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By Harlot Russell ;
Woman' Character la Uneerlngly B.
..ynUd by Hir Cholca of Or.
.(Editorial. In VOood Ireaslns; Masa-
. .. . . line.) . - .
3 HAT wa must not forget la that
1 there ta distinct point of mor-
all In thla question "of. fin '
woman drones A woman la never net
.vter than aba drease. or. what la equally
. Important aa be'Wllow the to dree
over whoa aha hu i mother's or equal-
ly responsible control. '. In ether words
-woman's dres rvel rUb unfailing
aocuracv exactly what aha la. There
Is In' fact no mirror that ao clearly re-
vealB tha charaetar aa a womejors dree.
It la 'unerring and ajjaolutaly self-revealing;.
: ; . ' ' ;"r
Whan wa aea young glrla aa wa aaw
tham In larger numbers last summer
than i aver before brazenly or thought
lessly dispWlhg in their attire their
physical rather' than their lnnoeent
charms tha fault la not ao much with
tha 'girls aa with thai mothers who per-
mit them to buy and wear such cloth.-
Tha 'excuse that mothers can not con-
trol tha attlra of tbelr daughters la beg-
glng the question. A mother la a pretty
poor failure when aha has to confess. to
suoh an admission. When girls' are per
mitted to buy and wear tha amasing J
hats that they wore last year aet on a
head loaded down with puffs and rata;
tha waist ao thin aid transparent aa to
be absolutely Indecent with sleeves so
short and neck so low as to transcend
tha Una of decenoy and a skirt ao tight
that the figure ta displayed at every step
with stockings ot the thinnest trane-
parent Bilk there la a question of mor-
als Involved that la to aay the least.
Important.
There la no sense In our being shocked
at tha social evils that exist and aeem
to be on the rapid Increase on every aide
threatening our young girlhood at every"
turn so long aa wo distinctly and direct-
ly add to those evils yea bring many of
tham about by allowing thla shameless-
nesa In dress of our daughters.- It Is all
well enough to deplore the vlcloua hab-
Ita ot men but la thla sort of dressing
calculated to check them? It la within
the lines of calm speaking today that
no single element tn modern life la add-
ing ao much to the evil part of society
. aa thla absolutely .Indecent dressing that
la permitted our young glrla
It Is hard to see what the mothers
or fathers or guardlana ot these girls
are thinking about tp allow thla. sort
of dress to go on. It deliberately courts
danger and when danger'comes and its
deadly result Is stamped on the girl for
her. lifetime the parents are In tears or
they explode In anger. But whyT They
deliberately Invited the danger In the
girl's method of dress. Why be sur-
prised . that the method succeeded T
Rather let them b surprised when
their girl escapes danger.
It Is nothing short of a crime to allow
an unthlnWng -xoung girl to wear clothes
that when she goes out Into the world
are tha very signals of danger. She
doesn't know. How could sheT But her
mother does; or her father or her
brother or sister. Some older person is
responsible for allowing tha dangerous
dress and that some one will be directly
responsible If danger comes to tha girl
and aha goes under.
It ta the middle class girl who Is al-
lowed to be the chief offender In this
matter ot dangerous dress and In this
fact Ilea tha greatest danger to Ameri-
can Ufa. For if the mothers of the
THESE
YOUNG WOMEN
Tell How They Suffered and
How Lydia' E. Pinlchata's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Their Health
and Stopped all Pains. '
Zaneaville Ohio. I would hava
cramping spell distressed feeling in
tne lower part of my
back headaches and
felt weak and was
very irregular." Af-
ter taking five) bot-
tles of Lydia .
Pinkham'a Vegeta
ble Compound with
LTver Pills for eon- -tipatJonIfeltwelI
I and atrong and hava
no more female
troubles. : I hope
every suffering woman will give your
medicine atrlaL I give you permission
to publish what your remedies hava
done for me." Mr. Rot Stjiks R
No. 6 Box 84 anetvflle Ohiov - ; -
TTliftt Ten Dollars Did.
Danville Va. "I have only spent ten
dollars on your medicine and I feel so
much better than l
did when tha doctor
was treating me. I
don't suffer any
bearing down pains
at all now and I sleep
welL I cannot say
enough for Lydia EL
Pinkbam's Vegeta-
ble Compound and
Liver Pill as they
hava dona so much .
for me. 1 am en lov
ing good health now and owe it all to
your remedies. I take pleasure in tell-
ing toy friends and neighbors about
them. "Mrs;' Matto Halet 601 Col-
auhoos Stne Danville Vs
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BAN ANTONIO ' . '
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If This Ii Tow Birthday .
