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TEACH BY EXAMPLE
GOOD METHOD OF lNsTILLlNe
TABLE MANNERS"
Children Will UneonseIousIy Copy the
Actions Of Their Elders-PIan
That Worked Successfully
In One Family.

There Is very little Of the doing
unto others as you would that others
should do unto you" in the bringing
up of children. q fact which children
learn sooner or later and instructive
iy resent under the consciousness Of
lack of fair play" somewhere, or
developed to rightly place. The
greater part of their poor little lives
is hedged around with a spiky fence
of "don'ts" that would soon bring on
case Of nervous prostration for their
elders If similarly tortured.
Now, If. as modern thinkers be-
lieve, children as rule are uncon-
scious copy CATS it is reasonable to
assume that good deal of training"
and guiding may be well done by the
example set them by their elders
rather than by the irritating system of
"don'ts" and "spanks" that fill these
small lives to overlooking.
To interest child In its own ere
form" is to see that reform" more
than half accomplished. and without
battle, murder and sudden death as
an accompaniment.
In view of this interest l am going
to suggest simple, pleasant and sue
cessful System" Of instilling table
manners into the education of the
average child that was carried on to Il
happy issue in a certain family of
my acquaintance.
/ Each child, from the youngest to the
Oldest, was given weekly allowance
ranging from three cents for the
youngest to ten cents for the oldest, of
~ years. For certain things-a
breach of table etiquette, for instance
"a fine was imposed that involved
the grown-ups as well as the children.
For each spot on the table cloth
penny was forfeited; also, for reach
ing across the table for anything, or,
for playing with knife, fork, spoon,
napkin ring, glass or cup. Hands
were supposed to be folded in the lap
when not engaged with knife or fork
n eating.
For any of the above misdemeanors
the grown-ups were expected to pay
penny all around to the children, but
the children gave up one penny only.
If grown-up CHANGED to upset cup
of tea or coffee the accident was greet
ed with a comical shout of joy upon
the part of the children. for this
meant five cents all around, and young
eyes danced with the prospect of
these riches. Spot pennies" could
be won back by the children for good
behavior between meals. but they
were never excused from paying the
penalty when the occasion arose to
give 1t. Under the fun an ironclad
rule existed which the little judges
soon learned to recognize and respect,
because 1t was fair play"
For the sake of teaching children
familiarity with the nicer table APP
pointments, SO that their parents will
never be mortified when guests are
present and children are expected to
dust their table manners and put
them on for the occasion, whether the
mother has one maid or none, bread
and butter plates. finger bowls and
immaculate liasn should be in daily
Use
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Women Mayors.

Once already within recent times
woman has been elected mayor of 4
town and become thereby famous. It
was some is years ago that Mrs.
Yates passed stormy ~ months n
the mayoralty chair of Onehunga, in
New Zealand. and her admirers claim
for her that never in the life OF that
town were its sanitary arrangements
SO perfect and Its municipal debt so
low as during her term OF office. To-
day in the village of Koelysona, in
ment is being tried. A woman, only
"a years Of age, has been chosen
mayor, and with her on the municipal
bench are four other members Of
her sex.
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To Stop Use Of Opium.

Consul-General Straight, of Mukden,
says that Chinese authorities have
been active in enforcing the provis-
ions of the anti-opium edict and 1t is
expected that all dens will be finally
closed by the early part Of June, 1908.
Proclamations in the vernacular have
been posted everywhere throughout
the city urging the people to abandon
the use Of the drug. There have in
the past been 1900 dens in Mukden.
the daily consumption averaging 200
packets, or about 1000 pounds day.
1t is stated also that about $500
pounds Of bean oil have been daily
used in the opium lamps.
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lR4WRRIDGE ON
CHEcgAREAHE GANAL.

