extension of the United States mail service upon the surrounding "Why Should Itr IIc Is madly Infatuated with two beautiful girls and his vlfe knows It." "Poor, inisorab'f, brokrn-iicarted woman!" Vhy poor, miserable and brokerhearted?" "Iioesn't hi lovo for the girls make her niisorabh;?" "Of course not, the girls are their daughters Houston Tost. Aeme of Cleverne. Singleton I supiose your wife is a clever woman? WeoV.erly You bet she Is! Why, she oetualpy makes me believe that she knows loss than I do. lis Pro spec tu. Too. Critic This play of yours Is like a gloomy day. Manager In what resjieet? Critic It Is overcast. P.altimore American. Often I lie Case. You can pretty safely tiet," l-gau the man who thought he knew, "that any woman who doesn't gush over a pretty baby is a confirmed old maid." Not always," replied the real wlsonciV; "she may be a mother who has a baby she thinks Is prettier." Philadelphia Press. Tliut'N Different. "A woman's no means yes." "Except to her husband." Houston Post. t the ileal Tlilnur. So." said Miss Slmrpe, "this is your diamond engagenM-nt ring, eh? When Mr. Cheepley av? thii to you It must haw Mattered you." "Flatl'Ted nie'i" qifriod Miss (lull. "Yes; you know they say 'imitation is the simvrest flattery.' " Philadelphia PlV-'S. Loup Yenr. "If you'll be mine," the maiden paid, "I'll go and ask your mother." "Excuse me." the young man replied. "Uut 1 can only be your brother."

seas, in the Interest of the public business and the establishment and extension of foreign trade, especially with South America: but we would limit the appropriation therefor to legitimate services performed In carrying the malls on the ocean in the same manner as appropriations are made for carrying the mails on land. Iliirena of Mines Arbitration. The appalling loss of life occasioned by mine disasters throughout the country in recent years demands an Investigation of

the causes which produce them, so that proper steps may Ik taken by the general overnnicnt and the various States to prevent their recurrence. Miners and operators have lotU petitioned Congress for relief through the establishment of a bureau of mines and mining for the investigation cf these important questions. In pursuanee of this righteous request, we solicit the Indiana delegation in Congress to support the peuiliug proposition for the establishment of a bureau of mines and mining In the interest of preservation of human life. We favor the settlement vof all international differences by arbitration, and also lavor arbitration in the settlement of disputes between capital aud lalor. Waterway, Arid I.nnd and Foreln. We favor a systematic, progressive and lHeral improvement of our canals, rivers and harbors, and an adequate annual appropriation therefor is hereby recommended. We favor the continuance and extension of the reclamation service by which the arid lands of the L'nited States are made prod letive. We also favor the preservation and conservation of our forests In the-interest of adequate supply, of navigation, and to maintain the timber supply of the country. Child Slavery Deplored. The laws of fndlana controlling the employment of Ch oren are universally .recognized as just, -iliitary and humane. They were passed br a Republican Legislature, and are beyond criticism. In great .sections of the country a system of actual slavery, of children exists, revolting to the Unman mind. F.very power of the nation should lw exercised to end It everywhere in the republic. The children of the country are Its chief wealth and Its hope, and we demand that Congress use all its powers to end child labor throughout the entire nation. Republican Lejcialation In Indiana. The Republican party for twelve years has been intrusted by increasing majorities wltr. the entire administration and control of fie public affairs of our State. During this period the executive and judicial departments have enforced the laws justly and impartially, while the legislative department has enacted many Important measures at the will and for" the good of the people. Of these we mention: 1. The labor commission. 2. Railway commission and rate laws. 3. County and township reform laws. 4. The factory and mine inspection law. The private banking law. . The depository law for all public funds. 7. Lows turning all fees into the treasury and paying salaries only to public (officers. X. Creating and regulating trust companies. Regulating Insurance companies. 