Tou will worry about money' but noth-
ing worse than worry will happen and
the year will bOyfortunat for you and
for those dear to ybu. Tou will form new
friendships. .
Those born today wlU be of kindly dis-
position diplomatic and of good address.
Borne ot them will reach high positions
being particularly fitted for the manage-
.ment of foreign commissions. .
great middle class larger in number
than any other do sot represent and up-
hold what la best In morals on whom
pray must we. aa a people depend for
our atandardsT Lower for aa much aa
a single notch the moral standard of
the middle class of America and 1 wa
lower the whole. American standard for
decency with results that are not pleas-
ant to think about.
The Window Shelf.
The housekeeper In an . apartment
should ' get permission to have a ehelt
outside tha window It wlU save ; her
much In lea bills and be an untold con-
venience In the winter months.
Should -there b a small porch try to
put up a fresh-air closet This need be
nothing more than a good also packing
box with the front and sides cut to hold
wire gauze. The front should be hinged
and several nails can be driven on the
Inside. Such a contrivance also aavea
Ice aa aave In the very hottest weather
food supplies keep better In a current
of air than in a refrigerator.
iA patent lock la advisable unleaa you
live In an exceptionally honest neigh-
borhood. Also hang the closet high
enough to be out of reach of dogs and
cats.
'
Dlctatea of Fashion.
There Is a tendency toward much elabo-
ration on tailored costumes.
The Rlmono sleeve prevails though it
Is more Russian than Japanese In style.
Hats still fit compactly but milady
has elected to show a good bit of her
hair on the left side of the head.
Velours de lalne that soft velvet ma-
terial is the latest Idea in motor Hoods
for traveling long distances.
xne snops are snowing Drocaaeo enif-
fon brocaded charmeuse. brocaded vel-
vet brocaded satin brocaded velours and
even brocaded crepe.
The Cuban-Louis heel promises to be a
strong spring favorite and fortunately.
Is still being kept to the high-priced
shoes. Walking boots pumps and semi-
evening slippers are fashioned with thla
heel.
A new feature on some of tha colored
evening slippers is an attached buckle;
really a continuation of the front part of
the vamp elaborately punched and fin-
ished with silver gold or self-color beads.
Shoe reports strengthen the rumor that
contrasting tops will continue to be In'
strong favor many matching the gown or
suit. Shades that are too light should
be chosen with care however tha dark
gray glazed kid Being preferred.
The brocade coat is becoming quite an
individual garment and it will be one-
of the most cherished wraps for early
apring. '
Coats threaten to be shorter sashes to
predominate and bright colors to hava
full awing. Full length sleeves expect
to remain and accordion plaited skirts
may be looked for aa a apring feature.
Dainty sandwiches easily prepared for
afternoon tea have sweet fillings. Brown
white or rye bread with crusts removed
and sliced very thin may be used or
the mixtures are nice on unleavened wa-
fers or buttered crackers. A pleasine
I variety is to spread crisp buttered toast
wun uie linings instead 01 maicing in
sandwich form.
A stiffly whipped cream makes a good
base for many fillings. Sweeten with
confectioners' augar and stir in chopped
dates and ground English walnuts; again
freshly grated cocoanut or grated sweet
chocolate and melted marshmallowa. Hot
marsh mallow fudge is especially nice
sandwich filling especially when used on
thin slices of "coffee cake."
A nice orange filling Is made from a
syrup of sugar and water the grated
rinds of oranges and the strained juice.
Thicken with .a little crn starch. Cool
and spread thickly on the bread. )
Cherry butter mixed with finely chop-
ped pecans makes aa appetizing sand-
wich. ' Nuts are nice with any jam or
preserves and especially good with spiced
fruits or Maraschino cherries or bananas
marinated In rum.
Tour weekly paper never eotnea regu-
larly till you try f atop It. Hon Ex-
edltur Cale Fluhart will address th1 Til
den Club t' night on. "What Shall we Do
With Our Exbuatmaaterar v-
V " iBW i- ;
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ha woa
Its great reputation and axtenalve saie
by It remarkable cares of coughs colrta
and roup. It eaa be depended tipoa. Try
It. Bold by all dealera. Adrv
in
V Si ';
ABE MARTIH
i (Copyright' the FYank A Musey Co.)
