Plymouth Tribune, Volume 9, Number 32, Plymouth, Marshall County, 12 May 1910 — Page 6

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"No, sir," said the man; "if yot can't tuild this house without an ex posure I'll pet another architect." Yonkers Statesman. CUT TKiS OUT And mail to the A. II. Lewis Medicine "o.. Ht. Louis, ilo., and they will send van fre- a 10 day treatment of NATt'llK'S UEMKDY (Nit tablets.) Guaranteed for Uheumatlsm, Constipation. Sik Headache, Liver, Kidney and HI od lis-aes. Sold by all Druggists, ivtter than Pills for Liver Ills. It's free to you. Write today. i Penalties of Prominence. Mrs. Upjohn It adds so much to one's cares and worries to be in society. Mrs. Highmore Ah, yes! Ojr house his been entered by burglars half a dozen timta since the papers begad to record my goings and coming's. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules Easy to take as candy. Everyday Philosophy "What though your schemes have all pone wrung Foryortune is naught but a flirt; Go . triidging along with a cheerful song And a smile that conceals the hurt A f? story b-ars repeating. I."e Kuss ih-achinz F.hie. (Jood grocers sell It. Ue:f;i imitations. Xfr Kaoncb. 'Teacher (quoting) "Man wants but "little here below Tommy, can you lir.ish the quotation? Tommy Tucker But he wants !t when he wants It, and he wants ft .mighty bad. PERRY DAT IS' PAINKILLER Summer complaint, howel trouble, cramp have no terror in tfce household wbera this dpriK)abl xjmedicta is kept vu band. 2c, He and 6Uc boUtev THE FIRST CLOCKS. On at Padua That Was a Wondei of HeehaaUm. , It was, we are told, in 1309 that the first clock known to the world was , placed in Jhe tower of San Eustargla In Milin i u .'iiiau, The greatest astonishment and admiration w.-re manifested by crowds 'who flocked to see the timepiece. In ! 1344 a clock was installed In the palace of the nobles at Padua. This was a wonder of mechanism indeed, for besides Indicating the hours it showed "the course of the sun, the revolutions :of the planets the various phases of the moon, the months and the fete? Of the year. The period of the evolution from the clock to the watch was seventy-one . years not so very long, all things con jsidered and the record of the first ; watch. 13 1380. A half century later tan alarm clock made its appearance. This, we are told, was looked upon iby the people of that age as "un In .'strument prodigieux." The fortunate possessor of this clocfc 'was Andrea Alciato, a councillor oi .Milan. The chroniclers have placed on record that this clock sounded a bell at a stated hour, and at the same time a little wax candle was lighted automatically. Hew this was done we are not told, but it must not be overlooked that until about seventy years ago we had no means of obtaining e . light other than the tinder box, so that the Milanese must have been centuries ahead of us in this respect. Not much progress was made with the watch until 1740, vhen the second hand was added. Iv,ndon Globe. What Thinking Takes Out; Of the brain, and activity out cf the body, must be Put Back by ! Or brain-fag and nervous prostraticn are sure to follow. If ycu want to knew ths keenest joy cn earth the joy that ccmes with being well, try 8rape-Nuf Food "There's a Reason" POSTUM CEREAL CO- LtdBattle Creek. Mich.

