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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

three-inch tile laid all around the bot.
tom outside OF the wall with an outlet
at sufficient distance. The outlet may
be simply a sinkhole nlled with stone.
but 1t must be lower than the cellar
bottom and give a good opportunity
for any water that may accumulate TO
get away easily. II the ground ia very
damp have another course OF tile about
two feet above or half way towards
the surface.
The use OF cement mortar is a great
preventive against dampness In the
cellar and the way the cellar floor Is
made has a great deal to do with It.
You can make a cement bottom that
is porous, or you can make Ii water
tight just by the difference in the way
the materials are mixed. It some
times is desirable to have the back
end OF the cellar dry and the front
part Of the cellar somewhat moist for
fruit and vegetables, but this depends
upon what use you wish to make of
the cellar.
Great changes have come about in
building small houses within a few
years. Until recently the idea of hot
and cold water and a bathroom in a
house of this size was almost unheard
Of. In order to enjoy what are ordi.
narily called modern conveniences it
was necessary to occupy a large house,
but bathrooms, hot water in the
kitchen, gas and electric lighting are
growing more common all the time
and they are being installed in small.
er houses every year Because it is
necessary or because person prefers
a small house 1t is no longer necessary
that they should do without the COM
forts OF civilization. With the in
crease OF small houses fitted with such
Injuries the health of the people has
improved.
1t is generally understood that clean
illness is good thing for more reasons
than one. Cleanliness as long ago
as Bible times was recognized as one
Of the leading virtues. but the full ben
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
The WAY 1T DIDN'T HAPPEN.

"Mother." said little Willie Jones,
IF there's no work to do,
I'd like TO join the other boys
And so in swimming. too"
There's not a bit OF work to-day
Said Willie's mother kind:
It's useful to know how to swim,
So go-I do not mind"
Father said Willie to his pa
When he had older grown:
I'D like TO smoke and wish that I
A briar pipe might own"
And so you shall" said Willis's pa,
Proud OF his manly son:
And to the store no went TO buy
A real expensive one.
Dear folks" said Willie TO them all
When he was twenty-thrse.
II love Marie. and we're engaged
And married soon will be-
1--WE love her sol" ''she's Just the grill
The only girl for you we'd choose!
Which goes to prove these lines are falls
And writ but to amuss.
Clifford Trembly. In Puck.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject OF building for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
Renee az Editor, Author and Aanufac-
turer he 10. without doubt. the highest
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave-. Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A small cottage house 20 feet wide
by AZ feet 6 inches long is given In
this plan. 1t is built without an attic
which saves expense in roof construc-
tion and the low roof design fts the
general style OF the house better than
a high roof could. II Is a small affair
when measured up against the ordi-
nary house. but II contains more room
and more convenience than the ortho-
dox five-room fat in a city and 1t is
immensely superior when it comes to
comfort.
A person never appreciates the value
OF good cellar until they leave one
and go to live In a city fiat where you
have no cellar. except an ice box, and
no room to store a pint OF cider or
peck of potatoes. 1t is much better ar
ranged than fiat because you have
light on all sides and the bedrooms, as
well as all other rooms, are light and
airy, great advantage in both comfort
and health. BE il ever so humble
there is no place like home" is a senti-
ment that applies in a general way to
all small houses, but not especially to
this one because it is so attractive in
appearance. so thoroughly we'll ar
ranged and so comfortable that the
humble features are lost sight of en-
tirely
There Is a good deal In the shape of
the cellar. A good many cellars are
almost useless except to keep the
house up away from the ground, to
keep 1t dry and assist some in keeping
the lower floors warm. Some cellars
are too dark and musty to be desirable
and a great many cellars are too con-
temptibly dirty for any purpose what
ever. A good deal depends on the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

means that they board the next freight
train that comes along.
Thus, to accomplish results, there
must be cooperation between railroads
and authorities. To obtain this co.
operation several charity organizations
are planning a national educational
campaign and will seek to have ade.
quate legislation enacted and the laws
enforced. The railroads through their
regular employees and through their
police departments will work in har-
mony with the charity organizations.
Acute in Eastern States.
The tramp problem is peculiarly
acute in the eastern states. The av
erage number of trespassers killed to
every 100 miles of track in the United
States is l.6 persons. In the grour
of states including Louisiana, Texas
and New Mexico the proportion falls
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

