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New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
THRIFT IN LITTLE THINGS.

Aside from art. then. and down to the sturdy
THRIFT which comes through Indirect knowledge of
things artful. the French farmer Is not ono who
plumbers the land Of Its richness and then leaves Il
desolate. according 10 the author. Rather than
this. he puts back into tho soil all that he takes
out. and every year he gets crop that corresponds
TO that OF the year before. wind and weather per-
1nlttine. And as the man laborer CouserVeS the
resources Of his holdings. does the woman
worker excel in thrift inspiring example 10 the
American housewife. Whether tending sheep sell
ing nowers or sitting behind the counter OF a to-
bacco shop, madame Is ever diligently rlyInc her
needle on work which she sells the great depart
meAt stores. and there Is even lesson I'm the way
tho people eat forgotten portions of beeves and
sheep or In the manner In which the middle class
Parisicnne lifts her precious skirt and sits on
her less precious pctticoat when she takes a bench
by the wayside."
Nor are these indications OF thrift all that Mr.
iiartt secs In the French. Il start 10 get aboard n
streetcar within four blocks of the end of the line
he relates. when the conductor beside himself
with compassion, puts Oft with Good heavens
monsieur, this car has but four blocks more 10
GO"
This method of saving fare to a fellow mortal
might seem TO express the Quut essence of French
iruSality but the eulostst is not content even TO
let the matter rest here. lie shows his Frenchman
as one who sets before him two definite objects IN
lfe-one 10 provide marriage dowrics for his chill
dren' the other TO provide for his own retirement
from business He adjusts his expenditures i'm
accordance with his income as TO allow for this
provision. and the result Is that eventually he ac-
compllshes his object.
Possessing this scrupulously calculated code of
economies, carried out 20 its minutest detail till
II becomes sort OF second nature continues MIR.
Hartt. your Frenchman prepares his soul for
gayety Ills llghthaartedness Is largely tempera-
mental of course. but II Is at the same time due
IN no small measure to his sense OF security IN
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
DOWN WITH CULCHAH'

Nom Mis- s'feem. doan' lay out 70 90 no
mo progressive meetn's, non CuIctah sO-ttv DO
ms noh any othah meetin'S 'Ce0tiu prl-n mast!n,
foh n good spell 10 come I Eotter Uufr 70 do me.
reckon. an i reckon ! done ben wash tins
Luke's oberhaUs. Seuce hit got ter he de style
De II ten in mothahS meetin'S an out dOah-sht
sOCi'ty an seCh an heahiu' a heao Oh big wOhdS.
dat dem hIsh-souu'in wohds doau ha5 mes
sage ION diS nigEah willis de CObwehS am a-Nans-
hus thoo. an de ole mans wUkNtn clio rs nsed
De las meetin' was gih' undah lie aIlspcss o.
de Daushtahs Ob SNOW White Putty. an de tax
was mostly 'StractIous bort de perEressiveueSs %
de eholution. an de creates good Srsatss NUN
pan an de Suhihal ob Dc ttteS. Pears lax Is!
IS heap 10 be said ON De subjrc'. but whlr do hii
lead. attah allc 1 TEX notice dat aftah de ulucal
Sulchah mittee call on me I set an El@d!tate S ea
all cook u rags.
MED by Aherham Luke an Young MiStah Moses
ayherry. whut's alIuZ a-hansin arter my Sasas-
sity Liz buth; an let's on lax b." brung Up "a +.
iniShiu school. an knows all dey is w en- We -
inside he tens LAX he tex a mighty Keen intrus
oh I.affeyette. an ask does we-aU know whah No
kin git one lax hit foh he in Sistah Ssgsasity
Liz bUth tell him no. 'CUZ ds Marcus am de -
ob de ole Caliker cats kittens, de res cl tuck "a
an died. an de ole cat hUhSef done journey -
cat-heabenwa'hd in a lit. -,
''. Dab now. Mis- Johnsins.' he say. dat dor.
prove de point whut de speaSah aNpoSJuItts, I,,1s Ne
ebenin'-de surbibal oh de dttes. NO'-ah ccg!HHs
hnb no tinah luStrotion dan de in point . r
'Mebby so l dtsSenshuates. 'meHby So ous
do1u' dSuh hit out dat-a-way, uChOW- he MaIv-s
am de onlieS Oh dat family ob eats dat neVa's s
had no fits. De VIII De mos fits died fuS an a.
den de- mex. an den de mex Hit look 20 me p0"
'Yas'm, Mis- Jos'teen. wen de fine spreSS.ohS
won stan ,e tes' oh common sense an reason re bs-
come as soundin' brass an cnkin' cindahs
Womens Home Companion.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
CAPERS.