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ships a year we have adhered to plan The and Florida will constitute one division, and they are one in type. The Arkansas and Wyoming, and the two ships authorized by this Congress will complete another division, and will he essentially of the same general type. In the interval, however, since the North Dakota and Delaware were planned a new factor of improvement has been furnished by the Bureau of Ordnance in the demonstration that we can make a 14-inch gun that will lead the world for power and penetration. This was the idea cf Rear Admiral Mason, and on his authorityCongress a year ago appropriated 5100.000 to make a 14-Inch rifle and test It. This was done in the course of a few months, and the gun proved to be successful beyond all that had been expected of It. It necessarily follows that the next ships to be built must carry 14-inch guns. The new ships, the Nevada and Oklahoma, will be Ü34 feet long and Ik feet beam. Their draft will be 2S.5 feet. Their displacement will be at least 2C.000 tons, and probably 27,000. The speed will be 21 knots, the coal lead 3.009 tons, and they will carry a complement of 73 officers and 1,300 men. The armor will be 11-inch cn the belt and on the barbettes and Sinch on the shies. There will be, in addition to the ten 14-Inch guns, seventeen 5-inch guns. As a floating fortress the ship will thus have two guns for every sector and with overlapping ranges. A 3-inch gun has been placed at the stern to protect from torpedo attack. A similar provision would be made at the stem but for the difficulty of putting a shutter there that will keep out water in heavy seas. There will be no superstructure for turrets. The middle turret aft and the rear turret forward are raised above their neighbors so that their guns may fire over them. This 13 an American Idea. Foreign navies are just beginning to adopt It. Years ago the superimposed turret was believed to be a good thing, but it was doubted if heavy guns could be used In the superImposed turret. And there was doubt If they coulj be used In turrets raised above other turrets, although not superimposed over them. To determine the matter once for all in the presence of much debate about It, a practical trial of the matter was made. It was claimed that the concussion from the 12-inch guns would kill any living being within the lower turret. At first cats and dogs were placed In a turret on the old monitor Florida, now the Tallahassee, and the big guns were KENO OF KING'S COOKS. Ilonr nrltlah SoTrrelcn'a Meala Ar Prepared by f 10,000 Chef. Mr. Menager, the head cook at Buckingham palace, occupies an Important post In the royal household. His salary is $10.000 per annum and he is recognized as being one of the greatest culinary artists In the world. The royal kitchen and the whole kitchen staff are under his complete control. Opening off the main kitchen at one tide of it are half a dozen smaller kitchens, and on the other side there aje four offices, 'where the clerical work in connection with the kitchen department are attended to.' One of these offices Is Mr. Menager's private room. Mr. Menager does not live in Buckingham palace, but has his private residence close to it. On arriving at the palace usually about 11 o'clock In the morning his first care i3 to inspect the lunch menu for that day, which has been prepared by his first assistant, and also the menu for breakfast the following morning. He then prepares the dinner menu for the following day a task that occupies him usually a couple of hours. No two dinners at the royal table are ever the same. Certain dishes are from time to time repeated, frequently by special request of the king, but what may be termed the general scheme of each dinner is always different. Ope of the side kitchens is reserved solely for Mr. Menager's use, where he carries out experimental culinary operations and is constantly elaborating and working out new Ideas. Borne dishes have taken him months of preparation before he has decided to put them into the menu. There is one particular sauce which Mr. Menager Invented some years ago to which the king has a particular liking. Mr. Menager wat making experiments for over three years before he served this sauce to the royal table. There are many dishes, by the way, which can be tasted nowhere except at the royal table. The secret of their jparation is known only to Mr. MenIgei. and he guards such secrets with great care. None of his assistants ha3 the ieast notion of how these special dishes and sauces are prepared. They simply have the handling of the raw materials and each assistant carries out different directions in its preparation for the table. The dinner menu Is submitted every day to their majesties for approval: but this is a mere matter of form, for neither the king nor queen ever thinks of altering or interfering with Mr. Menager's arrangements. At 2 o'clock a report is laid before the great chef by the order cook of the various meats that have been ordered In accordance with Mr. Menager's Instructions of the day before, and also what is called a kitchen report is given to him by the head assistant cook which Is a detailed statement of the manner In which the dinner for that night . . to be prepared. After seeing that everything is in. order for their evening's work, Mr. Menager generally leaves the palace about 4 o'clock, returning at 6:30, when he