0hicago.-What to do with the thou
saAds OF tramps who wander aimlessly
abost the country and interfere with
tho safety of passengers travelling on
tho different railroad systems has be-
come a serious problem, and has
aroused the charity organizations and
the railroad companies to the need Of
a general cooperation with the au-
tborities in an attempt to put an end
to vagrancy in all its forms.
At recent conference of represen-
tatives of several large railroads in
Minneapolis there was presented from
each road a set of figures approximate
ing the amount of damage sustained
by the different systems through the
deRredations of tramps. The total sum
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

reached the amazing hgure or $25,OOO,-
sae.
The showing made in the reports
was supplemented by reports of the
Interstate commerce commission,
which stated that in the last five years
1924 trespassers had been killed.
Not all of that slaughtered army were
tramps, yet it was shown that the
vast majority were of the class of
dmless wanderers whose vagrancy is
much mixed with viciousness.
An Army of Migrants.
Representatives of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad reported to the confer
ence that these hordes of the Tents of
Shem constitute one of the most seri-
ous problems with which the road
had to deal. Others, who were compe-
tent to testify, asserted that from one
half to three-fourths of all trespassers
were tramps.
10 was asserted that on the Balti-
more & Ohio accidents caused by
tramps were not infrequent, and that
the robbing OF cars, freight houses and
stations was of almost daily occur
renee.
James McCrea, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, declared that
the 300 Migrants arrested on his road
for trespassing in 1906 were but a
small percentage of the Migrants con-
stsatly travelling over the Pennsylva-
mia system.
Conference in Minneapolis.
At the Minneapolis conference ini-
tisI steps were taken to establish a
national vagrancy committee, which
will have as its work the study of
vagrancy and the recommendation of
measures for the reduction of vag-
rsncy and for the more rational assist.
ance OF the honest wayfarer out Of
work. It's field is very large, and be.
cause general knowledge of the real
facts of vagrancy is so limited, the ef.
feet of the committees work will prob
ably not be Immediately apparent.
Yet II is evident that much thought is
today being given to the question OF
the public's duty to the vagrant, and
OF the Migrants danger to the public.
Professional jokemakers have Hre-
ated out of the tramp or the "hol o, .
as he is more Familiarity known, a pic
turesque, happy-golucky soldier of for
tune. Possibly one tramp in a thou
sand justifies this pleasant concep-
ton, but those who know them best
have no illusions about the thousands
o. Migrants who roam over the coun-
try. In cities persons generally re-
gard the tramp frivolously as they
laugh at the colored pictures in comic
weeklies; but it is very different with
those who dwell In thinly settled dis
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

to less than a single person per hun.
dred miles.
But in group 2 of the interstate com.
merce commissions classification of
states, comprising New York, Penn.
sylvania. New Jersey. Delaware and
Maryland, the proportion rises to 80
per hundred miles of railroad in oper.
alton. This means that the largest
number OF tramps are in this and
neighboring states. The cities con.
tinue to attract the Migrants.
IL 10 the country districts and little
towns that suffer most from the "ho.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

site may be exposed to the north
winds or southern sunshine, either OF
which will affect the general condi.
tions and require attention when build.
ing. In a little house like this the
cellar becomes of more importance
than where the house is larger be.
cause you want the cellar for storage.
1t will be used for a great many pur-
poses, when a cellar in large house
would be neglected.
In building your own home It pays
to look after the building of the cellar.
After the excavation is made study out
for yourself the peculiarities of soil.
location and exposure. II the soil is
inclined to dampness have a course Of
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
Attractive BIouses.

Strildngly attractive are the blouses
made of black net striped all over with
black ribbon velvet and made up over
white silk. They have little balloon
sleeves, and transparent Jokes of lace,
which are easily taken out for even
ing wear. Other blouses that are pop
ular are made of striped or lowered
silks. grounded in the tone OF the
skirt which is far prettier than hav.
ing the waist an extreme contrast.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
Somewhat. Yes.

ut seems to me that Mr.. Bigg
hedde is somewhat given to ego
tism."
yes, somewhat. He saves all hi.
old shoes"
But what has that to do with ego
tism?"
He figures that he may marry
some day and have family, and ther
after he dies people will, he is sure
be willing to pay big prices TO his
heirs for something that he ever
wore. Chicago Record Herald.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
lakes No Part.

HE seems to be a good man, but
ne cheats in a horse trade. How can
he reconcile that with his con-
science?"
my dear sir, when a man trades
horses his conscience always goes to
sleep. Tribune.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

shape of the cellar to commence with,
but more depends on the manner in
which 1t Is built and the care it re-
ceives afterwards. All cellars should
be dry, that is there should be no per-
ceptible dampness. When eatables are
stored in a cellar there should be no
accumulation of mold. At the same
time a cellar should not be dusty dry.
Generally II cellar is five feet under
ground and the wall extends two or
two and half feet above grade the
cellar will be cool in summer. will not
freeze in winter and 1t will be neither
too dry nor too damp, but there are
local conditions which affect all eel.
lars.
Sometimes the ground is very damp
and In some places it is very dry. The
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
No Fiction.

