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The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

can Institute of Architects. The nations hrst
chief magistrate laid off the ground in this vicin'
ity and prepared the original plans for the man
sion, although, in the case OF two OF the man
sions above mentioned. it was left TO others 10
carry out the plans thus formu. ated
Octagon House. which is of added interest be-
cause it was temporarily used as the Presidential
Mansion after the British soldiers burned the
White House in 1914, derives its name from It's
octagonal form. Indeed. buildings or unusual out
line seem to have been something OF fad with
Architect George Washington. He built six
teensided barn at Mount Vernon and the mill he
constructed that estate was likewise many
sided. Almost under the shadow OF the capitol
at Washington is substantial brick building
which George Washington built just before his
last illness overlook him and which he had de-
signed as winter residence. Indeed. owing to
delays the last details OF construction were not
completed until after Washingtons death and
none of his family ever occupied the structure.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15
Division Of Labor.

Voice From Below-Are you children all In bed?
Voice From Above-Yes, mamma.
Voice From Below-Well, l must say 1t didn't
take you long to say your prayers
Voice From AboveWe divided EN- up an each
took section an said em all at once-Cleveland
Leader.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

residences was not by
any means limited to
country homes. There
are in the city of Wash
ington several build
ings which attest his
talent in this direction
with reference to dwell
ings in urban surround
ings. Perhaps the most
interesting and certain
ly the most historic in
this category is "Oc-
tagon House." which is
located only a few
blocks from the White
House and is today one
of the show places OF
the capital, having
served in later years as
the permanent head
quarters OF the Ameri-
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

buildings that f.
nally gave Mount
Vernon the SEM
blance of a we'll
ordered village.
General Wash
ington even plan
ned the walks
which are a con-
spicuous feature
OF the landscape
work at Mount
Vernon.
About five miles
from NJ GU n I
Vernon is Wood
lawn, a charming
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15
The Commander.

docs Mrs. Peck's husband com
mand good salary?"
"He earns good salary; she com
mands It,"
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One laxative,
three for cathartic.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

Work is the very salt of life; not
only preserving it from decay, but
giving it tone and fiavor.--Hugh Black.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15
Heartfelt.

The Kid latter his first cgar)-"Gee, wish
Wickersham had killed dat terhsaker trust
Puck.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money IL PAZO ONT
MisNr fails to cure any case OF Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in TO IA days. Soc.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

There never was man as important
as bride expects her husband to be.
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

O person In the least degree con-
versant with the biography OF George
Washington can fail TO admire the
extreme versatility of the Father OF
His Country. AS warrior and as a
statesman he won fame in q su.
perlative degree and yet it may be
found. upon research, that he
showed the same exceptional meas
ure of ability in the more modest
pursuits OF planter and country
squire. There is, however, one
branch of the great mans activities
that has been almost wholly over
The Yale expositor., 1912-02-15

AOOhcu ny SluuShtS VI INT Hldls =
This concerns his numerous and
takings as an architect and builder
operations that in scope might
have seemed to afford a sufficient
career for any ordinary citizen.
OF course there is no desire to
create the impression that the ma
TONS first president was profes-
sionally an architect and builder"
as We interpret the term today.
On the contrary at no period or
his life did he devote his entire
time to this form OF activity nor
did he depend upon it as a means
OF livelihood. But circumstances
seemed to combine to compel
Washington to assume responsible
tiles as an amateur architect and
builder, if we may thus qualify the
term. On the one hand was the
circumstance that he was master
OF an eight thousand-acre estate
and there was always more or less
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

..ANH RANT II meet the King, do
66AvI Iyou?" asked Ferguson, the
N Lord Chamberlain, "I'll show
wv you the Old
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

tected. A straight side table. such as
comes with bedroom furniture and is often
used for small writing table, almost al
ways, looks better with a mat on than
without, provided care has oeen taken in
making the mat to 6t and selecting the
proper materials and colors. A table whose
top has been damaged so that it must be
covered and which yet has good looking
base is always better for such a mat.
First find out what table there Is in the
house of the person to whom you wish to
make q gif. which Is in need of such .
cover. Then cut the cover or mat to fit,
leaving a margin of wood for about two
inches all around if the wood be good
looking and covering the table entirely II
the top has no beauty. Among the ma
terials which are very usefL: for these
mats are cotton tapestry, boti in varied
colors and with the design and background
all in the same color.
Velveteen ID also very good and II Is not
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

Urls who mean to make great many
presents for their friends
will find that it h quite time to begin
now, for when one goes to school there il
not really so very much time to spare for
sewing, and the weeks slip away without
one realizing it. Then. instead Of having
a beautifully made pile of Christmas gifts
all ready in good order before the holidays
one is terribly troubled at the last minute
and often falls back on giving q ready
made present to some dear friend, who
would 50 much more have appreciated even
the simplest gift made BY the donor.
A gift which a girl will find most &C.
ceptable to her mother or some other older
woman who keeps house is a table mat
which Is decorative and matches the color
scheme of the room for which it IL in
tended. A round library table. for in
stance, especially If 1t be of fine wood,
looks better with such q mat than when
covered by a cloth, and Is equally well pro-
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

necessary to have a good quality II the
proper color can be obtained In q cheap
grade. Cotton rep Is also a good ma
terial. and silk of any kind. provided it
be heavy enough in quality. is good. In
selecting your colors always remember
that unless you are sure d matching the
colors in the room perfectly It Is better
to choose duller shade of the prevailing
color than a brighter one. Be sure that
you do not select anything that jars.
The mat should be lined with felt, cloth
or cotton flannel and bound around the
edges with gold salloon. braid OF ribbon, o.
you may seam the edges and then run
several rows of stitches with the machine.
A bright girl acquaintance of the writer's
made a most attractive table for her
mother of an old battered imitation oak
one, which had always been an eyesore
and had been banished to the attic. The
table was . small one, rectangular in
shape and having q shelf under the top.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
SOME DESCENDANTS OF THE OLD
SCOUTS WHO HAVE ORGANIZED
PATROLS.

