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The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

What might be termed the latest fea-
ture of scientific kindergarten training
is the proposition to eliminate baby
talk from the nursery-in fact, to
sweep it off the face of babyland. The
reform is based on the fact that par
ents are largely responsible for the
idiosyncrasies of baby language, and
that 1t would be about as easy to teach
the rising generation the proper pro-
nunciation of words at the beginning
as to wait until they reach an advanc-
ed stage in youth. This drill in pure
phOnics," as it is called, may be able
to accomplish in time what its advo-
Gates claim for it, but what practical
advantage will have been obtained?
No one seriously asserts that the Ian
guage of babyland retards the child's
learning when greater maturity has
been reached, nor that there is any
suggestion of permanent effect. The
most that can be accomplished, there
fore, is to train the baby to avoid the
cooling preliminaries in language
learning and to make the change alb
ruptly from a fascinating creature that
expresses all emotions by protracted
hOwls to a dignified infant that prides
itself in it's perfection in articulation.
A suggestion of what might be possi-
BILE in this respect has come through
the allegedly funny periodicals in
sketches of life in Boston nurseries.
The Imagination can picture the pre-
cocious baby calling distinctly for it's
Tactical fluid" But the picture is far
from alluring and few people would
care to have it reproduced at their own
hearthstones. There are few men,
ories more dear than the memories of
the caressing syllables Of baby talk.
There are few lives which would not
suffer a distinct and grievous loss II
those memories were ruthlessly cut off.
Are there not enough serious, import
ant things in life to engage the energies
of people without making attacks on
a harmless source of universal de.
light?
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

which, in spite of comminuted. CON-
pound fractures, dislocations. and such
other evils as attend a hunting man
who comes a cropper," compelled him
to place his arms around her. and raise
her head until her sweet red lips were
available for kissing purposes.
MY Dear Robert: 1 was married to
your uncle Richard yesterday. and we
leave here for the south of France to-
morrow. l did not find what you rep
resented; in fact, quite the contrary.
When tell you that have persuaded
your uncle to increase your allowance
l feel sure that you will not regret my
signing myself your affectionate aunt,
"CICELY MA1NWARING."
by Jove" exclaimed Bob. as he tore
the above letter into little pieces, its
wonderful what a woman can do
Chicago Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
THOUGHT THE BEAR A CALF.
Adventure that Might Have Had
very Unpleasant Ending.

Adventure that Might Have Had a
Very Unpleasant Ending.
"When | was at college," said our
host of the evening. 81 thought | knew
everything. but time changed my horld
opinion of myself, and it does me good
20 recall some Of the occasions when
was tumbled down without much cere-
nony from my high altitude.
"One of those was when was
spending my vacation at home with
college mate who was as premature as
myself. We were in that dreadful inl-
iatOry state when we addressed each
other in the dead languages and made
life a burden to everybody by the long
words Of our colloquies.
My father generously placed cou-
pie Of horses at our disposal, perhaps
In the hope that we would break our
foolish necks, and one evening when
we mounted after sunset for our even
.ng ride, he asked US to look up a stray
calf which had escaped from pasture
near the house.
Its black critter,' said my faith
~ eaAo as 1AlShy as lASy CLis
You can jest run him in an not give
him time to get the turn on you, an I'll
De down to open an shet the gate
I'VE had our ride, and we found the
calf. By that time it was dark-not
Egyptian darkness, but the dusk of a
Starlit summer sky. The calf was
browsing on the edge of lonely piece
Of woods and at first paid no attention
to our attempts to start it homeward.
Our horses shied at the animal, and 1t
was all we could do to manage them.
My friend suggested that one of us dis
mount and drive the bovine
Excuse me- / answered, I never
had any love for farm amusements, of
which driving unwieldy calves is the
east enticing. If we can't drive Mr..
Calf with our present force we'll leave
him in the lurch. l am strongly inclin-
ed to do that as it is
Don't be disagreeable, Tom,' said
my friend, it's the first favor the gov
ernOr has asked of us. Let him see
that we mean WE'LL
with that he whipped up his horse
and l followed suit, so the calf had to
move on or be run over, and snorting
Indignantly he trotted on ahead, but
with so many diversions after sweet
spots of clover and other delicacies
that we thought we had an all-night
job.
"At last we sighted the gate, and as
we reached it we closed up on the calf
in such a way that we run him through
it and past the old man before he had
chance for one Of his clumsy double
and twisted jumps in another and op-
| posite direction.
But what was our surprise to see
the governor take to his heels with the
agility of a boy and go sprinting up
the lane to the house like prize run
ner, getting inside Of the porch and
pulling the door closed after him.
Who Is going to put the calf In the
pastureY l shouted after him.
"'Calfv he roared out Of the porch
window, calf, you internal fool-that's
q big bleck BEAR and he'll chew you
into sausage meat If you stay out
| there!
1T was a fact, and the bear story
getting out, we college boys got such
roasting that We shortened our va
cation and went back to the halls Of
learning, where they didn't know any
better than we the difference between
a bear and a calf."-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
Lamp Chimnovs

