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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-05-05
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

II of leaping about in the high her
bage like rrasshoppets." and one OF
them, purchased by the explorer, was
to such an extent subject TO this in
clination that he could never learn
10 carry a plate without spilling more
or less of the contents
Measurements made by Stanley
showed that four feet six inches was
about the maximum height Of the
dwarfs, some OF whom were not more
than three feet i'm stature. A full
grown man might weigh as much as
ninety pounds. Scattered over a re-
gion about two-thirds the size OF
scotland. they live in the uncleared
forest and maintain themselves by
hunting. They are called Aka. or
Batwa.
They are fierce little folk, and though
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

complexion was that of a quadroon.
or the color of yellow ivory. Her
eyer were magnificent, but "absurdly
large for so small creature-almost
as big as those of gazelle, and ex-
tremely lustrous." Though absolutely
nude she was entirely self-posessed.
The little people wherever they now
exit in the world. are passing away,
and before very long the last of them
win have disappeared. There are only
a few thousand OF them left in Az
rica. A few thousand more are still
To be found I'm the Philippines and
elsewhere. In the forests OF the noun
famous interior of India some tribes
of them are said to linger obtaining
for them the name of monkey men,"
Their final departure is inevitable. A
pity, too. II seems; for, although the
pigmies cannot be regarded as i'm
portant contributors to the welfare
and progress of mankind, they fur
nish a most interesting and pictur-
esque memorial of the ancient past
OF the human race.--From -"rhe Pas
sing of the Pigmies,' by Rene Bache
I'm Technical World Magazine for
october.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
and Politicians
STATE and NATIONAL

Paolitich and politicians On ?pma' b.:
Ohio Democrats will open their
State campaign at Canton, September
"A.
Chairman Mckinley of the Repub-
lican Congressional Committee pre-
diets that the next House will be Re-
publican by as majority.
Robert S. Rutledge, candidate for at
torney general of Missouri two years
ago, has announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination to succeed
United States Senator Warner.
Campbell Slemp, the only Democrat
ic congressman from Virginia, is to
have as his opponent on the Democra-
tic ticket this fan Henry :. Stuart, a
millionaire cattleman and farmer.
Richard f. Pettigrew, former United
states senator from South Dakota, be-
lieves that a new political party, rep
resenting "a coalition of radical Demo-
Gratis and progressive Republicans, tx
inevitable and that IL may come in
time to swing the election in 1912.
Mrs. Frances II. Beauchamp of Lex
ington, president OF Kentucky Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
has announced her candidacy for Con-
gress in the Seventh Kentucky district
The principal plank in her announced
platform is directed against the liquor
traffic.
Samuel Bowles. Jr.. son Of the pub
Usher OF the Springfield Aepublican,'
is candidate for the Democratic con-
gressional nomination in the Second
Massachusetts district. Since 1892 the
district has been represented by Fred
erfck ". Gillett, one of the Oldest MEM
bers Of the House in point OF service
and a close friend of President Taft
Henry r. Cochems. who as insurgent
has won the Republican nomination
for congressman In the Fifth Wiscon-
sin district. defeating William ii. STAFF
ford. the present representative. Is
credited with having been the best all
around athlete that the University OF
wisconsin ever produced. Since leav-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

ing college he has practiced law i'm
Milwaukee.
Congressman Serene l.. Payne of the
Thirty-frs district of New York, au-
thor of the Payne Tariff bill, is to be
opposed for denomination 10y Il. Clar-
ence Aiken. former mayor of Auburn.
Mr.. Aiken is an insurgent, and is OPP
posed To the Payne Tariff bill and in
favor Of an immediate revision down
ward. He has been a long Repub-
lican and is said to be popular with
the masses.
Col Frederick w. Plaisted, the Dem
ocratic victor in the recent guberna-
torial election in Maine. was born in
Bangor i'm 1865, and is "a son of Gen.
Harris M. Plaisted, who was governor
of the Pine Tree State i'm the early
eighties For a number OF years Col.
Plaisted has been the proprietor OF an
Augusta newspaper of which Melville
w Fuller late chief justice Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, was
at one time the editor.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

they have no weapons save bows and
spears their warlike disposition and
poisoned arrows make them greatly
dreaded as enemies. one of these ar
rows will kill an elephant with as
much certainty as a bone smashing
rifle bullet, and mere prick will
bring death To man i'm a few min
utes. The ligmy warrior always car
ries In small leather bottle hanging
to his belt supply OF the poison.
which Is said 90 be obtained by ma
cerating the bodies Of ants Of GER
tain venomous species.
Tho first pigmy seen by stanley In
Africa was n young woman, only
thirty-three inches tall. yet perfect
~ formed, and Of n glistening sleek
ness OF body" She appeared 60 be
about seventeen years old, and her
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
FELLOW SHIP.

