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United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
Looking Toward Better Poultry.

1t is probable that some farmers
will never raise pure-bred poultry.
But there is no good reason why they
should not have flock of pure-bred
fowls. coop of nice birds of one
breed and color will always bring a
little more in the market. other things
being equal. than coop OF mixed
breeds. The infusion Of new blood
by the use of pure-bred males Is
good way to start and does not in
volve a large outlay Of money. Then,
by getting eggs from reputable breed
ers, farmer may soon have a flock
of birds to be proud Of, and these
will be found much more profitable
than scrub or even crossbred stock.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
UncuItivated Spots.

The farmer who is so careless as to
leave uncultivated spots along fence
roads and other places, might at least
plant fruit trees in them. They will
require less attention than other crops
and If the weeds are kept down in
their vicinity for two or three years.
the trees will produce crops. big or
little, according to the good sense of
the owner.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15

"of course. OF course" cried the ac
tor; but you might have expressed
the same sentiment in little differ
ent form"
For instance?" queried the critic
We'll. you might have said: Tat.
tersley Kean, the well-known Shake
spearean Interpreter. was fitted with a
role that was entirely uncongenial
and in which he had no opportunity
to display his unmistakable talents. T"
The critic looked thoughtful
We'll. yes. he said. that would
have been different"
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
Prepare for Orchard.

II you think of setting out an or
chard next spring. clean out and culti-
vate the ground as thoroughly as you
do for corn or wheat Plow deeply
and harrow thoroughly. 1t is good
plan to plow the ground in the fall.
sub-soiling II the soil is heavy. then
disc and harrow well in the spring
before planting.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
Farm Improvement.

Professor Smith tells OF one young
farmer in Michigan who bought a
thousand acres of farm land at one
dollar per acre. He Is improving the
quality of the soil by blowing in
vetch as a green manure. He also
grows the vetch for seed. selling 1t at
four to five dollars per bushel, and
getting six to ten bushels per acre.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
THE ACTOR AND THE CRITIC.

Sir" said the deply-grieved leading
man. your criticism of my perform
ance Of the Rightful Duke was rude
and thoughtless and harsh In the ex-
treme. You say: 'Tattersley Kean. as
the duke. had an entirely erroneous
ly conception of the part. and his act.
Ing was worse than his conception :"
Yes. remember" said the dra.
matte critic. 1T was my honest opin-
ION, you understand" rf
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
For Fattening Sheep.

Cottonseed meal has not yet been
extensively tested as feed for sheep.
but such tests as have been made
show that 1t has held its own with
other forms Of concentrated feed and
many good feeders prefer 1t to linseed
meal when fed in one-fourth to one
half pound at time. to fattening
sheep.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
cottonseed Meal for Sheep.

In some localities cottonseed meal
can be made to take the place of con-
siderable corn that is now being fed
TO sheep. 1t is not advisable to feed
It in large quantities to young animals
% to breeding stock.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
Chenille se.rf..

New scarfs that should make that
wearers Indifferent to any degree =,
cold less severe than that Of the A.
tic are of chenille. They come -
navy blue, old blue. amethyst and
other fashionable shades, have che.
Mile fringes and are further adornsd
with Persian borders. They sell ~
from s14.75 to 1880.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
Care for Hen.

Feed the hen; give her water; see
that she has warm winter quarters,
and she will give you eggs when
eggs is eggs"
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15

Usually rich man has more friends
than he needs.
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15

sarbarIo Dress Of Today.
Perhaps the barbaric splendor with
which we dress today asnerts itself
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15
Christmas in
Odd Corners