George Hunter the young author of
three very successful novels stood stock-
still on the pavement outside the build-
ing In which his publishers had tbelr.
offices.; Ha was beset with dismay..'
v. It -was 1:30 of a June day. .He baa
just reached the offices' only he found
tham fecked. The elevator man told him
that the firm clbaed the. day's .worlc at
1 1 o'clock on Saturdays during the sum
mer. From this fact came the.cataa-
trophe. -; .''" ';-' ".'V '''
' New York wa not Hunter's home. Ha
only came to the city. oocalonallyvo aea
hta publishers. This thne ha had made
the trip from Bar Harbor where he
was spending tha season for two rea-
aona: First to aea bis publishers con-
cerning a . new. novel incidentally to
draw some money from them: second
to enjoy the company of Mrs. Vane the
fair young widow with whom he had
Xallen In love. . ......
Bhe had been called from Bar Harbor
to attend to some property affairs in
the city and Hunter had artfully timed
his trip with hers.
As ta tha disaster: '
Ha was to take the widow out to din
ner that evening and he had exactly
1.40 In caah not enough tor a taxi.
Whatever an ' unaympathetle. reader
may think the situation was truly dread-
ful to Hunter. Ha faced the grim truth
that tha romance of his Ufa misrht be
abattered for lack of dinner money.
- There waa but one chance of escape.
He muat find aoma . one he knew and
borrow the money. .( .
But thla waa easier said than - done.
Ha chose for a first trail a' fellow author
who lived nearby on Madison Avenue
but unfortunately ha waa not at home.
Ho then went to West End Avenue
where he hoped to find a newspaper
man whom ha had once known In Utfcou
He too waa out had gone to Coney.
. There remained now only Berkeley a
college chum who had rooms on Wash
ington Square. Thither Hunter hurried
as fast as the elevated would carry him.
"Yes Mr. Berkeley la in" aaid the
maid who answered : his ring. "He's
Just come home."
Hunter'a heart bounded. ; The miracle
had happened
He disdained to wait while his name
waa aent up. He knew his friend'a room
up two flight. He Bought it with eager
steps and knocked loudly on the door.
Hunter turned the knpb and entered.
"Lam!" he cried..
The occupant of the room jumped up.
What!" he
exciaimea joyously;
"George Hunter!'
He gripped his friend's
hand. "When did you blow in? Old! I
never waa ao glad to aee anybody. Ton
come Ilka an angel from heaven. . Lend
ma 10 quick!" J
Hunter gasped and sank limply Into a
chaia. He did not hear a word of the
other'e explanations concerning a check
that had gone astray.. He was Btunned
by the mockery of the event.
"Lend you $10!" he muttered as his
friend paused. He laughed a laugh of
a4eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyeeeeee
THE CAMERA MAN
The above Is only one-half of a picture
caught by the Camera Man In hla rounds
of the city. In order to make the Iden
tification more interesting The Poet will i
for a few days print only one-half of tha
picture. The whole picture la kept tn
the office of The Post ao there will be no
trouble In Identifying the real owner.
Any one believing that tha half picture
Is one of himself may make sure by call-
ing at the Camera Man's officer at 1:89
o'clock in the afternoon. If the Identifi-
cation is made a pair of tickets at the
Majestic or a box at the Old Majeatlo
will be awarded the owner of the picture.
SOME HOUSTON
v VISITORS
- Personal Mention.
John McLendon editor ot the Center
(Shelby County) Champion left Houa-
ton last night after attending' the open-
ing of Freeport Inn Sunday as a guest
of ' tha Houston Pre Club.
Mr. McLendon arrived ' In Houston
Friday to eubmlt to a minor operation.
Although he haa traveled over moat of
the State of Texaa and haa aeen both the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceana Sunday waa
the first time he had aver seen the Gulf
of Mexico. r
He declares that Shelby County la mere
Jiroaperoua now than at any time since
he Civil War.
"Tha largest crops In the history of
Shelby i County will be harvested thla
year" 'bald Mr. McLendon. "The stores
are doing a caah business and money la
plentiful . ; . f
i '. - . '
' '"Orange are fast becoming aa impor-
tant parr In ; the truck raising of the
Southern. Gulf Ceeat country" stated J.
R. Barnes of Klnsavin 'at the Bristol
Monday. "There are quite a number
of orchards at present and these are
being added to aa the aucoesa ot others
la eerylng aa aa example. - Last season
tha trees were bent low with the weight
of the luscious fruit and at present the
blooms are betokening the arrival of
spring. The alatng of bananas la also
being taken up with oonaiderable twi-
ce as. Although thla la a new ander-.
taking In that section last year's efforts
(net with gratifying euoccaa But the
orange are without a doubt aa fine aa
eaa be raised la the eeuatry. The treee
a Land about SS seat high and are about
fit Lii u I
pair.