A German firm makes a lamp in
which there is a bulb at the upper in
stead of the lower part, and in which
the upper rim is cut obliquely. This.
it is said, makes it much safer to blow
a lamp out, and the flame is taller and
steadier, so that the light is improved.
The greater safety in blowing out will
of course depend upon the blower
blowing from the high part of the
slanting top.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
To Keep Moths AWAY.

Try putting tansy leaves in the win
ter blankets when packing them away.
In former generations moth balls were
rot known. but tansy leaves were free
ly sprinkled among the furs, blankets
and woolen clothing put out of harms
way during the summer months, and
such things always came out fresh and
sweet in the fall.-New York Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

Discussing the possibility that the
Prince of Wales may be called to the
throne, the Savannah Press asserts
that sall talk about the queens abduc-
ton at this time, however, is bosh.'
We are pleased to be assured Of that
fact; it certainly would be the height
of cruelty to abduct the old lady at
her time of life.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

The story that the lightning during
recent Kentucky thunderstorm resem-
bled a corkscrew may be true. The ill.,
dignatiOn of the colonies over the cor
ner in bourbon had perhaps been
drawn up as a vapor, which naturally
developed a wrathful thunderbolt.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
sobs and Smiles and Faith.

7 sob-and feel that life's deep sorrow
Is mere than l can bear;
7 fear and falter lest tomorrow
Holds riore than just my share.
7 smile-and think that life's dark mean.
ing
Seems not so dark to-day;
l hope, and hasten to the cleaning
OF flowers on my way.
7 trust-and know that life's great tria!f
Are great because l doubt;
7 feel and find that they are dials
To point Gods wisdom out.
New York Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

The Fort Worth Herald remarks that
q New York woman who committed
suicide in a church selected an mop
perfume time and place for self-destruc-
ton" True. By the way, what would
be an opportune time and place for
woman to kill herself?
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

Senator Vest in a tariff speech the
other day referred to cider as "beV-
erage which cheers but not inbriates."
All of which proves that the Senator
is not thoroughly familiar with the
mysteries of appleiack.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
"Al1 Masks OFF,"

"The twelve of life's deep midnight" RIM
For US the fatal hour.
Yes; we must hear the word it brings
From: the Almighty pow'r,
''All masks off," .
For good or bad, or right or wrong,
We keep our masks in place,
Till we are forced among the throng
His trumpet call to face,
"All masks off,"
We sing, we dance, we love, we hate
We ~ealize no fear
OF failure of our joys; too late
PerchaEce, o God, we hear,
"All masks off,"
We sin, repent, relapse, amend,
In anguish look above;
Rut he who made us is our friend,
Our Lord, and speaks in love,
"All masks off,"
Still. "as We SOW, so shall ye reap"
All! God grant we'll rejoice
In record clear, when, stern and deep,
We hear Jehovah's voice,
"AlI masks off,"
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

Professor John Lawrence Sullivan,
the eminent Boston masseur, believes
that inside of eighteen minutes by the
watch he can convince Colonel Fltz-
simmons nat the latter's notions con-
cerning scientific assault and battery
are wrong
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

The announcement that Barney Bar
nato's immense fortune has practically
been swept away is bound to exert a
very powerful influence upon the sea-
sons crop of Barnato widows.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
The Long, Hard Hill.


