Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 52, 31 December 1910 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PAIJLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, SATURDAY, DECE3IBER 31, 1910.

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The Richmond Palladium and Son-Telegram fubllh4 and owned br th PALLADIUM PIUNTINQ CO.

Iaaud T day each week. venlnr and Kuriday mornlna. Offlc Cornar North tth and A street. Palladium nnd 8un-Telrrm Phones IIUMlneaa orric. 2S; Editorial Kwmi, lilt. niCIIMOND. INDIANA. Itaclalali tt. Uda Editor J. I'. Illakrr Unnloraa Maaaarrr Carl Dcrakardl Aaaorlata Kdltor W. n. ata Xaa Editor 8LB9CniPTION TEHMS. In Itlchmond IS 00 ,-r year (lu ad vanca) or 1O0 par week. MAIL SUDSCUIPTION& On In advanc $.3' All months. In advanr 2.40 On month. In advance 45 HVIIAU llOUTtS On year, in advunre f 5 00 Bix mon t ha. In mlvanr 1.55 Onv month. In advanca 3t Add.'aaa rhnncred aa often aa dealred: both nw and old addreaaca muni t lvn. Mutaeribara win pieiaa remit witn rder, which should ta artven for a apaciried term; nam will not bo enter ad until payment la received. Entered at Itlchmond. Indiana, poat efflc aa aecond claaa mall matter. ' Now York Iteprnaontallvea Pnvne & Town. 30-31 West 23rd atreet. and 29- . IS Went t:nd atrect. New York. N. V.

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Taa Association of American AaWiam (Naw York City) ha' milrH aad eartlnad to tha eireuUtlon at this aUUo kc Oaly toa flaws of . siremlatto omtalaad la Ita repart art y tba AaaocUnoa. J RICHMOND, INDIANA PANIC PROOF CITY" Ha a a population of 13.000 and fa ajrowlnir. It la the county aeat of Wayno County, and the tradlnar center f a rich agricultural community. It la located dua aaat from Indianapolis tnllna and 4 rollea from th atata line, Richmond la a city of home and of Industry. Primarily a manufacturing city. It la alao th Jobbing ranter of Eaatern litdtana and enjoya th retail tra. of th populoua community for anllea around. Itlchmond la proud of Its uplen414 atraeta, well kept yarda. Ita cement aldewalka and beautiful hai treea. It haa 3 national tank a. I trust companies and i bulldlnc association with com blned roaourrea o? over M.OOO.OOo. Number of fartortaa 12S; capital Invested 17.000,000, with an annual output of $77,000,000. and a pay roll of tS.700.OOC. The total pay roll for th city amounta to approalmately 16.300.000 annually. There, ar flva railroad rompanlea radiating- In eight differ nt directions frohi th city. In. com In a; freight hr.ndled dally, I.TSO.OOO lha.: nutprnlna: freight handled dally. 760,000 Iba. Yard farllltlea. per day. 1.700 run. Number of passenger trnlns dally, . Number of freight trains dally. T7. Th annual pout offire receipts amount to IKO.OOO. Totl aaaesaed valuation of th- city. 116.000. 000. Itlrhmond has two tnterurban railways. Threw newspapers with a combined circulation of 19.000. Richmond la th greatest hardwar Jobbing ren'er In th atata and only eernnd In general lobbing Interexta. It haa a plnno raeery prndttrinr a high grnd fdano overy IS minute, zt la the ader In the manufacture of traction anginas, and produces mora thrashing machines, lawn snowers, roller skates, grain drills and burial casket than any otnor city in th world. Th city area Is 9.MA rea; has ai court hone costing ISOft.. 00: 10 publlo echoola and has the finest and moat romplet hlgt school In th middle west under fonstruetlnnj 9 parochial school,. Karlham cotlegs nd th Indiana ftuilneas College: five aplendl 1 fir companies In fine hna boiisea; Olen Miller park, th largest and moat beautiful park In Indiana, th horn ef rtlrhynond'a annual rhautannua; eerew hotels: munt-tpat elect rlo llcht plant, under su'ceaitful operation, and a prlvata elcctrlo light plant Insuring competition: the oldest public llhrnry In the atata, cept one and tha aecond largeet 40.000 volumes; pur, refreshing water, nnsurpaaeed: S mMea of Improved streets; 40 miles of sewer: fa miles of cement curb and gutter combined: 40 mites of cement walks and manv miles of pelrk walks. Thlrfv churches. In. Hading the Ttetd Memorial, built at a coat of 180.000: Tteld Memorial Ifoepltal. cno of the mot modern In the state T. M. C a ttlldlnT. erected at a cot of H 00 000 on of th flneet tn the s'ste. Th amusement center of ""torn Indiana ami Western Ohto. Kn rttv of tha Slsa of Ttlchmond holds s fine an annual art exhibit Th Itlchmond Fall Fea. tlval held each October ta nnlque, no other cltv hold a similar :iffalr It la given tn th Interest of the cltv and financed by th bu!nea men. Ifucceaa awaiting nnvon with eterprtta In th Tanle Trocf City. This Is My 5 1st Birthday "Tit MAX FIEDLER. rdlcr, who rnnka among the lualcal conductora of Gcrwho camo to America this rially to conduct the Iloston orchctra during the preomi, wai born In Zittau. Gcrcember 31, 1S50. Ilia whole ,aa teen devoted to music. From .4 until hla acceptance of the poi::o ith the Poaton Symphony oratra, Mr. Fiedler was conductor of tamburg orcheatra and has been Rt e Hamburg oicra "Kiieat conductor" he hag 7i ln l,crli st- relersburg. UM-arta ana .w York, in issz the faculty of the famoua conservatory and In 1903 he Ita director. UucKwho.it Flour gives iTTOr genu rnuiue old .ime flavor. ttat to Have Raal Printer. vjklabotua printer are Jubilant over . new state printer bill passea at " preoent session of the legislature. act provide for the election of atnto printer nnd require candiiea to have at least eight year" exrtertoe as a Journey mnn printer, and t term "Jouroeynian printer" Is del.ai a rrlnter who has served aa rentlcethln of at least four years.

