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New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
..LENTAL- NlLPR4CTICL.

.,ond many persons VINO have no SyEip"thH
with her cult will congratulate tle Nthei""i0
founder OF Christian Science Tor her lIteItS'-
iuer and valuable discovery of Il sin long suS-
nected but never adequately diagnosed to VII
..mentaI maIpractice' II the ability TO make
clever characterization IS symptom % =
sound mind Mrs.. Eddy will surely CONF
through tle examinations OF the aHch!S'9 WIZ
lvin.y colors. For her phrase, mental mas
practfce.' originally used in a narrow sense
with reference to the Vaccinations OF some
Roston rivals is not only exceedingly APT
dnefcni tion for the ways of sundTy faita neal
crS bit also an excellent general term sultahle
ia cover all sins of opinion. doctrine ana pro''
.-;irda appearing in science politics and IL"
lesser arts We hope an iptuitIVc rlbiic "iH
accept tn" phrase in its wider conn"thtIop; "n
free use should simplify greatly tn" work ol
the critic, the attorney and the judge" as wen
aS clarity popular opinion on numerous l"h7
obfuscated topics.
In IFS general sense. which "" hop" Inc coihef
will accent. mental malpractice consists II
the inlnroDer treatment of the inteilect; or NOR
sneciticaliy. >nch treatment produces INJURY
or is Illegal or immoral. The reader VIII op-
serve at d glance how nicely the new term
describes such apparently Heterogeneous ac'N
as fal educating ii child that he can 90
nothing but read I.ivy. play Mozart ana Il"
clerk in = notion store: thl fostng fake st"-
1istics about municipal ownership. socialism, tic
temperauce question aud so forth, upon IN
telgent but crculous persons; tcl perVfr'ihS
tIa sense of correct statistics on the same anu
similar topic, to the confusion ot the I'M
skilled: ,dl convincing folks that there Is no
money in tie street railway business unless All
the straps are kept busy: tel Wei. You c'i
carry on the list nd inffnitam 1t should III
Glide every subtle sophistry, every brazeh Ht'
every dark insinuaton against mems characters
and motives everything making somebody nc
Iieve nonsense. Mental malpractice thus ap-
rcars to be crime infinitely more serious anu
more prevalent than medical malprartic'- W nat
Il pity that there isn't convenient hietioo W
nrnishinc il according 10 its dcmcrlts.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
ygE PENNSYLVANIA CAPITOL.

4 new chapter has been opened in the histery
of the Pennsylvania Capitol scandal The politl-
al fur.iisleTs' and architectural price boosters
vino SET a now standard IN ms 5gnfcenee, II not
IA ariisfi. achievement at least in Per foot
ard per pound charges, have now la face tue
coFsseauences Of their hraZen assault on the
STATE Treasury. The committee Of the Pennsyi-
zania Legislature which investigated tte fnr-
rsi~hins- of the Capitol has presented evidence
of p svyeeping conspiracy (" defraud the state
nn5 has named numerous officials ana coli
tractors against whom the institution Of riF'l
and criminal suits is recommended
From. the Gay. nearly year ago when the
Searer expeDSituro of over s9.t6a.oe0 on a ST.
staoae building was uncovered by treasurer
Berry The Tribune has not hesitated 10 say
4l;af the furnishing contracts involved pTima
rqcfe both gross extravaganza and unpardon-
able negligence on the part of the state anthori-
tics who we're charged with tie finishing OF tne
new Capitol 1t was obvious that more than
twice as much money was spent ms could nave
been needed to do the work. and the fact that
The expenditure was carefully hid from the
a,us3lic suggested eoilnsion and corruption As
The facts were slowly dragged TO light this
opinion was amply justified: for the investis2-
1oa has shown that the plot 20 loot the treas
sry was carefully planned and that the profits
&C ihe figureheads Il the actual work We're
Il iGelr distributed.
The report Of the Investigating committee rs
sxplsclt and comprehensive in its findings. lt
distributes cpIlsurp over wide area. The ceie-
a,.-sfel Board CT Public Buildings and Grounds.
of which Governcr Pennypacker was leading
member. is held 10 have strained and misin-
srrprated the laws, both Ia expeadng money
f-s- construction purposes ana IN using blind
..aause-eridenfiy inserted with reconciliation
n. ~. appropriation bili---;o authorize IL TO
f,ee au- rsoney in the State Treasury not other
y leo appropriated for furnishing the Capitol.
II was ciaring defiance Of ali the principles
of sou.,a administration 40 take blind and
.igs,1arcafly innocent phrase as a warrant for
lnskssig expenditures without any other limit
rlsaa tise cssh resources of The treasury. and
for mal1iB-- fisga without ti,c i.ssOr-iclGe Of
either fi-e Legislature or tho publie An admin
ssrafion with anr sense q I,leiic responsible
is werid IiaYe submitted eatirsates - fe Leg
is;stssre. OF Al least reported lis Ii.i.s - tls
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
KATTLEAHLr DETELOPlIENT.