They VI ere standing in the sunlight
OF the summer time Of life;
She was still without a husband,
He was waiting for wife.
And her cheeks were rich and rosy
And her lips We're luscious red,
So he pressed her dimLled fingers
AS he looked at her and said,
AS they stood there in the heather
Where the road had crossed the rilA
May we not fare together
Up this long, hard Eill?
Now her hand began to tremble
And her eyes were full Of tears
AS she trained them on the road that
Wound away among the years;
But she had no voice TO answer
Him; she could not understand,
For the future lay before her
Like far-off fairy land.
There was sunlight on the heather.
There was music in the rill,
And they went away together
Up the long, hard hill.
Oftentimes the way was sunny
Other times twas full of lures,
But the love that had come to them
Was the true love that endures.
Though the bonny brow is wrinkled
Though the raven lock be gray,
Yet the road might have been roughe
Had she gone the other way.
Now the frost is ON the heather
And the snow is on the rill,
And they re coasting down the short sid,
OF the long, hard hill
-Cy Warman, in New York Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

In the meantime there will be a gen.
eral desire to know whether the IA
nous smile of Theodore Roosevelt is
real or of this manufactured variety.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

can uncomfortable force" remarks
the New York Tribune, sis out of place
in a crowded city street" Why not
abolish the Gotham police force, then?
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
A Pleasing Rejoinder.

Il declar, it didn't take you no time
at all to men dem trowsis, Sis Brown
''No, Brer Jimson, done it with neat
ness an dis patchp'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

David B. Hill takes occasion to sneer
at political women without husbands"
This comes with decidedly poor grace
from a man whose entire family con-
SiStS of one.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
Canadians to Invade Africa.

It is said that a Canadian bicycle
maker is figuring with team of men
to 20 over to Africa next winter. South
Africa has no professionals, but has
number of racetracks that are said to
he good. This team would be well re-
ceived. SO it is reported, and would be
given the best of everything, includ-
ing large purses for the races.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

A car load of potatoes shipped from
the Mansfield, Pa, station a few days
ago netted the farmers II cents
buShel.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

Prosperity is on the jump up in North
Dakota. The State has offered a boun-
ty of so cents a bushel for grasshop-
DerS.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

Even the owls around Boston boot
$40 whomp' instead of ITO whoo! as
they do in the West.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

Twas always so; when just N youths
;irst morn,
l craved not riches nor place of fame;
No pulse was ever in my full heart born,
BY any promise of Storied name.
A rose-girt cloud against purple sky,
A far blue haze above a verdured hill,
A humming bee, bending lily nigh,
The oY-toned cadence of a sleepy rill.
A hand in mine, gentle voice to say
Some kindly word, mayhap word OF
praise,
Were more to me than all the worlds
wide way,
Than all the pleasure of it's changing
maze.
Twas always so, when met a joyous
throng,
My thoughts went wandering to the
sunlit sea;
When music swelled I heard above the
song
A wild bird trilling in leaf-hung tree
Twas always so; took my burdens up
Anu oiirheu no uuty WHICH lHy HduuS
did find;
And yet yet, the meager bite or sup,
Allays no hunger of the heart or mind.
Stop, busy life! your wheels no lorger
turn
With sordid grind-O give me leave to
rest,
AS some tired child, whose feet with
travel burn,
Let nature hold me to her tender breast
Rosa Pearle.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09
Twas Always So.

Stop, busy life! I do not wish to toll,
do not wish for time in which to think,
want 10 dream-afar from all turmoil,
To dream and from cave founts to
drink.
The Winslow mail., 1897-10-09

A rosegirt cloud against purple sky,
A far blue haze above verdured hill,
A humming bee, bending lily nigh,
The low toned cadence of sleepy rill.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
A Weak Comnarisnn.