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The Tariff Commission

Do not confuse the temporary Tariff Board with limited powers, which was created by the present congress and is now at work gathering information, and the proposal for a permanent tariff commission, which has been before the senate for three years. Concerning this proposal, during the present month the following dialogue took place in the senate. It is worth reading because there la in this short colloquy a fairlyaccurate epitome of the contemporary senate: "Mr. Beveridge: It lias been now just about three years ago that I introduced a bill for the appointment of a permanent non-partisan tariff commission. That bill was referred to the committee on nnance. At the expiration of that congress, no action having been taken. It was reintroduced. ... At the last seHeion 1 again introduced the bill, and senators all know there has been much discussion from time to time for three years, not only before the uenate but before the country also. During the year the principle or the policy of the creation of a permanent non-parti-Ban tariff commission has been made a principal plank of the Republican platforms In many Btates, from ocean to ocean. "... In view, Mr. President of the long period of time that the bill has been before the senate in the committee on nnance, in view of the crystallization of public sentiment as expressed in emphatic planks of the platform of a great political tarty In many states, and in view of the earnest and broad recommendation which the president has just made to us, I should like to ask the diairman of the finance committee when we may expect a report of the bill to create a tariff commission? . . . "Mr. Aldrlch: The committee on finance will have a meeting tomorrow, and In view of what, the senator from Indiana calls public opinion, or the crystallization of public opinion. I shall be very glad to bring the matter to the attention of the committee. . . ." Mr. Aldrlch is the chairman of the committee on nnance. Indeed, it might almost be said that he Is the committee on finance. That strategic position Is one of the chief sources of his power. A promise from him to "bring the matter to the attention of the committee" is a joke, ar.d Senator Heveridge said so, so far as he was able within the limitations of senatorial courtesy: "Mr. Fleveriilge: . . . The senator from Khode Island says that he will call the attention of his committee to this subject tomorrow morning. That, of course, Mr. President, is as satisfactory as the present exigencies of the situation would permit of. Many of us, and 1 think the country would have been better pleased if it had been done some time during the past three years, but better late than never. "I would ask the senator from Rhode Island the further question whether It is the purpose of his committee to report this tariff commission bill out of the committee for the consideration of the senate?" There Is a good deal of difference between "bringing the matter to the attention of the committee" and reporting.it out of the committee for action by tho senate. ".Mr. Aldrlch: Mr. President. I hope the senator from Indiana will bear with the committee until they can have an opportunity to investigate that question and decide it. "Mr. Heveridpe: My record for three years is proof that I am patient and forbearing. The committee has already had three years to consider It. "Mr. Aldrlch: I have great faith in the Judgment of that committee, and I have no doubt they will take the matter up and act upon it as soon as I hey can." Mr. Aldrlch made his promise a little stronser. "Mr. Heveridge: I might just as well say that while no senator who has been ardently supporting this projosition is going to transcend the proprieties I hope (he senator will not take it that I put. it any the less strongly because I put It mildly and courteously. It is tho hope of many senators that very early nnd very favorable action will be taken upon this matter. We shall expect if." Mr. Aldrlch adopted his best manner. He became suave, slightly satirical; but he yielded. "Mr. Aldrlch: Mr. President, the senator from Indiana is always courteous. I would not want to say that he is always mild, because that, perhaps is not a desirable characteristic for any man at all times. The senator can be perfectly certain that the committee on finance will give this question consideration. I realize that it has got to be met in some form or other, and I have no doubt that the committee will be ready to report on this question in the near future, certainly before he and I depart from this body, and I hope that the report will be satisfactory to the senator from Indiana when it is made. "Mr. Beveridge: I would not ask the senator to express a more agreeable opinion than that which he has just uttered. But it must be earlier than the end of the session. Let it be clearly understood that we intend to have a permanent, genuine, non-partisan tariff commission. I thank the senator for the assurance which we may properly deduce from his last remarks especially." Mark Sullivan in Collier's for December 31.