We have not observed that the wires are hot
with Combinations OF the rumor that the Brit
isii Admiralty contcmpIates buildin" battle
ship 80 per cent larger than the preadnouGht,
ana that naval officers iii Washington are PLAN
ming one which will have an even greater dis
placement. Still, such stories tend 10 revive dis
cussion Of q question that has frequently been
propUlnded in the last two years: How much
further can the movement for an increase IN
size be permitted to so without a sacrifice of
efficiency!
The, Dreathlought differs from the most for
ndable of ;ts predecessors in two particulars.
Jts main battery consists of gums Of one calibrc
only, and it mounts ten Finch guns, instead of
only four. Though the wisdom Of these changes
Is not yet universally conceded, for the present
ii need not he disputed. In london and Wash
ington to say nothing OF other national cap
itaIs both innovations arc regarded with favor.
The next step in hattleship development, there
fore will probably be to increase the number of
l. incn guns. How great advance in this
particular will be practicable is evidently the
chief point 10 be determined. The size of the
floating platform needed to insure Il stable sup
port for such battery and the capacity of the
engines required for navigating it could be left
for later consideration.
Until within a year or two the guns on war
vessel have been SO distributed that they could
not all be fired in the same direction at once y
radical change OF policy seems to have been
initiated since it has been proposed to use only,
guns of one size, and it is also coming to be
believed that broadside fire is more Important
than fore and aft fire. 1t has been pointed out
that the Dreadn0ught can use only eight of her
Ten guns for broadside, whereas the 10000
ton battlesllips for which the American govern
rnent has recently closed contracts have been
designed so that all ten of their guns can be en-
ployed for thGt purpose simultaneously. Brit
ish designers have not hitherto fully accepted
this principle, but IL they TO do so and then
should attempt to mount eighteen guns on a
single ship, a difficult, though not insoluble,
problem would be presented.
In the latest American baftleship design con-
ceutraiion of fire is secured by putting the five
t,lrrets oD the central line OF the vessel. Were
that general plan followed by the British Adj
miralfy 1t could either provide procession of
nine turrets each containing pair of guns,
or. ly putting more guns in a turret, reduce the
number Of turrets Runor credits England
with the intention Of trying TO mount three guns
IN 4 tnruet Should that scheme prove feasible
rho number of turrefs needed would be six. or
only one more than the Delaware is to have.
rhe second arrangement would obviously be
preferable, as il would avoid the necessity for
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
Il BlasemeatS.