"Lend you 1101. .. Lam' I came
to borrow not to land
His voice was aavage.
The Iron had
eniorea me boui. ' h-.
"The devil!" quoth hla friend
' The two parted In mutual misery
Neither had any crumb' of comfort to of-
fer Tha other. :
Plunged Jn ' melancholy meditation.
Hunter wandered aimlessly up Fifth Ave-
nue i Ha had passed Madison Square
whenShe turned toward Broadway. In
the cross street a sign in a shop window
caught his' eye:
Autographs of all celebrities for sale
her. .
The words moved Hunter deeply. He
tared eteadfasSy at the sign.
At first he could not understand tha
causa of hla emotion. But in a moment
his brain had aolved the nuzzle:
The man who Bold autographs must of
necesaity buy autographs. And tha man
who eold the autographs of all celebri-
ties 'must equally of necessity sell tha
autograph of George Hunter. Therefore
he must buy the autograph of George
Hunter. Tha Way of salvation lay open!
The proprietor a tall man of gloomy
visage hurried to attend on a prospec-
tive customer. . i
"What can I do to your' ha ques-
tioned courteously.
"Tou sell autographa" the author .re-
marked; "I aee by you sign autographs
of all eelebritlear' .
' "Yea slr What autographs do you
wish..- I have" - .
"And so I auppoae of course" Hun-
ter Interrupted "you . also buy auto-
grapha". i '
"Of course" the man agreed rather
ahortly. . f
There' wa a noticeable change In hla
manner.- f.
"I have some I wish to dispose of"
Hunter continued. -
"I'll look at ihea" said the dealer
sourly. a-
Hunter opened his packet and ' laid
down on the counter a dosea pieces of
paper. Ten of them were narrow strips
containing simply a written name. The
other two were sheets of note paper.
One contained a brief Signed note ad
dressed to "Dear Jack"; the other waa
longer and read "My dear Mr. White -houae."
'- .
a "I afafiuld not aeU these" Hunter ex-
flalned glibly "except for the fact that
happen to be tn need of funds today
quite by accident"
"What do you ' exnect ta fit for
them?" tha dealer inquired with sud-
den Interest.
There waa s aarcastlo note In tha
voice that the author did not notice In
hla eagerness.
"Why err-1 don't exactly know" waa
the reply. Then doubtfully:. "Would
aay $66 be about right?"
. "Fifty dollars!" the dealer laughed
Insolently. "Fifty dollars!" -
This time Hunter perceived the change
in the man's manner and ha waa
alarmed by it.
"Oh well" he aaid hastily. "I'm ribt
very particularly. But I must have 50.
I'll let the autographs go for that."
"Hugh! I don't think you will" the
man declared meaningly. Then he
chuckled. "Bosh! I wouldn't give you
10 feet
width."
In diameter
at Its greatest
Mr. Barnes stated that at present a
magnificent residence is being erected on
the ranch of H. M. King three miles
from town at a coat of $300000. The
bonding will be fireproof throughout be-
ing constructed of tile and reinforced
concrete. The town of Klngsvllle was
named after Mr. King and now has a
population of about J700. Mr. Barnes
has been in the construction business In
Klngsvllle and is on his way to Oulfport
Miss. his former home for a visit
N. J. Badu bf Llano Texaa Is in Hous-
ton on- a short business trip and Is reg-
istered at the Brazos. He Is engaged In
the mining business In that city and.
In speaking of the bright future In store
for his home city said:
"Llano County boasts of some of the
best granite quarries in the country.
There are eight of these quarries In full
operation and several cars of the gray
blue granite are shipped dally. The
product Is equal if not superior to that
mined In the quarries at Barre Vt.
which Is noted as a granite center and
la used extensively in making monuments
and in buildings. There is but one thing
lacking the need of railroad facilities.
There la but one railroad running
through there now. and were It possible
to secure another road better rates could
be secured."
Mr. Badu also stated that the gold
mine which has been in operation in tha
county for some time. Is meeting with
considerable success. This mine Is past
the experimental stage and la beginning
to reap returns the gold assaying from
J8 to $20 per ton. In addition to granite
and gold. Llano County has extensive
rare earth minerals. The economic In-
terest In the rare earth minerals renters
la their Incandescence on being heated
and owing to this property they hava
been much sought Thorla beryllia
yttria and zlrconia show it in the great-
est degree but thorla and baryllta which
form the bulk of the incandescent oxides
uaed In gas .mantles are too easilv vnln.
tlsed to be used In an electric gloWer.