T has been my lot to spend
many Of my Christmases In
foreign lands. l recall one
dismal holiday spent in q
filthy post-house on the
Great Post Road at Mint
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herself what the life there is. She finds
a family impoverished by debt and the
laziuess Of the two sOnS--With one or
whom she finally falls IN love and mar
ries for purposes Of reformation.
Having given the elements for a good
melodrama, the author cannot resist the
temptation to write one. so he weaves
the story Of the girl In strange surround
inEs, the failure Of her father. the pow
erty Of the family into which she mar
ries, the home with the mortgage held
by the villain and the Vaccinations Of
the latter into a story that has action
and vlllainy enough for three ordinary
novels. But, as in all good melodramas
virtue triumphs in the end and the family
is saved from utter ruin after nearly ali
their goods have been sold at auction.
Some Of the material that the author
has is rather good but he has shown
little skill In weaving IT together and less
in eliminating the unnecessary matter
thus making the book too long. Few Of
his characters are drawn well, and. while
the book may read well 10 a person liv-
ing north Of the line. II viii not to any
one having lived south of it. Small
Maynard & Company
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House would imagine. watching Mr.
Kinds. that ne was amusing himself by
listening 20 the debate iu progress on the
floor. He stands just 10 the right OF the
Speakers desk throughout the proceed
ings keeping an alert watch on every
thing that goes on In the chamber Usu-
ally before the Speaker has grasped the
meaning Of a motion or a point OF order
AR Kinds has cOmprehended it. dissect-
ed It. analysed it. decided the procedure.
and told the Speaker what 20 DO.
May Succeed Allen.
Mr.. Kinds friends say that he has IN
excellent chance Of being elected TO sue
coed Representative Amos L. Allen. Of
the First Maine district This may be
true but Nj Kinds would have a much
better show n he could set away right
now and attend 70 his fences. The aver
age member Of the House leaves Wash
ington when he sees ft and comes back
when he gets ready. Particularly IS this
true If there isn't much going on In the
body and ne receives word from his dis
trict that somebody is using the hammer
II the House is busy and g requires an
excuse TO set away he asks unanimous
consent 10 De excused Tor three weeks on
account Of illness in the family
But AIR. Kinds can't leave: he is invalu-
able. Some members of the House hope
he won't be elected 20 Congress, because
that would necessltate a search for an
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reality he was an assistant 20 The Speak
er's private secretary Amos J. Allen,
now representing the First district Of
Maine. successor IN the House TO Thomas
3. Reed. and whom Mr.. Kinds, with the
consent Of Mr.. Allen. wants 10 succeed
He didn't drop his newspaper work, but
did a lot OF correspondence from Wash
iHgton for Mains newspapers. and in the
sumner resumed his Portland connection.
Resumes Newspaper Work.
When the Republican party went out OF
power at the expiration Of the Fifty-frst
Congress. on March 4. 1884, and Mr. Reed
ceased TO be Speaker. Mr.. Kinds resumed
his newspaper work exclusively But in
1884. after tho great Republican victory OF
that year. Mr.. Reed offered him the Job
Of clerk at the Speakers table"
This place was entirely different from
the place ne had previously held. II de-
manded an intimate knowledge or paTlia-
mentary law and OF the rules and the
precedents OF the House. Mr. Reed made
IL condition Of the appointment that
Kinds should inform himself on the sub
feet as thoroughly as possible before the
next meeting Of Congress in December.
How well he would do this even Mr..
Reed did not guess. Immediately Mr..
Kinds began 20 collect the precedents Of
the House. writing them out, largely with
his own hand. in order that the reason
Ing might be accurately but coucisely
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other parliamentarian. and that search.
they think. would be very difficult indeed
Some people call Mr.. Kinds a natural
born parliamentary. This isn't so. There
are no such freaks. 1t was Thomas B..
Reed himself. one OF the greatest parlia-
mentarians and presiding officers of his
tory, who made Asher Kinds what he is.
He didn't teach Kinds what he knows.
lie just made Kinds study night and day
for years. once in the habit. Kinds kept
e up. He Is conceded now 20 know more
about parliamentary procedure, rules. and
precedents than any other man I'm this
country. and yet he keeps on studying
just the same night and day.
Has Plenty Of Precedents.
He can tell you how the Romans used
to behave in the senate and how the
members OF the rump parliament con-
Quoted themselves. He knows the pro
ceedings Of the Continental Congress. and
there is hardly a situation. however triv-
iaI. that can arise in the legislative pro
ceedings OF to-day for which he has not
precedents in his head and more I'm the
standard work on the subject OF which
he is the author.
Asher Kinds started out as a newspa-
per man. He was born at Benton. Ken
nebec County, Ne. IN 1853, and that makes
him forty-seven. His father was a farm
er. but he wasn't Inclined that way.
Back in 1883 he was graduated from
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LITTLE ALIENS.
Myra Kemy's Last Book.