Some Gossip Gathered From The Gay American Metropolis

(Palladium Special) New York, Dec. 31. The prompt tri al and conviction of two Italian kidnappers and blackmailers in this city has given general satisfaction and it is hoped that the severity of the sentence in both cases will have a salutary and deterring effect, upon other members of the altogether too numerous frater nity of the Black Hand. Judging from the experience of the year just ending, a considerable portion of the Italian population of New York seems to be making a living by blackmail, while those not enguged in that nefarious business furnishes the victims and are living In constant fear of violence from the blackmailing fraternity. Travelers who have visited Italy during the present year, say that public safety throughout Italy has become greatly Improved. This Is not at all surprising In view of the fact that a large number of the worst Italian criminals has emigrated to this country, most of them finding a safe refuge and a profitable field In this city. The patrons of one of the Brooklyn theaters, where the most bloodcurdling thrillers in the line of melodramas are on the bill every night, were treated to an exciting scene which was not on the program and for which they had to pay no extra fee. One of the principal actors, some say also the best and most natural, in the show was an old timber wolf, which did its stunt" behind a thin w ire net, almost Invisible from the audience in the subdued light on the stage. During one of the performances the wolf, tired of his confinement, broke down the net and leaped into the auditorium. The ells and screams of tho spectators frightened the animal and It tried to get back to the stage. Finding its way blocked on every side, the wolf became frantic and snapped to the right and left, which greatly increased the "THIS DATE

DECEMBER 31. 100 British East India Company chartered. 171 First Issue of the Boston Gazette. 1775 General Montgomery, commanding the American forces, killed in the assault on Quebec. 1 "SI United States congress chartered the Bank of North America. 1793 Thomas Jefferson resigned the office of secretary of state. 1819 John Lester Wallack. famous actor, born in New York. Died near Stamford. Conn.. September 6, 1SSS. 1S26 William Gifford first editor of the Quarterly Review, died In London. Born in Devonshire in 1755. 1557 Canada adopted the decimal system of public accounts. 1909 Hakki Bey appointed Grand VTxier of Turkey.