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fired. The cats and dogs sustained no injury from the concussion, although the former were somewhat shaken by the contact with the latter once or twice. Then a few midshipmen were put in the turret and again :.he big guns were fired, and again with no bad results. Then, to make a final and permanent test of the matter, three tough old rear admirals were put in and fired over, and when they came out all right the principle was held to be established that heavy guns could be fired In an engagement over a neighboring turret without any distress to the Inmates. That test has been of Incalculable value to our navy, and as a consequence the two new ships will be so arranged that they can fire four of their huge guns fheud or astern. The 14-Inch rifle weighs C3.5 tons, or 139,700 pounds. With turret and mount each turret of the new ships, including the two guns, will weigh about 600 tons. About as much more is to bo credited In weight to the armorplate. It Is calculated that the 26,000-ton ship will carry ten 14-inch puna without difficulty. Remember that in the matter of ammunition the increase of weight 13 as the cube of the calibre. Where the 12-lnch gun throws a projectile weighing SOO pounds, these monster guns will hurl a shell weighing 1,400 pounds. This calls for storage capacity and weightcarrying ability in the new ships. But the 14-Inch guns are made so that never falls to make a personal inspection of the various ranges, ovens and stoves and takes a careful note of the temperature In each. The preparation of the royal dinner Is then begun. Mr. Menager remains in the kitchen while the work is going forward, keeping a keen eye on everything and everyone, and Issuing from time to time instructions to 'lis first lieutenant. At 8:50 exactly a bell is rung and the servants who are to bear the dishes to the state dining room enter the kitchen. At 9 o'clock dinner is served, and Mr. Menagv's work for the day is ovef. He remains in his private room until 10 o'clock, when he receiver, a message from the king commending the dinner. Thl3 is a ceremony his majesty never forgets to perform. London Answers. DAKOTA'S MIXED MABRIAQES. I nlon of White Men and Indian Women Xot Frwwned Upon. In the Dakotas when a white man weds an aboriginal woman an(d publicly acknowledges hei as his wife he provides her with as good a home and clothing as he can afford, and he treats her as he would treat a white woman. He sees to it that she learns to cook, to sew and to keep house, and In other ways tries to educate and uplift her. Still more interesting is the fact that these mixed marr.ages Involve little or no social disability. The white husbands are rarely, if ever, barred from associations with the whites because 0 their wives. To be sure, a man known to be living with an Indian woman who Is "without benefit of clergy," is, as a rule, in the language of one White River plainsman, "purty nigh ostrlchlzcd" But this would be true if he were known to be maintaining similar relations with a white woman. "Such loose-hitched tie-ups used to Iii kind o' common around here," said my White River man, according to a wiiter in Everybody's, "and nobody thought much about 'em. Rut there's so many schoolnia'ams come out here from New England and other places that folks don't stand for that sort o' thing no more." Legally married Indian wives pay no more pocial penalty than do their white husbands. Generally, the little red hen stlck3 to her home and does not go out with her white husband for a fecial evening as oft n as would a wife of her own race. But this I3 I;ir?py a matter of Indian tempenmnt. As for the half-blood children, as they grow up they are asked to the country dance or the picnic with the white young men and women of the community. Some of the handsome, wtll-educated young half-breeds are In as much demand at social functions as are these whose parents both belong to tha "superior race." In the schools, too, the half-breed children mingle with the children of white families on equal terms and suffer little, if anything, from raco prejudices or preferment. By the time you see whore jou u;ade your mistake it i3 tco late.

