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Dickens dwelt with loving warmth upon the Cheeryble Brothers their rosy faces, their kindly eyes, their family spirit. Few pictures that the great writer drew were more pleasing than those about those two old merchants of London town. What a pity the master writer could not have known the men of the House of the Five Coffee Cups! Too bad he could not wan der into Dutch street, where so much of the history of New York and some of the | history of America was made, Too bad he could not view the little old kettle in which the elder William boiled his first batch of soap! Too bad he could not look upon the old ledger. the old paddock, the old desk and the old chairs and the old table of the first council roomi Too bad he could not look upon the house in John street into which the business spread. Too bad he could not see the factory across the Hudson. which Is one of the landmarks of the American Rhinel Too bad he could not look upon the great of- flee structure which is in touch with every part of the world Too bad he could not wander in some Tuesday at 1 o'clock fin the afternoon, and see the council cham Der today. with Richard at the head of the board, a percolator by his side, with Gilbert in his seat Sidney In his Austen in his place and Russell beside himl Too bad he could not see those beautiful rugs. that exquisite napery and that bowl of rosy apples-and that pie!
 He would dwell at length upon the things to eat-for Dickens loved the good things of life As a sentimentaist, he would give great space to the portraits that enrich the walls. He. would picture the character of this one, of that one; he would glory in the prospect that house with such traditions and such guiding spirit will go on and on for ages. He
 
 the family custom. the strength of 1t, the charm of it all-and then, like the gentle humorist he was, he would turn his att tention to the far end of the table and have fun with that piel
 Copyright, 1911, by Richard Spillane.
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Artists and Photographers work on the designs. Artists are sent to foreign lands to study the work of other designers in order to broaden their ideas and ab- sorb the atmosphere of other schools Inventors are welcomed, and every de- vice that will improve the business is received with favor. Machines of won derful intricacy are introduced. Trans portation experts are employed to at tend to the distribution of the company's products. Sales agents, when masters Of their line, command great salaries chemists of the first rank are spurred to highest endeavor to find new combi- nations of perfumes that will catch the public taste Their artists reap hand some rewards when they fashion bot ties of particularly attractive shape. Any thing or everything in the way of an invention or improvement is taken up with avidity.
 It is wonderful business combination these men of the House of the Five Golf fee Cups make, yet in all their business activities they never depart from the family custom and the family bond. And, strong as is the family bond with them. 1t almost is strong with their employees, for they have absorbed the spirit of thelr employers. Nothing illustrated this bet ter than the celebration of the centenary of the house five years ago. It was unique in American trade annals. A thou sand men sat at the banquet table in the Grand Central Palace in Manhattan. While the thousand men were at tabls moro than a thousand women and chil- dren the wives. the mothers the sons and daughters of the employees, gathered in the galleries and looked down. It was the greatest family party In the history Of this great family!
 The quaint little kettle in which the first batch of soap was cooked was there for all to see. So was the paddock that did service so long on the front door of the old house in Dutch street. So was the ledger in which William. the boy of 21, made his first records as a business man.
 Richa rd sat at the head of thn Ia l,ln nt
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cred round the family board to take counsel, to plan, to report and to ex- change opinions. The two story house in always was the rallying point
 As the business outgrew this little house the building next door was bought to be acquired. Larger and larger grew the kettles; larger and larger grew the volume of business. In 1S47 it had grown so big that Dutch street and John street alone could not contain 1t. The factory was moved to Jersey City, and there q great kettle which was the wonder of it's time was put up. But still the head quarters remained in the little old house on Dutch street.
