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OT more than a hundred year ago there lived in a city not
more than 15,000 miles away from New York, bat not the
city of Boston, oh, no, that city of more or less culture, an
alleged bold, bad, wicked, grafting politician, who eandicat
ed for the mayoralty. The good folks, and especially those
who forgot to vote, opposed his election, and talk against
him ran in that circular stream which somehow seems to
circulate within itself.
Inn of alleged evil-doing owned or controlled a paper with a eircu-
fuite large enough to make It one of the great advertising mediums
Slity, but it was filled with advertising. The goody-goody people
Jl and the shirkers said that the paper was a blackmailing sheet or
kcle for the deposit of bribe money. It either was or it was not; but
A, it was filled with announcements of big corporations and other con
j?officered by church folks, society folks, and other people of conventional
lness. If the paper was not a good advertising medium, why did these
Jod advertisers advertise in it? If it was a blackmailing sheet, and used as
t catch-all for bribery, why were not the announcements limited to .the con
frns which did not stand high in the community? Now these good people
lthese non-voting citizens who decry bribery and graft did not seem to have
Anything to say against the alleged good people who advertised in the alleged
bad paper.
I am not much of a mathematician, but somehow the .arithmetic of sense
permits me to figure out that, if this paper was a bribery sheet, the advertisers
in it were bribery-makers and bribe-givers, and that they were a great deal
worse, than the fellow who took the money. Sometimes the bribe-taker needs
what he gets or tries to get. This is not a gocd reason, but may be an excuse.
The great business house or corporation which pays the bribe is a much more
dangerous menace to society than the fallow who takes the bribe. I do not
believe in bribe-asking or bribe-taking, but it seems to me that we snould
not condemn the bribe-taker and commend or condone the bribe-giver. From
The Christian Register. ;
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Truth
Ey William H. Ham by
RUTH is the only thing that never produces ennui. The
human family has never become intimate enough with It to
be bored.
Although the philosophers have been giving it a hard
chase for many thousand years, they have never run it down;
and it is still spry enough to elude the flank movements,
cross cuts and center rushes of the college professors.
Ever since the sinuous track of the Old Serpent was
discovered upon the sands of time,' Truth has had a pretty
large contract. In addition to its regular business of uprooting Error and
demolishing Falsehood, it has had to do some lively sidestepping to keep from
under innumerable weighty theories that wanted it as a foundation for ad
vertising purposes. It has also required some skillful dodging ,to escape a
number of creeds that were foreordained to embrace it.
During the past two hundred years, while the politicians have been madly
rushing around to nail Lies, the scientists have been as wildly and success
fully endeavoring to skewer Truth and hang it up to dry.
Like Liberty, Truth has had to stand for a good deal of abuse on account
of its friends especially those long-haired, pale-faced, wild-eyed, adoring
esoteric friends who are always praying to be allowed to kiss the hem of its
Bkirt.
This is doubly embarrassing, for Truth does not wear skirts. It is not at
all certain that it wears anything, but if it does, it has entirely too much at
stake to risk its reputation by materializing in the guise of that sex wnose
chief charm is its uncertainty.
, Then, too, Truth has been sorely tempted. Considering the coldness of
' the climate in which it is supposed to dwell, and its undressed state, it surely
laas been hard to reject all the varnish that has been offered it by the orators.
And when- we see the kind of people that usually have it cornered, we ar
struck with the great moral backbone it must have required for Truth to
resist the smiles of the many charming liars who have come to woo. From
Life.
Consumption of Matches
By Roy Crandall
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ATCHES are such trifling objects, such infinitesimally small
adjuncts to the daily housekeeping task, that it may astonish
Madame to learn that so vast a number of the little "sul
phuric splinters" are consumed each day that National For
ester Gifford Pinchot, in working out the problem of saving
the 700,000,000 acres of American forest lands from destruc
tion, is pondering on the match industry as one of the fac
tors of an almost unbelievable wood watse.
It takes many a match to make a tree, and it may be
dimcuit lor the mind to believe that manufacturing matches means the annual
wiping out of hundreds of square miles of forest lands, yet such is a fact, and
when some of the figures have been massed together the reasons become a
bit plainer.
Last year 3,000,000 matches were lighted every minute of the day and
night in the civilized world, and of the vast quantity America used no less
than seven hundred billions.
With 3,000,000 matches going into flame and smoke with each tick of the
clock, one with a mathematical turn of mind seems driven to the task of learn
ing how many were burned each hour, each day, each week, each month and
during the year, and then how many each man, woman and child in the United
States is entitled to annually.
