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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
GOVERNMENT WAGES LOW.
II. 7. Neweomb Gives Facts Of Inter.
est TO Wage Farmers.

CaN " WabN
From 1890 to 1904 the average retail
cost of the ordinary articles OF food
used i'm the nitcd states advanced no
less than II per cent GGJG, to he more
pXactl-that is. the purchaser Of food
for family had g. pay S1t7 in 1904
for the same quantity and quality of
food that 81 would purchase in 1896.
These are official statistics compiled
10y the highly skilled experts employed
hy the federal government, and every
housewife knows that they do not over
state the advance other necessities of
life have advanced in cost with APP
proNimately equal rapidity.
Internationally wages ought gener-
ally speaking. to have advanced some
what in proportion to tie increase in
the cost of living In private employ
mcut this has apparently taken Place,
the average wages per hour reported
by the federal bureau Of labor being
1886 per cent higher In 1904 than in
1896 and the average weekly earnings
FIG per cent higher. The advances
thus represented are spread all over the
country: they characterize every pri-
waite Industrial enterprise and have
benefited all classes of Worl>mcn em-
ploycd i'm private undertakings.
How Is it with public employment?
4 few undertakings conducted under
public ownership employ labor like
that similarly serving private employ
erS i'm the same communities, and in
these cases the public rate Of wages
has slowly been advanced somewhat
I'm proportion to the advance in the
wages privately paid But where any
American government, municipal, state
or national is the sole or by far the
largest employer of Il particular class
Of labor the advances to meet incrcas-
ed cost of living have been SO few that
the ordinary investigator will be I'M
able To discover single instance.
Throughout the postal service, among
the 1000 clerical employees at Wash
Ington. in the customs and internal
revenue services there have been no
advances in pay to meet the rise in
cost of food. clothing and shelter The
pay Of letter carriers, for example, re-
mains precisely where it was fixed
twenty years ago Ivy an act approved
On Jan. .. 1887.
The largest printing office in the
world is that maintained at Washing
ION by the government, and there the
federal government employs a large
force Of Intelligent aud highly skilled
workinglncu. 4 change in the bass
Of payment in 1899 from the piece
work To the per hour system prevents
with dates prior to the
change but wages have remained sta
iionary since March 3, 1899 although
he official Statisticians report that the
cost of food has advanced since the
rate Of wages was fixed 10y statute full
~ 1925 per cent. During the Same
years the wages Of printers i'm private
book publishing OF job printing estab-
ilshnents advanced throughout the
United States as follows: COmpositOrS,
male, l4.G7 per cent; compositorS. fe-
male, 2h.3u per cent; press feeders,
male, 22.il per cent; press feeders, e
male, 21.21 per cent; pressmen. 11.Tj
per cent.-Il. +. Newcomb.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
THINK 11iiCcHT,--TO Be RIGHT
\ MENTAL MOSAIC.

When thought, are born,
Though they be good and humble.
one should mind
How they are reared, or some will
90 astray
And shame their mother. JEAN IN
CELLO.
Those who think must govern those
that toll
Thinking Is the talking of the soul
with itself.
Thought, one awakened, does not
again slumber
Great thoughts, like great decds,
need no trumpet.
There is nothing either good or bad.
but thinking makes it 50.
The revelation Of thought takes men
out of servitudo into freedom.
Man is but a reed, the weakest in
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
Early to Bed

and earl, 10 rise, make, one healthy, happy and
wise especially II you take licrhinc before rrtr.
ing A positive cure for CONSTIPATION, Dyspepsia
and all liver complaints Nj, S., Columbia,
Tenn writes; Il always keep supply ~ your
fIerbne on hand, Am so pleased with the relief
10 gives in constipation and all liver complaints
that words cant express my appreciation Sold
b. Woods & Orme
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06

