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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

women who owned it, however, were not in the
least abashed, and proceeded to bargain as if in
sensible of their dripping clothesline and of their
own bare arms. They were to start IN day or
two for Italy and would need all their money Tor
the trip. 1t was nobody's business if they chose
to dispense with the services of a banchisseuse.
When invited to student dinner, it is quite Gus
tomary to be asked to bring your own china with
you for the average studio furnishings are meagre
And, arrived at the apartment, your host taxes
the greatest delight in explaining which OF his
goods and chattels were inherited from previous
occupants, and which he had picked up "for a
mere song in one of the old furniture shops
Imagine an American housewife making similar
disclosure!
Imagine, too, an American carrying his own
dinner home in his hand, hot, from a nearby
cafe The Paris student makes no bones Of the
matter, and would, indeed just as lief carry the
dishes on his head if he were a sufficient adept in
the art of balancing. All the world must eat, 70
why make SO much fuss about it? is the opinion
Of the Quarter. So the student, when he is
dressed in the morning. strolls from his studio to
the petite" brasserie round the corner for his
cup of cafe-au-lait and couple Of crescents,
"That good French bread!" exclaimed an Ameri-
can girl who has since won fame a portrait
PAINTER II made myself sick eating it when l
first went to Paris Many a time, when l was
late at the Julian Academy, 1 bought a cake Of
chocolate and a couple Of rolls and ate them rid
ing on the top of the omnibus" She dare not
do that now that she is in America.
After so light breakfast she must have been
quite ready to welcome the hour of lunch or, as
the French call it, dejeuner. All Paris takes an
hour for deieuner. II is then that the students
swarm from their studios to the cafes along the
Boulevard st. Michel. You may see there the
sculptor with the clay streaking his shirtsleeves
and the painter with daub of paint decorating
his cheek. They bring their models with them
As mstter Of coume-it would be inhumsn to
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

life, as il surrounded by a world of their own,
You will meet them walking along the Seine,
when twilight turns the river mists to purple,
Then It is whispered, They are engaged, They
will be married when they go home in the
spring"
Happy walkers by the Sene How different
are your dreams of "home" from its actual real
ity. The man is to be the greatest portrait
painter of his time the girl will turn all her
artistic training into the illustrating field. They
have no fears about earning a competence, nor
are they frightened by the examples of those who
went before.
There were two lovers by the Seine who, a
year or two ago, did not wait until they reached
America, but married in Paris. Then they went
home, the man prepared to conquer, the girl
prepared to applaud. But the man could not
stand the shock of his first disappOintments, and
his fine dreams have degenerated into hack illus
tratng. The wife paints miniatures and the
household would hardly exist without her earn
ings. Two children hold them together. but they
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

are a bitterly disillusioned pair, AS they look
back on Paris, it is to be wondered whether they
bless curse the city 30 instrumental in their
mating
Money and family are disregarded by the Paris
lovers, but stranger still, many Of the attach
ments formed there are between people of the
greatest disparity OF age. There the man of
fifty is young in his manner as the youth Of
twenty and the woman of thirty-fve is more of
a belle than the crude girl of twenty. Love of
art and its enthusiasm seem TO endow all with
the gift of undying youth. The woman of forty
who marries a man of twenty-five In order to
push his work may be successful in her aim.
But when abe has bought him fame at the price
of the best years of her life, his gratitude may
not be lasting, and he may turn from his gray
haired wife TO younger companions
1t is pleasant TO find that Paris is not alto
gether a failure az a matchmaker, the more so
as it would seem that she is developing a fancy
for playing the part. Students who go 10 the
great art centre must be on their guard or else.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21
More Little Thinks