Yttria and sirconia however will stand
the necessary high temperature. Graphite
Is also found in large quantities from
which graphite paint foundry facing
lubricator and stove polish are manufac-
tured. Large deposits of talc and asbos-
toa are also being worked all of these
minerala belnc of a nartlcularlv hieh
order.
a-
Among the other visitors registered at
the Houston hotels are the following:
' J. B. Wilson of HumUv Milby.
' Tyler Haswell of Bryan Milby.
W H. Kendall of Dallas Milby.
L. A. Rodgers of Dallas Bristol. -
B. T. Jordan of Crockett Milby.
. K. Moore of Galveston Bender.
B. E. Norvell of Bay City. Milby.
- H. P. Hudson of Lorena Brazos.
Dr. G. R. Tabor of Dallas. Brazos.
j R. W. Joyner of Dallas Bender.
. W. D. Herring of Waco. Macatee.
C A. Hanover of Dallas Denver.
J. E. Led better of Qoaaah. Milby. '
Dell Hatch of Big Springs. Brazos.
W. P. Weir of San Antonio Brazos.
Claude Pollard of Klngsvllle Bender.
James 8. Smith of Palestine BrlatoL
T. V. Buchhola of Laporta Bristol
; W. R. Walker of Nacogdoches Milby.
- Charles D. Gooch of Navaaota Bender..
; R. F. Cathcart of San Antonio Brazos.
W. . F. Martin of San Antonio Bristol.
. W. B. Duncap of Beaumont Macatee.
. Frank O. Robinson of San Diego. Bra-
zos. . . .......
C. B. Ptachmann and wife of Dallas.
Macatee.
George 8. King and wife of Kaeog-
doc ties Brazos.
' Sour Lake Toted Band.
Wemftm Pit S ferial.)
SOUR LAKE Texas March ll.-An
election wa held Saturday for th pur-
pose of Issuing bonds of 50S and a
special tax of S5 cent te build two new
aohool buBdlnga for this Independent
district the result being Tt tor and 11
against
U yea hava Indigestion heart bora
belching or sick stomach take ten drops
Of DARBY'S PROPHTLACTIC FLUID la
a Httl water. It checks the misery In-
stantly. If you bare a oat sore or wound
anywhere on the body apply a little of
DARBY'S FLUID. The flesh saands at
once. Use It In the alck reeaa to de-
stroy germ or odors xtet It ta damp
closets to purify the air. It Is the great-
eat combination of tn tarsal external aad
antiseptic saadlctnaB knew te medical
science. Price M eta per bottle. SoM by
Smith Drug Ce SSI Preston Ave.; Wit
Washington Bt: tit Congress Ave. Aevt.
I aei
ilS' cent for the lot They're no good."
'11 don't understand" Hunter gasp-
ed Weekly.
Hope was flying from him. Despair
hovered close.
' The dealer explained with abomonaole
irananeaa:
"I aln'V keeping tMa place for my
health. I'm hare to do buslneaa. I buy
and '. sell autographa of celebrities.
George Hunter ain t - a celebrity nor
ever will be I'm thinking. Those auto-
grapha ain't' worth tha paper they're
written on. nooooy wouia pay a cant
ror taetn. ' seer'
. ''But but" summered tha author
eonruaea oetween anger ana aiamay
"he'a famous novelist. His three nov
els nave naa a nig an immense Bale.'
xne aeaier snook nia head.
ton. hla book sell so-so. I auess.
But he ain't on Kipling or Hugo or
jjioxena. ne am i a oeieonty. n ne waa
dead now I might risk 10 centa on tha
lotTBut he ain't."
Hunter was silent unable to deny the
fact that he was alive though for the
moment ne neatuiy wished himself dead.
The calamity was complete. His ro-
manoe was surely shattered and ao was
ms pnae. -
"Now If you've got an autograph of
uncoln a the dealer suggested.
"I haven't!" anapped Hunter.
A gust of rage swept over him. He
waa about to say more but the dealer
turned abruptly from him and hurried
to the curb where a carriage containing
a iaay naa gust aioppea.
Hunter gathered up the autographs
thrust them into his pocket and started
to leave tne piece.
He waa met at the door by the dealer.
"The lady In the carriage wishes . to
speax te you r Hunter" ne said.