Almost simultaneously with the appear
ance OF her latest book, Little Aliens
(Scribner's), comes the news from Eng
land OF the death Of talented Myra Kelly
This is a great loss to American letters
for her facility for the faithful repToduC-
ton with her pen Of types familiar to GER
tain phases OF our American life was un-
excelled.
Little Aliens" contains more OF those
delightful short stories picturing the
struggles OF a school-teacher on the East
Side. The pathoS and the humor so cum
ningly commingled: the peculiar dialect
the almost tragic experiences Of the
teacher. form a page that will last for
long time in our native literature.
The opening chapter is a striking an
alysis of the function OF the school
teacher; stated fairly and with unerring
directness. The education OF the par
ents seems TO Miss Kelly TO be quite as
important as the sending OF the children
70 school; for the teachers life is a con-
slant struggle TO undo the influences en-
countered in careless, indifferent, and
ignorant fathers and mothers. She goes
into this briefly but SO sldllfnlly az to
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In the Congressional Directory Asher c.
Kinds. who IS being talked OF as a posi-
bic successor 20 Speaker Cannon. is called
the clerk at the Speakers table" This
might mean that he ran errands or car
rled ice water 20 Uncle Joe or that he
did odd jobs around the House; but it
doesn't. As a matter OF fact. Mr.. Kinds
IS the parliamentary helmsman Of the
House.
Uncle Joe Cannon wouldn't think OF
ticking up Tor consideration n bill on
which there was possibility Of involved
debate unless Mr.. Kinds was standing
beside his desk MI Kinds is the pilot
who has guided many a legislative craft
TO a safe harbOr OF presidents.
Folks who know say that Mr. Kinds Is
the foremost parliamentarian In the Unit
ed States. If not in the world Not only
is he familiar with the rules, precedents,
and usages OF the deliberative bodies OF
this country, but ne has an intimate &C
quaintance with those OF the leading for
eign nations When anything comes up,
as sometimes happens. for which there
has been no precedent IN the lower
branch Of the national legislature he Is
generally able 20 find some grounds upon
which 20 base HIS advice to 'Ho presid-
ing officer from the parliamentary history
OF foreign governments.
The average visitor I'm the gallery OF the
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Ing n somewhat highly-colored tale Of
mystery. one thing is certain, and that
IS that the author has the kuack for IN
expected denouement which is supposed
10 be, and Is, the Quintessence o. ability
for writing detective stories.
The efforts OF the hero 10 unrayel the
series Of mysteries that have put a whole
town on the OUT vive, while entirely anna
teur. so far as the detective work goes. IS
fraught with many incidents and there
are tricks and counter-tricks that serve
20 wind the reader in q maze Of conjec-
ture
This Is the sort OF a story which one
reads through 10 the end without put
| ting down. a rather unique love strain
runs through the story, and on the whole
the cad IS satisfactory. with virtue reap
ing the usual reward and vice getting
its just deserts. Written in a clear. run
ming style, and quite interesting in the
long run.
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UNCLE SANS THEIR INFLUENCE ON WASHINGTON LIFE

will keep one servant. a maid OF all
work: their table will be well supplied
the wife will dress well. they will go 20
the theater once or twice a week, they
VIII entertain modestly. have friends TO
dinner and to play cards in the evening
occasionally, and the husband Will carry
a life Insurance, and have a small bank
account for the inevitable rainy day.
How do they do it, Because they have
learned economy in some small town
where they were brought UP, and they
practice It.
There is popular fallacy. which comes
from our proneness TO generaliZe, that
all Americans are extravagant; and one
frequently hears the expression, "a
French or German family could live off
what is thrown away In an American
kitchen" but Il depends upon the loca-
ton OF that kitchen and who admins
ters It. one IS not impelled 20 save when
saving means the accumulation Of more
material than can be disposed OF or
utilized II would be absurd. Tor in
stance 10 harvest the thousands OF
bushels Of apples that in every good sea-
son rot on the ground or trees in New
England when this would require labor
that is more valuable elsewhere when
there is no market or use f0r the apples,
OF 20 harvest other crops when the mar
ket IS gIuttcd-but that IS a question OF
economies with which this article has
nothing to do. Where urgent need for #
exists. economy is found in America as
elsewhere.
A thrifty New England housewife rivals
a thrifty North German housewife IN
/ economy. There IS not enough thrown
away by the former 20 keep a hungry
ant from starving II Is impossible q
fconceive Of such exquisite economy ii
crowded cities, where one has no tint
/ for IT, In a properly conducted Yankee
home every scrap IS utilized, even th'
} peelings OF fruits are saved for navoring
l bits Of refuse grease 20 into the soaI
pot. rags are woven into carpets Of
/ stitched into quilts. not a thread Il
/ wasted. such economy exists. too. In th'
I homes that the New Englanders have
/ made I'm the West. and the government
/ clerk who comes from such household
4 never foreets the lesson he learned there
and that IS why he can make 81 do th'
! work OF g.
some Are ImprOvident.
/ Government clerks. however. are not al
thrifty. Some are im9rovideut. some an
natural spoudthrifts some get the specu
Iation bee On their bonuets. and IN en-
dcavorinE % get rich. saddle themseIve
with debt that they do not pay in q lic
/ time. Others become innoculatcd wit
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A MODERN CHRONICLE.
winston Churchill Writes Worthy
Successor TO "The Crisis"