Before you begin making a garden ascertain
If your neighbor is going to keep chickens,
A girl never likes to see young man she ad-
mres squander his money-on other girls
A pessmist is man who is always looking
for trouble and isn't satisfied when he finds It.
The only time some people get busy is when
they meddle with things that don't concern
them.
woman's idea of good luck is TO find pair
of socks in the pile that doesn't need darning.
man never really loves but once. The thou
sand and one other timeJ are merely rehearsas.
There is only one place in the world whore
you can live a happy life, and that is inside your
income.
Some people may not beheve it, but IL Is q fact.
nevertheless that there are no millionaire postu.
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leave them go hungry. And if it be Thursday,
and the party around the table plan to go to the
Bal Butler that night, the models are very likely
invited. 1t is easier to understand, now, how
steady James B. came to marry his French
model
To the men of the Quorter studios, the
girl student, with her earnestness, her enthusiasm
for her work, her appreciation of the work Of
others, and her charming American frankness, is
far dangerous than the pretty little grisettes
or the model with the wonderful shoulders They
may dance with the latter to the wild crescendoes
of the Bal Butler music, and in the wilder revery
of the Quartz Arts Costume Ball, but it is the
girl student whose respect is most anxiously
sought for, and who is chosen as the companion
on sketching trips
How many charming sketohlng trips there are
around Paris A journey of a few hours takes
you to the rose windows of Chartres, and the
Gothic pinnacles of many other ancient cathedrals
Or the merry party of two, or four or five NAV
choose lazy steamboat ride ON the Seine or
day under the stately trees of the Forest of Fon-
tainebleau As they pose for one another in the
sunshine, or drink healths in some rustic cabaret
life seems picnic, quite devoid of responsibilities
Often these sketching trips lengthen themselves
into weeks. The party of men and women stu.
dents travel quite unchaperoned and there il
neither impropriety nor thought OF mpropriety
in their conduct. Whether their objective point
may be the marbles of Florence, or the Velasoue1
galleries of Spain, they mingle the pursuit of art
and the pleasures of innocent companionship in
most delightful fashion. When summer comes
they will very likely go to Brittany or Holland
In some quiet village the edge Of the sea they
will spend the long days In the SUM- and have
shsaf of sketches to carry back with them to
Paris.
And with the sketches will be packed up a host
OF happy memories, and perhaps some genuine
attachments. Afterwards two Of the party will
seem to draw apart little from the old studio
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

NARIS has been called by many lovely
names-'Ths Beautiful" The Most
4 Desired" To many an American stu
b dent it has proved veritable matri-
monial market. Indeed, this fact has
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
A New Train.

A train that can be depended upon Ia
run on time, and which will bring the
traveller into Denver al an early hour in
the morning is something that this sec.
ton of the state needs. and the want is
shortly to be supplied.
The schedule time of Colorado Mid
land train No. 6 was changed July LIST.
The train will leave Grand Junction at
400 p. M. reaching Rifle at 5:44 D. M.
and arriving in Denver at 200 II. m.
This will be most useful train SER
vice for those having business in Den
yer and other points across the range.
1t will run absolutely independent of
connections from the west. leaving
promptly at the scheduled time. and ar
irving in Denver at an hour which gives
the traveller the greatest possible time
for the transaction of business. Aside
from its popularity among business men
it should also prove a flvorite train for
tourists, assuring them connections for
eastern points. The train will also I've
of great service to thos. having business
II short distance up the line. which can
bH transacted in Il short time, permit
ting n return by Traia No. 5 II few
hours later and dung away with the
loss of II whole day in making "a brief
trip nf this kind.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
WHO WOULD NOT BE A FARMER.

Who would not be Farmer, when
The grain shall wave in seas Of gold;
When stately corn with knightly plume
Shall hear the harvest story told?
Who would not he u Farmer, when
The winds shall whisper to the trees,
And STOPPING, lift a cup Of dew,
With which to cool the morning breezeP
Who would not be Farmer, when
The vintaged odOrs flood the spheres,
And when the radiant harvest moon
Shall crown the glory Of the yearsr
Who would not be a Farmer, when
The fields are grit with golden rod
And far away from city's din
There falls the peace of Natures God?
by Scion l.. Goode.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
Worlds Seven Day Butter Record

The pure bred Holstein COW; Aaggie
Cornucopia Pauline, bred by H. ID.
Roe, of New Jersey, holds the world $
seven-day butter record. When she
was four years, eleven months and
four days old, just after dropping her
fourth calf, this famous COW produced
in seven days 859.2 pounds milk, con-
tanning 27.458 pounds butter fat,
equivalent to 32.0355 pounds butter,
on the basis of S5.7 per cent fat. Ac-
cording to Prof. G. b. Lane of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, this is the highest official record
of any cow Of any breed up to this
time. This COW was tested and was
under constant watch and care night
and day by employees Of the New
Jersey experiment station.
Aaggie Cornucopia Pauline was
calved March 8, 1889. She dropped
her first calf when she was one year,
eleven months and eight days old.
During a seven-day test at that time
she produced 3l7.s pounds milk, con-
tanning 11.748 pounds fat. When two
years, eleven months and twenty
seven days old she dropped her sec
ond calf, producing in the seven-day
test soon after 1854 pounds milk, con-
tanning 1855 pounds fat. The third
calf came when she WAS three years,
eleven months and nine days old, at
which time she made a seven-day
record Of 599.2 pounds milk, contain
ing 2l.953 pounds fat. Her worlds
seven-day record was made shortly
after she calved the fourth time
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
The British Land Tenure Bill.