The expression on his face wa
study.
Hunter did not Just then realize tha
significance of this use of hla name. Ha
looked up and aaw In the carriage a ao-
ciety woman 01 ma acquaintance.
"I aaw you through tha window." aha
explained. 'I'm here to aee my sister
off for Europe. Town Is dead . Do coma
to dinner tomorrow.
Hunter sop epted the Invitation and
chatted for a minute mechanically. Then
the carriage rolled on. But era he had
taken two steps the dealer waa at hla
BIOS. .?-
"Mr. Hunter." he aaid denrecatlttrtv
Now the author realized with a shook
of shame i that the woman In the car-1
nage had revealed hla Identity to the
shopkeeper. And he had been caught
.A n .1.- hi. .
graphs; .
"If I'd dreamed who you were" the
dealer apologized "I'd have expressed
myself better. Of course business Is
business and there ain't any money In
the autographs of the young men who've
just come up. Hut you have come up
Mr. Hunter rve read your books and
I know they sell well and I know your
puoiisners ana Know mrs. Wellington
who spoke to you by sight and tf. you
happen to be a bit abort today I'd be
glad to lend you what you need."
Love and pride warred In the author's
Dosom. love conquered.
"Thank you" he said at last; "(20 wlU
pe enougn.
WHO tS HE?
Noted In business baseball and Dolltleal
circles for the past several years is the
gentleman presented tnia morning.
In The Post of Monday waa published
the youthful portrait of Henry Stude.
SWATTED FLIES ARE
GOOD FERTILIZER
Sid J. Mitchell Is Authority for the
Statement That They Will
. . Make Flowers Grow.
Swatted Flies are good fertilizer for
flowers. Sid J. Mitchell I authority for
that statement; and aa Mr. Mitchell la
one of tha most eminent floriculturist in
Houston hla statement may be accepted
aa correct Tha fliea should first be swat
ted. Carefully gathered together In a
box they should be carried to the favor
ite rose bush or other flower of tha
awatter. Work them Into th aoll about
-two Inchea deep and three or four Inches
away from tha bush.
It would appear that there ta no uae
for a Swatted Fly. but Mr. Mitchell is
not only a floriculturist he Is a 'y
Swatter and he haa tried tnem a a fer
tilizer.
Mr. Mitchell also contributed a dollar
for the Fly Swatting fund and desires
tha hla prise go to the girl who brings
In ha greatest number of file. Thi
will be announced formally at a later
time.
The Fly Man hla name la Casey win
be on duty next Friday afternoon at tne
rear oi i ns rosi ouuuing on isiu a-
nus to receive swatted ruea To oe-
terntme who wins he will measure them.
The boy who brings In the greatest
number of flies Will be given a dollar by
The Post. .
Tha girl who fetches In th greatest
number will be given a dollar contributed
bv Dr. J. Allan Kyle.
Tn smallest gut wno onng ia raitm
Files one Fly
la ail tnat ia
slae and not the number of flies will de-
termine will be given a dollar con
tributed by Hon. H. F. Macaragor for
that purpose.
Some of the boy have gone to building
ny trap already ana later awng may
win have quite a number of flies. Tney
may take them home after they have
haA them officially measured If they wtsa
and oaa them as fertuiserw
For every fly awaited right sow there
wiu e T.sveeu.vv rewer next Septem-
ber. o swat them lively.
Many sufferers from rheumatism have
beest surprised and delighted with tbej
prompt relief anordeo oy applying Cham-
ber Iain's Liniment. Js'ot one case of rheu-
matism la ten requires any Internal treat-
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lhe Crisis m Japan
By Frederic J.; Haskin
JU J Tangled Politics.
When General . Baron Uehara Minis
ter of War demanded money for 40000
mora men on the pretext ot gtvmg Corea
very necessary defense hi superior and
premier Marquis Baionjl waa facing a
deficit of $3250000 In the annual ex-
penses notwithstanding the fact that
they were $7600000 lower than the bud-
get of the year before. All this waa
aside from - the terrible financial tangle
which waa outlined In tne preceding ar
ticle. The Minister also Insisted that
the reduction of from 10 to IS per cent
In all departmental expenditures should
not apply to hla department Tha beat
he would agree to waa a reduction of
0 per cent for period of three yeara
only.