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they do not of themselves or in their carriages increase the weight in tho ratio that the projectile is increased. The powder charge for these guns will be from S63 to 370 pounds. The muzzle velocity in foot seconds will be 2,000. With a trajectory sufficiently high their range might be, as is often claimed, 23 miles. For good, everyday fighting, however, they will do some good hitting at eight or ten miles. Dc you want to have some Idea of the terrible fighting efficiency of these new Dreadnoughts the most powerful that the world has yet seen? Well, for a; comparison, take the Connecticut, which only a few years back say ten--was our greatest ship. She has four 12-inch guns and can throw in five minutes 40 shells weighing 840 pounds. That is 32,600 pounds, or over 1C tons of death and destruction. Assuming that the service of the 14-inch gun will be somewhat slower than that of the 12-inch, It Is doubtless safe to say that the ten 14-lnch guns on either the Nevada or the Oklahoma will deliver SO shells In five minutes, or 12,000 pounds of projectiles, with their deadly load of high explosive, any pound of which detonated in the psychological place on the enemy's ship v,oild sink It. You can rake the sta-! tistlcs of the navies of the world and you will nowhere find anything approaching the force of this fire. It is nearly twice that of the lÄst Dreadnought' in the British navy to-day. WEAVERS OF NEW YORK. .4 orient A ufauauii Loonn Maklntc Tnpcatry In Manhattan Island'. The looms we vis:ed are new in the city of Gotham. They are tapestry looms of a pattern unchanged after centuries of use. And the art of the weaver of these fabrics, we are told, is far too ancient for record. The art we beheld Is almost absolutely unaltered. The . looms are Installed in a studio place that was once a palatial stable, says Philip .Verrill MIghels In Harper's. They are copies of what are known to the craft as the Aubusson loom?, of France. The men engaged In making tapestries upon this old device are foreign craftsmen, trained to their guild and wondrously skilled In the art. It provided a singular sensation to leave the busy, noisy thoroughfare of modernity and ascend to that conclave of looms so allied to the past. There were two great apartments devoted to this enginery of beauty. Enginery seems the only adequate word. The looms we saw are combinations of huge wooden frameworks, beam-like levers, twining ropes and tightening devices, the whole resembling t lose monstrous stone-heaving catapults inseparable from ancient war. Unlike the tapestry loc.13 at the Cobelin workshops in Faris, these are made to stretch the warp horizontally, about waist high to a man. At the rear of each loom, on a slanted bench, sit the weavers who work the design. Beneath the warp, and readily visible through its many tight-stretched strands, the pattern lies close under hand. It Is drawn on a monster sheet f paper and colored with painstaking Bkill. Above it bend the weavers of the cloth, each softly supported with pillows. One pll'.ow to sit on and one on which to lean, each workman adjusts to his needs. Ilia colors (the woofs) are wound on spools, and resemble a heap of large-sized, brightly, colored and differently hued caterpillars, ready to spin out their substance. There are frequently as many as twenty or thirty of these shuttles beneath one workman's hand3. It is wonderful and utterly bewildering to see the.?e craftsmen weave. Their hands out-machine a machine as they grasp at the warp, to lift two. four, five or any number of strands, shoot a bobbin In and out, and make a singular tie, to drop that particular caterpillar, clutch up another, tie in its thread, and pounce upon a third or fourth, and return, perhaps, to nam-. btT one. They k..-pp those red. green, gold and purple caterpillars in a constant state of agitation. They grasp at the warp and play in a strand and finger new strings, as if the cords were the wires of some silent harp on which they play a ceaseless composition that expresses itself In color. Yet fast as their fingers seem to play upon this soundless Instrument, it is slow, hard toil with eyes and hands to stitch in those units of the scheme. In 1300 Great Britain imported 78.40G.'jOO pounds of rubber and exported 44.r.67,COO pounds, a large increase over 1308 in both.