10. Pure food and drug laws. 11. Anti-trust and monopoly laws. 12. Laws securing non-partisan management of our benevolent, reformatory and penal Institutions. IS. Mortgage exemption laws. 14. Inws giving the people In their several localities power to prevent the sale of liquors. Law Proponed for It) OD Sesrtlon. The Republican party has fought the fight for honesty and integrity in every office: and for swift and Impartial enforcement of the laws, it advocates and enforces the maxim that a public office is a public trust which must be discharged with strict fidelity. In this work the Republican party will not falter or halt, but will advance the cause of reform and itetter government as fast as the same can Ivo wisely worked out. with the approval and continued support of the people. Our short legislative period limits the ability of the Ceneral Assembly to frame and enact all necessary legislation in one sVsslon. At the next session, we recommend the passage of laws on the following subjects: 1. A practical primary election law. ' 2. A law revising and simplifying the practice in courts, and abolishing technicalities. 3. Our laws concerning public service and other corporations are scattered through Cue session halls since l.'o. and are confused, conflicting and often Inadequate for present needs. We, therefore, recommend that a bill be framed, prior to the meeting of the next Legislature for Its con sideration, revising and amending the cor poration laws, and letter regulating the use of public franchises and for the tunpression of fictitious and watered stock, anl carefully safeguarding the right of the peo ple in tue enjoyment or ail public utilities. llemonatrnnre and County Local Option. The Nicholson law ns originally enacted was the work of a Republican legislature and the Moore amendment thereto was recommended by a Republican General Assem bly. 15y this legislation the people of evry township and of every city ward in the State have boon given the opiortnnlty to say for themselves whether the retail liquor tramc snail he permitted la their respective communities. Roth the original statute' and the amend ment thereto have been construed and sus talned by the Supreme judicial tribunal of the State, and have now a well-understood and accepted meaning. The extent to which the people have made use of them Is indicated by the fact that since the enactment of the Moore amendment the saloon has been excluded from many commuuitics of the State. We favor the preservrtlon of these statutes without .Impairment. In letter or by Implication, and their reinforcement where necessary, and in addition and supplementary thereto we favor the enactment of a county local option law, extending to the people of the resjectlve counties of the State the right to exclude the saloon therefrom by vote at a special election. Governor llanly Indomed. We Indorse the administration of (lorernor J. Krauk llanly. and other State officers, and pledge ourselves to carry forward th business methods and enforcement of UNFAMILIAR FACTS. Sixty carloads of Canadian-made harvesting machinery have been ordered for Siberia. The world's liest clock is that of the Rrrlin Observatory, which varies only lS-lOOths of a second daily. A shellfish In the Mediterranean spins a line silk, as fine as any from a cocoon. The fish is the prima nobilis. Iron Incased in concrete is not proof against electrolysis, as a slight current attacks not only the liietal, but the concrete as well. England had to pay ?rCo,000 to have Czar Nicholas visit London in 1S44. Of this $Co,0U0 was tqient In redecorating Buckingham Palace. The master ringer of Lincoln Cathedral has In fifty years made a record of OT.'.UOO steps ascended, and hopes to complete the million. It Is estimated that people In Chicago spend $300,000 a year in keeping their shoes dished. Of this amount profits are said to be $100,000. In some Viennese schools a phonograph which rctients siK-eches as recited by eminent actors has leen introduced to tent h the pupils declamation. Cocoa importations into the United Siitti'S are now averaging more than $l,ooo.rfo a month, against ;?:Io0,000 per menth a decade ago. Meantime imiortations of Loth tea and coffee show a decline. Milk is suggested as a good extinguishing agent for burning petroleum. It Tonus an emulsion with the oil, and, by combustible elements, as water cannot. A North Carolina grower of ginseng root has harvested from a plot sixtyseven by fifty feet ?1S0 worth of the root, nearly all of which was sent to China. The United States Agricultural Department gives employment to I, 1 ?7 Irsons. In ÜSG7 it employed ninety-nine. The IUireau of Animal Industry alone employs over 0,000.