scare. Finally a policeman, who had heard the turmoil, fought his way into the midst of the panic-stricken crowd and. single-handed, "tackled" the wolf. He choked the animal into submission, but was badly bitten and scratched in the attempt. Burglars are having a gay time, a regular carnival. In the Bronx. For weeks burglars have been busy in all parts o.f the Bronx, but during Christmas week they worked harder than ever. During that one week they entered more than twenty houses and stores and stole property valued in the aggregate at more than $10,000. Even stores supposed ,to have been watched by private watchmen, were robbed. Strange to say not a single one of the victims ever caught a glimpse of the intruders and nobody Is able to give a description of the burglar or burglars. Neither the regular police force nor the detectives stationed In the Bronx district have been able to. find any trace of the malefactors and the residents of the Bronx are asking themselves what the police department is good for ' anyhow." The firemen in the down town business district had a rather unusual experience the other day, when a fire broke out in two vaults in the Metropolitan Fire insurance building on Bark Place. When the firemen arrived upon the scene they found that the fire bad originated in some mysterious manner in the lower steel vault and had worked its way into the vault above. Heavy stee! doors with

j combination locks, confronted the fireI men and to get at the fire they had to ' become safe-breakers. It took them fully two hours to batter down the lower door and nearly as long for the upper. Even then they could not reach the seat of the fire until they had broken the inner steel doors of the various compartments. N HISTORY"

Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE.

Coryright, 1908, by Edwm A. Nye TOLSTOY. One Sunday morning a few weeks n:ro an old iuau lay dead In a little hut by the side of a raiiro:ul track. iio vras dres-ed in the roub blouse and the heavy boots of the Hussiau peasant a costume he had worn for many years. lie died early on the Sunday morning. And the peusauts who loved him Cocked to the place. Soioo knc!t laside the hut and some kuelt outside nnd prayed for the soul of the old man with the white leard who lay iu his little Led. True, the "holy synod" of the holy Greek church h::d forbk'deu that any prayers should b s:iiu for t lit- rcpos.of the soul of this old man. but You cannot stop thv silent i rarer of a soul by any eirtli Injunction. Why the pitiful scene" It- was bee;: use the old man who lay there led was chiisti.-in democrat, lie believed In a lit oral brother hood of man. He literally lived tlu truths of the Sermon on the Mount And the "holy church" protested nsrainst this teachiug and living of Christianity. This old mnn of eighty years was a great man of lettersone of the greatest of his century. He wan titled and rich. And yetIn peasant costume and living the peasant's daily life he tausht the common people, who heard him gladly, the lesson of human equality; taught it and, what was better, lived it! He was like tho man who came to this earth 2,(0O years ago to teach the same truth and live it and die for it. Is it impious to liken them? The one was born in another man's stable, buried In another man's tomb: his last pillow was thorns, his first companions were cattle, and his last companions were thieves, and Was not Leo Tolstoy his true disciple? He who said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," found in the soul of Tolstoy an altar upon which the tru'u forever flamed. And the kneeling peasants, wondering in their simple mind at the strange greatness and the Kieat goodness of tbe old man lying dead in the hut they knew. And the worUI knows. "I wonder why God made ine," sab" Mrs. Faber bitterly. "I'm sure I don'; know where was the use of niakin.. me." "Perhaps not nuich yet." replied Do; othy, "l ut then he isn't done with yoi yet. lie i-i making you now, and yoi. don't like it." Tbe fragment Is from on? of Georp McDonald'-.. Ix'oks an 1 contains a truti we sometimes forget namely: We are not yet made. We are iu process of making. We cuiuiot see the use of strugg!, and sorrow, t'is'ilhie nnd chastist ruenf, Ik. cause we cannot sec tbe enof things-. If we could see we won! not be so impatient. Patience i. courage plus fortitude. It is the mark of greatness. Imp.; tience is the mark of feebleuess or i. norance. The ignorant man beats bi horse: the patieut uiau trains tho bor. to do his will. Patience is poise. And in poise of mind and sou! thor is strength. The impatient iuau it vac illating, erratic, ineffectual. Tbe patieut man co-operates wit; God, who is ail patieut, iu the ma kinof himself. Patience is at the bottom of all sue cess. Every mistake Nap Icon ever inaib was on account of hi.- impatience. What a marvel of patience v.'a; George Washington! It wr.s his fort; tude la defeat th:it won ui;n distiu. tlon. When his rn.cged Coniinonta:.were lesten back iu battle ho beira; again the pat'eat work of reorganiza tion. The colonial congress failed to prop erly support hi::i. tin- colonial newspa pers abused him, soldiers ''esere him. but like a stone wuM stol Wash ington. And Lincoln! His patience was almost phenomena! Tbe press abuced him for wbit he di'J nnd did not do His sercra's often disobeyed orders--until he cot a patient man. V. S. Grint. And through it r! he was ''the patient, kind, foreseeing man." The great niiud knows It can afforf to wait. Be patient. GM Is not thronch making you ye If he can afford to b patient withyoyou can afford to be patient with your self and with others. An Old Friendship. The confirmed ear biter spoke sadly "You told me." he sa'.d. "that Wilkin son w-as tbe sort of man one got to know very easily. You, understand it. We got to kno-w each other so quickly that when, at the end of the first half hoar of our acquaintance. I tried to touch him for 2 billings he sal J he s never lent money to his Intimates because that vras the way old friendships got broken up." London Globe. How's This? We oSr Of Hacdrr-J IVMir-t F"rirl fcr rar f "t ( iiirra teat caaaot be cuttC fcy Hull Currb Core. F. J. CHENEY CO.. Totdo. O. W. tiie radrscned. hrr fcnewa F. J. Ckw; trr tbe Ixst ti yt-sr. ud b-teT tun prwtiy bosonixe tn mil hitatra trmax-tkms and nuaraoiy able to carry out ut obtleatmrij made br him firm. Natioxai. Bank or Oonnrarr. ToSo. Ohio. HaTI- Catarrh Core I taken htwr-xUT. ac directly upoa v.ie biood and tsueous scrfacrs of Uie -mem. Trse.monai mt fir. Price 7i eema per boTi. fold by aa Prucreta. Taka HaU Faaiiiy PBia tor cccstipaUoa.