ACADEMY or NLSIc-A-I5-The Han Tree
AERIAL GARDENS-s s:;o-g1le Honey IE-pJieTs-
-lSEOzs-S- ii Yankee Tourist
BRIGHTON EFcAC.a PARKED S-Sr--iol 4Ha.el-
BIgOT-S:I:.- The sshU5-tlS Regiment
s-sSGEg-S II Fascinating Flora
COMFY IS54ASI-I.lna taTA-l.rt ainiat--
= fsFT EfgEoN- k-f5-Inc Little Ca-rub-
g-IBE-c AIs-ST-E-Tlse Wor;c in WAY
s5AsEaGI-TsSTEiN'S E2tsoE>2-l-' s-l-,f aeia--if--
FrE-FsAEI1 S,2I-AEf--S.ls-fEe Orchid
TAPFDTN DE PARTS-H-:Yt-Elli OF I.s'
-Ss-ICT[ERBOCk ER-s:I0-The Alaskan. ,....-
LINCOLN SQUARE - =-l5 - so - The iilreA '''I'
Millions
l.VCECAI-s: -s:3o-IaiT5l o'sls-
F.YFlC-S-Is-The Tadv from t-at,. $
MADISON SQUARE ROOF GAE;DI-c>-e;sJ- nc @N@'1
AID Re Millionaire
zssNFTATTAN beach Ss0-I-ain's EireTyor6s-
5 g-AVfgy-S-Ts-The Man Of The Hour
kal;fnborn C)fcefl.
~ sf-IS,-s-.Sl-The Time the Place and the Girl
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

The test OF the two-cent fare law IN missouri
is resulting in Il great increase OF passenger
traffic Tho receipts of railroads have risen
e. 600 a day in Kansas City. Passenger trafnc
as reported in st. Louis is as heavy as CURING
the exposition. The railroads admit the gam
but point out that the costs of operation nave
grown with it, and raise the question whether
the increase is not temporary, caused by ue-
sire to take advantage of the low fares n much
longer test is needed to determine definitely 'he
permanent effects of reduced rates on tF6fnc.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

Tge desire 70 remind our readers 'rko are
ctout 10 goare fhe city tsGt THE TRIBUNE acfH
&c sent D., mail 20 GHy address Ia thSS country
-, abroad aRd address changed as often as de-
sired Subscriptions BGg DC 9iUen TO yoar reg
slar dealer before IeaOiHg. oy, II more cohreii-
sent haBd them IN az THE TaIBUSE Office
see obgos;fe page for subscription rates
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

As a rule both transatlantic and coasting
steamers which equipped with wireless
telegra phic apparatus communicate with land
stations conducted as commercial enterprises.
If suitable facilities for reporting either safety
or accident do not already exist on shore IN
localities where they are needed it is not un-
reasonable for transportation companies to wish
to make the proper provision themselves. The
request of the United Fruit Company for the
privilege of erecting a station for its own ben
eft at the western extremity of Cuba had
exceptionally good pretext, and it has been
wisely granted large part Of the companys
traffic Is between New Orleans and Port Lirnon.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
.sep-1crIs z-laiI12 Gribl.,ts.
MONDAY. AUGUST 10. 1897.

This RctCSpCper IS otcHed ana published on
The T'riBaac Association, O Ae'c 0fI corpora
f5osl Office aad principal place or business IFso-
err Building, No l54 Nassau street Aei0 AcTs'
OggcH Hills president: NGthcaicf TWrfla. acc
g,rsgyy and 7reqSHyer. Tie address ar tie ef-
peers is INC office OF tktS neTsi.1PeT.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

The Southern newspapers are busy discuss
ing the clothes OF Representative John Sharp
williams Most of them think he should make
his promotion TO the Senate the occasion for
adopting garments of n more fashionable and
recent cut but not "The Columbia (S. CD
State" which observes that there ought TO be
"at least one man in Washington big enough to
"xear what clothes he pleases." Perhaps Mr..
williams thinks he is that man.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

giving an abnormal length 70 the ship Shouid
the story turn out TO be true, there Wouid nc
much curiosity as TO the method TO be pursued
in distributing the guns in a turnet. Would theE
he mounted side by side, or would small furre's
he sllrjarposcd on bigger ones:
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