law. that has stood out so prominently in their direction of the affairs of tate. !o Salary Inerrnxv During Tetra, We are opposed to the increase of th salary of any "public officer In the State, ior the terra of ofHro for which he has been nominated or elected: and we favor the enactment of an nircndment to the constitution o the State of Indiana, prohibiting any such increase: aud until the adoption of "such amendment we declare It to be the fixed policy of the Republican party to oppose any such Increase. State Labor Legislation. Th Republican party has always been a friend of organized labor and wage-earners, and now pledges itself for such legislation In the State of Indiana as will le fair, just and equitable to all branches of lalvor, however employed. And we further recognize the right and equitable principle of; arbitration in labor disputes and pledge ourselves for the enactment of such laws 'n, harmony with the nrinclnles herein olii

nounced as will be beneticial and wholesome to all concerned. It is recognized that fuel is an essentia, element In our industrial development, an? the need of proper safety appliances to protect those engaged In the hazardous occupation of mining is apparent to all. and wi pledge our support to the enactment of surt Just and proper laws as will Improve tht ventilation in mines, provide more efficient safety appliances for the protection of the mine workers, and the rigid enforcement of all laws for the protection of the miner, and also recommend that the appointment of mine Inspector be vested in the Governor. We recommend the law abolishing :rlson contract labor in our penal and reformatory institutions; and the establishment of account system and trade schools. In so doing, we have minimized competition with free labor, and at the same time we are giving the Inmate of these Institutions such education and training in Industry and handicraft as will enable them to he returned to their peop'.e and to society as self reliant and self-supporting citizens. .Nonpartisan Control of Institutions. Republican legislation has lifted out 1enevolent. penal and reformatory Institutions from political control, and given to the wards of the State, humane and efficient treatment. We stand unreservedly for the policy of eliminating partisan politics from, th management and control of these Institutions. The trust Is a sacred one, to b administered solely for the welfare of ourj wards, and the position taken by the last legislature in making all the boards In the State bi-partisan is commended to the people of the State. Klection of All Delegate on Sam Day. In the interest of the wholesome exp-es-sion of the political sentiment of individual communities, that they may be unintluencej by outside interference, we hereby reeom. mend to the Republican State Committe the adoption of rules that shall require all delegates to State nominating Convention to be elected at the same time, on a call of the State Committee; also that congressional nominating primaries or convention beld to select delegates to congressional nominating conventions of each district shall le held on the same day on call of the congressional committee of each of th several districts. Depoaltorien for Pnbllc Funds. A Republican legislature enacted a law establishing depositories for public fund and providing that all interest on such funds shall accrue to the people, thereby revolutionizing the fiscal policy of local and State government, creating new and substantial revenues for each, and closing tha door to abuses flagrant and long standing. Fairbanks for President. The Republicans of Indiana present to th Republicans of the nation and to the Republican national convention, Charles Warren Fairbanks, as a candidate for President. We know him. Distinguished place and high commission have revealed his worth. Ills character, public service, and ability are such as to deserve the thoughtful consideration of the convention. He believes in the principles of the party, Its present purposes. He has long be-rn identlned with its work, and has for years borne a distinguished part in Its campaigns. He is wise in council. Ills judgment is delilerate and sound. He possesses a steadfast purpose, and conservative courage. His heart Is kind ; his sympathies sincere and wise; his dignity modest, but real; his sense of justness exact, equal and abiding. His private life Is pure; bis home life ideal; his public life unblemished. For these reasons we Instruct the dele-gates-at-large elected by this convention. and the district delegates heretofore elect ed, to present his name to the national con vention, and spare no effort to secure Iiis nomination as the Republican choice for the next presidency. Able Representation In Congress. We have pride in the fact that no State In the Cnlon Is more ably represented In the Senate of the l'nited States than Indiana. We compliment the people upon the return of Albert J. Reveridge to the United States Senate through the act of the Republican legislature of 1WÖ, following the election of 11MI4 ; also upon the election of James A. Ilemenway to fill out the term In the Senate of Charles W. Fairbanks, who resigned to become the Vice President of the l'nited States., The long and faithful service of Mr. Beverldge and Mr. Ilemenway In the Congress has fully JustlCed the high eontidence which has been placed in them by the State. We approve, unqualifiedly, the course of each of these eminent citizens of Indiana. We earnestly advocate the continuation of them in the public service in which they are now engaged. And. Inasmuch as the Legislature which will choose a successor to Senator Ilemenway will lie elected this year, we commend him to the General Assembly of P.mim as the choice of the Republicans of Indiana, and we hereby heartily Indorse him for re-election. Our members in the national House of Representatives have discharged In a statesmanlike manner their several Important duties, and have well earned the gratitude cf all the people of the State. 