winston Churchill Writes Worthy
Successor to "The Crisis"
The upward development Of Winston
Churchill as an author has been steady
but marked. The Macmillan Company has
Just issued his latest entitled "a Mod
ern Chronicle" which 10 is quite possible
will take place as his best. Certain q IS
that I'm "a Modern Chronicle the author
shows a deep insight into human charac-
ter. The stiff romanticlsm Of Richard
Carver' and the melodramatlc episodes
Of that and other OF the earlier books is
lacking. Instead, there IS a story Of a
life. The book might I'm propriety he
called a Modern Woman" for Honora
Lemngweu Is the one big absorbing
theme Of the tale
Mr. Churchill has gone again to St.
Louis FOR his characters, or, az least.
his heroine. up To the age Of eighteen is
an inhabitant Of that town, with whose
atmosphere. in the early '70s. Mr..
Churchill is so very familiar. Honora is
Of excellent family. From her father.
consul ut Nice. she derives an innate
worldliness, n restless ambition which IS
not CEuencA hg tlkuAftn years OF the
rigid discipline Of ST. Louis amid com
paratively poor surroundings. With the
alacrity OF n Becky Sharp accepting a
Rawdon Crawley. she snaps mp the first
man 20 marry. who seems to offer her
the great world OF wealth and conquest
known as New York society. That she is
bitterly disappointed in the man is prac-
tically her own fault. The husband.
Howard Spence is merely a young
broker. He IS content TO settle down TO
a humdrum existence In New Jersey
suburb. or. to be exact. is content to have
his wife do so Naturally after four
years Of this, Honora revolts and car
ries Howard of into the social realm
which Is handiest. Here she meets a
man who misjudges her motives. gets
preferment for Spence, and claims the
usual reward for having pushed Honora
up a tride in the socia. scale. Here. as in
the earlier passages the situation is
reminiscent OF Becky Sharp. though. of
course, Honora has none Of the low in
stincts or the heartlessness Of the Thack-
cray heroine She repuses this sutton. and
neatly extricates herself from COM
promising situation.
But the inevitable turns up in the form
OF a masterful man. and FOR him Honora
deserts Spence and goes West to get a
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She simply did the work, and did II so
well that she compelled respect then adj
miration. and It finally ended by her
dominating the office as her predecessor
had done. not through cr' knowledge
OF the world. and soci1- talents. but
through her vigorous. well-trained intel
lect the clear and unprejudiced view she
took OF every subject, her mastery of the
work
often Fail in High Places.
In the higher positions however. It re-
uuires more than mere mastery OF the
work. The chief Of room or bureau IS
promoted 20 HIS post because OF the rec
ord he has made, but n he lacks tact,
consideration. or a sense Of justice. he
speedily finds himself back in the position
whence he started. despite his high rating
a case that illustrates this fact Is that Of
a small tradesman who, falling I'm busi-
ness, took the civil service examination
and secured minor clerkship I'm one OF
the departments. The excellence OF his
work commended him TO his superiors
and he was rapidly advanced until he
was placed in charge Of a division. where
he failed utterly Accustomed 20 impose
hard conditions on his own poorly paid
clerks. and 10 exact the greatest possible
amount OF work, he employed in the gov
eminent workshop the same methods he
had used IN his own. and treated gray
headed. experienced men. old enough 20
be his father. and refined and competent
women, as though they We're rebellious
children, and attempted 20 discipline them
In incredible ways. His rudeness and in
justice were endured uncOmplainingly for
a while. but he finally became so exact
ing. so overbearinE. that his conduct was
brought to the attention OF his chief,
whereupon he was promptly reIegated 20
desk. where ne had no authority over
others.
The salaries OF government clerks range
from $40 TO 5000 a year LaDOrers re-
: celve less. the chiefs Of divisions and
bureaus more. but the scale OF the clerical
class is limited By these amounts \
clerk generally lives well or his salary,
and he seems TO get more out Of II than
/ DO men on the same amount On other
walks Of. lie Washington Is not an ex-
pensive. nor is IL a cheap place 70 1--we III
I The same standard OF living costs more I'm
( New York. Philadelphia, or Boston than
at the Capital. A government clerk makes
as creditahle q showing on $500 a wear
I I'm Washington as he could on $500 IN
I New York. and ne gets more out 81 life
Must Practice Economy.
A clerk on $500 a year and his wife
will have a small house or an apart
ment IN a good quarter Of town. they
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Teaching the Sightless the Way to
independence in Washington.
Department Of Library Of Congress
Which Is Doing n Noble Work
for the Afflicted.