In his lola speech Mr.. Bryan revived
his two pies OF wheat. Suppose. he said.
in effect. ihat il al! the wheat in the world
is collected in two plies, and that one of
the plies is burned. will not the other pile
be doubled in value! The same. he says.
is true Of money. La 1873 there is the
crime a-ainJ the Republican party
burned one OF the two piles Of money,
that is the white pile. Therefore. the re-
maininy pile. the gold. has doubled in
vaiue The farmers who heard the speech
mus: have smiled. Ii WAS possible to talk
such nonsense last year. not this year.
In the first place. the Republican party
did not burn one-half Of the money in the
country. That statement is just 4 plain
misstatement In 1873 our circulation
was only SOL. .SSl 500: in 1896 it was ST.
5OGtSS1. .0nG. Instead Of burning onc-half
OF the monsy in circulation. the Republi-
can party doubled the circulation. while.
during the same time. the population fell
far short OF doubling itself. The money
IN the country in 1873 was only SIS per
capita: it MAS nearly SD in 1896. In the
face of these facts. what becomes of the
charge that the Republican party has
burned enc cf the two piles of money:
Isn't il ridicul"us:-iOwa State Register.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
Silver lssuo Dead.

From all reliable sources il appears that
the much advertised l6-to-l camp meet
ing in Springfield. Ohio, was a most con-
soicuuus failure. The Cincinnati EnQuir-
.r keeps up the semblance Of a large at
tendance and great enthusiasm, but the
facts gathered by other correspondents
show that it was failure that will dam
age the l6-to-l fad. Even Mr.. Bryan
could not be induced to so to help draw a
crowd. Most Of the other orators for sill
yer were conspicuous 10y their absence.
Ex Representative Towne OF Minnesota,
silver Republican. was present. but he had
nowhere else to go. Gen. Warner was
present, but as the head of the silver mine
owners lobby at Washington he is under
pay and must put in IN appearance. The
unfortunate Democratic candidate for
Governor WAS advertised to appear. but
he is not an orator. Ten cents admission
WAS asked in order 10 meet the expenses,
hut the collections for admissions are not
half the expenses. The correspondent of
the Pittsburr Dispatch writes that "A
wonderful change has been made locally
in politics by the failure Of the silver camp
meeting" and that local Democrats are
outspokcn in declaring that there was
ou.v one way to account for the slim at
tendance. and that is that the silver issue
is d."-Indianapulis Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
The Hocausyille Affair."

I: is said the attempted assassination
OF Isaiah IL. Latin. the colored posimas-
ter Of Uo:ar>ville. ia. will be made the
basis of an immediate and vigorous pros
eru;ion Of all who are connected with the
affair This much is due 10 the enforce
Incnt of law. bat in addition the admin
iStration should take a firm s.aGd against
the movement to boycott colorci office
holders in the South. Ii is not likely there
will he many such appointments. but
wherever they are made the incumhents
should have ample protection. The Gov
crnmen, should not allow itself TO he CO.
creed or dictated to in the smallest matte
10y any party. faction or class of men. and
If any community attempts 10 draw the
color line against Il p"stmaste otherwise
qualified il should Toe made TO understand
that the Constitution and laws of the
United States are supreme in every part
of the national domain,
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
SoUTAERNS CONTROL.
CrinEinE NOrthern Mudsills Not In
Management Of the Party.