OF all the various articles enter into almost
constant in hotels. clubs and restaurants there
Is that is proba bly, less known about the
average steward or chef than capers.
THESE are the uneXpandcd flower buds of Capparis
spinosa, prepared with vinegar for as a pickle
which is much esteemed The caper plant Is
trailing shrub. belonging To the Mediterranean re-
giOn, resembling in habit the common branble and
having handsome flowers OF pinlish white. with
four petals, and numerous long. tasse-like
The leaves are simple and ovate, with spiny stp-
ules. The plant is cultivated in Sicily and the
South Of France. and in commerce capers are val
ued according To the period at which the buds are
gathered and preserved. TIE first are the young
tender buds, called ''nonpareil." after which grad
ually Increasing IN size and lessening in value.
come "SupeThne," fine ''capucin' and ''capot" 4"
They possess valuable stimulant acid and anti
scorbutic properties similar the Cruciferse Other
species of Capparis similarly employed in vari-
Gus localities and in the fruit is p&kled
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
OUR TREELESs STREETS.

II ool at our business strestsr' he eVcI1Iu1s
..yy'fen an Americana patriotic American an
American who wants 70 see his country surPass the
most admirable achievements OF the ola World
comes horne from France and again threads ths
commercial thorouEhfares that correspond to the
grand boulcvardS OF Paris. he gets curious shock
~ Glse ppon truout. The stately buildings here
looking fully rs grand as before he l'ft on his EH-
roPean rovinSs- perhaps haii "a dozen new ones
have risen up I'm hts ahsence-and he is proud or
their architectural magnihcenCH. but stiil he feels
a strange sense OF something missing. something
city hasn't Vet attained. What ia that something
For thing. fine rows OF trees IN the downtown
streets
People talk as II trees would not grow in a
business street hs goes ON, and certainly they
II You were Il tree. and tho sidewalk shut away
the water from your ro"ts-as 1t does over here
You would swear a few arhoreal oaths. struggle
for life for year or two, and then wtther and
die H. however YOUR trunk were eucircled by a
huge round grating like a church register, SIX
feet across, the moisture would keep You luSty.
II by this simple arrangement chiefly that tho
grand boulevards maintain their wealth OF green
cry
Yet moro than trees We want flowers and other
green things hc saws, and mora even than this wo
need the removal or at least the mitigation. OF dis
hgurements. The telegraph pole in Paris Is thing
unknown. tho trolley poIn Is becoming more and
more each year. whilo advertising. of
tho greatest detractions 20 municipal beauty. Is
made artistic by its quality and conspicuous by its
lack OF quantity.
Instead of letting the bilIposter cover an enor-
nous fat surface a do" saws Mr.. Hart 'tha
French roll the fiat surface UP into a cylinder.
thus producing what they call the advertising pill
lar. In this way they reduce It's diameter by more
than half. while tine pillar itself has decoraJ aJivo
canopy top. within which a ring OF lights CLEANS
prettily at night ana umlues the posters. Equally
Ingenious is the six sided kiosk picturesque IN
outline and fitted with panels of translucent glass
carrying advertisements. The kiosk becomes a
Toulouse for street cleaners brooms and shovels
and after dark II is lighted from within.
But it is in restraining the hdeous atrocities os
the elevated railway that the French display their
finest originality. Tho Partisan - avoids the
noblest streets, Yet even there IL would he in
hnitcly less curse than its American prototype.
II has ornamental stone pillars and. wherever pos
sible. screen Of foliage either side so that
You seem almost 10 be spinning through forest as
~ rill
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
HOW TO USE DOCTORS.