It's simply a question of old-fashioned multiplication, and the completed
task shows that 180,000,000 were used each hour, 4,320,000,000 each day 30
240,000,000 each week, 907,200.000,000 each month, and 10,8SG,400,000,OOo' dur
ing the year. If the Federal Census Bureau is correct in the estimation of
85,000,000 people in the United States, an equable division would allow 12S 075
matches to each during the year. '
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I How Aot to Invest
It .ty Alexander Dana Moves. Financial Editor
O-w-V of the Mew York Evening Post r'Sfc)
IRST, never invest in anything on the basis of an advertising
yi uspeiaus, hiiu e&yeuitiwy avuiu bucu proposi Lions wuen
they are announced in glaring and sensational form, with a
liberal use of capital letters to attract attention. Second,
never invest in anything which makes the promise of very
large profits with no risk; if the profits are real and' sure,
the fact that the investment is offered to you at a low and
apparently attractive price measures the largeness of the
risk. I r.ircl, never invest In a mining scheme or in any
Joint-stock enterprise of which yoi know nothing, on the representations of a
promoter or a friend who knows no more about It than you do. Fourth, never
invest in a private business enterprise unless its soundness and profit-earning
capacity are demonstrated to your satisfaction and to that of conservative
men to wtcm you submit the data. Fifth, never invest in a security because
fcomebody has heard that its price is going up; the story may have been cir
culated by someone v. ho knows something wrong about the investment and is
anxious to sell v.-bat he holds himself. Sixth, never invest in anything
mining stock, railway stock or manufacturing stock simply because its price
5s low. It nay possibly be a bargain, but its price may also be low because
H is worthless, or because it U doubtful vhctter the stock will ever pay any
jtturn whatever cn the investment. Woman's Home Companion.
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New York City. The blouse 'that
!an be made from the pretty flounc
ngs and bordered materials that are
so numerous this season is one .that
Cartoon by Gregr, in the New York American.
LEON MERELY A TYPE OF "CONVERTS"
THAT ATTEND CHINESE MISSIONS
Orchid Designs Used.
The orchid is used for the beauti
ful design with which an elegant,
bridal' gown of white satin is em
broidered about the train.
New York City. Every city In the
United States where three or four
Chinese can be gathered together in
a Sundaj'-school has a girl trap like
that in which Elsie Sigel went to her
death.
Wherever the crafty William Leon,
or Leung Linn, to give his Chinese
name, goes In his flight he will be
aided by kindred spirits willing to do
all they can for him, because they
can never know when they will be in
the same predicament.
A Chinaman hunt is not at all like
an ordinary man hunt, where all hon
est men are willing to tell all they
know about the -murderer's where
abouts. Every Chinese community
has its clique of criminals, willing
and eager to protect any fellow coun
tryman the police happen to want,
and always blandly misunderstanding
every question that is put to them.
Elsie Sigel's fate awaits, almost
certainly, every white girl who per
mits herself to get into the power of
the smug, psalm-sin a:ing "Christ.lnn
ized" Chinese who treauent the Chi
nese Sunday-schools. Such tragedies
are grewsomely familiar on the Pa
cific Coast, where of late the Chinese
mission is looked upon with severe
disfavor. It was long ago discovered
there that when a Sunday-school was
taught by men the Oriental zeal for a
new religion became suddenly cooled.
When Father McLaughlin, now of
New Rochelle, was in charge of a
Mott street church a company of Chi
nese came to him and politely re
quested that he establish a Sunday
school for their benefit. Father Mc
Laughlin assented, and being a man
of wisdom announced that he would
teach it himself. "When his yellow
visitors requested that they be taught
by young white girl3 he indignantly
told them to leave the premises. Fath
er McLaughlin is large and muscular,
and his usually benign countenance
can look stern on occasions. The
visitors left without good-byes.
The "Girls' Recreation Home," run
by Mrs. Frances Hodd, at No. 10 Mott
street, has been closed. This home
was frequented by Elsie Sigel and her
misguided mother, and it was there
that the girl often met the man who
is now being pursued by the police.
Every man who has been brought
into contact with this type of China
man, or who has had opportunity to
observe the workings of a Chinese
mission, knows that there are no
greater plague spots in the country
than such establishments. Ministers,
who with more zeal than intelligence,
assemble Chinamen together and per
mit them to be instructed under the
tutelage of young girls, are merely
lending themselves to the knavery of
their charges.
The Chinese are taught American
bvmna. and hvmns translated bv mis
sionaries ior tliem inioCUinese. These
they troll forth lustily, all the while
squinting Insolently at their teachers.
During the week they make frequent
visits to the homes of the girl, bear
ing Chinese sweetmeats and ginger.
At Christmas they shower upon the
young women gifts of shawls and
costly fabrics, with an object in mind
which would probably make a mur
derer of any father that suspected it.
In manner they are always bland
and suave, being very careful to say
nothing that Mill give offense, but one
look Into their leering, faces is enough
to convince a person of experience
that a young girl wpuld be better
trusted with the worst cadet on the
East Side. At least the cadet's lan
guage would be a warning.
THE ELSIE SIGEL CRIME PECULIAR TO U. S, GERMANS SAY
s quite certain to be needed, and this
nodel is charmingly attractive, while
t involves very little labor in the
naking. As illustrated the front and
tack portions and the under portions
if the sleeves are made of tucking,
md the effect is a most desirable one,
mt while the pattern is simple it al
ows of several variations. The
Jeeves can be made of tucking to
natch the front and back, as shown
n the back view; or, if bordered ma
erial with a straight edge is utilized,
he borders can be joined to make
be sleeves and the tucking omitted;
r the blouse portions and the sleeves
an be made from plain material with
he centre-front and backs only of
ticking, embroidery, lace or other all
iver. In the last instance, however,
he edges of the blouse would require
o be trimmed with banding, to bo
unbroidered or treated In some simi
ar way, but as the edges of the front
md the backs are straight they can
luite easily be finished in any way
hat may suit the fancy, and the de
ilgn consequently becomes an excep
Jonally useful one.