Senator Jones Of Arkansas, the boss Of
the Democratic party, appears to be L
ready letter writer. He recently sent one
to the Democratic State Committee Of
New York, in which he declared it would
be ''impOlitic" to indorse the Chicago plat
form. But he has written other letters.
For instance, one was produced yester-
day in which he urged an entirely differ
ent policy from that he advocated on
Wednesday. The letter in question was
written to James O'Brien, formerly sheriff
Of New York. and in it Mr.. Jones said:
I sincerely hope tina: genuine and loyal
Democrats get control Of the organization
in your State. 1t occurs to me that II would
be wise for q State convention to he assem-
bled next fall for the purpose Of making the
machinery OF the party: but of course I have
no connection with your State organization
and don't know Just what would be proper
for me to say or do In that connection, or
whether I should say anything at all.
The result Of this veerinS around is
that the Bryanites are incensed with
Jones and are saying ugly things about
him. Nevertheless Jones is the boss Of
the party. and feels that it is within his
province to go around with the wind and
generally do as he plcases. For Jones is
from the South. and the South is in the
Democratic saddle, and as faithful and
subservient creatures Of the South, the
Democrats Of New York obey his orders.
As The Journal repeatedly has declar
ed. We are going to see history repeat
itself. and find the Democracy of the
North again the pliablc. submissive, cring
ing tool Of the South. In his speech at the
fair grounds recently Senator Tillman de-
clarcd that this condition OF affairs must
bc brought about. and the dexterous speed
shown by the Democratic State Com
mittce in obeying Mr.. Jones' instructions
proves that the Democracy Of New York,
in spite Of the decadencc Of national lead
crs. is prepared to resume its old position,
and to come at the beck and call Of the
Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
straws from the Pos Office.

The records of the New York postofice
show that nearly ten thousand more do
mestic money orders were paid mt the
general Office in the first two weeks Of
August this year than in the same time
last year. These money orders have,
without doubt. in most cases been sent
to pay for goods ordered from New York
merchants by persons living elsewhere
This means that nearly tcn'thousand peo-
pie who were not buying goods from New
York dealers in August last year are buy
ing this year. Straws show which way
the wind blows. and this is one of the
straws which mark the coming Of what
promises to be Il hurricane which will
sweep the country into such prosperity
as will give the devoted band of free
traders bad dreams for many day.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
The Shipping Question.

Shipping is the one industry that Eng
land protects: shipping is the one indus
try that the United States does not pro-
tect. Last year the total tonnage Of new
vessels launched by Great Britain was
over million tons: the total tonnage of
new vessels launched by the United States
was less than one-fifth of that of Great
Britain. No wonder England is mistress
of the seas. 1t certainly is high time for
us to take a lesson from England and to
protect cur merchant marine, and So dis
pute with England her control Of the
carrying trade OF the world. as We are
already beginning to dispute her suprem-
acy in the markets of the world in the
sale Of manufactured products.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
A Marked Contrast.

What marked contrast exists between
conditions in the United States to-day ard
those Of the corresponding period Of Presi
dent Clevelands last term. Four years
ago, with a low tariff staring the manil-
facturers Of the country in the face, busi-
ness was going to everlasting smash,
banks breaking, railroads going into the
hands Of receivers, factories closing, and
wOrkingmen thrown out Of employment
by the hundreds Of thousands. Now hun
dreds of thousands of workingmcn are
finding additional employment. railroads
are ordering thousands of new cars to
meet the demand upon them for trans
portation of manufactures. mechandiSC
and grain, the banks report larger deposits
and larger clearings than in many years,
and instead Of silent factories, there are
clouds of smoke and the hum Of busy
wheels EVERYWHERE
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
Pettisrew aud Mantle.

Nobody has called attention TO any great
anxiety on the part Of the public to know
the result Of the interview Of Senators
Pettigrew and Mantle with the MikadO Of
japan on the true cause Of the demoneti-
zatiOn Of silver. The fact is, everybody
except Pettigrew and Mantle understood
all about it before they left, or if they did
not they could easily have learned it by an
examination of the official report Of the
director of our mint, which shows that the
Japanese silver yen. which in 1887 was
worth 1913 cents. had. by July. 1897.
dropped to 47.S, while the gold yen had
not changed a particle. the prices of 1883
and 1897 being precisely the same, 99.7.
The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
The Silver Missionaries.

Senators Cannon and Pettigrew are in
Japan. where they propose to interview
the emperor Oh the silver question. Pos
sibly they think the emperor has not heard
Of the fall in silver, or if he has, that he
will be unable to resist their wonderful
eloquence. and SO will Immediately coun-
tcrmand all orders looking to the estab-
lishment Of the gold standard in his do
miniOns.
The manner in which these silver apos-
ties are wandering around the world seek
ing to gain some support would be pitiful
il it were not for the fact most of them
are greatly interested in mining and are
seeking to foist deprecated metal upon
the world. in order that they may profit
personally