Greatest Afloat

The low ships will probably lave the "peach basket" fire-control towers, which lave now been Installed on nearly all the battleships. Just at present there is a division of opinion as to the value of these towers, and there are two schools of thought in the navy as to them. A special board is at work to get all the data possible as "to the advantages and defects of these towers, and another board will probably be appointed In the near future to consider the matter and make recomendations as to the future policy in regard to them. If the corresponding bureaus of any other country have accomplished what the Bureau of Construction has done since the beginnings of the new navy, 23 years ago, it has been kept from the current history of naval achievement. No praise can be too earnest or distinct for what these officers have done for their country. Their work redounds to the credit of each passlag secretary and of the entire body of officers In the navy. When the crucial hour shall come and the fate of the cation may depend on the great naval struggle for which countless millions and unflagging zeal for many years have been given In preparation, to them will be due the victory, if it be a Uciory. Their share In the result will be, perhaps, less sung than that of the 'men who command the ships and man the guns, but a generous peo pie will none the less remember theln good work. Philadelphia Ledger. LOWER STANDARD OF LIVING. Wnr to Defeat I'reaent Sfttem ' II 1Kb I'rlcea, l'rof. Uooilnow Smym. There Is very little Improvement In sight toward lowering the high prices, declares Prof. Frank J. Goodnow of Coluhibia University In the Delineator. When eastern farms were cultivated at a profit prices of agricultural commodities were much higher (allowances being made for the then purchasing power of a dollar) than now. And prices will have to go considerably higher than now before those farms can again be profitably cultivated. It would appear that In the meantime the people will be obliged to adjust themselves to the changed conditions. This will probably involve a lowering of the standard of living, the Increase of the rural as compared with the urban population, the development of eastern agricultural lands and of local markets everywhere throughout the country and the abandonment of our present expensive system of distribution. It will inevitably be accompanied by considerable distress, particularly In the cities. The suffering due ty this process of adjustment may undoubtedly be somewhat alleviated by energetic action on the part of the government with reference to the violation of laws prohibiting monopoly and restraint of trade, and by the removal at once of all duties on food products. But, until the adjustment has been made, prices will probably continue to increase, and, after It has been made, will remain higher than they used to be. For it Is hardly conceivable that agricultural commodities can permanently be sold at the prices to which the present generation has been accustomed unless some almost revolutionary changes In agricultural methods are made. From Our Own Dictionary. Sigh "An air of sadness." Trent "Vulgar ft action of a gentleman. Vanity "Other people's love of display." Kleptomaniac "One subject to fits 1 of abstraction." j Justice "Confirmation of our own j decisions." Ignorance "Condition of mind of persons who don't know the things we know." Philanthropist "One who Is willing to share the discomforts of his wealth with others." Roston Evening Transcript. Self-Sacrifice. "I gcess I'll go back to the couatry," said the gentle grandmother. "What's the trouble?" Inquired her son-in-law. "Aren't we treating you right?", "Yes. Rut the baseball season is here, and I won't be able to resist the temptation to see the games." "No. If I am seen in the grandstand looking halo and hearty I'll be almost sure to spoil somebody's excuse for being away from the ofüce." Washingten Star. Don't use what you see if you are unable to see the use.

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ruuuuui uuiiihhjIII. WIip.-c Can Mump He Slopped? Even a remote possibility of Dciuocratic success is a frost on busine.-s. The idea is associated with extunuly low prices, low wages and lack of employment. This was the situation during the last Democratic administration, which was ended in ISO 5 by the people turning overwhelmingly to the Republican party for deliverance. And not in vein. Sound money was established. Industries began to revive and wages to go up. Farm products, which represent the wages of the labor of the man who raises them, advanced toward a living level. It is the universal experience that the prices of commodities are higher in busy, prosperous times thvn in a dull period. Fcod is high throughout Europe as well as in the United States, but Er. ro;n'an wages a vera ire less than half the amount paid in this country. Tho labor field here is so favorable that a million immigrants will be the record for this year. All that the Republican party promised in 