2Vew and Goodrich Indomed. We commend the faithful" and energetic services of the Hon. Harry S. New as the representative of the Republican party of the State upon the national committee, and we, therefore, Instruct the delegates-at-large elected by this convention and the district delegates heretofore electeJ to again select hirn as the member of the national committee for the State of Indiana. The Republicans of Indiana appreciate the efficient and able service of the Hon. James P. Goodrich as chairman of the State committee for the last saven years. He has leen alert In the discharge of hh duties and under his leadership the party has trained greater and more decisive victories. He has used every honorable means at his command to secure a faithful performance of the party pledges, and this service has been rendered wholly in the interest and for the general welfare of the people. Party Emblem. Resolved. That the eagle b adopted as the emblem of the Republican party In Indiana. ot lteallstle. Mrs Suburb (at the theater) I thought this was supposed to be a realistic play? Suburb And so it Is, my dear. Mrs. Suburl) P.ut It isn't. Six months is supposed to elapse between the first and second acts. Suburb Wei, what of It? Mrs; Suburl What of ?t? Why, they still have the same coo!:. Prefernble. "Dj you favor an early adjournment?" asked one member of Congress. "Yes," answered the other. "It is better to let your constituents criticize the things j-ou left undone than the mistakes you made." Washington Star. Horrid TL In. Helle This new hat I got doesn't suit my hair at all. Maud Well, dear, which are you ;?lng t return? Huston Transcript. Ont of It. "Don't you fcvl well?" asked a friend. "Not very," answered Ctmirox. 'Why dou't jou go borne?" "I can't. Mother and the girls an ffivlnjr a tea and I'm not Invited. jisiiiugioii Diar. What Surprised Them. Mabel CiM.rjre says he can't understand why I ever accepted him. Stella What most people can't understand is why he proposed to you. i:ftily Decided. "Do you believe," queried the fond mother, "that a child should be corrected In the presenc of strangers?' "Certainly not," growled tin fussy bachelor. A child should never be in the presence of strangers." 1 ',111 ha rriiMKcd. The Manager I'm sorry you've decided to quit the show. What's the matter? The Actor I can't afford to live up to the salary your press agent says I get.

CHAIRMAN OVERSTREET'S SPEECH AT INDIANAPOLIS

Congressman Overstreet. temporary chairman of the Republican State con vention at Indianapolis, in addressing the convention, spoke in part as foijows : Fot eleven years the Remiblican party has held full control la the State of Indiana, and In the Federal Government. No period in the history of the country since the first decade, excepting the period of the Civil War,' ha contained more interesting. Intricate and important nri-hlems than the eleven year period just closin;. It nas been a period of wonderful material development; of new: and perplexln? polit ical problems; of relationship of the United States to foreign governments, which makes a new chapter in international affairs. Throughout this trying time old problems have continued for consideration, while the policies upon which partv control was secured in the campaign of lV.U have been carried out. Throughout the time each question has been met with candr and openness of spirit, and courage and determination of purpose, and the eontiJence of a solution which would meet the approval of the ieople of the republic, hielt has ever characterized the course of the Iiepubllcan party since its organization. The Republican Governor. During this same period of Republican control the affairs of the State of Indiana have been conducted ly three Governors whose official records make a chapter for our State no less illustrious and honoral-.e than the corresponds? chapter in National affairs. These three Governors are Mount. Durliln and llanly. The first Mount came to the duties of his oüire fresh from aa intimate and affectionate relationship with the agricultural communities of our State, with which for a number of years he had been closely end foniij related. His conduct of affairs was grounded upon hU devotion to duty and deep ambition to elevate the State in all things which mark the ambition of an honest man. The second Durbin applied to the work of his administration the lessons in the commerv clal and manufacturing world, and sucevded in conducting the affairs of the Suite upon methods of business enterprise w'il:h bring success In individual conduct in private matters. Honorable. stralXitforwtri and firm of purpose, he left a re"rdwhlch stamped upon the history of our State the marks of successful and painstaking enerr. The third Hanly the chief elements cf whose character are conscience and