the New Jersey capital had been called
for the purpose of advancing Tren-
toms interest as port.
As the New Jersey city is 40 miles
| farther from the sea than Is Philadel-
phia, necessarily 1t cannot become a
port without some advantage accruing
to the latter. 1t is of mutual interest.
therefore, that the channel of the
Delaware be made such as BELTS a
first-class waterway. The 30-foot chan
mel from the sea to this city, 1t is
said. will be fact by next June;
then an attempt will be made to have
1t deepened to 35 feet. At present,
nothing can be accomplished towards
this end. as the government engineers
reply, very wisely, that 1t must first
be demonstrated that a 3O-foot chan
mel will hold before money should be
spent on a survey for one of IS feet.
Trenton, however. while demand
ing better waterway has modestly
| asked for channel of ten feet depth
| at low water and 300 feet wide. 1t
will have to be cut through bar over
four miles long. which at present pre-
vents approach to the New Jersey
capital to all but barges of the shall
lowest draught. Trentons manufac-
lures and commerce are constantly in
creasing. and the railroads appear to
be entirely unable to prevent the
| freight congestion experienced at this
point.
| 1t was at this conference to which
the Philadelphia congressman and
Mayor Reyburn had been invited. that
the subject Of the Atlantic seaboard
waterways route was first preached.
Congressman ]. Hampton Moore cleo
trified his audience in the Trenton
chamber of commerce when he pro-
posed the scheme. The conference
had been called to hear a report on
the removal of sandbar in the river
and heard one of the most ambitious
and encouraging schemes for water
way improvements that had been pro.
posed for many years.
The plan suggested by Congress
man Moore for deeper waterways on
the Atlantic seaboard is said to offer
no especially difficult engineering
features. Neither is 1t believed that
it will require anything like the sum
about to be expended on the Mississip-
pi The waterways. for the great part,
are already here. What is needed Is
Improvement The route of coastal
waterways as planned would make
possible an entirely safe voyage from
Boston to Beaufort Inlet. in North
Carolina. for average sized coastwise
vessels, for it would be entirely lin
side" thus avoiding the dangerous
shoals in Nantucket sound and the
treacherous sands off Cape Hatteras.
In addition to these advantages, it
would materially shorten the distance
between many points on the route.
Storms, which now necessitate tho
seeking Of shelter. or a run out to sea,
would be avoided, thus shortening the
time Freight carrying vessels could
make the trip at any time Of the year
in perfect safety and on schedule time.
Delays would seldom occur and GER
tainly no more frequently than on
railroads. Philadelphia would be a
gamer, according to the belief of Mr..
Moore. by the adoption of his plan, for
1t occupies the geographical center Of
this waterways route.
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To Caramel a Mold.

Put in a mold six tablespoonfuls
of granulated sugar with enough wa
ter to molsten 1t. Set the mold on
the stove; tho sugar will melt and
brown. Meanwhile. with fork or
spoon, keep constantly stirring.
When 1t becomes golden brown
keep on the fire and turn the mold
over on all Its sides, allowing the
sugar to spread and even helping
it with the fork or spoon. Whea the
mold is well covered with the car
amel then pour in the mixture.
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The most ambitious waterways
scheme ever planned is that which
would give to the Atlantic seaboard
states a coastwise canal and create
for the east new era of commercial
independence. Even the most care
less reader in these days must have
noticed the renewed and even lively
interest in the subject of canals
which, SO far as they are projected,
surpass in extent and Importance even
those schemes for canalization which
4 century ago fired the Imagination of
everyone who had the prosperity of
the nation at heart. Throughout the
country waterway improvement
schemes are being prosecuted with
more earnestness than ever, and some
idea Of their extent may be gained by
the simple statement that the schemes
for these improvements already ap-
proved by the federal government en-
gineers represent an outlay of $780,.
100000
1t has become plain, especially to
those business men who have to ship
freight, that at present the railroads
are unequal to the task.
In the northwest the great lakes,
forming natural outlet for trans
portation, are being more and more
utilized. Generally speaking the coun-
try is we'll watered, and consequently
better waterway transportation may
be said to be potentiality. But all the
water courses in the United States
are not naturally fit for the traffic
They must be made fit, and this, in
most cases, is a simple matter of ex-
penditure. President Roosevelt has
given his approval to the schemes of
the middle west to make the MISSISSIPPI
pi deep water route from St. Louis
to the gulf This will cost, simply to
start the plan effectively, $100,000,000
BUT those who know the value of
water transportation do not hesitate
to say that it is worth 1t. New York
is spending more than that amount to
resuscitate the Erie canal which, by
the way, so years ago, was said to be
responsible for the commercial de-
generacy Of Philadelphia.
A canal is being cut through the
isthmus which connects Cape Cod
with the mainland This will bring
Boston "a miles nearer New York, to
say nothing of the elimination of a
route through Nantucket sound, which
Is dreaded because of its dangerous
shoals. Within three years, 1t is ex-
pected, this canal will be ready for the
passage of coastwise vessels, for 1t is
comparatively simple task. The cut
ting necessary from Buzzard's bay to
Cape Cod bay will be about seven
miles in length. A regrettable feature
Of the undertaking is the necessary
destruction of the beautiful houses of
President Cleveland and of the late
Joseph Jefferson.
While this scheme is designed to
eliminate dangerous route, the pro-
posed Norfolk Beaufort Inlet canal
farther down the Atlantic coast Is in
tended to make 1t unnecessary for
coastwise ships to venture in the
treacherous neighborhood Of Cape Hat
teras, which has reputation Of being
the graveyard Of shipping.
Valuable as are both these projects,
they may be made more far-reachlng
In their beneficial effects by the coast
wise waterway project. The origin Of
this plan, which is national in scope,
10 to be found in 4 meeting which was
held at Trenton. The conference at
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
Nut Loaf substitute for Meat,