Salonjl refused to sanction thia atti-
tude but Uehara Instead of .resigning
voluntarily or under pressure stiffened
In hla tilt with the premier. Thla waa
last September' and at once the leading
newspapers and the general public took
the side of the premier. Leading bank
ers and buslneaa men who are natu-
rally conservative and bave always sup-
ported the ministry heretofore also came
out against the stand taken by Gen-
eral Uehara In the face of the difficul-
ties which faced the country. Such a
great financier aa Baron Bhibusawa well
known in the United States aa the presi
dent of the party of Japanese business
men who toured the country In 1810
strongly censured the demands ot
Uehara.
It was aeen. however that the entire
war Dartv of the empire was behind the
Minister of War. and that the all-powerful
Elder Statesmen also supported him.
Indeed It la still an open question wheth-
er that venerable quintet did not con-
coct the Corean proposal for the pur-
pose ot checking the rise of the navy
In DODulan approval. Thla haa been
charged but not proved. The fight raged
until uecemoer 6 wnen tne premier re-
signed leavina- the obdurate Minister
of War still tn tha field although minua
hla extra troops.
It Is an open question whether the war
lords and the Elder Statesmen expected
Salonjl'a withdrawal and the public In-
dignation against them which followed.
Instead of losing by the premier's act
of self-abnegation the advocates of re-
trenchment were strengthened.. Salon
jl'a party the Constitutional Associa
tion massed for definite- action as no J
other party had ever done in Japan and
a i vote of censure on the Crown a ad-
visers was passed in the House of Rep-
resentatives. At this point it will be Interesting to
glance at the Elder Statesmen those
five old men who have been running Ja-
pan and whose grip haa by no meana
been effectually broken by the present
turn of events. The "Genro" or Elder
Statesmen are a small body of experi
enced statesmen and soldiers who are
appointed by the Emperor to be hla per-
sonal advisers. They really have no
legitimate place in a constitutional form
of Government such aa Japan professes
but their Influence has been dominant
ever since the Restoration in 1868. One
reason has been the pre-eminent quali
ties or the men. Only the greatest have
been chosen. These men are among the
greatest in Japan today. But they are
also the most conservative standpat-
ters. Hence their waning influence. -
Prince Ito. one of the greatest states
men of hia time judged by any standard
was head of the body and president of
the privy council. His place Is now held
by Marshal Prince Yamagata. The other
members are Marshal Prince Oyama who
was commander-in-chief of" the Jana-
nese army in the victorious war with
Kussla: Marquis Inouye and Marshal Mat-
aukata. The appointment of Prince Kat-
sura a year ago to the post of lord keep-
er of tne privy seal and grand cham-
berlain of the Emperor's household op
erated automatically to add him to the
Genro. A sort of ex-offlclo member Is
Count Watanabe. an official of the im-
perial household. They are all old men.
Salonjl'a resignation exposed the hand
of the Elder Statesmen. They. Induced
the Emperor to prevail upon Salonjl to
reconsider his decision and to have the
vote of censure withdrawn. Salonjl re-
spectfully declined to resume the post
of premier but consented as to tha sec-
ond proposal. His party refused to fol-
low him however and the censure is
still official According: to the Jill the
Nlchi Kichl and other leading newspa-
pers. Marshal Prince Yamagata was re-
sponsible for Uehara'a proposal and all
the trouble that followed.
There waa a great flurry over the se
lection -of a new Premier. Yamagata la
auppoeed to have favored either Prince
Kataura or Count Terauchl the Gov-
ernor General of Korea But officially
he led his colleagues and other bureau-
crats In urging Marquis Mataukata to
take the place. Thia great man waa once
a financial wizard and served twice as
Premier In hla palmier days. He waa
recuperating at Kamakura from the fa-
tigue Incident to 78 well-spent years
when the appeals of hla colleagues
reached him. He toyed with the idea of
returnlna? to nubiia life for several dava.
and even went ao far aa to examine a
jinrickisha load of financial reports but
finally gave a decisive refusal to be
roused from hla repose at the foot of Dla-
a i -
.r fT i . &.m
Cut tlie Cost of living!