When a man amt got cent.
An he's feeling kind of blue.
An the clouds hang dark and heavy,
An won't let the sunshine through
It's great thing. O my brethren,
For fellow just to lay
His hand upon your should +.
In a friendly sort of way.
1t makes man feel queerish;
1t makes the teardrops start,
An you sort of feel flutter
In the region of your heart:
You can't look up and meet his eyes,
You don't know what to say,
when his hand is on your shoulder
In a friendly sort OF way.
Q. the worlds a curious compound.
With its honey and its gall.
With its care and bitter crosses;
But a good world after all.
An n good God must have made it
Leastwise, that is what / say.
When a hand is on your choulder
In friendly sort of way
james Whitcomb Riley.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

corn in the field as the weeds. The
plowman who guides SO ruthlessly in
cleaning the field that he uproots or
covers up more corn than weeds is not
safe plowman. There was never a
time when ii was more necessary that
both common sense and progressive
courage should go hand in hand
"Cannonism, Aldrichism and Bal
lingerism are conditions, not persons.
They typify the viewpoints of yester
day, which are today as uncouth as
they are unsafe. There is evidence on
every hand TO prove the composite
wisdom of the people. The source of
this wisdom is not entirely the head.
1t springs mostly from that instinct
of self preservation which appears to
be even more strikingly developed i'm
the many acting as a unit than in
the individual. The public realizes it
has been exploited in so many direc-
tions that it has come to believe that
the oppression of avarice and the
autocracy of intolerance are even
worse than the forces of brute
strength that prevailed in barbaric
times. The people are also grounded
in sense and justice and intelligence
sufficiently TO know that the pillars
of our basic institutions making for
the happiness, comfort and safety of
all must not be pulled down.
The convention of Michigan Re-
publicans will, l believe. neither bow
at the cancerous selishness of yester-
day nor to the destructive hysteria Of
today, but will take the wholesome
position that the government belongs
to the people and must be guarded
and preserved in all its material and
moral parts from the extremists Of
both yesterday and tomorrow-that
the man who would pull down today
must offer tangible evidence of better
construction tomorrow"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
~ RACE OF DWARFs

Dwarfs have furnished themes for
countless romances They divide with
giants the interest for thousand
nursery tales. To no small extent the
domain OF superstition is invaded by
them. All countries, more or less, are
infested by gnomes and COLLINS. They
appeal to the imagination, and con-
nected with them there is always at
least "A suggestion of the supernatural.
Nevertheless. the accounts of the
pigmies given by Herodtus, and 9TH
ers had long been set down as purely
fctional when they were re-discover-
ed by Schweinfurth. He found that
the men averaged about four feet six
inches in height, while the women
we're three or four inches shorter.
Their color was Ike that of coffee
slightly roasted" their legs were
short their hands very small, and
their stomachs huge. They had a hab-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

Mr. oates decision not to run for
the legislature, even though he could
do so as a candidate on the Prohibi-
ton ticket, by which party he was
nominated at the recent primaries, is
greatly to his credit. Mr.. oates sought
the nomination as a Republican, on
the Republican ticket, and was defeat
ed i'm a fair contest He submits to the
will Of the Republican voters, declar-
ing that he is still a Republican and
believes the whole ticket should be
elected from governor down TO coro-
ner. This is the proper spirit and the
attitude all candidates defeated at the
primaries should take. Party har-
money is needed now, and the success
Of the party as a whole is more to be
desired than the success of any par
ticular member Of 1t. And for this
party success Mr.. oates will work i'm
the rank and file.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

We object 10 the statement that
Zeppelin's last airship has been de-
stroyed by fire. Not his last but his
latest. He has had seven of the things
destroyed so far. has spent his own
entire fortune, has spent the money
supplied by his friends and has ex-
hausted sums allowed by the govern
ment for his work But each failure
has only spurred him on to new sue
cess-and new failures again i'm course
OF time. He is now an old man, to be
sure, but the same indomitable vigor
and unconquerable ambition still re-
main and IT is safe to predict that a
new Zeppelin airship will rise, phoe-
nix like, from the ashes of the old.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

Representative Townsend will take
an active part on the stump in the
Republican campaign this fall. He
feels that one way he can repay the
Republican party for the handsome
endorsement It gave him for senator
is by doing everything that lies in his
power 20 help win a sweeping vic
tory in the state. Mr.. Ross. the
nominee for lieutenant governor. also
plans an aggressive speaking cam
paign, TO help the good work along
and Chase S. Osborn expects TO give
the month Of October up TO another
statewide speaking tour. in which his
energies will be concentrated on the
task OF giving Mr.. Hemans, q Ma
son. as good as he sends. The Repub-
IIcan party will command the services
of the galaxy on brilliant oratorial
stars, and will enter the campaign
IN much stronger position, and much
better equipped for effective work
among the voters. than in any recent
year. The Democrats will doubtless
put up a strong campaign. but they
win be met point by point and no
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
BABY ONE YEAR OLD
GOT ECZEMA :.