The British land tenure bill just
introduced In the House of Commons
by the Liberal government provides
that q dispossessed farmer shall be
adequately recompensed for the per-
manent improvements he has made
in the farm he has rented. This pro-
vision of course, tends to security Of
tenure as do other provisions of the
bill, such rs those prohibiting the
eviction of tenants for religious or
political views, allowing compensa-
ton for damage done to crops by
game which the tenant is forbidden
to kill, and the like. This measure
has been dubbed "the farmers char
ter" 1t is an announcement Of the
fact that the British government is
ready to take up the land question,
which lies ut the bottom of all of
England's economic perplexities. 1t
is noteworthy that Mr.. Agar Robar-
ties, who introduced the bill belongs
to the landlord class, for he is heir to
a peerage. In connection with this
bill the statement made by Mr.. As
quith, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
to a deputation from conference of
taxing authorities, is important. He
announced his belief in two prin-
ciples:
The first is that those who specially
benefit by public improvements
should contribute their fnir share to
them; and the next is that 1t is right
and just that the community should
reap the benefit Of increased values
which are due to its own expenditure
or its own growth.
These, of course, are the principles
upon which the ''single tax" " based.
II they form a part Of the Liberal
platform the Liberal party is COM
mitted to as far-reaching reform as
ever was undertaken in England. Its
method may not be ''single tax" but
its object must be just rs radical. In
the case Of this bill the government
takes the position that the increase
in the value of land belongs, not to
the man who owns the land, but to
the man who creates the increased
value. From this there is but one
step to the position that the increase
in value Of land due to the growth of
a community belongs, not to the own
er of the land, but to the community,
and therefore may justly be appro-
priated by the community. The
London Spectator expresses the con-
sentative view of this bill by It's
words of caution: ut must never be
forgotten that injudiciOus legislation
might impose an intolerable burden
on the landlords" The obvious re-
tort is that II equitable conditions are
hopelessly obstructed by the land
lord system, then that system ought
to go.-The Outlook.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
Bryan Will Beat Roosevelt.

A New York dispatch says: civilian
Jennings Bryan will he the next Demo-
cratic candidate for president in 1908.
President Roosevelt is playing his cards
80 as to compel the Republican party to
renominate him, and in a fight between
Roosevelt and Bryan the latter will win
on the single issue of third termism."
This is the view taken of the political
situation by Henry Watterson. Giving
his reasons, the editor says:
81. Mr.. Bryan has IA distinct follow.
ing which has held together, which pre-.
feres him to all others. which believes
him to have been cheated out of two
elections. and which cannot he voted
solidly for any other candidate.
"2. Many original causes of faction
al differences have passed from the
scene.
''3. The more upright and honorable
men OF the party do not intend, II they
can help it, to have any asprant show
himself in the next national convention
able and willing to buy the hotels, the
hall, the mob and the brass bands, pro-
duciDg confusion and ending In split,
or the appearance of IA split"
''How do you expect to prevent this?"
by naming MIR. Bryan in most of the
state conventions far enough in advance
to leave the national convention nothing
to do except record it, name his mate
and adopt platform"
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
Be Careful What You Eat.

Drink water and get typhoid.
Drink milk and get tuberculosis. Eat
soup and get Bright's disease. Eat
meat and encourage apoplexy. Eat
oysters and acquire taxemia. Eat
vegetables and weaken the system.
Eat dessert and take to paresis.
Smoke cigarettes and die early.
Smoke cigars and get catarrh. Drink
coffee and obtain nervous prostitution.
In order to be entirely healthy one
must eat nothing. drink nothing,
smoke nothing, and even before
breathing one should see that the mir
is properly sterilized." -Southwest
ern World.
So far so goodwill notifications
that is-pure water and pure milk
are far from being deadly. But let
us add: Eat beans and be strong.
Eat rice and sleep we'll. Eat apples
and be brainy. Eat oranges and be
cheerful. Drink grape juice and BAN
ish liver complaints. Drink hot
water and lemon mo sugar. and rout
"a dark brown taste in the mouth. +"
Get intensely interested in your work
and forget I'LL about your aches and
pains-the latter item is u little off
the beat, but true, nevertheless. To
return to our text: Vegetables will
not weaken the system unless they
are eaten to the exclusion of other
foods. Eggs are valuable for brain
workers, but plenty of oranges, lem
ons and apples must be eaten, too, or
the eggs may cause biliOusness.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14

of self preservation. which Is the high
est Of all laws, will compel people to
protect themselves against impure food.
When ones health. his very life, is at
stake, he does not stand on niceties.
The compunctions of conscience, as
well AZ the divine attribute Of forgive
ness, are out OF place in dealing with
food prisoners. Other classes OF crimi-
nails might ask for mercy. The burglar
gets a mitigated sentence, the thief
throws himself on the mercy of the
court, and even the dynamiter may
plead something In extenuation, but for
the man who pois0ns food for sick
babies, for him who converts diseased
hogs into sausage. the ordinary rules of
justice are suspended. No punishment
which this world or the next affords is
adequate to his high offending. The
packers may well ponder on the words
OF the rem0rseful Macbeth:
In these cnses we still have Judgment here
That we but teach bloody instructions
Which, being taught, return to plague the
inventor.
Thus ever. handed Justice commends
The ingredients of the poisoned chalice to
our own lips.
The American Farmer.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14
Ought to be Happy.