 William lived until 1857, and when he died he was succeeded by his sixth son, Samuel. In the 40 years that Samuel sat at the head of the table, made the cof- fee and presided at the family councils he saw changes greater almost than those of his fathers time. He saw the giant kettle that his father built, and which was supposed to be so huge that 1t never would be filled, dwindle to pygmy size when measured alongside those that fol. lowed He saw the business spread and spread until 1t reached the world around
 When Samuel died in 1897 his five sons, Richard M, Gilbert Sidney NJ, Austen and Russell succeeded him. Just as their father had been trained for the business, so were they. All five had been sent to the same university All five have been graduated. Each In turn was given a course In the main branches of the family business. All were ready to take up their appointed duties when the time arrived for them to take hold. In each and all the family instinct, unity of purpose and reverence for the old order of things was encouraged. If any one thinks such a training blunts enterprise he is mistaken. Each one of the five vies with the other to advance the in- dustry. Every economy known to sci ence in this particular branch is intro- duced. The house makes its own labels
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Copyright, 1911, by Frank G. Carpenter)
 A RE you disgusted with the high
 "A price of meats?
 4 A Do your steaks, chops and roasts cost more than you can afford.
 Are you growing tired of pouring your money into the pockets of our great butcher barons?
 If so, why don't you eat fish? It will make more brain and just as good mus cle. It will digest quite as easily, and, taken fresh from the waters, will make you go singing through life. The Japa- nese nation, one of the happiest on earth, is composed of fish eaters. The Chinese, one of the strongest and thrift- est, lives largely upon the same food, and all over Europe nearly every farmer has his own private fish pond.
 There is no land that will not rear fish better than in the United States, and there is no sort of animal life which will breed so rapidly nor produce so much. Man has but one, two, or at the utmost three young at time, and the same Is true of cattle and horses. Some breeds of sheep produce twins, and the hog often has 10 or 12 pigs at litter The fish multlplies by the thousands. The Pacific salmon has on the average 5000 eggs, the shad 5000 and the cod is said to drop as many as 100000. Indeed it has been estimated that if all the cod eggs laid in one year should produce female fish, and they in eurn lay similar eggs, that within a few years the whole world would be covered, and we could have a tower of eggs reaching from here to the moon.
 All this is preliminary to my story of the great work which our Uncle sam Patriarch has under way to increase our fish supply.
 Planting Fish By the Billions
 During the past week I have been talk ing with the men who run the fish com mission. They have big office here in Washington, and connected with 1t are fish hatcheries scattered all over the union. The government now matches fish as farmers hatch chickens and its output of the fnny tribe last year was more than 40,OO00OO. Of these there were some thing like 2OO,0Oo000 salmon, over 40O.- O0c,000 whitefsh, 60O.0O0000 or 700,O00,000 pike perch and almost 000 cod. The white perch numbered 300,0O00oO, the flat fish S0OO0O,OO0 and the Holsters almost 200,000,0O0. In addition to this there was an enormous planting of oysters and dis tribution of food fishes so numerous in variety that I cannot mention them all. "-~'A nf these fish were taken from
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oyster planting Is now done to such ar
 extent that the greater part of our oys
 ter supply comes from oyster farms. The bivalves grow in warm water as we'll as
 in cold, and along the gulf of Mexico they are eaten all the year round. Earth CT north they are not so good in July and August.
 Japanese Oysters for San Francisco
 The fish commission has tried the exper- iment of transplanting the Atlantic oys- ters on the Pacific coast. They are found to fatten and grow, but they do not have any young, the water being too cold for them to breed. These oysters retain the flavor of the eastern oysters and bring high prices in the markets.
 A number of companies are now en- gagged in bringing one and two year old oysters from the Atlantic and transplant ing them in San Francisco bay. They grow rapidly and are ready for market In one or two years after planting. These oysters are taken west in refrigerating cars holding about 200 barrels each They are planted inside stockades which iSeep out the poachers and certain fish enemies of the oyster and the plantations are also overlooked by watch houses on piles.
 The ordinary oyster of our northern Pacific is small and it has coppery ,as-e A better oyster is grown in Japan, and in the cold waters along Hok- kaldo, which is the northern island of that country. The government is now im- porting some of these oysters which win be planted along Puget sound and in San F rancsco bay. They are accustomed to a colder water than that of our Atlantic oysters and it Is believed that they will thrive.