If Chicago is TO get the Democratic N'''oil,',
,,on,-ention if will probably be necessary iiISt
for Mr.. Bryan and Roger Sullivan 10 p'iS '"7
Ratchet. 1t will be interesting 10 see 'ne 'o"
yention to nominate Bryan held under 'ile se"-
cral management of the man Whom ID or
pledged himself to drive out of she Deihocr'''i'
party
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

iect TO it. and want all the windows feft NOV
able, in the old cantankerous. ruction proVohiIs
way! It pretty nearly knocks out our r'''h ID
the progress of civilization
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

Cable dispatches tell US that German "iue
handlers admit that more "Niersteiiiei
Skinned to America than is proouceN " -
whole Niersteiner district 0ii''ii''''' ,,-et
more imported Pilsener peer III oo -. an
-. ,o,,1ll be brav-ed in a decade in Piisen- All
t,,is eroas to show that it will be many years
,oror, tbe noor consumer can put absolute 1ai'"
in a falIibIe food drink label.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

Costa Rica and the route of vessels WHICH ~
duct it lies close to the site OF the
Stallation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20
GOOD Jokes
THE AGcRAvANT.

The man was dotty. he was dopy:
His cerebral goo was rcpy.
And his think machine as gropy
AS the law could well allow.
In intelligence deficient
He was clearly inefficient.
But-he had a roll" sufficient
To asphyxiate cow.
nixed with any folks he'd bore EN-
showed his ignorance before 'em;
Inc societas chuporum
hailed in him a charter member.
with a virile vim and vigor
He would pun his oral trigger
And keep boring Ike a chigger
From the springtime to December.
Yet the thing that made me hate him.
Made me inwardly berate him,
Made me long to f1agellate him
From his shoes to his chapeau.
Wss that folks who should forsake hin
Used to dine and wine and cake HIM
Used to let his money take him
Where mere brains could never go.
Strickland w. GILLIAN. in Judge.
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Your Fortune in q Teacup.

Your Fortune in a Teacup.
To add zest to an afternoon tea
leave some tea leaves in each Gun
To do this using a strainer must be
omitted. Memorize this rhyme, which
is the translation of an old Chinese
tea song. and it win prove of interest
to the guests:
One leaf alone, alone you'll be;
Two togther, the priest you'll see.
Three In groups, your wish you'll
gain:
-Four. a letter from loving swain.
Five, good news the letter will bring:
Six In a row, a song you'll sing.
Seven together. great fortune waits
For you, so say the Tea-cup Fates.
Tea leaves short and tea leaves tall.
Bring you company great and small.
Tea leaves many and dotted fine
Are of bad luck the surest sign.
Tea leaves few and clean the rim.
Your cup with joy o'erf1ows the brim.
Fortune tea-cups with the signs of
the zodiac may be purchased, and one
always causes amusement at a party.
MADAME MERRI-
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ELABORATE AND PLAIN cusH.
IONS IN PROPULSION.
Sand-Painted Floral Fantasies Annono
the Finer Ones Shown-Hand-
some 5rocades Worked In
Many Varied Styles.

Among the most elaborate cushions
incidentally costing neat sum. are
the exquisite ones for the drawing
room and the boudoir de luxe of plain
with hand-painted scenes from Wat.
teau. Etched medallions of similar
scenes In fanciful shapes and border
ed by gilt-cord are temptingly dis
played. Hand-painted floral fantasies,
sweet peas, roses. lilies OF the valley,
besides other appropriate forals are
shown In graceful sprays on pale tint.
ed background in cream and black. A
most tempting cushion was designed
after the popular song. THE Honey
suckle and the Dee" Bees we're
shown gayly feasting upon cultivated
and wild honeysuckle. the whole be-
ang unusually realistic.
Very handsome brocades are shown
an scrolls and forals, both in satin
and velvet with gold and silver cord
and thread employed as high lights
and to emphasize certain parts of the
design. The edges are outlined with
thin or thick cord. sometimes silk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20
Photograph Place Cards.