To one pint dry crumbs add one
teaspoon of parsley, half teaspoonful
sage, one cupful finely chopped celery,
one-half sour apple. one heaping tea
spoonful finely minced onion fried to
golden brown in two tablespoonful
butter, one and one-half cups milk.
two eggs, and one cup chopped nuts.
Form into a long loaf and bake for
one hour in baking pan, basting 1t
frequently.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
cucumher catsup.

After peeling large, ripe cucnmbers
remove the seeds. Mince up fine and
place in colander to drain for 10 min
utes. To every quart Of pulp add two
tablcspoonfuls Of grated horscradish
one teaspoon OF salt, one half pint OF
vinegar and one-half saltspoon OF pep
rcr. Mix thoroughly and NIL small
bottles. This is fine with fish or
game.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
For the Pastry Cook.

When making apple or any fruit
pie always place The quantity Of sugar
required on lower crust first, and you
Will never have runcycr pie.
In mincemeat or any meat pie insert
paper chimney or funnel in upper
crust, and no more tears will be shed
over leaky pie.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
Vinegar TaHy.

Two tablespoons of vinegar, four
tablespoonfuls OF water, six table
spoonfuls of sugar. Boil 20 minutes,
then pour in buttered plate. Delicious
and harmless.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
Pail for sweepjno.

When sweeping have handy light
weight pail. and as your dust pan fills.
empty it into tho pail. 1t save endless
trips, keeps the dust from flying, as
the dust can be taken up at each step
and not scattered through the lower
hall
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MANY-s SIDED NEW YORKER

August Belmont, whose name has figured
SO frequently in the New York traction scs.n-
dial, is many-sided man.
American representative OF the Roths-
childs, a firm which ranks high in the public
estimation of honesty any in the world he
is accused of entering into an unlawful COM
bnaton and conspiracy" to manipulate Pub
lie service corporation for his ends.
An ardent churchman, he has been con-
demned by his own bishop for his connection
with the state racing association, which WINES
at the law forbidding betting on races.
He claims to be a democrat and is said to
have financed the campaign of Alton B. Parker.
The descendant of the famous Commodore
Perry of Lake Erie fame and Of that other
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21

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English,
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Mrs Waing and Russians both writ
Mrs Wang well by writings She elaborated
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21

hallaw
he
Green
semina 1878 Alaska missionary.
attention Alaska the missionary
He
By 1897 he looked At for and
handso Of
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present dmcultea
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
New York city Railways.