1S9G has b-en fulfilled, but it is complained that the cost of living is too high and that the Democratic party must be sought for relief. As far as the prices of food have been run up by combinations In restraint of trade, every consumer objects and hopes for a remedy. The laws passed to control trusts are of Republican origin and Republican administrations have labored to enforce and make them more effective. Rut can any man familiar with political history imagine that a Democratic slump can be restricted to any particular mark or to a single division of active affairs? Can the prices of crops be reduced and wages maintained, at the present level along with abundant employment? No automaticregulator can be applied to stop a slump at a single given point. The slump of the last Democratic period was along the whole linef .and the distressing conditions were general. Ict labor beware of Democratic promises that prices shall be low, with the exception of wages. Farmers do not want to go back to the -ittance prices of 1S93-1S0G. The strongest point cf the Democratic party is slumping. Rut It i3 absolutely important to limit the slump with which it i3 identified when trusted with responsibilities. What It May 3Ienn. The appointment of Charles E. Hughes has more significance than simply the elevation of a distinguished lawyer to the Supreme bench. It contains a strong answer to the loose and loud criticisms of the Taft administration, which has been represented as falling away from the people. Nothing could be more significant of its sympathy with the best aspirations of the people than the naming of Governor Hughes to the highest office the President had to fill. He has put in a place to help decide finally the great questions that are disturbing the republic to-day, the very aian who by his position, his character and his acts fills more of the public imagination than any other man in public life except the President himself and the former President of the United States. If Mr. Taft had really been reactionary in his tendencies, nothing would have been easier than to have named a respectable lawyer or to have promoted a respectable judge. But he has gone out of his way to pluck the best man from one pedestal and to ?t him upon a higher one There could scarcely have been a more complete answer to the superficial criticisms that have annoyed and occasionally discouraged the President. Nor. does the elevation. -of Hughes necessarily leave the Republican parly of New York, without a leader. It is more likely that the withdrawal of Hughes leaves the field open for Colonel Roosevelt to step in and continue the work Governor Hughes began. They are men of the same type, though of very different temperament. They stand for the same things, and it goes without saying that the things they have stood for will Lot be abandoned. Minneapolis Journal. The South and Protection. In a recent journey across the country Congressman McKinlay, of California, sounded tariff sentiment as occasion offered and makes some remarks on future alignments on the subject. One idea that he impresses la that the support of protection is growing in the South. Many Democrats take for granted that the Southern States will always be the hard and rast supporters of the party and will follow it to the limit in free trade as in other respects. But Industrial conditions in the South have been changing. Some 'of the Southern Congressmen are for protection now, and more would take the same position if the Democratic party should ever again have the power to shape national legislation. Louisiana warAs its sugar protected; Alabama has large interests in Iron and steel; Texas is the leading State im wool; the Carolinas aid Georgia are- extensive manufacturers of cotton and concerned just now about competition in Japan, and most of the Southern States are large producers of hardwood and pine lumber. Not one in the whole list is without some forms of business whose prosperity rests with a stable policy of reasonable protection. Should the protective policy be seriously threatened Southern sentiment on the subject will then disclose Itself. A Xent Tarry. The subject was not before his honor for the first time when the following dialogue occurred: "What brought you here?" asked the court. "Two policemen. Your Honor," said Pat. "Drunk. I suppose," remarked the court, fixing his frown on the figure before him. "Yis. both av thim." said Pat. 'ltte humor of the situation worked anofner chawe for Pat, as the court thought the defence emanated from something better than a drunk. National Monthly. Wine Hoy. "Now, then, children," said the teacher, "what is it we want most in this world to make us perfectly happy?" "The things v.e ain't got!" shouted the bright boy in the back seat. St: Louis News. Would - of Some Use. 'i wish I were an ostrich," saio Hick, angrily, as he tried to eat one of his wile's biscuits, but couldn't. "1 wi?h you were," returned Mrs. Hicks; "I'd get a few feathers for my hat." Musical Courier..

THE KXOX PEACE PLAII.