Liberal Government to Have the Opportunity it Desires

r-pt-cial Cahl from Nen-f! St-r the InternaUcuial V !-. BY HERBERT TEMPLE. London, Dec. 21. With the election finished and no material change in the strength of the political parties, speculation is rife as to what ' will happen when parliament meets again after the holidays. There eeems little doubt that the liberal government wiil be allowed to carry out in full their program which will bring about than any man living now has seen. That Ireland will get home rule is a foregone conclusion, and with the prospect that the king will if necessary create a sufficient number of peers to make the house of lords liberal, that august body of men now sitting in the gilded chamber will undoubtedly lose no time in giving up their vote rather than being swamped with an influx of new members who scorn their most sacred traditions. Nobody, probably not even Mr. Kalfour, will tiity the unhappy lords, who i have nobody but themselves to blame for their sudden downfall. It is their own high handed manner, their own total disregard of the British constitution which has destroyed them. For more than two centuries they had respected the resolution passed by the house of commons in 178. that the house of lords had no right to meddle in finance. In 1766 William Pitt, tory prime minister told them again that legislation and taxation were not the same thing, and that concurrence of the peers and the crown to a tax was only necessary to clothe it with the form of law. Later on, in 184, they were again plainly told so by Lord Roseberry, and as late as in 108 the present leader of the conservative party, Mr. Balfour, said: "It is the house of commons, not the house of lords, which settles the financial system." This was confirmed later in the same year b yLord Landsdowne, who nevertheless a year later attacked Lloyd George's budget and moved the resolution that rejected it. When the lords rejected the budget they signed their own political death sentence, which is now to be carried out. After barring every road to democratic progress the British house of lords, in its old form is about to be buried, and it will rest forever afterward in a suicide's grave at which not a single honest tear will be shed. The young republic of Portugal Is not only suffering from serious domestic trouble, but is also in desperate need of money which must be forthcoming before the end of the year. Practically every bank and financier in London has been approached, but in every case a refusal has been the result, and as the result in Paris has been quite the same the Portuguese government is at its wits end and is contemplating a sale of treasures of the numerous palaces as a solution of its difficulties. Art dealers in London and Paris are naturally very much on the qui vive for there are several Holbeins of immense value in the Necessidades palace, and one very well known firm of Hebrew dealers has made several tentative of fers to the government for their purchase. Considerable surprise has been expressed lately at the policy of the board of admiralty in consigning battleships to the scrap heap which had obviously many years of useful work before them. As a matter of fact this policy has had to be adopted because! the fleet does not possess, at the present time, sufficient men to man these vessels as well as the dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts that are so rapidly coming into commission. The authorities are at their wits ends to find men in sufficient numbers to satisfy the ever growing demands of the fleet. Admiral Wilson and his colleagues on the board of admiralty are unanimous in their opinion that from thirteen to fourteen thousand additional men are required next year, and an intimation was conveyed to the treasury a short time ago, that this extra number would be asked for in the naval estimate next year. The treasury, however, immediately placed its'veto on this proposal, and intimated that nothing like so large an increase could be sanctioned. Negotiations between the two departments then took place and it was agreed that six thousand should be the outside limit to the personnel of the fleet asked for in the estimate of 111-12. The seriousness of this decision and the handicap under which the navy is placed, can well be realized when it is stated that there is not an admiral on the active list at the moment who does not regard ten thou sand men as the lowest possible num ber that, should be added next year. !t is agreed, moreover, throughout the service, that the present system of nucleus crews is in many respects a sham. The fleets manner by these would be practically useless in time of war, until such time as the reserves jrould be called upon. Some of the crews of our battle-ships and cruisers are insufficient to keep the ships in fighting trim, and practically the w hole of their time is taken up in routine duties, leaving but little space to drill them in the work they would be called upon to understand in time of emergency. When the annual maneuvres take place, the naval stations are denunded of men, and sailors have had to be withdrawn from the hospital before today to take their places in the fleet, though manifestly far from being welL Ech year sees a number of huge vessels added to the navy, but no steps are taken to see that the recruiting keeps pace with construction. In a short time it wfll be possible to traTcl from London to Pekin in nine and one-half days, for it is stated that the Russian government intends to fcuild a railway from the Baikal Lake.