Got eczema on hands, face.
nose and mouth-Hard crust
formed, cracked and blood
ran out-Itched frightfully-
Could not rest - Mitts on
hands to prevent scratching
Mother forced to sit with
baby day and night-Used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
as directed In three days
crust began to come off =
In a week there was no more
scab = Now baby is cured
without a mark = Sleeps
soundly in her cradle and
parents in their bed - No
more sleepless nights because
of baby's neutrality-suspicious.
seems a wonderful remedy
for this disease.
Extract from the letter OF Mr.. Henry NJ.
Foge. RID. I, Bath, Pa, December o, 1909.
Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the
civilized world, Cuticura Soap (25c.). Cuiicura
Ointment (5Oc.) Cuticura Resolvent (50c.) and
Cuticura Pills (25c.). Potter Drug Il Chem.
Corp. Sole Props, 1876 Columbus Ave, BoS-
ton. CAPITALIZED free. 32-page Cuticura Book
OH How to Treat the Skin and Scalp.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

last week on thcoPaciGc mail liner
China. They intend taking up all
branches of education and some Of
their numbsh will remain in this
country for seven years. 20
In an interview Ts-zun-Zee. MEM
Der of the party, said:
I'VE haya'been Sent to this country
by the Chinese government To COM
pete our obligation. The government
offered scholarships of which we were
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

the winners. for Chinese students to
complete their education in America.
The scholarship depend upon the diff
terent courses TO be pursued and we
years, according to the courses we
take. The party will go directly to
Springfield, Mass, from here. where
il will be divided into small groups
and sent to the various universities
throughout the country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

The report that John r. Bradley
was on his way north to search for
the Cook records turns ost to be a
joke. 1t is almost as good joke as
DIR. Cooks.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20


The Detroit Journal recently sent
the following telegram to Chase S.
Osborn. Republican candidate for gov
ernor:
"win you give the readers OF The
Journal a statement of the lines along
which you think the Republican plat
form should be built, and the subjects
that should be embodied in it,"
Mr.. Osborn's reply is as follows:
II have no desire whatever to die
tate to the convention, and wish no.
nestly to avoid the appearance of
| anything that might be constructed
as an improper interference with the
rights and functions of the delegates
of the party. The rank and file of the
Republican party, whose candidate l
am, will elect these delegates to rep
resent them i'm special convention ca
pacity, and IL is fair to presume that
the convention will reflect the delegat-
ed wisdom and spirit of the Republic
can party in Michigan.
II consider that there is rare party
poise in Michigan, that the party is
neither hysterical nor cowardly; that
il stands for things that are sane and
safe, but believes sufficiently in the
"zeitgeist" to keep in the front ranks
of those who would preserve the state
for the people.
There is as much need to see the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

Cleveland is bigger than Detroit, but
Detroit takes consolation in the fact
that the Tigers are better than the
Maps.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

After dissolving the Korean govern
ment, Japan renamed the country
Chosen. Chosen by Japan, you UNI
derstand, not Korea.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

Uncle Joe is going back to Cong
ress. but il begins to look as II he
will be very lonesome when he gets
there
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20

A close record will be kept of the
equal number of blonde and brunette
soldiers i'm the PHILIPPINES. for the use
Of an army board that is studying
tropical diseases.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
Chinese Students here by the gov
eminent as they arrived in San Fran
cisco.

San Francisco, Sept. 2O.-Seventy-
three Chinese students sent by their
government to further pursue their
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1910.

An issue was not the only thing the
Democrats raised in Maine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-20
false confidence I'm the result will be
allowed to work TO their advantage.

II there is a corn crop of approxi-
mately three billion bushels i'm this
country this year as now seems prob
able. there will be enough 90 allot one
hundred and sixty-hve bushels for
each family I'm the land: but IL will not
be divided on that basis. and IL IL
we're great many families would be
unable to use their allotment The
estimate of what the division would
amount to is useful. however, for the
purpose of giving the average nom
mathematical expert "A conception of
what is meant by three billion bushels
of corn.
Some people will consume part of
their rations in the wholesome, old
fashioned guise of cornmeal bread,
otherwise Johnnycake; or in mush,
which is excellent if homely fare Not
a few will eat corn in the new-fangled
sorm of breakfast foods. which, though
girded at by joke-makers, are pretty
good. Some corn will go into whisky,
and not a little into beef and pork
If II were not for the corn crop, there
would be no corn strip. That is
modern product of which a large
quantity is consumed in the United
States
The corn crop is going to be great
deal larger than was expected earlier
in the season. In the first place the
season began late-or rather IL start
ed early and had a setback. But the
set back made it necessary in many
INSTANCES for farmers to begin over
again and put in new seed. Another
encouragement was the long drought,
After the drought however.
came rains and more hot
weather. Had rains followed by hot
weather come earlier by fortnight,
the crop might have been twenty per
cent. better than the present expecta-
ton, but the present expectation is
very cheerful
The people of the United States
have reason to be happy at the prob
able outcome of the corn crop of 1910.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-13
Treasury Building Is Overcrowded