Philander Knox, deposer of despots and opener of commercial doors, has a plau by which the war dr.im shall become the plaything of the child and the palm of overlasting peace shall sway gently over the habitats of all men. The scheme calls for a permanent court of arbitrament. A dispute between nations shall be taken before this tribunal nnd according as it is adjudicated the nations in controversy shall abide. A new system of international law will thus be built up gradually, but it will differ from the present so-called international law since it will have the power to compel obedience. No hint is given of a method of disarmament, but, of course, if the court proves to be the right thing the powers will proceed to lav up tluir navies and the armies will be dis- I banded. There is a fine quality about all peace schemes, for it is pleasant to dream of a state of being where men are brothers, national prejudice is unknown and hate is to be found only by a study of the histories. They are to- be welcomed, for presently that "common sense of most," of which Tennyson wrote might thus be made real. Yet we cannot ignore the tru situation unless, mayhap, we are of those to whom ideas are more than facts. There is a great empire which is working with unresting energy to obtain a navy which shall be greater than arl others. That empire is not only pursued by a relentless ambition, but the pressure of circumstances demands further territory, room, expansion. The pace is set there and every nation of consequence must spend money, must build and build and put aside thoughts of universal and perpetual peace, because it must obey, above all laws, the law of self-preservation. Tole-o Dlade. Why Thin llelnyf We are unable to understand the attitude of Congress with reference to the much discussed and long delayed proposal to rai.-e the wreck of the battleship Maine which for twelve Ion; years has reposed bcn?ath the waters cf Havana barber. Several months aga it was believed that affirmative action was about to Le witnessed. , Now Congress has reduced the appropriation to $100,000, which the experts are convinced will be inadequate for the purpose. Congress should appropriate $r00,000 if necessary to acccvnrilish this work. We do not believe that a singlo protesting voice would be heard throughout the length and breadth of the nation. There are bodies undoubtedly still clinging to that historic and long water-soaked hulk which are entitled to honorable burial at the hands of the federal government. There rxe secrets in connection with the cause of the blowing up of that battleship which might be revealed and have an important bearing upon the tragic happcnings'of that unhappy May morhing in 189S, and the stirring events which immediately followed. Congressional action action which means something should materialize without further delay. Des Moines Capital. i That Ilenrxt Indorsement. William R. Hearst's so-called indorsement of President Taft does not wash. When examined in the lanndry it is found to be composed of twothlrds hits at Roosevelt and one-third jabs at the Republican party. It does not indorse the President any farther than to say that Mr. Hearst prefers him to his predecessor, and that the Republican party will not follow him in his path or progressive legislation. There is nothing in the indorsement that will preclude Mr. Hearst and his bunch of publications from drubbing the administration. Their editor would very likely put it on the ground that, while Mr. Taft was all right, his party was all wrong, and must be disIossessed. Mr. Hearst would be verv sorry that Mr. Taft did not have & party as good as his own, but, never. theless. he would have to consider that. the party took precedence of the individual. Hence he would strive to shunt the President to one side, ani castigate the component parts of the Republican organization. The President can do very well without that kind of indorsement. The Patriot. The I-am-in-the-hands-of-my-fricnds candidates for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1912 noj consist of: t John Burke, Governor of North Dx kota. Judson Harmon, Governor of Ohio. Mayor Gaynor of New York. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. Governor Marshall of Indiana. William Randolph Hearst is .' iid to be polishing up a castor to throw ia the ring. And Willlara Jennings Bryan should not be forgotten. Patriotism is a great and nobla thing. But it does seem too bad that In so many cases It should also be pathetic. Spinning; an Egc One of Lord Kelvin's favorite experiments while teaching natural philosophy at the University cf Glasgow wan to spin an egg which was suspended In the air. If the egg were hard boiled it would spin a long time; otherwise, owing to the friction between its contents and the shell, its motion would soon cease. Iord Kelvin inferred from this that the interior of the earth cannot be a fföld, or the globe's rate of routlon would have been checked long ago. Once the students substituted raw eggs for the hard-boiled ones provided for the experiment. Not one would spin properly, but Lord Kelvin was not to be fooled. "None of them boiled." was his only comment. The nent l'ver. Gentleman But I am afraid he wouldn't make a good watchdog. Man (with bull terrier) Not a good watchdog? Why, Lor bless your 'eart, it was only last week that this very animal held a burglar down by the throat and beat his brains out with his tail. London Tatler. llanc iitent MiRhl He Iletler. He It's a charming apartment, but the thirtieth floor! Louise Jebb Yes we wanted to be nearer papa. "And where does you father live?" "He's dead." Life. . flerti WIrele. '"Got a wireless message from niy son in California yesterday." "Clear from the Pacific coast? Wonderful. Must have cost a lot?" "Only a cent. He used a postal." Philadelphia Ledger. Itcmote UKKetioti. Mrs. Talkative Mrs. Jones is such a quiet member of our card club. Shf has nothing to say. Mr. T. (abstractedly) Happy man! Baltimore American.