The blouse is made with front and
lacks, the centre-front and the cen-re-backs.
The sleeves are made in
ne-piece each, although when made
!rom flouncing two straight lengths
ire joined on indicated lines, while
:he tucking is arranged under to give
;he effect illustrated. A standing
:ollar finishes the neck.
Child's Dress.
This simple little frock has a great,
many advantages to recommend It
It Is dainty and attractive and child
ish In effect, yet it is very easily made
and easily lauudered. The front and
back panels are cut in one pfece each,,
but at the sides the pleated skirt and
body portion are joined beneath the
belt. If the Dutch neck is not liked
the dress can be cut high and finished
with a standing collar, and the sleevea
can be extended to the wrists. In the
Illustration rose colored linen Is em
broidered with white, and colored
linens so treated are essentially smart
.this season.
The dress is made with front and
back panels, the side portions of tha
body and the skirt, which are pleat
and jointed to the body and to th
front and back panels below the belt.
The sleeves are just comfortably full
and whatever their length are gath
ered into bands. The belt is arranged
over the seam at the waist line and is
buttoned into place and the dress is
closed invisibly at the left of the
front. The quantity of material required
for the medium size (six years) is.
four and three-fourth yards twenty
four, three and seven-eighth yards
thirty-two or two and seven-eiglitb.
yards forty-four inches wide.
Berlin Newspapers Blame America Por Artificial
Standard of tVforals.
Berlin. The newspapers here de
scribe the murder of Elsie Sigel in
New York as a tragedy which could
have been enacted only in a religio
sexual atmosphere peculiar to Amer
ica. Says one newspaper:
"If the scandals that Involved
Prince Philip zu Eulenberg and the
Knights of the Round Table were
characteristic of Germany, it can be
said with equal truth that the trag
edies arising out of this weird an
unhealthy mixture of religious pa;?
sion and sexual passion are charac
teristic of America."
"Germany," it adds, "can learn a
lesson from decadents on the other
side of the Atlantic not to permit
nietists to be too prominent in lead
ing social usage; not to set up a
wholly artificial standard of moral
ity." A brilliant evening newspaper of
Berlin maintains, apropos of the Sigel
murder, that religious ardor and sex
ual passion are bound deeply and
abidingly. Their unity is sometimes
celebrated secretly with mystic rites;
sometimes breaks out openly in orgies
like those celebrated by devotees of
strange sects in America, Russia and
elsewhere.
The Berliner Zeitung Mittag adds:
"Conventional morality is strung to
so high a pitch in America that he or
she who renounces It often degen
erates to religious practices unhealthy
in character.
"America is full of such perversi
ties fuller than Germany, because
traditional morality is more stringent
ly exercised there than in Germany.
We hope this murder will open the
eyes of advanced New Yorkers to the
fact that the rule of the too truly
good is harmful."
Bryan Wonld Withdraw
From the Public Eye.
DenA'el Col. "I do not wish to dis
cuss politics nor myself," said W. J.
Bryan here. "No, I am not a candi
date for Senator from Nebraska; I do
not wish to be considered one.
"I believe the public generally
would appreciate it if my personal
doings were left out in the future,"
he continued. "The public doesn't
understand how I am continually
bored by reporters seeking Interviews.
I am ready to withdraw from the
public eye."
Visits His Mother's Grave
After Seventy-flvo Years.
Norwich, N. Y. Isaac Brown,
ninety years old, living on a farm in
Otselic, Chenango County, took his
first trio in three-quarters of a cen
tury last week, when he visited Syra
cuse. It was the first time he had
ridden on a railroad, although he had
seen steam cars a few years ago. On
the trip he visited his mother's grave,
at Stockbridge, twenty miles from hl3
home, for the first time since he was
a boy of fifteen. The huge buildings
and electric cars amazed hm.
The Quantity of material required
for the medium size is five and one
fourth yards of flouncing fifteen
inches wide with one and one-fourth
yards of tucking eighteen to make as
ehown i:i the front view; two and
one-eighth yards of flouncing with
two and one-fourth yards of tucking
to make as shown in the back view;
two and seven-eighth yards twenty
four inches wide, one and seven
eighth yards thirty-two or one and
one-half yards forty-four inches
wide with three-fourth yard of tuck
ing to make from plain material.
Smart Silk Cuuts.
There is no end to tho silk coat3
one sees; separate coats to.be worn
with any sort of skirt. They are
beautifully lined and much trimmed
with the new embroidery by clever
stitches taken in long effective lines,
crossing and interlacing and with
wide and narrow silk braid mingled
with the pretty satin cords and ac
centing dots.
Knelling For Blouses.
Wide ruching is used for front of
blouses.