nature, but lac is a thinking reed
The mind conqucrs everything II
gives even strength to the body.
Thought can never ho compared With
action but when it awakcns in "a, the
image of truth.
The mind can weave itself warmly IL
the cocoon of its own thoughts. aud
dwell hermit anywhere.
Our thoughts are the epochs in out
lives; all else is but as a journal )f
the winds that blew while we were
here.
Thoughts may he classified a. friends
and enemies. Charitable, inspiring
uplifting thoughts are our friends,
and discordant. malicious, life-dt-
stroying thoughts are our enemies.
Brooding over the evil that YOU haze
done will never correct that evil.
Rather will it make possible a ropo-
tition of the thing dwelt on. SCI
your mind the other way. Thin.
honest, pure, kind, courageous
thoughts all the time, and your MUD
will have no time for their oppositos.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets, Drugreists refund money if
it fails to cure. Il. W. Gloves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
DO YOU OWN A H0RSE2
Electric Light Plants Are Like Horses
In Some Respects

G'SSN'o AI9nt RAMS are Like TorSes
In Some Respects.
The subject OF depreciation is well
worthy Of rhe careful consideration Of
hose who are prone to ignore that
TEN in estimating the cost Of lights
supplied by municipal plants But az
more people own horses than lighting
plants II may be- helpful 10 consider
depreciation as applied 10 horses.
You pay $3.50 FOR fivc-ycar-old
aorSe. That's original cost If You hor-
Dw the money you must pay interest
on II, II you don't borrow il You lose
he interest you would get il You didn't
)uy the horse Either way ll'> interest.
You feed thc horse. and perhaps hire a
nan 10 take care If him That's upcr-
lting expenses. You get him Sh0d Oc.
.as!nnally and call In The veterinarian
'cpdlrS. After few years. in spite of
be best Of care. rhe horse is no longer
capable Of doing the required work
md /, sold for $50. a loss Of 5000 As
compared With the original cost. That's
depreciation. If YOU haven't laid that
~ ycar by year on of the horses
earnings, you've got to borrow Il 10
Juy new horse. and yolI may not
ind It easy TO do 50 If You haven't re-
3aid the original loau. That's what
asppens to municipal plants that don't
provide an adequate depreciation fund.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06

WHO hath woe? Who hath sol-
row? Who hath contentious? WI 10
hath babbings? Who hath wounds
without cause? Who hath redness
of eyes? Theyssthat tarry. long at the
VINE those who 90 to seek mixed
wine.
"Look. thou not upon the wine
when it is red, Ewhen it givetb it. col
or in the cup, when it moveth itself
Alright. At the last it.bitcth like a
serpent and stingethLlike an adder. "
Woe unto him Lthat giyeth his
neighbor.. drink, that putteth the bot
tie to him and maketh him drum en-
also.
Woe unto to him that buildeth a
town with blood and establisheth Il
city of iniquity.'
Woe unto them that rise up early
in the morning, that they may fol-
low strong drink that continues un-
til night. till wine inhames them.
CREED or THE WHOLESALE LIQUOR
DEALERS.
At meeting of the Wholesale
liquor Dealers of the United States.
~ - ,-,.,-, 80
the following Is taken from their
s-a~-------------A------
CleIu,
I'VE believe that wine, and spirits
are a blessing per Sc, intended by an
All-Wise Providence to bring health
and happiness to mankind.
I'VE believe that their mission is
to carry light. into dark places, to re-
and physical WEAKNESS
with strength and laughter; to kind c
the fires of9ssbrotherly love and lift
men out of self and into the realm of
broadest charity
I'VE believe that the saloon and |
the cafe can, and should be, so con-
ductedsthat menEwould not hesitate
to visit them accompanied by their
wives and children, and that the at
mosphere of such places should be
beneficial to both body and mind.
I'VE think that the saloon should |
be the wOrkmen's club in the truest |
sense, and that the efforts of society
should be toward developing it into
such an institution
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
Senator sorahum In Doubt.