 Our Great Fishing Grounds
 During my talk with Dr. Smith I asked him where were the chief fishing grounds of the United States. He replied:
 Roughly speaking, there are three. First we have the coasts and the estu- aries of the rivers; second, the interior streams and lakes, and third, the high seas One of our greatest fishing grounds is the Banks of Newfoundland and an- other is the high seas of the Alaskan wa ters. Both of these places are subject to the same conditions. They have food for the fishes brought in by great ocean currents. On the banks of this food comes largely from the gulf stream and a cold arctic current, and in Alaska 1t comes from an arctic current and other currents. The re- suit is that the fish are found there in great numbers. They move over the banks seeking the best feeding grounds. It is strange to think of fish out at pas
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output was not so large that he could not attend to every detail himself. But when he got a customer he did not lose him. What he made was well made and honest His office was on the ground floor, not far from the soap kettle Upstairs were the living quar- ters, and every evening the little fam fly gathered round the table and held council.
 There may not be much sentiment about soap but that little kettle of 1906, the old ledger in which the boy merchant made records of his first accounts, the paddock of the outer door and the family portrait of those days are among the greatest treasures of the grandsons today, almost as greatly treasured as the receipts the youth got when he cleared his fathers debts.
 From that little soap kettle in that little old house on Dutch street has grown one of the greatest businesses of today. Now the agents of the house are in Australia, in South America, in Asia, Africa, in Europe Two hundred branches of trade have developed out of the original line. Perfumes almost take rank in importance with the staple article of production. The world is searched for oils and essences to supply this one branch of the industry Hundreds of tons of rose leaves are inn ported to have their sweet odors pressed out in the great factory. Hundreds and hundreds of tons of sweet scented woods are brought from over seas to yield their fragrance.
 The boy of 21 who started this business lived to ripe old age and saw his estab- lishment grow to large proportions. He had many sons. One started the business that has developed into the National Lead company. One went out into Wall street and, with the family support established banking house that is today one of the strongest in the street. He was known as a phianthropist and gave millions in the cause of charity and education. Two mill ion dollars alone he gave to the univer- sity that bears the family name. Once a Ia hn an tbn atI
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the old order changeth. O Perhaps the customs, the standards

NERHAPS the old order changeth. N Perhaps the customs, the standards \ and the ideals of former genera ticns are unsuited to these busy days. Perhaps men must act, must measure their time and be guided by the practice of these twentieth century days. But not always.
 Every Tuesday, when the hour of p. m approaches, five men-bright eyed, gray haired, well sroomed-gather in the coun- oi room of a great office structure just across the Hudson from Manhattan, and take their places at a long table, upon which luncheon is spread. The room is simply but handsomely furnished. The table is of the finest wood; the chairs of quartered oak Handsome rugs cover the floor.
 The five are brothers, Richard, the eld- est goes to the head of the table. The others take precedence according to their ages. When they take their seats, and the door through which they have entered is closed, the hand of time In turned back ones century.
 Each of the five is millionaire several times over. Their names are known the world around. A university bears their rame. So does a great banking concern. Their agents are in every land. Their great manufacturing establishment across the street from their office building has a floor space of many acres. A thousand men work in it. Some of these employees have been with the house for more than 70 years. A dozen or more have worked there for 55 years. Scores have been in the employ of the house 90 years or more.
 Every Thursday, at 1 o'clock, the little alcohol lamp under the percolator at the head of the table is lighted by Richard. Ho makes the coffee pours it into five cups, passes a cup to each of his brothers and then they lunch. In the center of the table stands a great bowl of fruit, usually apples Five little cups of GUS tard sit in d row nearby. There are sand wiches and meats. The plates are exqui-
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the defamation of dynamite or high
explosives he had made ian inde-
pendent investigation and so was
ineligible.
This decision hurt the defense
deeply as there had been, up to that
time, some hope of getting men who
admitted their belief in the gas
theory.