Not merely does the doctor suggest the erection
Of sanatorium for the seclusiun Of the would he
healthy folk. but he further advises the consulta-
ton OF physician while one is in good health. in
order 20 prevent disease and other physical dsor-
dcTs In his Introductory remarks he argues that
no large corporation thinks of entering an inn
portant contract Of taking Il step which would
be likely involve It in liability without first sub
nittnG the matter 70 counsel who thoroughly
knows the law and thoroughly knows the On
tire working Of the corporation. Why. then
shouldn't well trained specialist do for the
average individual what the lawyer does tor ;he
corpor3t.onr AS some families send their children
to the dentist 10 prevent cavities I'm the teeth,
rather than to have them filed some people
submit to periodical examination Of the eyes in
order that any damage TO these may be detected
ard corrected before II has gone too far 50 4 few
individuals pay regular visits TO physician not
primarily to be helped Out of physical troubles hut
helped from getting into this kind of trouble.
The physician and the surgeon are of much use
In sickness" writes Dr. tiulick. but they are Of
far more when they succeed in preventing sick
ness Prevention is worth than cure. Its
cash value Is greater. IT Is good economy and 1t
saves time, money, energy, opportunity"
To the Of small salary and large expense
the suggestion of economy might be secuted and
yet the facts Of this article tend to show that reg
ular consultation with physician is life insurance
OF a far vital type than the financial kind
Sa- IL nreServea a man from final breakdown which
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

may come after years Of health. An obvious anal
CGy Is drawn hy the writer when he compares the
physical machinery to that Of an engine.
Let us take" he says. "the engine which no one
but coal stoker looks for month or year.
Perhaps the engine VIII run without mishap for
three hundred and siNty-four days. when on the
three hundred and sxty-ffth day the boiler bursts.
For three hundred and siXty-four days the owner
Of that ouciu" did not anything by his neglect
10 employ the skilled engineer. but the three
hundred and siNtynfth day he lost enough TO make
the wages Of the skilled engineer mere bagatella
In comparison. Nor IS il wholly true to say that
the owner of tho engine lost nothing i'm the three
hundred and siNty-four days. Under the manage
m"nt OF the skilled engineer the engine would
probably have dovolouod fraction Of horse
power more every dav i'm which the total diff
ference during thc year might have been appreCia
1,
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
FRANCE CAN TEACH US.
In Many Ways Her Methods Sur
pass Those an america.

That epIErammatlc say wing. a penny saved Is
penny got" seems 20 have lost its force TO US
Americans, according to RoIlin Lynde Hartt. who,
in What France can Teach Us article in
The July number Of The Worlds Work" quotes
a French friend as saying. You Americans don't
know how 20 spend money; you waste it, on this
he dwelIs at length. he blesses the French farmer
for his frugaIity he extois the Parisenne for her
economy. then. after raising a warning finger at
his fellow countrymen. he forSes ahead and proves
his numerous claims. Yet taking care OF t'e pen
uies is not entire burden Of the authors lauda
ton of the French. which, a whole consists or
an obvious comparison between Paris and New
York He suggests that the people Of France
can teach us divers things far more, even, tAah
the fritessness of wasting our substance in riot
study OF civic art, he asserts. compared To Gallo
thinkers who possess instinct OF artistic taste
which inborn az first and later developed ny edU-
cation and governmental influence. has become a
national attribute. This artistic taste. ne main
tains with the backing of Consul General Mason.
is ,ro main source OF tho prosperity Of France
Because the aEreea heneSs OF human existence
I'm France writes MI Hartt. 'FrenchInen loatne
the thought of emigration; consequently notwith-
standing an appallinGly low hirthr2te' the coun-
try's population has not declined because or this
sam, agreeabIeness of human existence In France
vast hordes of tourists and sojourDcrs hock tHither
IA snerd lavishlv Because OF the rare artistic teel-
ing put into manufactured articles France main
tafns an immense export trade despite all the hos
tile efforts ~ rival nations. and in these ways taste
IS mlutcd into money
From this statement the author AYERS that the
l.puer class Of Europeans avoid US because they
have no desire settle and not much ambition 10
travel here because We have caused our surround
!ncs 10 rob us Of the comfort and convenience and
artistic satisfaction so common and so profitable
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE.

who goes along for years without having anything
happen hI- system. believing that because moth
ing has happened nothing IS likely II he breaks
down al the end Of long period ~ years. IL is
difficult for his physician &" pull him through. be
cause ne IS uHacquaiutcd with the workings of the
patients system. The value Of the corporation
lawyer lies In Its knowledge Of the inner workings
OF tho company for which no works, for with this
knowledge he can prevent lawsuits and other trOu-
hlos that rctrd The progress OF great corporation
SO can physician be Il value To- q man with whose
bodily workings h@ IS acquainted and who from
time TO time se"s fit 10 consult him matters of
health Res ardiuE such consultation Or Gulick
says;
y physician viii give his client warning when
he IS running under too little headway, he will
prime him FOR emergency: he will tell him when
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
HENRY's FOOLISH SUGGESTION.