New York city railways carry more
passengers each day than do all
Of the other railways In the United
States.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-11-21
MILLIONAIRE SOCIALIST

William English Walling of Indianapolis who
with his wife and his wifes sister, Rose Strunsky.
and Kellogg Durland, American friend, Of
Walling. was arrested and placed in jail in st.
Petersburg for short time recently. because
of their association with members of the Finnish
and progressive party, is the son Of Willoughby
Walling. former U. S. consul in Edinburgh, Scot
land. He is millionaire and ardent Social
list Opposition to child labor in factories, which
he first took up made him acquainted with lead
ing Socialists. who got him to share their other
views. Since his marriage to Russian he has
devoted much time to studying conditions in Rus
STA and this was his third extended visit to st.
Petersburg.
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BRADY "GoNE BROKE"

John Green Brady, three times governor of
Alaska used to be the tool Of the corpora
lions" and accused of being in their pay. Those
who believed the charges thought that he was
amassing enormous wealth. yet today he Is
practically bankrupt, with not dollar to his
name, and he goes back 20 his old home In
Sitka broke" as the miners say. He is So
years old now, and he Is forced to begin life
anew, youth, health, strength, money and friends
all gone as a result OF disastrous investment.
Brady is the son of lonEshoreman who lived
in a water front tenement near the foot of Roose-
welt street. New York When he reached his 9Th
birthday he had sold newspapers, blackened shoes.
run errands carried satchels for travellers and
picked up Junk. He slept in packing cases and
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Ms gasaaasS6
M$ IN THE PUBLIC EYE @A
A SUCCESSFUL SPECULATION

]. Brandt Walker the Spectator. who made
81, 100000 on Wall street in three months and is
returning home to Chicago with $6500,000 in his
clothes not to speak of $4,000 shares of stock he
is keeping to scslp the market with. has no love
for the nest of gamblers" known as Wall street.
year ago Mr.. Walker was, in the language OF
the street, down and OUT and about a million
to the bad
Mr.. Walker is 4 splendid specimen Of hui
manity physically He IL about feet in his stock
ings, broad.shouldered and deep-chested His
hair and his close cropped mustache are tinged
with gray and he looks about A. He has cool
keen brown eye and frank smile. He dresses
in the latest fashion and is not at all averse to
att puhlic attention lie Is particularly
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English
flannel with white silk back and tie rous dull gray silk pinned WIN
Chicago HIS
Office with velvet mating walls
bottles
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tell his
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Chicago, attorney tor the CHI
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-14
FISH SEEKS TO
DELAY MEETING
DOESN'T WANT STOCK HELD BY
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
VOTED.
MAY co into COURTS
Attorneys Framing Petition For an In
junction in Conformity With Ger
tain Corporation Statutes Of
Illinois.

Chicago, Oct. 13.--lt IL possible that
the struggle for control Of the Illinois
Central railroad between Stuyyesant
Fish and f. n. Hartman may be TAX
en- into the courts. Today the attor-
neys of Mr. Fish were engaged In
preparation Of a petition asking the
courts to enjoin any person or corpcr'
alton from voting any stock in the an
nual meeting to be held Wednesday
next which may be shown to be owned
CT controlled by the Union Pacific rail
read. The action, it is said, will be
brought under the Illinois statute
which prohibits one corporation from
owning stock in another. The attor-
news for Mr.. Hartman have already
declared in view of the possible pro-
ceading along this line that the llli'
nois Central, by reason OF its special
charter, would be exempt from the
operation cf this law. even If 1t were
not a fact that railroad corporations
are by, implication exempt from its cp-
Grafton. 1t is understood that It Is the
intention Of Mr.. Fish to obtain a tenn
porary Injunction by which the annual
meeting will be delayed until the court
can pass upon the question involved.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-14
STRIKERS HISS
LEADER SMALL
NEW YORK oPERAT0RsscRY "RE
SIGN AS. PRESIDENT LEAVES
MEETiNG.
STR KE WILL CONTINUE
Men in Large Cities OF Country Vote
To Stick--chicago Telegraphcrs
Make Big demonstration.

New York. Oct. 13.New York local
,Gf the Commercial Photographers TIA
ion at meeting today voted unani
mously to continue the strike against
the estern Union aud Postal Teie,
graph companies
The meeting was characterized ~
bitter exchanges between President
Small and ether speakers. The latter
charged the national leader with IN,
consistency in first claiming that the
strike would be successfully financed
and yesterday admitting that the gen
eral assembly was without funds and
with having conducted the fight In a
half-hearted, dilatory way. Small tried
TO explain his position but was fire.
quently interrupted by Kisses, When
he suddenly left the hall in the midst
Of the speech making cries of re.
sign" followed him. Tonight Small
issued a statement in which he said
he was willing to continue the strike
ii the men insisted,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-14
STEAMER TOW[D
TO PORT SAFELY
MARiPoSA, HELPLESS ON HIGH
SEAS WITHOUT FUEL GETS
RELIEF,
Seamen Went in Small Boat Seventy
Miles To Coast and Sent Mes
sage to San Francisco.