Miss Eta Josselyn Gifin. who IS the
assistant in charge Of the room set apart
for the blind in the National Library Of
Congress. has an obiginE manner and
her Willingness TO explain the objects and
aims of her department cause visitors to
realize that here in this wonderful ma
't.onal building Is 70 be found one OF the
most philauthropic works in Washington.
The room over which Miss Gifin pre-
si6es as friend. librarian. and teacher u
and for the blind contains 100 books.
printed in raised letters, known as Brallle.
New York points. line type. and the
Moon system The doors are open
from 9 o'clock in the morning until $50
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Miss Gifin meets each blind person at
the entrance. takes him by the hand. and
somehow he Immediately seems 20 fee!
less lonely. less desolate-
These sightless people take great pride
and pleasure in their very own room
and not only read the books, but copy
many Of them, 20 be passed on TO others.
As the seeing visitor enters the door his
attention is attracted by a glass case
filed with fancy work. such as knitted
hoods. slippers. purses. beaded belts &c.
done entirely by the blind. This work is
Kept IN the library simply for inspection
There is bureau OF exchange for the
blind, the crystallized thought OF Miss
Gifn, at ll2 East Capitol street, where
articles like these from all parts Of the
United States can be bought. over the
door Of this room is written the word
! "Tidiohlo" friend Of the blind. and as
il 10 make the word good. the lady who
has charge here gives her services free.
It is a matter Of rejoicing that many OF
the nouseeing class since coming In con
tact with Miss GIfhn and Mr- Putnam,
the Librarian OF Congress. have learned
TO earn their own living. In fact teach
/ ing the blind the way 10 independence is
the chief thought of the leaders in this
department.
| Near the case filled with fancy work in
the library is 10 be seen a superior raised
I alphabet also a newspaper made from
plates designed by a japanese who lost
| his sight during the war with Russia
There are also some Chinese specimens
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THE SCAR"
An Addition to the Novels of the
south of To-day.

An Addition To the Novels of the
South of To-day.
Two things that seem to run in well
defined grooves are the production Of
plays and the publishing Of plays. Let
one Of either class make name for st.
self, and Immediately there viii be a
score more OF the same kind published
and it is rare that any Of the successors
VIII come up 10 the original standard.
Just at present We seem TO be in the
midst Of a flood Of novels Of the South
and the problems there-problems which
can he understood and treated sensibly
only by persons who are perfectly con-
versant with them-who have lived
among them for years and know their
every phase Otherwise the book Is
bound 10 ring false
So Il is in the present instance with
the latest Of these. THE Scar, by War
rington Dawson. Personally. we are UNI
aware whether the author IS a Northern
or Southern man. but 20 judge from the
book and the types that he has drawn
there. ne halls from New England: for his
delination OF characters seem not To
have been the fruit OF actual observation,
certainly net for any length of time.
The Scar" is a story of Virginia and
Virginia people at the present time. the
title evidently having reference to the
ruin left on the land after the war
Eleanor Van Osten, a New York sir
OF much wealth, goes on a visit 10 the
Hadleighs OF Virginia, more to see for