Guests invited to dine with a host
ess noted for her clever schemes were
told TO find their places at table By
the photographs at each place.
To the wonderment of all, the pic
tures were of children. 1t was some
time before the Judge was recog-
0ized as the lad in knickerbockers
sitting curled up In big chair with q
picture book spread out in his lap.
The 'matron" was discovered as a
wee six-year-old girl, ciasping a doll,
while the "debutantc" turned cw to
be the small miss in perambulator,
with an orange In one hand and .
stick Of candy tightly grasped in the
other
AS the color scheme was red. the
photographs were neatly framed in
red ribbon. bow. At the corners:
through one of these loops there was
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20

situation. Every house could be i'm
proved by the addition OF vine
somewhere, but the fndiscriminata
planting of any one kind OF climber
should be discouraged. Such vines
as the Dutchman's pipe are very suit
able for verandas where deep shade
is an object, because the leaves are
large and heavy. 1t is impossible for
the sum to penetrate through 4
healthy growth Of Dutchman's pipe
vine leaves. The beauty Of this vine
Is not In the blossom. The blossom n
odd and shaped like q Dutch nina.
but 1t Is inconspicuous. The heayvl
foliage is che chief attraction Of the
Dutchman's pipe vine.
For front verandas nothing can ba
prettier than the light Madeira vine.
and English Ivy where the winters
are not too severe. There are q
great many ANIMALS that make quick
growth for screens, but they are not
well calculated for the front OF the
house. Vines that climb to the roof
leaving stalks bare and q bunch Of
foliage at the top should be avoided
on the front porch. This IL a peculi-
arity OF the Virginia creeper, but il
may be corrected by proper pruning.
In selecting a house plan the dtrec-
ton in which the house faces must
be taken into consideration. Any
frontage IL good II the house il built
to suit 1t IL just as easy to select a
plan with the kitchen on one side a.
to have 1t directly In the back. The
difference in comfort. extending over
a number Of years, win well repay Z
little careful consideration on this
point There are great many things
to consider. and this IL one Of the
most important but one that often Il
overlooked. BY all means build =
good suitable kitchen and give the
good wife chance to enjoy her work
ing hours
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20
THOSE GOLDEN LOCKS.

Theirs had been a love-match pure
and simple-in fact. they had eloped
and hinty-hearted parents had proved
oodurate. Therefore they had nothing
to live on but love. and they grew thin
on It. AT last starvation stared them
in the face.
"Oh. George" walled the young
wife, what shall we do? / am SO
hungry"
Alas! know not, darling." he
sighed, fondly but sadly toying with
her iuxuriant tresses.
But ! know. George" she suddenly
exclaimed. after a pause. II will sell
my hair,"
What" he almost shouted. Bar
ter those golden locks for base dross?
Have them cut OF by a souIless bar
Der! Neyer-never! will starve
frst!"
But George" she assured him,
they do not requiring cutting or
See!" And she detached the glistening
three-guinea switch from her haid and
laid 1t in his hand.
That night the young couple supped
luxurfousIy; but still he was not
happy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20
NOT AN ORDINARY MEMORY.