building. plans for which were drawn
by William T. Elliott, a surveyor, who
came to Washington in 1913.
The 30 granite monoliths. each Of
which cost $500 and weighs go tons.
now stand in an unbroken row. They
are said to be the finest example Of
their kind of the stonecutter's art. II
required ten men, working 60 days, to
produce each Of them. and solid train
OF 80 fiat cars brought them to Wash.
ington from the quarries in Massachu.
sets.
To make more space inside the build.
ing all the files of letters and docu.
ments will be stored in the old coal
vaults under the lawn on the Pennsyl.
vania avenue side. and new coal vaults
are being built on the side opposite the
White House.
The completed building. as It stands.
represents three stages of construction
The nucleus, located by Jackson, was
finished in 1912. The south wing was
finished in 1864. The north wing, fin
ished in 1869, is on the side OF the old
state department building.
The long colonnade of brown stone,
erected in 1864. deteriorated in the
southern climate and was replaced by
the present granite monoliths little
more than a year ago.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-13
Society Soldier Out at Fort Myer

the meantime. He was given an hon.
orable discharge and the army knows
him no more.
Myer created the biggest sensation
the army has had for a long time. He
tried to get into West Point. but was
barred by age, and from the naval
academy because of his size. Then
he enlisted in the cavalry, but that
did not suit his liking and he trans
ferred into the signal corps. where
he was promoted to be a corporal.
At Fort Myer the dude soldier was
the envy of his comrades and a par.
ticular bore to his officers. After a
hard days drill. or the attendance on
some other military duty. Corporal
Myer would so to his bachelor apart
ments, have his valet rub him down
and then don the habiliments of a
society man. That night. perhaps, his
commanding officers would find him
in the same ballroom with themselves.
The youngster rode and walked with
the fairest of Washington's bellies, and
had money to burn. He never did
anything TO excite the anger OF his
superiors exceDl Ia play. the dual role
OF soldier and a dandy. too.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-13
Big Job to Fill the Supreme Bench

Democrat. appointed from Illinois, has
died, and Justice Moody. a Republic
an. of Massachusetts, has resigned
because of ill-health, and President
Taft will have to fill these two va
capcies.
In addition to judicial fitness poll
tics and geographical qualifications
must be considered. Moreover, the
president Is brought face to face with
task which will be of tremendous
importance TO the United States for
the next generation. With political
beliefs changing over night and great
er zeal in ve-nmental supervision
being urged by the dominant party,
the court which President Taft must
reconstruct will pass on all the
changes in the organic laws OF the
United States which may be made by
congress.
The problem will not be solved
for the public until after congress
meets, rs II has been definitely an
nounced a. the White House that no
judicial appointments would be sent
to the senate until the Monday fol,
lowing the reconvening Of congress.'
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-13
The Home Maker.

boy usually has an idea what he
wants TO become when a man. He
chooses his profession, and after
changing his mind many times makes
a decision and works toward that end
We wouldn't consider person well
balanced who would expect TO prac-
use a trade or profession without
careful training in II. But our girls a
large majority Of them, are to be home
makers OF the land. They may pursue
a trade or profession for a while. but
the real years OF life win be nut into
'he making OF home for somebody.
This most important profession Of
al mas had few trained workers the
Idea was held for years that a woman
should know these things intuitiveIv
as the bird gets her KNOWLEDGE of
nest building The hard fact of tho
business Is. they know little OF home.
making by intuition. Hard knocks
many ourns and endless disappolnt.
ment has been her teachers.
Is It quite fair TO our girls NOT N
give them the training for their Ise
work? The study Of household eco.
nomics in our public schools ia helm
Ing to solve the problem; they are as
yet far too few. Our rural schools
need II. and with very little outlay
An equipment might be furnished
which. though simple, would answer
the purpose. Our summer schools all
owe rthe land are teaching teachers
In this work II can be applied TO
almost any branch of study, from Ian.
guage 20 arithmetic. Perhaps some
day We will have somebody wise
enough to write our school books from
the standpoint Of the scholar. dealing
subjects which are his every day life
Is It more important for the majority
Of our boys and girls to know how to
tell the number of bushels of corn in
the crib. or coal in the bin. than TO
know the dimensions of the islands OF
the sea?
The first step in the right direction
ls TO feel the need. and feel II hard
enough to be willing to pay for the
proper equipment and teacher who
Ia thoroughly interested, enough so to
spend few weeks in the summer 20
prepare for the work.