on the Siberian line, through the Gobi desert to Pekin direct. It is further stated that China consents to this plan. When built this line will enable travelers to journey from Berlin to Peking, in eight and a half days, or from Ixindon in nine and a half, the road being curtailed by over 600 miles. The only really novel portion of this statement is that which declares that China is a consenting party. It will be remembered that this railway through the Gobi desert was spoken of at a time that the American government made their famous propc?als for the neutralizing of the M mchurian lines, and that at that time China showed some opposition; nor is it quite correct to say that the Russian government will build the entire line but is pretty certain that the i0o milts from Kiatachka to Pekin in Chi r.cse territory will b- built by the Chinese themselves. Por this purpose, however, they must borrow money. A further .statement in the -Frankfurter fitting" that the new line will be built by l!i:5 is exceedingly improbable even when we take tbe fact into consideration that no engineering difficulties are to be encountered.

PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS your druggist will refund money if PA7.0 OINTMENT fails to euro any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in rt to I t ''-s. 50c. Ch;.-; ... . .... .. .i. Children's clothes are always a problem for the mother who nuskes them at home. But even the bnby may profit by the sogg.?stl.Mis here given. I-'or his or her imperial majesty a creevpig frock may be made by stitch ing an extra piece of material. 10 by 0 inches, to tbe center back of any plain dress or slip. Attach by means of buttons and buttonholes. This ban ! i a 1 justed after putting on the dref wbb-b it keeps down over the uncle! clothes and stor-kiugs while the bab; is enjoying himself on the floor. In sewing tho vents of children's dresses which usually receive the hardest of wear the continuous placket is the best lo use. This Is a straight strip of material cut on a lengthwise thread and sewed to the edges of ths placket In a straight soam. Tbe seam is folded In tha middle, and the other edge U then hemmed lu position. The band is turned back on the side of the placket, overlapping the outside so rs to form a facing. On the under sid3 It forms a small extension Cap. Mitten ti-iie is here. Look up you: scraps of velvet, plush or cloth to keep the children's bauds warm ln the winter. 'io secure a pattern have the child place his hand un a pie-.e of pa per, differs together ; and thumb out, and draw around it. Hound out tbe tipper edge so as to allow plenty of room. Cut two sections for each hand and bind the wrist openings with silk taie. Game For Children. This is but a variation of the old game of hickory, dkkory dock, but it will amuse small children by the hour and teach them to count at the same time. Take a piece of thin board or heavy cardboard about twetjty Inches square. On it draw a circle eighteen Inches ln diameter and divida it into twelve sections, numbering them like the hours of a clock. . Make a small top from half a spool and spin It In the center of the circle. I The number of the section In whichthe top stops Indicates the amount scored by the player. Any score from DO to '2rr0 may be decided on. and the player who first reaches this amount has won the game. A Nursery Note. "Toddler" Is an autocrat and a mischievous one. To kep him amused, eays an Ingenious mother, I have presented hiui with a piece of chalk (white, j he still investigates by means of his mouth) nd have made a dado on the wall with brown paier. Three smooth new sieets cost next to nothing, but held in place by drawing pins they form a wide space on which the boy can develop his artistic faculty. L"n pnssant, he ls amused and I am at liierty, the price of further liberty being fresh papr now and again. Fresli Air