You seemed 20 enjoy the play thoroushIy, s711
MIR. Henpeck. -,
'Oh. ii was awfully funny" replied LIS VIE.
laughed much that I fairly ached all over. III.
Funny part that where the man fcoIeI -
Jealous wife and with another Wonisl
while the mother of his children at nonle ~,
lnG them what noble fellow he WAS because 81 ~
thought he was working overtime for their usss
Il thought I'd die laughing at the rttlculou.S,v "a
or II never saw anything In my Ike tna' I'D
half SO funny How clevevly he pulled tne, Ssr
over her eyes, and what a fool ne made OF ovs
Dear me. I have to laugh out loud. even "'''
whenever I think OF It. q.
Yes. IL was great. I'm glad yCu ei,JuS unqn
I suppose IL I were to do the things that IA s
DID you'd have good laugh over my cleVef"'9N
Henry! How dare you suggest such saip saissp
Remember that our Innocent children arg '
beneath this roof-"-Chicaxo Record-AeraA3
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
nMuRDER RY POSI-

An attempt at murder characterized by intense
malCnity, has been made at LucCa. Signor Clio
vacchui an official of the prefecture. received by
post from somebody unknown at Milan ii box of
preserved fruits. Hoping that the name of tho
unknown donor would become known. he kept the
box few days without opening II. As the donor
did not present himself SIsnor Giovacchin then
opened the box and took out some of the fruit.
which gave of taste aCrid and dsagrceabe
that he took the box 10 the sanitary office where
was found that the fruit had been poisoned with
sublimate, mixed with sugar There is trace of
the SENDER andon Globe.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14

money matters. his consciousness that he Is GET.
ting on in the world however plOddingly. and his
freedom from that self-reproof which grievously
embitters the existence OF the rasher and less
reasonable American
The author approves OF the marriage dowry on
the grounds that the welded pair are capitalized
at the outset. thereby beginning their married Hfs
as partners, and in this partnership the wife is
ofttinas the shrewder OF the two. She doubtless
received two years of business training while thu
young man away serving his two years with
the Colors, for the fact OF the young men being
away following the flag makes IL necessary for
many Of tha young women % take their places In
business. AS to the Frenchman's deliberate re-
solve 20 retire from business. with him work is
not matter Of amassng millions; II IS merely
q means TO end. for with him the great affair
OF life is nOJ work, but rather life Itself
The toiling septuagenartan OF New York" rum
the story. may have his palace. his villa. his
steam yacht and his art treasures and rejoice 70
see them pictured in the Sunday papers. but for
all of these the sepJua genariau OF Parts would noe
give the little red ribbon OF the Legion OF Honor
which means a larger fame. a more ganUins power
and a more soothing balm 10 self-sSteem than all
these others. II is for distinction as man,
rather than a mere winner and ruler o. goods
and Chattels, that he yearns''
New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
LESS sELF-CONSCIOUs.