The Father-What is that book you
are reading, my son?
The Son-Its a story Of man who
invested his money in a western gold
mine, and lost every cent of 1t.
"Oh. that's all right. my boy. was
afraid you'd got hold of work Of
lction!"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
After the HONEYMOON.

do you remember the first tins
you ever saw me?"
VERY we'll"
What did you think?"
81 thought ii was a pity you had no
friend who was kind enough to tell
you how unbecoming your hat was
Chicago Record Herald.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
It's Superiority Proved.

Mrs. Gadsby-And you liked Rome
best of all the European cities you
visited?
Mrs. Newriche enthusiastically
It's far superior to all the others!
Why, my dear, in Rome one can buy
souvenir postals for a penny that cost
two or three times as much anywhere
else!-Puck.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
A Pertinent Query.

"You are a millionaire" said Mr..
Dustin Stax
Il am" answered the young man
with matrimonial intentions.
Then it is needless to ask II you
can support my daughter in the style
to which she has been accustomed"
Il don't know" was the thoughtful
rejoinder. Does she play bridge
whist ?"-Washingt Star.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
A Lot Of nlHarnnnA

How is II that young Stun got EN-.
ployment before young BLUM, when
they started out together"
II think possibly It was because
young Bluff was ready to accept a po-
sition while young Stun went out and
looked for Job. Amer.
lean.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
Provided For.

Now back TO town to buckle down
VIII come the winter hoarders;
But winter will be kind to those
Who took in summer boarders.
Houston Post.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

Bill Shark-Why didn't you swim
for that dude who fell off the yacht?
Jim Shark-Oh, you see, he Is one
OF those candy kids" and DR.. Lobster
forbade me to eat any sweets.-Chi
cago Daily News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
WInaed.

you used to say / made you think
OF Angels
yes, but now you buzz and stab
more like a mosquito. Houston
Post.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27
PalIlatlon.

Knicker-He eats with his knife.
Bocker-Well, he sticks IL in him
self. and not in his friends.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-27

Agglootch. an Eskimo converted to
Christianity, went all the way from
the Aleutian islands TO attend the
national Christian Endeavor conven-
ton lately held in Seattle He was
full of zeal for his new faith; he
calmly endured the hardships Of
travel, and did not finch before the
unwonted heat OF the southern sum-
mer. But. says Youths Companion.
when he found that he must put on
frock coat and a silk hat for the
reception of distinguished visitor.
he lost his nerve. and started for the
land OF the igloo and the unboiled
shirt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
OFFICERS ASSIGNED.
General Wood To Take Charge at (
 ernnFfa WaIaAH

General Wood To Take Charge at Gov.
 ernOr's Island.
 Washington, May 3-The order as- signing various military officers to com- mand departments, proposed by the general staff. was issued today by the Adjutant General of the army.
 It provides that Major General Leon ard Wood. on being relieved from the command of the Philippine Division, shall assume command of the Depart ent of the East at Governors Island re- lieving Major General Aderick Grant Y Q is considered to assume command Of the Department of the Lakes at Chi caso, relieving there Brig. Gen. William H.. Carter, who Is ordered to assume command of the Department of Mis- souri. Major General John F. Wes- ton is ordered to assume command of the Philippine Division on the relief of Major General Wood next fall
 Major General Adolphus W. Greeley, on the discontinuance of the Northern Division. Is ordered to Vancouver Bar racks. Washington, to assume command General Albert L. Meyer is ordered to San Antonio. Tex. to assume command of the Department of Texas Brigadier General Earl D. Thomas Is ordered to Omaha 10 assume command of the De- partm"V' of Missouri. Brigadier Gen eral Charles l.. Hodges is ordered to report to the commanding general of the Philippine Division for assignment to duty in command one of the de- partments there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
STOP CARRYING PISTOLS.