"Do you think that municipal own
rship would eliminate graftY
Il am not quite sure" answered Sen
Itor Sorghum, whether It would elimj-
late IT or simply originate new kind"
Washington Star.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
Which Of The Two. CreedS do You PTeter9

CREED f.TnE ANTl-SALooN LEAGrF
"Winc is a mockcr, strong drink is
raging and whosocvcr is deceived
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

on the head and instantly killed him.
The two others, attached by their rope
to his dead body, were unable in their
precarious foothold, to resist the
shock, and were Immediately swept
away down the coulor at terrific
speed
Their axes were torn from their
grasp, and Gentinetta, who never lost
CONSCIOUSNESS, was convinced that
death mus await them at the end of
that awful journey. He retained his
presence of mind. About 500 feet be-
low the spot where the party was car
ried off, a small bergschrund. or crew.
asse, ran across the ice slope which
forms the base Of the Matterhorn on
its eastern side. Beneath the crevasse
are Ice cliffs. and any one shooting the
bergschrund and falling over these
would have sheer drop which would
be fatal
At the time of the accident the
crack was several feet wide, and into
1T the two still living men and their
dead companion were precipitated.
The chasm was partly filled with
stones and sand, and Mr.. Sloggett fell
face down. His jaw was broken, and
he was almost suffocated
Gentinetta though terribly bruised,
seized the helpless form of his en-
ployer and pulled him out of the po-
sition in which he lay. They were still
in great peril. for the accident hap
pened at the hottest part of the day,
and every little while falling stones
and ice, being freed by the thaw,
plunged down the couloir. By an eff
fort that was almost superhuman,
Gentinetta managed to take his EN-
ployer, though without the aid Of axes,
up the CLASSY. blood-stained wall to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15
Rush of Tourists to Alps .. L..
Starts Ne1v Roll of Denth

The dangerous spot of climbing the
Alps is spreading it's allurements be-
fore tourists, and never-ending
stream is turning toward the snowy
heights, Grindenwald, Zermatt and
Ohamounix, being, as heretofore, the
chief points of attraction.
There will be deaths in number,
for never season passes but several
hundred lives are lost to the ambition
to scale the ice-bound precipices.
1t is never possible to get an &C.
curate account of the total number of
casualties every year, for the Alps
curving around Northern and Western
Italy and touching in several coun-
tries cannot be made to yield absolute
ly accurate statistics.
The nearest approach is the roster
OF the Alpine club, in which is filed
the name of every person meeting
death in the Swiss Alps, as far as can
De discovered. This shows that in six
years, from 1898 to 1904, there were
514 fatal accidents. AS the Italian
Alps yield at least an equal number, it
Will be seen that the average is al
ways around 200 a season. The loss
IS increasing, not diminishing.
The Alpine mountaineers seek to
make light Of catastrophes, and say
that they could have nearly all been
prevented had the parties been in
charge Of competent guides, but this
argument does not hold good in the
light of the facts.
A typical accident, the story of Mr.
Sloggett's fall on the Matterhorn, is
fairly descriptive of the dangers that
menace every climber, even in the
hands Of the best of guides.
With two guides, Furrer and Cen
tinetta, this young Englishman was
coming down the mountain after an
ascent.
At one spot it was necessary to
cross couloir, or gulley of suow and
Ice, and down this channel fall most
of the stones that detach themselves
from the shattered face Of the peak.
Furrer, the leading guide, was making
his way over, when stone, dropping
from considerable height, struck him
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15
Woman Can Double Her Charm
by Mastering Facial Expression

The woman of today who would ex-
ercisethe full limit of her charms
must educate her features.
1t is not enough that she be Young.
pretty and know how to dress. I'm
less she is mistress of all the chang
ing shades Of countenance, she will
fall short in attraction of another wo-
man not so well equipped in the es-
sentials, but who knows how to make
mirror of her face. ~
BY the education of the features the
plainest person may take on a certain
amount of good looks. while beauti-
full woman may become absolutely
radiant.
The face is capable of an infinite
variety Of expressions. A good part
OF the art of the actor consists in
knowing how to so dispose his fea-
lures as to give them the varied ex-
pressions of grief, horror, amusement,
whimsicality or affection.
Why the average pretty woman, SO
| willing to go the limit in other direc-
tons to make herself more attractive,
has permitted the fertile field OF face
education to be monopolized by the
theatrical people is a riddle.
The best things can be done with
the eyes and the mouth Not much
is possible with the nose, that is fixed
and rigid. 1t can not be made to
dimple, nor can tilt be turned into
classic Grecian.
AS If to compensate for this, is the
fact that almost any shade of express
sion can be thrown into the mouth and
eyes.
The mouths of those who are sullen,
morose or unhappy are nearly always
turned down at the corner. Uncon-
sciously they have in years Of habit
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