courage, has discharged his duties with a fidelity of purpose, a firmness of conviction, and the confident belief in the principle that laws must either be enforced or repealed. Under the administration of these three Governors legislation has been enacted and laws administered along uniform lins of business methods for the Improvement of the conditions In the various counties of the State, and for the advancement of the various State Institutions to a high plane of equity and Justice. The conduct of the several State institutions has reflected credit upon the party which has been ia control during this period. The benevolent Institutions are continued under nonpartisan management, and for the sole purpose of the ueneüt which shall accrue to the unfortu nates dependent upon such institutions for their home. Laws have been enacted resulting in much economy in the expenditures of county and State funds, and In such reduction of the State debt as rball make tt possible for Its complete payment before the end of the term of the overnor nominated by this convention. Notwithstanding the improvements in the construction of new homes for our dependents, and the repair cf others, approximately seven millions of dol lars have been paid upon the State debt .nd all this with a total tax levy less than during the preceding period of Democratic control in State affairs. This record, so briefly recited, gives assurance to the people of a continuance of like service, and equal fidelity, so long as the Iiepubllcan party may be intrusted with control. Indiana has shared in the burdens of national control, and enjoyed throughout this period the fruits of Re publican success. The State s delegation in Congress loth Senators and. Representa tives has reflected credit upon the Mate, and rendered signal aid In governmental affairs. When McKinley assumed command of the ship of state by the order of the people In lSl'o, conditions In the business world existed which all agree were most deplorable. Confidence had been over thrown, public Mjlicles were In conruslon business was paralyzed and Idleness unlver sal. Such conditions bad not happened through accident. Causes real and powerful were responsible for them. The conditions which followed the election of McMlnley Old not happen by accident. Causes e luatl, real and powerful were responsible for ihem. ; IThe conditions Immediately preceding 1S!7 were caused by the policies ana prin clples advocated by the Democrat Ic party In unwise tarlll legislation of the l lily third Congress, the attack upon the stand ard of value in the effort to establish the free and unlimited coinage of silver, the renunclatUta of the principle of a protec tive policy, and the threat to weaken the Influence of the Federal Judiciary, undoubtedly combined to produce the hard tluies which preceded the year lsU7. The restoration of the principle of protection, as embodied in the Ulngley tariff law, the enactment of the gold standard legislation, and the vote of confidence In and approval of the Federal Judiciary, combined to re-establish confidence In the commercial world and restore activity in business which resulted In the unprecedented and unparalle.ed prosperous times which followed the year 1S97. The Two Partie and Dailnm). Here were two distinct and completely opposite policies of government; one was destructive of both confidence and business, the other the re-establshlment of both confidence and business. One esJoused by the Democratic party and the other championed by the Republican party. One of these parties will control in the coming election and In Its administration of affairs direct and guide legislation. Which one shall be successful rests with the voters of the United Staty and depends upon the care and intelligence with which they exercise their rUht of suffrage. Under Republican policies business An Aerial Sailor. "So you were a sailor, my poor man?" said the good housewife. "Well, I wish you would go down In the cellar and bail out the two feet of water that has accumulated down there." "Ugh!" grunted Dusty Dennis, with a shudder. "I dar not go near water, lady." "What? A sailor afraid of water?" "Yes,lnrdm. Yer see, I was a sailor on an airship." The Trouble. "What's the matter with -her? Can't she- kcci a beau?" "O, yes. The trouble is Rh can't find one who'll agree to keep her." Xatnrnl Supposition. "Your friend Mrs. Jinx Is trying to get into the smart set, I see by this morning's paper." "Has that woman gone and sued for a divorce?" Houston Fost Wifely Cheer. "I haven't a pull with any one," said the unsuccessful man. "Oh, yes, you have, dear," said his wife encouragingly, "with the fool killer." Life. Loyalty. "So your husband lost all his money on a race?" "Yes," answered young Mrs. Torklns. "Well, it was his own fault." "It wasn't anything of the sort. It was the horse's fault." She Was Hopeful. "Rut," said the timid young man, "if we elope, darling, will jour parents ever forgivT; us?" "Ye, dear," answered the fair maid; "that is, If we are not too long about it." Curiosity. Mr. Stubh Y'es, Maria, twenty years Is supposed to elapse between the third and fourth acts. Mrs. Stubb Do tell ! Then we must ccrtaioly stay. Mr. Stubh Ah, you are interested in the play? Mrs. Stubh Yes, I want to see the change in the style of hat the heroine wears. The telephone is beginning to find favor in China. The subscribers in Tekln now number 1,700.

