The National tribune., 1908-04-02

for example, and every moral lapse or
any lightness of view held by them re-
garding the holy ordinance of matri-
mony is far-reaching and most per-
nicious in its results.
To save a little time in order that
more may be crowded into our already
Inervously, oyer-strained, strenuous
lives is a problem upon which human
ingenuity is constantly at work, and
some of the new office buildings in New
York are the result of this mental study.
Once inside one of these skyscrapers a
man need not put his foot outside. If
he so chooses, until he leaves to return
to his home at night Suppose towards
the close of the day, for instance, he
receives phone that some friends are
in town whom he wishes to entertain.
He steps into the elevator and either
descends or ascends to the ticket office.
where he secures tickets for the theater
in the evening He then goes to the
tailors on another floor, and either has
his clothes pressed or hires a suit, steps
into the haberdasher's and gets fresh
linen, then into the BARRIERS, where he
has his hair cut and his nails mani
cured, after which, if he wishes, he
takes bath. Being now entirely fresh
ened and fit for the fray, so to speak,
he makes arrangements for his dinner
may be, and on his way back to his
office, from which he has been absent
less than an hour, he orders flowers for
the ladies of the party to be sent to the
restaurant where he is to dine. And
while he has been attending to all these
necessary details he has also done some
business, for when in the BARRIERS chair
"a portable telephone is brought to him,
and, without interfering with the bar
in ha n
portant matter. Later, too, while har-
ing his shoes polished by the boy who
comes to his Office, he dictates a letter
to his stenographer. Some of these
buildings contain 5000 persons, and
almost every trade is represented. One,
if not more, has a well-appointed gar
age attached, and several, used largely
by lawyers and engineers, contain splen-
didly- equipped libraries. Undoubtedly
considerable time is saved by this meth
cd of the mountain coming to Mahomet.
But is it as well for our men? Are not
our business men beginning already to
feel that a moment spent in anything
but work is wasted, and TO count that
day lost that is not crowded to its ut
most capacity with matters connected
with the practice of their vocation? 1t
is question whether it is any kindness
to them to so organize and systematize
life that they are compelled to give
but a small fraction of time to outside
matters but can, on the contrary, add
an additional couple of hours or more
to inerve-racked, strenuous, already
too long working day.
A New York gentleman who has just
returned from Europe, where he has
taken special notice of foreign institu-
tions and customs, says that in his opin-
ion Germany is far ahead of us not only
in the matter of education, but In the
application of science to the mechanic
arts. In this connection he speaks of
indigo and what Germany has done
along that line. Java, under her "cul-
ture system and after its abolishment,
made an exceedingly good thing out of
her indigo, but Germany discovered a
scientific process for manufacturing il
which was superior to the indigo plant
itself, and very soon threw Java out of
business. Now the sale of her manu-
factured indigo brings many millions
into the German treasury annually. An
other example of German resourceful-
ness is the use they make of the refuse
from furnaces which is thrown away in
this country. The Germans take this,
grind it into a powder and use it for
fertilizing purposes. We are doing very
well in this country and gaining knowl-
edge all the time, but we don't know it
ALL" as some of us are apt to think.
An amusing story is told by ex-Sen-
ator William NJ. Stewart in his Per
sonal Recollections," now running in
the Saturday Evening Post. apropos of
the wild excitement the appearance of
a woman created in the early California
days of the '49 craze for gold. A camp
of boys working claims in a remote
mining district had not seen a woman
in months; indeed. at that time the gen.
tie sex was exceedingly rare in any part
of the State. One morning Mr.. Stewart
himself, who belonged to this particular
camp, spied covered wagon with TWO
oxen, which had been unyoked, near a
spring in the ravine below him. From
the wagon to clump of rocks a string
was stretched, and on this improvised
clothesline hung several articles of un-
doubted feminine wearing apparel. He
gazed stupidity at them for a second,
dazed by the sight, then speedily COM
municated the joyful news to his COM
rades. This raised the widest excite
rnent, all gathering with eyes riyeted
on the covered wagon, when they could
be forced away from the fascinating
clothesline, to watch for the appearance
of the owner of the garments. Other
young miners we're soon made conscious
that something unusual was happening
III liitii ana many
minutes all the boys in the immediate
vicinity, some two or three thousand,
rushed to the spot, nearly surrounding
the wagon, where they Joined the others
in their absorbed, excited contemplation
of the mysterious lingerie waiting I'm the
breeze. A man inside a small tent near
the wagon stuck his head out in evident
alarm at this sudden and large gather
| ing OF men, but was assured that no
possible harm was intended, that all the
| boys wanted was to see the lady. At
! this juncture the object of this fiattering
attention lifted the curtain of the tent a
| very little, showing just enough of her
face TO whet the appetite for more of a
sight, and altho she was entreated by
the boys just to come out for a minute
| she remained obdurate and kept within
the tent Then the brilliant idea oc-
CURED to one of the big generous
hearted fellows to make up a purse for
the lady, and perhaps win her conf
i dence in that way, so he went around
among the others. to whom money was
no special object in those magical days
and in a few minutes nearly 81, 1000 was
lying in little shining heap at the bot.
tom of the buckskin bag. committed
was appointed to await on the lady ant
present the money, of which Mr.. Stewar
was made chairman, so taking the sacl
of gold he approached to within abou
i 80 feet of the tent, and made a littl,
speech, in which he implored the lad,
to come out, as the boys had seen non,
of her sex for months He assured he
that the boys We're all perfect gen
tlemen, and that the bag should be her
If she would only come out and CLAIM