Another grievance that Mr.. Hartt has against lis
fellow COUntrymen Is that they self-cOn-
scious. Per contra. the French are not They 60
not stand In undue awe OS their fellows. and the
result is that they can enjoy a holiday wirhout
embarrassment; they sip their 'bock' and chat
IN their open air cafes with total disregard ~ hs
onIOoker. Then the waters who serve them, +,
these cafes are courteous The very house servants
Of the French know their places ard pride them
selves on the work they Do. and these almost IN
crediole facts MI Hartt repeats In order 70 bs
mistaken in them or the French waiter he saws:
He slories In serving YOU exquisiyeIv. and ths
more sweetlJ YOU receive his attentions the more
Eraciously he hestos them for il never enters hi,
head that service GeECades. How. pray should Ons
member Of n democratic community think his nc
tarnlshed By performing kindly Offices for another
member or that community and gaining a tIst
recompeHsee We talk about democracy over here"
he goes on eNplOsivey. but there Is more OF real
democracy in a square mile Of France than in a
thousand square miles OF the United States"
our very methods OF living he cr!ti-ises We
stay indoors too much Our Gallo cousin snnra-
c!atiDs fully the benefits that exist f- rbs frss1
air. stays outdoors as much as he can He makes
living room or his hack yard. ta eats there IA
sits there rs much IS he can while AZ work and
the very widows or his house hA has arrsr-ai
Ike doors 50 that when ha opens them the e1firs
space between the frames Is free 70 admit tbs
gentle Z-phyrs from without How nor "a tha
American method in comparison,
Then Their" are our cabs. Anchored in front
or hotels and railroad stations We have q rgh.
WITH th@ man on the box can gat him 20
condescend 70 price within reason Is IL so with
ths Fre'rh' Perish the Thought, The Frerchuaa
q
splendid institution. and itaIiCizss his definition
OF H. Instead OF standing sIiU these cabs are I1-
ning constantly You hail one. set in and drop
your money IN the slot OF correctly constructed
piece or mechanism inside This machine registers
the amount Of yoIr Indebtedness aS v1u ao alonx
and the best Of It is this machine. which the
french call the 'taNiuletre' cannot cheat
These lessons enumerated by NIr. Hartt ara only
-" OF those 20 be learned from the methods OF cur
cousins across the water. If We Will arr stop look
and listen. u is not the France thar appears on
The surface nor the France that We rad mostly
about thar We must consider. but the real France.
the educating France, the France behind which Les
that series OF virtues all too in America
consistency, ConSauCy Self-restrlivt seriousness
anI especially the readiness % conceive os mans
life es whole. To plan oUt that whole and 70 i've
u 10 that plan with heroic determination Thi,
is the France that AR HART would have IS ,oox 70
and learn from with all tho e7rnsstuess o: oS
understandings
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-04

Inc community levies taxas
furnish d livelihood to the to-, 1O' 70
to provide training for the 80 out
state makes appropriations 70 :, me
ton, not for the benefit of tho
ers but to benefit those ina,,,,'
who must in the future he ~ ua'S
tec,ors of the commonwea1+h pro-
a pension or retirement fnra
teachers is precisely on tho l0f
basis. same
such system is wisdom from, .,
standpoint of increasing ae7o,, ''e
1t will draw to the profession 90 ~
ing and retain in the profession ', %.,
class men and women who undar en
ent conditions are attracted 70
vocations. 0'Ner
1t will provide for the rettrer,o,.
inefficient teachers and that v,,tb.Y.
injustice. '''u'
Culture Increases Refinement
To Increase the culture of the ta.,.
er is to increase the reffnemant 80,
culture of the schools. This vfn<l-
done because it will give the teao,,s
a greater opportunity for self fmnrnrs,
ment,
! such measure will promote cnre-
1 dence and give security for tho, g.,
| ture Whatever promotes conf7ero,
IN business relations. in social reIa-
tions, or in our governmental relation.
is a public good.
We need some force that will reach
the rural districts and make the ton
ure longer and the service more ae'
Client
The schools are the educationar
centers of the mass of the people. thew
are "the factories of American Gift.
senship." Bismarck was right whAr
he said What ever you wish to nut
in the state YOU must first have plac.
ed in the schools"
More to our country than wealth
and power is the common ideal, the
common training furnished a mixed
people in our schools are fused into
one nationality. Are not the directors
end managers Of this great work
worthy to he honored and rewarded
at least with the means Of comfort?
Reward for Service.
The pensions of officers and privates
in the army and navy has sometimes
been defended on account of the risk
involved. Those who make this argu.
ment usually deny the teachers claim
on account of the absence of this pc,
cu1iar risk.
Personally I do not believe that th
10 tho trIe basis of the claim but
II ,s let us rise little higher and pen
sion the teacher for the loyal and et
: fective service rendered in protecting
l t,o oommonwealth and the nation b.
: traininp up devoted. intelligent an
: loval citizens.
The true basis of the military clair
e Is service TO the nation, and the tru
n hosts of the teachers claim Is servic
: 70 the commonwealth and to tn
s. nation.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-04
How the Plan Worked.

one gentleman told me that he would
like to give a course of lectures, one