posed this expression, till it has be-
come habitual. BY constant use of the
muscles that pull down the corners OF
the mouth, a forbidding appearance
has been impaired to face that ought
to be cheerful and happy.
The remedy for this is not to twist
the mouth into perpetual grin, for
this just as ugly as a fixed frown But
keep the lines of the mouth straight
normally. so that the occasional smile
may seem TO spread sunshine over the
whole face.
Regarding the eyes, it must be re-
memhered that it is the lid of the orb,
and not the eyeball that gives express
sion. The eyeballs themselves are en-
t1rely devoid of any possibility of
change. any more than a colored
marble would be, but in the manner
that the eyehalls either drape or ex.
pose the eyeballs is possible some OF
the most wonderful charms granted to
the human face.
The brows also assist materially in
this performance, and if woman has
only average good eyes, she can get
wonderful effects from them merely
by understanding just what set of
muscular actions can produce at will
the varied shades of affection, sur
prise, coyness, the roguish, the viva
clous, coquettish. or appealing.
These muscles can be trained lust
as readily as those of the arm or leg,
Dut not many women have had the
wisdom or the energy to attempt the
work The method is easy, and no
instructor is needed. The only equip
ment is always to be found in the
boudoir Of any woman from queen to
peasant, a mirror.
Seated in front of this the woman
who aspires to train her features
should let her face take on it's vario-
Gus expressions. She can make them
natural by thinking of some events
that have especially pleased, and then
lndulging in expression that is evoked
lnstinctively at the thought OF pleas
IRE.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

The worst feature of most of the
Alpine accidents is that the unfortu-
mates get into predicaments from
which no outside help can come to
them, even though other persons be
near. "~~-.-~.-
For example, the guests of a hotel
In Southern Switzerland stood on the
veranda for three hours and watched
two men wage a losing fight with
death.
They were climbing to a peak over
the edge of vast abyss, having
slipped to it from path above owing
to the breaking of a rope. q,
Guides made every effort to reach
them, but long before any one could
make a way up the mountain the
strength of the unfortunates was ex
hausted, and those on the veranda
had the horror of seeing the men, one
by one, weaken, and drop, falling into
chasm so many thousand feet deep
that there was no hope even of re.
covering their bodies.
Four students attempted to 20 Nd
the Olperor in the Swiss Tyrol. They
were caught in the path of a land
slice without a moments warning, and
with not chance in the world to
save themselves, they were swept over
the brink of the mountain to die on
the rocks below.
The fatalities this year are main.
tanning the average, and have already
passed the hundred mark.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

was opened they flew out OF il without
touching the jamb Or frame.
"Afterward. in flying through a
sewer tina: made a right angle, the
bats turned at the proper point with
out brushing the walls, and they few
through threads suspended from the
ceiling without touching them, though
between the threads there was only
an interval sufficient for their passage
with spread Dinions
Bats. living in the dark, have found
their eyes almost useless, and have
developed a sixth sense that takes the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