San Francisco. Oct. i3-The
Oceanic Steamship eompany's steamer
Mariposa which was adrfft without
fuel seventy miles off Monterey, was
towed into port this afternoon by the
tugs Dauntless and Relief In add
tion to her Grey the Mariposa had
twentyseven passengers including
several women and children on
board.
Last Thursday night the Mariposa
exhausted her supply Of coal oil. Or
Friday First Officer w. ID. Watson
volunteered to try to~reaeh 4 thes&0as
In small boat for the purpose o
securing aid and tow. Watson, ac
companied by Seaman j. iWyberg, f
Brewer, Il. Jeded and j. Ostefiedt em
barked In the ships wrecking boat
week were placed in the boat. They
headed for Monterey Bay and sailed
straight 70 rthat haven driven along
by fresh west wind until they were
about Is miles off the shore. At :
o'clock the wind died out but the sail
ors rowed to Monterey from whence
word of the steamers plight was sent
TO this city. Tugs were at once
sent out Yesterday afternoon the
Dauntless was later joined by the
Relief who assisted in towing the
Mariposa into port.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-14
NEAR DUE
IN PHILIPPINES
LIVELY INTEREST SHOWN IN
OPENING OF FIRST NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY.
Factions Active--Motion to Open AS
sembly With Prayer Defeated
BY One Vote at Re-
cent Caucus.

Manila, Oct 13.-Great interest is
shown in the opeiing of the first
Philippine assembly which will take
place this week and the arrival ot
Secretary Taft which comes at an
opportune time in the Inauguration
'of Philippine home rule. Already the
contendng political factions are
showing great activity and at eau,
Gus recently held the first brush oc-
cured over a motion ito have the as
sembly proceedings opened with
prayers. This was defeated by one
vote, on the broad ground that af-
fairs of the church and state should
be kept distinct. The caucus was
aattended by 48 delegates
The action Of the assembly an re
lating to political future Of the Philip
pines" is expected to be determined
largely by the opinion expressed by
Secretary Taft in his address at the
opening session. This is the view
held by Philippines as we'll as Ameri-
cans. The latter are generally in
favor of a specific pronouncement on
the Philippine policys
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-14
SAFE BLOWERS AT
WORK IN TENNESSEE

Dyersburg. Tenn, Oct. 10. Burg
lars entered the store Of T, j. Fltz
hugh, at Fowlkes. station on the
Illinois Central, five miles south &
here. scme time during the night. and
blowing the safe with nitroglycer'n
aud dynamite secured SEQ in postage
stamps, SIS IN cash and a quantity 81
valuable notes. The notes were
thrown away on the public highway
and Mr.. Fitzhugh found most OF them
this morning. The postoffice Is IA
his store, and the stamps belonged to
tho government.
G. w. Simpson and his pack OF
bloodhounds were sent for and the
dogs put on the trail, They ran down
two negroes in the Samaria neighbor.
hood, aud they were arrested. They
confessed to having been In the neigh
borhood Of the store the night before
but said they were returning from
church and new nothing about the
robbery. Officers brought them here
and they are now in jail. +
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-14
SIX OF FAMILY
DIE IN SMOKE
AFTER CELEBRATION OF COMING
NUPTlALS or DAUGTER
HOUSE CATCHES FIRE.
Father Tried to Save Five Daughters
From Flames--Mother and
TWO Small Sons
Escaped.

Gloversyille. N. Y, Oct. 13.-Six
members of the family of Solomon
Frank, a glove cutter, the father and
five daughters, were suffocated by
smoke when their home was de-
stroyed by fire early today.
The father lost his life trying to
spve his children following the dis
coyery of the flames by the mother,
who with two samll sons made her
escape, The oldest daughter was to
have become a bride early Ia Decen1'
Der, and last night there was social
gathering at the home in celebration
OF the approaching nuptials. The
gathering broke up at IL o'clock and
al 1870 when all had retired the fire
was discovered The origin is be-
lieved to have been due to defective
chimney