A plate of hot biscuits or muffins a
fresh tKnrtjakecl cake a loaf of brown
or nut-bread rescues any meal from the
commonplace and more expensive things
are missed. "
With K C
powder good
.Tiere! economy too in the cost of K C
- ...... ....
butsu. It. waa well known that Prince
Yamagata fairly itched ro make Count
Terauchl Premier. Thia waa impossible
In view of his close connection with the
Korean reserve acheme which had caused
all the discord. It waa finally decided
that Prince Kataura was the one atand-
-patter whom it would be safe to appoint
in view oi tne pumiaa oaa temper
He
became Premier December SI.
and 'thus
for the third time beaded a
ministry. . j
national
; Kataura'a return to public life merely
served aa a truce over night ' The change f
of Premiers did not change the economic
perplexltlea In the slightest. As it wa
well known that he also stood In with the
Korean plan and as the Nation generally
opposed It aa stoutly aa before the altuv
ation was exactly the same. The press
was quite outspoken..' It was generally
admitted .that Kataura was the most ac-
ceptable standpatter but what they want
and will ultimately get la a Premier who
represents expanding public sentiment
rather than ingrowing aristocracy . It .
waa believed that they ahould have as
xTemier Tatsuo Yamamoto . who aa
Salonjl'a Minister of Finance unearthed
the financial vagaries of hla predecessors.
Kataura was also unfortunate in tba
formation of his Cabinet' He waa un-
able to get the support of the powerful.
Vice Admiral Baron Saito. The Baron
had been Minister of the Navy under
Salonjl. By keeping him In the Cabinet
Kataura would be able to placate -the
naval element. Saito repeatedly refused
to continue at his post. Kataura played '
his last card by inducing the young' Em-
peror to call Admiral Saito before him to
receive the following Imperial rescript:
"Considering that you have for a long
time occupied tbe office for naval ad-
ministration and that much Is expected
of you at the present time when' impor-
tant affairs of diverse descriptions are .
awaiting settlement we desire that you
continue your exertions for the further-
ance of state affairs in spite of the con-
dition of your health."
The rescript had the desired effect but'
it reacted.1 Had a similar Imperial man-
date been Invoked to suppress Uehara "
three months before the split would not
have occurred. Chuwo organ of the
Selyukal party did not fall to draw the
.comparison. The appointment of Mr.
Shibata Kamon as Minister of Education
was strongly criticised as it was charged
that he la not of sufficient ability to be a
cablneteer. Katsura's failure o sy posi-
tively that he would favor the mooted tp- .
propiiation of $160000000 for naval ex
pansion also Inspired distrust In fact -nothing
that he did was right as th
populace viewed affaire at that time.
An unheard-of harmonizing' of the par-
ties on the issues of the day In Decem-
ber and January waa a hard blow to Kat- ;
sura 'the Eider Statesmen and the bu-
reaucrats generally. At an Immense
meeting .in Yokohama of the Selykal '
(Constitutional Association) Kokumlnto
(Nationalists). Independents and journal-
ists the following resolution which
would have put! them all In jail a few
years ago waa passed amid thundera of
applause: .. - .. "
"Resolved That whereas through the
Insolence and. arrogance of the clans
which have now reached the extreme
point constitutional government la In
danger and we hereby pledge ourselves to '
exterminate cjan government and refuse
all offers for compromise or reconcilla- . 1
tion in order to protect the constitution."
Matters went from bad to worse until
mob violence began in February aa pre- '
viotisly related. The public la familiar
with tbe fresher events particularly the
overthrow of Katsura after being lee
than two months in the Premler'a chahv
His last move was to attempt to dissolve
the Diet. One member of his Cabinet v
voting against dissolution the Diet waa
saved and there waa nothing left for t
Katsura to do but to resign. For once s
the Diet won decisively. . . '
Prince Katsura's successor la Admiral
Count Yamamoto. His appointment Big- -'
nlfles the temporary eclipse of the war
lords and the ascendency of the Navy
and that the Satsuma clan Is returning to
fower at the expense of the Choshu clan
t also means that the 40000 new soldiers i
for Korean defenses have still to be re-
cruited. Buf the fight between . the
classes and the masses over economy and
constitutional rights haa just begun.
Bits of Worldly Wisdom.
Every gold brick peddler la sure the
world owes him a living.
People who are llghthearted aren't '
necessarily feather-brained. v
Occasionally a woman who haa a fine-
collection of porcelain show it every
time she smiles. - V
Cloee friends are not the kind we want '
In ttme of need.
Any man's credit Is good when It comes
to borrowing trouble. -
The chap who keeps hammering away
Isn't necessarily a knocker.
Children are much more likely to con-
tract the contagious diseases when they
hava colds. Whooping cough diphtheria
scarlet fever and consumption are - dis-
eases that are often contracted when the
child has a cold. .That is why all med-
ical authorities aay beware of colds. For
the quick cure of colds you will And
nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It can always be depended upon
and 1b pleasant and aafa to take. For
sale by all dealera. Adv..
tne double acting baking
results are doubly certain.
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