The American wor.Singman ought
to be ineffably happy, If it is true that
the corporations are all his friends.
With the sugar trust to sweeten his
drinks, the tobacco trust to soothe his
nerves, the beef trust to feed him, the
coffin trust to bury him, the insur-
ance trust to look after his widow
and orphans, and IL thousand missel-
laneous trusts making love to him
day and night, he is better of than
even Tam O'Shanter.
"kings may be blessed, but Tam
was glorious;
Ger all the ills of life victorious,
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-14

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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-12

Yesterday the Rev. William Waters
Davis. d. D., field secretary Of the
Lake Park Student Conference, visited
Annapolis TO urge Christian organiza-
tions to send representatives to the
next conference at Mountain Lake
Park, June, 1907. Rev. DR.. Davis ad-
dressed the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and preached in the First NJ.
r. and First Presbyterian churches,
His theme at the Presbyterian Church
last night as Thy Kingdom Come,
from which the visiting clergyman
preached an fable, forcefnl and prac-
tical sermon 10 a large q interested
congregation.
Dr.. Davis told Of his former days
at college here when he as a student
of ST. John s., from which he was
graduated in 1851. He said he was a
member of the Young Mems Bible
Class OF the Presbyterian Church
taught by The Rev DR.. Hughes o.
Gibbons, then pastor of this church,
now pastor Of the old Pine Street
Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia.
DR.. Davis said he first joined the
church here. becoming a member OF
the First NJ. K. Church OF this city,
and being admitted to the conference
from this church. After both the
morning and evening sermons he was
greeted BY many old friends.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-12
WANT A PAID FIREMAN
Protection From Fire at Curtis Bay
Much Needed.

As result of the recent fire ut Cur
It's Bay the County Commissioners Of
Anne Arundel county have decided to
organize fire department there, in
charge of an expert fireman, TO look
after property in the entire neighbor-
hood.
chief Horton. of the Baltimore de-
partment, has been asked by the Coun-
ty Commissioners TO recommend a
fifst-class fireman to form and become
chief Of the proposed department. at
an annual salary of 81. 800. There are
nine candidates for the position SO far,
among the number being former Chief
I.edden, Of the Baltimore City Fire
Department, and Judge Dunne, of the
Orphans Court. former officer in
the department.
William J.. I4arlin, former chief of
the Sixth district of the Baltimore
CITY Fire Department, and now Deputy
Commissioner of Street Cleaning, IS
prominently mentioned for the posi-
ton. lie Is one of the best firemen
in the State.
Fhe above article appeared in the
Sunday American, Baltimore, yester-
day, but upon inquiry today at the
office OF the County Commissioners
the statement that the commissioners
had applied for a fireman for Curtis
Rav. as stated herein, was pc lively
denied. TIL gn4mssstun' l.sclaim
All knoN s l.s matter officially,
and il haa n0i eV.-i been considered
by them.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-12
FORECASTS NEW BUILDING ERA.
Concrete And Terra Gotta Safeguard
Against Fire

New York, Nov. l2.---C Captain John
$. Sewell, Corps of Engineers, United
States Army, signs an article in the
current issue of the Fireproof Maya
zine, which forecasts new era in fire.
proof building Captain Sewell S
high rank as an expert makes the opin-
ions he expresses in this article the
most important contribution yet
brought out in the vigorous discussion
of construction problems now going on
among architects and builders all
over the country.
I'm the matter of fireproof construc-
tion, Captain Sewell says, rein
forced concrete should be treated as q
structural material, superior in many
respects to steel. but one demanding
protection from fire. II seems to me
that the logical line of development is
reinforced concrete, covered with
terra Gotta. | see no reason why the
terra Gotta should not be so developed
that il would take the place of a
great deal of the wooden centering
which forms such a serious item of
expense in the execution of reinforced
concrete.
Terra Gotta exposed to fire is eth
er totally destroyed from expansion
stresses, or else il is entirely undam-
aged. We should endeavor 10 so in
stall the terra Gotta that expansion
stresses may be taken up without
breaking. The FIRE cannot do il any
molecular damage, so that if il es-
capes damage from expansion and
contraction, it will be absolutely un-
injured. A relatively small thickness
of terra Gotta would prevent concrete
on the inside from becoming heated
enough to damage It, When the econ
omy of doing away with a lot of the
wooden centering is considered, il
seems TO me that this combination Of
reinforced concrete and terra Gotta
offers a prospect of improvement in
fra resisting construction, besides a
very appreciable economy.
Captain Sewell has already carried
! his ideas into practice in the construc-
ton of the buildings for the war coli
lege at Washington.