The Legislature, when it reassem- bles, can perfect no legislation that will give greater satisfaction than en- aotment into law of the features of the bill introduced by Senator Hinson of Lowndcs County, in reference to the carrying of deadly weapons. It Is be- coming a daily occurrence to read of shootings and killings in Alabama, and In nearly every instance coming direct iy from the base and cowardly habit of carrying pistols.
 One of our North Alabama cotempo- raries, a short time since, in comment ing on this matter, said 1t was due to belt to prevent the negroes from going armed and intimated that the rest of the State ought not to be subjected to such restrictions. This is a narrow view to take of the matter. This car rying of concealed weapons and the troubles that flow from 1t cannot be limited to any section of the State. There Is no more violation of the law in regard to shooting and killing among white people in the black belt of Ala bama than in other sections. Indeed we doubt if there is as much. The negroes shoot and cut each other more than any other class of our popula- ton, but a law which will reach them will certainly be beneficial if it stops tho carrying of concealed weapons by all classes of population.
 The stopping of this cowardly prac- tice would immensely diminish the cost of trials in this State. It would lessen jail cost juries, witnesses, etc, in ad- dition to the higher consideration ot making life safer. The bill of Senator Hlnson is a step in the right direction, and if not exactly in the right shape 1t can be perfected so as to prove a blessing to Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
TAX VALUATIONS.

There Is but one place in Alabama where demand is made for raise In assessable values of property for taxa tion. Strange to say. that Is Birming- ham, where we had been led to believe values were so high as to put up on tax payers of that locality the burden of an over-proportion of taxation. It is evident that Birmingham needs more money for municipal purposes than can be obtained from the valuations now in force. Cities must take the action of County Assessors and Boards Of Revenue and the figures of Birming- ham property as they report them. do not yield the city enough taxes for its purposes. Hence. the Mayor appeals for higher valuations and Illustrates his demand by citing one notable in- stance which Is published by The Age Herald as follows:
 The valuations placed upon city forth DE n s mayeG sGuRy yars 9ens with clearness and force. He selects block se-the Peerles-Norton block as his frightful example. He shows J1dI II IS well NOTtH III tit Iudf hCt S2, ,0o0. .000, and yet the county officials say 1t is worth but $370,600-the result being that the city collects from 1t but ss,7o6. whereas 1t would yield in Nashville s22,500 year!
 This must be lone sample. It cer- tainly cannot be that other property owners place so low an estimate on their holdings.
 It is evident that the Tax Commis- sion is going to greatly increase the amount derived from taxation of prop erty. Dallas and Mobile have been formally notified that their returns must be increased practically fifty per cent. As the city officials of Birming- ham are asking increase of valuation 1t is not to be doubted that their wishes will be gratifed.
 So far as Montgomery County is con- cerned we know that city valuations are as high, if not higher, than any other city in the State. Those in posi- tion to know say that practically values here as put on the tax books will come up to the requirements of the Tax Com mission as made of the Mobile and Dallas authorities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04

rected in conjunction with an opinion concerning the trouble, the public. If ft thought about him at all. believed that Dennis Kearney was dead.
 Several things contributed to the phenomenal rise of KearneyN He had q rich and quaint Irish manner of speak ing, which enabled him to present his views in way that would most read- fly appeal to the class he wished to influence, He was earnest and hamboyant in speech and manner, and 1t is but fair to add that he was not very particular as to the methods he employed. Added to this was the fact that he found the conditions suited to such character. There was great ill-feeling and apprehension regarding the Chinese. The so-called yellow perir' seemed to many Californians, especially in San Francisco. to be not only impending. but present. Chinese were landing by ship loads, and to the Americans 1t looked as though the hated yellow race would dominate the country.
 Under such conditions and apprehen- sions. all that was needed was a man of boldness, ready speech, little regard for consequences and 0 style and man. ner that appeals to passion and intoler- ance. The most restless class of San Francisco's population was ready to raise the red flag when a leader should come, and the leader was ready to lead them into almost any extreme.
 All this was only thirty years ago. be 1t remembered. From a common laborer, Dennis Kearney leaped into prominence. notoriety and leadership From a poor man, dressed In the garb of the day worker, he soon became the rich man with the dress and assumed manner of the millionaire. How he so suddenly acquired mastery was due to the time and circumstances, as well as to the manner of man that took ad- vantage of the right moment. How he became rich was due to something else. His career. however. was me- teoric, and he went down almost as rapidly as ne had &op9 up From being "the observed of all observers" he sank into obscurity, and almost a genera ton has passed without knowledge of him or his name. From obscurity to dazzling height, from dazling height to obscurity. all in very few brief years, was the record of the wild 1rishman" of the sandlots. Whether his brief and rapid rise and fall shall serve to point moral or adorn a tale," we cannot say. but certainly it was noted example of taking advantage of circumstances and conditions. So long has he been in obscurity that no doubt the announcement of his death will come as a surprise to the great body of the American people, who had for gotten his very name.