paralysis was replaced by business activity, which In point of extent anions our people and volume in value has never ben approached by any other people any tlire, Problem of War and Diplomacy. While the policies of the Republican, party, advocated in the campaign of l-6, were King carried out. new problems developed which had not Nvn anticipate'!. The war with Spain, the liberation of Cuba and the Philippines, brought the United States Into International complications which had not leen foreseen. This gave op

portunity for the display of an American diplomacy of the nw school, which both surprised and gratified the 07ernin-at cf I.urope. The Jioxer troubles la China, the Russo-Japanese war. which, through the Instrumentality of our courageous ani ucecssful President, was terminated : the new business policies toward South America and Canada required patience, candor and courage, but resulted in each Instance ia solutions which met tae approval of the world and brought new credit and renown upon ttie party In control, and the men wno wer Instrumental in the settlement of the questions. The altruistic rinciple advanced by Presideut McKinley la the attitude of our 0;vernment toward Cuba and the I'auipplaes have been fahhfully Tuaintalned, and will be continued for the lneiit of those people, without thought or desire upon our part for any commercial proat. No chapter lu this recnt history or ovr country redounds with greater iradit t the Government or the IJepubdcu pany than, that written by Secretary of Maie John Hay, wh Inaugurated the American policy of honest diplomacy, insured the open door In China, and made possible ly treaty relations the construction of tue Panama canal. The splendid success of the Repu'.JMn party in the prosecution of IU policies. and the importance of the new legislation which has been enacted durlnz this pemd of eleven years, has not brea permit Ud to pas without a shadow, fortunate In deed U that party which is nble to prosecute its work to successful conclusion. thror.ch a series of Tears, without any cloud to darken the-sun of its success. And so with the Kepublkan party.- the success In the restoration of business, the tr-m-n-dous growth of commercial life, the splendid achievements by way of new legislativ. there Is one dark chapter which can not be overlooked. I allude to the panic. Ilfvltlon of the Turlff. Tha Republican nartr will make no change In its general policies or its general principles. It will continue to stand unswervingly in Its position relative to the gold standard of value, and whatever addi tional financial legislation may le eaacta will be in harmony with that position. It will continue Its loyalty to and the protection of American industries and American labor: and whatever change it may effect In tarlJT schedules will not le out of harmonv with the principle of protection. Changed condition justify changes of sched ules, and the tariT will le revised, certainly that work cannot be left to the opposition. And vet. these changes cannot be made In accordance with the demand of a I'll . . 1 - - . 1 . k t -X. i . t single oi nie or a iuit- uuu. vui uutrv is so vast in extent, änd ttie output oi our forests, farms and factories gret and varied, that the revision or tne tana must he along national and not sectional line. In order that business should be Clsturliea the least. le gislation should be accomplished in as short a time as possible, consistent with Its importance, and without prolonging the period of anxiety wmcn always accompanies the actual consideration cf this ques tion. It would be oolitlcally unwise to un dertake a revision at the present session of Congress. The crowded condition of legis lation usual at a short session would me It diöcult to complete action upon the re vision next winter, unless preparation were beUD before the meeting of Con Kress In December. Already the Ways and Meaa Committee of the House of Uepresentatles has been authorized to sit during the recess of Congress, and additional and further authority will be given to enable the compilation of essential statistics, and the completion of all preliminary work incident to the preparation of a tariff bill before the next session of Congress. j' The Republican party never relies upon promises alone. Nor -does It make premises until the way Is clear for their fulfillment. It couples with candid and honest promise the open preparation for action. Iiefore the date of the fall election work will have begun In aid of this Important legislation. It will not require as long a time