The driver Of the furniture moving
van admitted that he had very bad
memory. In fact he could hardly re
member what work he had performed
the day before.
No. can't recall Just where 1t was
that Mr.. Suddenmove had me take his
household goods. My memory is very
poor. sir" he replied to the bill col.
lector.
But you moved him only : week
ago."
Yes. sir. but you see we move so
many people that it's hard matter to
recollect"
The bill collector slipped a half dol
lar In the mans palm. That ought
to do your memory good" he re-
marked.
1T ought to-" the man replied. but
you see this amt no common, every.
day memory of mine, and it has to be
logged considerable Why, 1t cost Mr..
Suddenmove dollar to make me for
get"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20

A club composed of young men and
women gave this entertainment,
which delighted their friends and was
a social and financial success. Invi-
stations We're sent out for IAN Eve
ming with Christy." and some ~ or
more OF this artists pictures were IL.
illustrated by tableaux. among them be-
ing: The American Girl" Making
Bread Pills." Rival Beauties" 1.-The
Widow and Her Friends" The Night
mare Of Young Man Who Dreams
He Is Marrying for Money" and The
Society Girl"
There was little or no expense at
hached to the affair. except the col
fored lights, each one participating
was responsible for his or her cos
'tume. Light refreshments were
served at small price; the young
men donned aprons and caps and act
ed in the capacity of walters. So the
sum made for charity was goodly
one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20

Its wide opening into the sitting room,
and its three pleasant windows look
Ing out on nicely kept lawn through
well proportioned porch. The shape
and plan of this room offers itself
easily to artistic decoration. The Dor.
there openings in fact make the hall.
parlor and sitting room almost like
one room.
Another interesting feature OF this
plan is the side entrance to the sitting
room This is the most sociable room
In the house. Taken In connection
with the dining. room it offers a very
comfortable proposition, the doors
and windows being carefully placed
for light aad ventilation; AM the
proportions are such that the furni-
ture is easily arranged to look right.
There is also q back entrance to the
sitting room opening onto the back
porch
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20

Hand-Painted or Tinted Pillows.
feathers are immensely liked. More
conservative tastes prefer the bright
hued cushions with little or no decor
alton.
Stenciled effects In leather cushions
are very good, these usually SHOWING
up In a lighter or darker shade thar
the cushion itself or I'm pleasantly
contrasting shade.
For example, very rich design was
in a warm shade of ten suede with
black fieur-de-lis outlined in raisina
circles Of gold yellow paint touched
with gold. The same idea was also
shown in scarlet saphion with black
feur-de-lis. Stenciled monograms, too
are amang the exclusive novelties
which the amateur artist may copy.
Altogether different are the cut-ouj
patterns OF leather. sometimes beine
an ail-over design, again a wide border
running diagonally through the center
and under which contrasting color Is
used.
Cushions of these rough and ready
materials look their best In a wen
stuffed circular design, the newest hav.
ing garfield corners. Many are stem
ciled in queer Japanese characters
and heraldic designs. When only .
little work is desired, then tinted pat
terms require only heavy cotton OF
silk for outlining purposes.
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Comfort for Cozy Corners

studded with beads or jeweled sequins
The circular-shaped cushion, witt
crossed bands forming diameters, ID
so treated without additional decora
ton which would mar the ornate bui
rich beauty of the sparkling lace.
Leather cushions Of all sorts and
conditions are enjoying great vogue
Brilliant ones OF scarlet, green, warm
brown and tans In suede and soft
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20

This back porch. communicative
with the main part OF the house, is ALI
most part OF the sitting room In sum,
mer time. A small table OF books and
sewing machine is often found IN
just such places during the warm
months. 1t is much better to read or
sew In the open air when conditions
are favorable. II the side porch looks
to the north or east 1t is sure to be-
comfortable In the afternoon. II it
faces the south a vine trained up to
ward on the direct rays of the sun
VIII make it almost as comfortable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-20
A PaIpabIe Plot.

Mrs. Du Ille-John, my dressmaker
arrived to-day, and l must have the
materials tomorrow.
Mr.. Du Ille-Eh? What? You said
you had written to her not to come
until next month.
Mrs. Du Iile-Yes. did. but she
never got the letter.
Mr.. Du lille (clasping his hand to his
breast pocket)-Woman! this is a
plot! II you had really wanted her to
stay away you would have handed
that letter to the postman yourself;
you wouldn't have given it to me to
mail.-N. Y. Weekly.