When Coward took the stand the
| district attorney could scarcely await
the man. Instantly he shouted:
''You Are a Socialist" r
"You are Socialist" and as the
| drowsy court awoke he continued in
a high tone. you don't deny you
are a Socialist ?" ~.
Coward quietly said lie was So
| cialist; that he read Socialist books
and literature; that he read the APP
peal to Reason, and Los Angeles
| Times. To questions he said he did
not believe much he read in the
| Times, in fact. doubted about all OF
| it but wanted to keep posted on what
| was being said. He said he had SUBJ
scribed for some Socialist papers and
paid five years in advance. He reads
the California Social-Democrat.
The fact that the man was a So
cialist caused the newspaper men to
jump to the instant conclusion he
would not be allowed to serve. They
were correct though many believed
the district attorney would try to
preserve a semblance of fairness and
that there would be no undue haste
! in dismissing the man. " =.
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We apologize to the editor of a
Little Dope on the Side" and respect
fully submit: If burglar broke into
a cellar would the coal shute? No,
my dear, but the kindling would.
A man who was married by Judge
Gilpin in probate court recently found
that he didn't have the money for the
fee when it came time to pay the
judge. If he had been a man with
good trade and a member Of a
robust union, he would not have to
get married on the installment plan.
A Doctor Owsley of Detroit, Mich,
is not satisfied with $4,000 down and
$4,000 a year during his life time.
The money was left to him by his
wife who was at one time Mrs. Marie
Boeing. Mr.. Boeing. let it be said,
accumulated the fortune. In the local
probate court DR.. Owsley is trying to
set what lie thinks he is entitled to
under the law. a full one-third.
Come on deer season. Already 66
have made application to the county
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strong for her services and the time
that Duluth women have reason to
congratulate themselves.
She Is Busy Woman.
Mrs. Pankhurst is perhaps the most
noted woman in the. world at the
present time. She is without peer
in her own special line. She has
fought hard and the dawn of her
victory awaits only the opening of
parliament, it IS said.
It was Mrs. Pankhurst who led the
riotous mobs which ,stormed the
house of parliament fighting-liter-
ally fighting-fors the right to be
heard. 1t was Mrs. Pankhurst who
was later thrown into prison. There
she gave an exhibition of Spartan
courage that did much to make the
cause permanent and progressive.
Natural Born Leader.
It was Mrs. Pankhurst's good for
tune to live and be on the ground
at time when the women Of Eng
land were stirred up over the in
justice which they believed them
selves to have suffered for years.
. Naturally a: born leader, Mrs. Pank-
hurst took hold .of the movement. as
though here. very life depended up
on. the outcome, and one only has. to
read English :, newspapers, English
magazines or even English novels to
appreciate the vast change that has
come over the country.
Why do women want to vote? A
decade ago that question would have
been a subject for levity and broad
jest. Today the question looms up
as not one Of the great: problems Of
the age, but only a conjecture as to
the number Of years before it is q
fact. ~ s...< - -. = .
'The English Woman's Fight for
the Vote will Be the subject Of her
Duluth address. Though naturally
unassuming, with quiet and pleas
ing personality, the lecture Will be
no less. interesting and sforceable.
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Another exchange says: John
Smith was robbed Of $50 while visit
ing friends on the East side, Tues
day" We are wondering what sort 81
friends lend the man has. Yes. Johnnie,
you may answer. D. .s..3 All s..35
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PLANS ARE BAULKED

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as the district attorney is building
his entire fabric upon the theory that
dynamite was planted In the build
Ing with malicious intent.
Times IL Sued.
The fact that the families Of eight
Of the victims have sued the Times
company for large sums in damages
has made q deep impression upon the
public. In the suits 1t is alleged that
the building was destroyed by fire
and that it's occupants were caught
in terrible death trap where no
adequate means Of escape were at
hand. 2. ~. =,
. It will be shown, the. attorneys say.
that only two persons who we're in
the ancient rookery at the time the
fire broke out escaped by natural
exits and that these were clerks who
we're on the, ground floor in the
business department. That any 9TH
ers escaped is looked upon as a
miracle. ... .