for such action as was required in the original preparation of the existing tariff Itw. If the Democratic party succeeds, surely its policies will le carried out. Will It repudiate the platform of 18Ct. ltKK) and 1U04 or legislate In keeping with thee declarations? Will the free coinage of silver, the weakening of the power of the Supreme Court, the "saiiing away from the Philippines." or the overthrow of the princlple of protection, guarantee stable business conditions, quicken the activity of our mills, safeguard the employment of labor or Insure a profitable market for the fanner Has the Democrat! party a line of policies and a standard ft principles ufflclent.'y suble and meritorious to Justify the conadence of the people? Is Its records of things cot done, or Its pi-omles of things It will do, at all Inviting? The only security and stability to business ia under ItepuUicac control. Part o4 Indiana Republicans. In all of the work of the party, the Republicans In Indiana have rendered valuable and effective work, and the record of our State is equal to that of any other in rendering assistance toward the establishment and enactment of 'aws for the lenefit of all of our people. In the days of the Civil War which "tried men's souls," no man rendered greater support and comfort to Abraham Uncoln than did Oliver P. Morton. In the prosecution of his public duties, and with the aid of a Christian character, pure and ennobllne. the work was carried on effectively by lienjamln Harrison. The Initial movement, as well as the later management of important affairs which culminate.! In the enactment of the gold standard, legislation, was by a citizen of Indiana, patriotic, unselfish, as noble as he is honorable. Mr. Hugh H tnna. In the coming campaign, another ll.ustrlous son of Indian we hope may be chosen to carry the banner of Republican principle, and lead to victory the hosts of the Republican party, la the person of Charles W. Fairbanks. Cultured, trained, experienced in public affalra, honorable In punose. upright in character, ambitious for te success and happiness of all of our people, a follower of all of the leaders of the Republican party, and a personal friend of McKinley, the aecurltr of the Government and the welfare of the people can be safely trusted to Charles W. Fairbanks aa President of the United States. BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS. The Miami County Agricultural Association has beeo organized at Converge; capital stock. $3,XX. Officers, Daniel Lamm, president, and W. W. Draper, secretary-treasurer. Samuel Johnson, 32 years old. of Jacltson county, convicted of passing forged chocks in Bloomington, has been sentenced to the Indiana reformatory from two to fourteen years. Lee Corn well, who was arrsteJ for hooting Thomas Morgan, failed to give bond - and he has been committed to the Orange county jail. Cornwell insists that Morgan struck at him with a knife and that he shot in self-defense. Morgan ia not expected to recover. The home of Joseph Derry, In Jackson township, was destroyed by Sre during the absence of the family. Loss $2,000, partly insured. Mrs. Fred Iieil, near Mora a, was bnrncd to death at her home. As it was cool she started a fire in the living room, and poured coal oil on it. A fi;ime shot up, enveloping her clothing. Mrs. Iieil ran out of the house and threw herself on the ground, rolling over and over, while she called to her husband, who was in the barn, some distance away. Iiefore he could reach her side je was hopelessly burned, dying in a short time. IVter Yeager, 3S years old. was overcome by smoke and cremated ia the destruction of his home in Laporte by fire. His mother discovered the fire, and awakened the household. Yeager ran to the pump, returning with a bucket Cile'd with water, and he dashed into the kitchen, which was filled to a point of suToeation with smoke. That was the last scn of him, and in the confusion incident al to the arrival of the fire dopartinepi h" was not niissed. When the inxly wjs found nothing but the trunk remain-d. A man's conversation is the mirror of his thoughts. Chinese. A tea spoonful of cream to each egg, added when whipping them, wilj prevent the Icing from cracking when the cake Is cut. If stove ioiisb is mixed with vinegar Instead of water it will give better results. A very llttle'iuolasses will maka It last lon;er. iiiA Charlotte Smith, founder of the Woman's Hoard of Trade of IJoston, is making serious effort to have a woman's hotel built In her home city, modeled after the Mills hotels in New York.