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AUSTRIA AND U,S, TRADEJEATIOIIS U. S. Consul-general at Vienna Writes on Business of Two Nations.

Bv HON. CHAS DEN BY. U. S. Consul-General to Austria. Vienna. Dec. ii 1 The commerclat relations between the United States and Austria are assuming a closer and more direct character. Not only is the volume of exchange of commodities tyetwoon the two countries increasing annually, bat the American and Austrian purchaser uie alike learning to look directi to the country ef origin for the purchase of nierchandi.so Instead of buying from middlemen of ether nationalities. It Is a peculiarity of Austria to ho ovcrshadoweil. scieened. as it were. In a potltienl and commercial sense, by lier powerful German neighbors from the American observer. Many Americans buy goods from Austrian production without . Knowledge of tho place of manufacture. thhOni pf a" Tettonic Hurope. as in general, Ger-' man. For this there Is an excuse -in the fact that many millions of crow ns of goods made in Bohemia, Gallic! and in Ppper Austria, find their way to the American market on German ehips from Hamburg. In fact, middlemen in Germany do a considerable part of the trade with America in Austrian products. This proceed u re Is destlued to a change. The movements now on foot to buy American goods direct from America and soli Austrian goods direct to America will within the next few years reveal to th American producer and consumer the extent to to which they are actually selling to and buying from the Austrian market Such a revelation can do nothing but good. A better knowledge of the respective markets will lead to increased trade and it is the purpose of the present Consul-General in Vienna to encourage the development of trade relations with the United States by the diffusion of the knowledge of the openings here for American goods, as well as the facilities of Austria to supply American needs. Austria Is Wealthy. There is no reason why the closest commercial relations should not exist between the two countries. Austria has enormous natural wealth. Her mineral resources constitute ln themselves a wide basis of commercial activity. The oil, natural gas, medicinal mineral spring deposits of potash and other minerals, which have been up to the present Imperfectly developed, have the greatest promise. The medicinal waters and the potash ferti'dzlng salts are of particular interest to the United States. But not in these natural resources alone does Austria interest America. We buy nearly millions of dollars of Austrian glassware, silk, beads, artificial jewelry, skins, leather and other manufactured articles, as well aa prunes, beans, hops, and other vegetable products. On the other hand the Austrians have a eken appreciation of the excellence of American manufactured goods, such aa electrical supplies, boots, shoes, watches, agricultural implements, machine tools, and the various products of American inventive ingenuity. The trade between the two countries is now only In its Infancy. The markets are thoroughly adapted to mutually beneficial exchange of commodities, only Intelligence and good w ill are necessary to develop them. To Austria I counsel to make better known to the American buyer the Austrian origin of them, any Austrian products he uses; and to America I give this advice that' personal representation of the goods in the market by American agents is the key to success, that in Austria as much as In America, the American dollar with the American brain behind It will get the business. 5 TO 6 First Mortgages-Gold Bonds Restricted to Loans on Inprovwd Chlwww RU WrHa for nnttaU Mat. BENJAMIN KULP, Mortgag Bank in WieHer

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