Attorneys declare that both the CIV
IL suits and the criminal actions will
establish the fact that the Times was
destroyed by fire which followed an
accidental explosion brought about
by, the criminal carelessness of the
owners of the building.
Driven to Desperation.
It is the strength of this claim
and the weakness of the prosecutors
case that has driven the district at
torhey to try to get outside evidence
with which he hopes to establish
charge that the McNamaras were
guilty of dynamite atrocity. >s
At the end of the third week an
entire venire Of jurymen having been
exhausted and another, one called
without having secured single jury
man the prospects Of an early begin
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ming Of the actual work of the trial
seemed remote. -. =. .- -. ....-..
The greatest delay has been caused
by the quibbling Of the prosecutors
and the apparent determination that
any man with a fair and open mind,
who would be likely to give the de-
PENDANT any benefit of a doubt shall
not be permitted to serve on the jury.
There has been much comment
over the action Of Judge Bordwell in
allowing challenge for cause
against Walter Coward who believed
that the Times was destroyed by a
gas explosion. His case so closely
paralleled that of Geo. W. Mckee
who was accepted after expressing
| his belief that the contributing cause
was dynamite. The defense believed
that Coward would be passed and
that it would cost the prosecution a
| pre-emptory challenge to get rid Of
the man. Coward said that he was q
Socialist and that he had no preju-
| dice against capital punishment He
| said he was willing to lay aside his
opinion and try the case thoroughly
upon us neIltS anu Oh law ana EVIL
dence.
Venireman Is Attacked.
To the deep disappointment of the
| defense Judge Bordwell ruled that
| inasmuch as Coward had asked sew
eral former miners regarding the &C.
ton of dynamite and discovered from
their replies that there were no de-
velopments in connection with the
Times disaster such as always follow
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this side OF Chicago. ana both Mr..
Gray and Duluth people have reason.
to be proud Of the undertaking which
began in such a small way some years
ago. 1G s.> .s'
w. A. Htcken has filed with the
county auditor his intention Of be-
coming the Republican nominee for
alderman from tho First ward. He IL
a good man, too.
De Coursey F.. Niles is on trial In
district court charged with having
misappropriated money from the
Maryland Casualty company.
Attilio Castigliano. local Italian
consul, says there is no such society
as the Black Hand" Mr. Castigliano
evidently hasn't heard Of the Doug
las club.
Modern Woodmen at the Head of
the Lakes will get together several
times during the winter for social
evenings. The lodges from Duluth,
peiror will take. turns at the enter
tanning stunt. The first social will be
held at the Great Eastern hall, Nov.
%. There are lots of good union men
who are loyal members of the Wood
men.
One of the local banks is asking
through the medium of an ADVERTISE
ment: why haven't you a bank &C.
count?' That is such simple ques-
ton that most of US could answer
right off the bat. We are beyond the
first reader. Ask us something more
difficult.
To be in style this year one must
resemble a bean pole. This is true of
both men and women, says a local
tailor. Oh, we'll, we can use the dip
when 1t comes back. anyway.
Everybody should take ADVANTAGE
of the free Masonic concerts this win
ter. The music is of the best. It is
mighty profitable way of spending
Sunday afternoons.
During the week the grain rate
from Duluth to Buffalo dropped ID
of a. cent. The rate is now 1 cen,
flat.
The news from San Francisco tia,
Eddie Young of San Jose will quit
the prize ring and enter the ministry
Is received with interest. It is sure
tough when a. prize fighter has t.
cast about for means of support. Some
| of them have been even known t.
| work. Barrel Smith, a local pug
has failed to make the game pay anG
he is now earning his fodder by thu
sweat of his brow. Onward march!
= n
Chicago university meets Minneso
| to at Minneapolis Saturday afternoon
Tear EN- up Minny!
Some wise man remarked a Ions
! time ago that there is fool borr
every minute. If he was alive. at the
present time he would undoubetdl,
enlarge on his statement. A Chicago