| is fluent, impressive and eloquent
| speaker, possessing the graces of the
real orator; winning his audience with
| ease and holding its attention to the
end. He is in constant demand on
fraternal occasions; when the history,
| principles and purposes of the Order
are presented by him in such an at
tractlve way that favorable and last
ing impression is always made. Last
| year he visited the District Grand
Lodges Of Virginia and Maryland, at
their annual sessions, delivering adj
dresses that were received with great
applause. He was the orator on the
occasion of the Goth anniversary of
Harmony Lodge SIS, at Alexandria,
Waffle first lodge of the Grand Unit
ed Order of Odd Fellows established
south of the Potomac river-and his
speech at that time evoked an enthusi-
astlc demonstration and received the
mos mplimentary mention in the
daily and weekly press. At the session
OF the Pennsylvania District Grand
Lodge, held in Harrisburg on the 18th
and 18th of this month, he was orator
Of the day and delivered an address
that will occupy an unusually promin-
ent place in the proceedings of hat.
meeting.
Mr. Houston's knowledge of parlia-
mentary law, legal training ant fine
tact combine to make him an excep-
tlonally able presiding officer; these
ouallhcatlons strongly endorse him for
the position in which his friends aspire
TO place him: because man possessing
these qualities is needed TO preside
over the deliberations of great BODY
like the B. M. c. His residence in
within such short travel
ing distance of the Headquarters at
Philadelphia, where the Grand Master
IS compelled to make frequent trips
is worthy of consideration from an
economical standpoint. This matter of
travelling expense will be a great say
ing to the Order which now has under
taken the stuDendous task of erecting
one hundred thousand dollar Office
building.
MI. Houston enjoys the esteem and
confidence, not only Of the members of
the Order, but men everywhere who
nave the pleasure of knowing him: he
is man of fine character, pleasing
address, clear convictions and an enyi-
able individuality. He will make
most successful Grand Master of the
Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows:
serving with credit to himself and
great advantage to the Order. From
the expressions throughout the coun-
try Il seems that he will be over
Wheimlngly elected when the delegates
record their selection at the meeting
OF the 3. NJ c. to be held in Richmond
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

can analyze with a surgeons certain
ty. Once she has the right express
sions she can exercise the muscles
that produce them until at will she
can make her face take on just what
appearance she wills.
When the more important express
sions are secured then come the grad
uations, the lighter shades All are
entirely within the powers of any wo-
man of average intelligence and rea-
sonable persisteEcy.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

BY the effect she produces with her
new tricks of facial education, she can
soon tell whether or not she is on the
right track.
BY trying on various persons the
expressions she has mastered, and by
studying the reception they get, it is
an easy matter to determine which are
good and should be kept, and which
are ineffective and ought to be dis
carded
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

At the foot Of the Gross Glockner,
in the Eastern Tyrol, is little GENE
terry, where is it said every other
grave is the last resting place of the
victim Of an Alp climbing accident.
1t is estimated that every summer
a matter of some three million persons
visit the Alps.
Many Of these, with the daring OF
the uninitiated, scout the talk of dan
ger, and insist on going to places
which have officially been termed
dangerous, and where the guides only
go with greatest reluctance.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15
Woman Commandment.

Mrs. Albert H. Metcalf is the first
woman to hold the position Of COM
mandant at a United States navy
yard. She has been appointed to fill
that post at the old and almost de.
serted yard at Sackett's Harbor. Her
husband was the commandant at the
time OF his death. There are but a
few hundred dollars worth of govern
ment property remaining at the yard.
Mrs. Metcalf will receive 81 a day
for keeping friendly eye on it. She
is the third of her name to hold the
position.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15
Scotch GoIfjnu Law.

There is an immemorial Scots golf.
ing law that a caddie is entitled to a
bottle of whiskey on his master doing
hole In one on any golf course.
England improved upon this in 1903
when Lionel Ridpath bequeathed to
the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf club
sum of $25 on behalf of the sixth
hole, and provided that SIS of the CAPT.
tai, which is to be invested, shall be
given to any player who holes out in
one at any club meeting.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

make meal of his catch: proceeded
to dress it. While removing the en-.
trails he noticed something hard in the
flsh's stomach and Cd opening it found
a fine gold wedding ring 1t is plain
band. and en- the inside surface are
plainly engraved "A c. to NJ B."
The supposition is that. the ring
was lost by some person while bathing
In the river. A ring similar to the
one found in the fish was lost in the
river near Corning, twenty miles down
stream from Red Bluff, over a yea,
ago.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15
Best Educated Policemen.

Bolton, England, claims to have the
best educated police force in the
world. The local authorities arrange
special lectures for the police force,
and every policeman not on duty is
expected to attend. At these lectures
they are taught, among other things,
the grounds on which convictions
may be obtained and the best way
to give evidence.