Sarsaparilia Leads all other medicines in the cure of all spring ailments, humors, loss of appetite, that tired feeling, paleness and nervousness. Take it. Get it today. In usual liquid form or tablets called Sarsataba. 100 Doses 1. Stage Superstitions. An umbrella opened cn-the stage la supposed to bring bad luck, and many actors would hesitate about wearing new shoes on the first night of a play. Tiie evil effects of new shoes are said, however, to be averted by wearing them on the wrong feet. In fact, any plaj-er who makes this mistake in the hurry of dressing regards it as a good omen not to be disturbed Whistling on the stage during rehearsals is believed to insure a frost on the night of production, and In operatic circles a rellow clarinet in the orchestra if held to bring about the same dire result. "WOMEN'S ILL3. Many women who suffer with backache, bearing-down pain, headaches and nervousness do not know that these ailments are usually due to trouble with the kidneys. 1 Doan's Kidney Pills remove the cause. Mrs. M. McFadden, Iowa City, Iowa, says: '! would have died had it not been for D o a n's Kidney Pills. For years i suffered from terrible backaches. I gradually grew worse until I had to take to my bad, where I lay unconscious. I began using Doan's Kidney Pills after the doctors had failed to help me and was completely cured." Remember the name Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents x box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. I'nuioai. Corporal of the Guard Sentry, port arms! Give up your orders! Sentry proceeds to give over his orders until1 he comes to the hackneyed "la case of fire or any unusual occurrence Immediately alarm the guard." Officer of the Day (to sentry) TT-V - J ... 11 1 i uai nuuiu j u u io.il tu uuutuui uucurrence, my man? Sentry Well, sir. If T trere to walk to the far en of ay post and turned round and found tho sentry box marking time I shruld call that an unusual occurrence. Ixmdon Answer. You Like Pictures. One of the most marvelous Inventions Is that of reproducing In the actual colors the masterpieces of tho greatest artists of all time. Another of the greatest inventions of the past half century is Easy Task soap, the soap that cuts laundry labor In half and does the washing better than any other. Twenty-five Easy Task soap wrappers and a two-cent stamp will bring to you from the manufacturers a beautiful picture, free, ready for framing. Battle Oa. "What's causing all that racket In Jthere?" asked the business caller, pausing at the door of the office. "Couple o' agents tryin to sell th toss two different kinds o' 'cyclopedias," said the office boy. For Any Dlsesurw r Xrsjvrr to the eye. use PL'TTIT'S EYE SALVE, absolutely harmless, acts quickly. All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y. Womei Wear JVlgrhtcaps, Hush-h-h! It is quite -possible you know it already, but It is a secret Just the same, and It never would d to have it talked stout; but the fact Is that all we girls are going back to the fashion of our grandmothers and yes, wearing nightcaps. But the nightcap of to-day Is a very different affair from those that were worn fiftj or sixty years ago. Those were frankly ugly, usually made of some coarsi and heavy material, which covered the head completely, extending over the ears and under the chin. They wer worn for warmth, for there was no steam heat at that date, and bedrooms often were chilly. The nightcaps ot to-day are beautiful affairs of laces and silks and all kinds of dainty weaves, the New York Press says, and, though the man who buys one might be Inclined to doubt it. they have the reason of tbeir existence in the motives of strict economy. With the elaborate styles of coiffure that now are in fashion women find they cai fritter away a most unwelcome proportion of their pin money on their hairdressers, and they have taken to nightcaps so that after their hair has been fixed up for a dinner or theater party in the evening they can save it from being mussed up at night and preserve the effect of a sing.e visit to the hairdresser for at least two ,or three days. Children Especially Like The sweet, Vtoastle" flavour of Post Toaslies Crisp, fluffy hits of perfectly ripe white corn cooked, rolled ar.d th.cn toasted to an air; .'living hrown. Served with cream and sometimes fruit, thi.i dainty food pleases the whole family. Gie the home-folks a treat. "The Men-cry Lingers" Packaoe lOc end I"c. POSTUM CEfTAL COMPANY, Ltd Ua.;ie Crutk. Mich.

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