During the talk the Indian boys bs.
trsyed NO sisns Of interest In vha. the
orsaniser was saying They listened At.
tentvely and gravely to he remarks, but
they smiled neither at him nor At one an
other when he dwelt upon the more anus.
ing side of boy scouting. The Organiser
was at loss to understand their attitude
BE had never failed to srouse the :ntere,,
Of audiences of boz whom he lad .d.
dressed before, and he decided that n
enlist the enthusiasm of Indian boys some
other form Of approach was necessary,
At the end Of the address the organizer
asked the boys whether they were inter.
ested in what he had been saying to them
and received only the most perfunctorv
mods IN reply. The attitude of the bov,
was 30 exceedingly cold that he v., IN
despair over enlistins suhacient number
to organize patrol However, he de-.
cided to appeal to the boys individually
and in the most Indifferent manner tbev
oEe by one signi6ed their desire to he.
come scouts. 1t did not seem like an
auspicicus beginning, however. for, judg-
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
Es
AMERICA

But the next day an astoniGhins change
had occurred. To the anaseaent Of the
organizer. de boys had already lsarssd
the salute 20 that thsy were sbls to give
1t In perfect unison. and also had ae.
quired from leaflets that had been dis.
tributed among them enough letters Of
the semsphore signalling % spell out the
name Of their patrol Since that time this
and other Indian patrols have been
among the most successful and enthusi-
sssic Of those which are Organized under
ne National Boy Scouts Of America.
The apparent indifference Of the boys
was merely their racial stoicism, which
successfully hid from the organizer their
instructive interest in the scout move.
ment.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

s~sS- Wy wv eess
you don't seem, to love hin
very much"
mo use talkin' As il you did when 20,
don't, is there? That's the way figure
He hates me, too-as for that, he hate.
everybody, and himself most of all. 70,
wait, you'll see."
We had now reached the Kings palace
and there, just behind the iron bars, sa
the King in all his snowy beauty, in al
his ermine grandeur. in all his albin.
glory. in all his-but you might 90 on I,
one plus, and then some. for he really wa
splendid. I had just seen . king At
coronation parade, but he wasn't 80 i'm
posing BY half - this mSnarch here.
Hello, Silver" said-best to ASSUME
. familiarity with royalty just As you d.
when you interview q Presidential candi
date or q chorus girl There was snar
and q growl that made my knees wisgls
visibly, but reasoned it was just his way
of welcoming me. Everybody has his OWL
way of doing thing.
1--WE come to interview you"
"Then you've come to the wrong place,
snarfed the snowy mountain through hii
teeth. realized that to gain q point
here it must be done BY sheer force ol
personality and not BY clever bickerinss
Look here! You seem to have got In
wrong all around. You don't like your
keeper; you don't like yourself-you don't
like anybody. That's not going to do any
good and want to be friend Of yours
maybe can help you some" There was
4 quick turn of the, head; he caught me
full in the eye; he was interested, no mis-
take.
what do you mean? Help me to get
out of hereY 80,
"No, not just that, but can help swing
public sentiment in your f&vor."
"Humw cane again with knee-quak-
ing ca,ess in the tone. Don't make me
laugh. There's just one kind of help
that interests me. You seem to forget
I'm not under any obligations to any one
here"
Don't they feed you WELL keep your
place clean and all thatY
"Out of love for me, eh? To keep me
koking trim a. IN exhibit, ~ . specimen.
a the Ursus Maritimus! Wool! Woof
Woof!" He dashed around the enclosure
and when he returned his eyes were red
with righteous wrath.
'S'pose you know. my hbtcry-every-
- - HH-I- =
BODY does. II hans6 % tks bulletin board
cut thsss-tha$ 4, teas IL tns ef NJ
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

capture. They knew I was q king when
they got me; there must be something
about royalty that doesn't come of. And
| was some king in the Ice Country! Mary
Ellen over there can vouch for that" !
looked at the white lady in the neigh.
boring cage. I'D never been whipped
not once, not once"' he repeated, ..
with q mighty paw he wiped q tear, "un-
til the day they slunG that moose over
me from the boat. Even then l slipped
it till they hung 1t over my head with
q boat hook and got my fore-legs tangled.
Hauled on deck with a windlass! Think
of that! Then came the long voyage
The first night I was put in here you
could see men with guns trained on me
all around. All through the night they
stayed there-they thought might try to
get up over that cliff of rocks. / wish
l could" he said thoughtfully, but it's no
use. The minute I'd gain that first ledge
my stomach wonld push me of the next" !"
He looked down at his stomach. 'Oh,
yes, they feed me all right; but I haven't
the fat I once had in Ellesmere land
they don't let me have any blubber and
stun. Why, could eat barrel of cod
liver oil right down if they'd let me-" /
smiled at the diversity of tastes.
But why do you raise such rumpus
when they want to clean up your place
here"
my dear fellow"-I felt that his polar
hishness was really thawing out . bit
that's shout the only excitement have.
always know they'll get the place
cleaned out some way or other. They've
got to, it's part of their job; but you bet
your life if I can have any fun making
trouble and keeping them on the jump
I'm going to DO it. That's why they have
to get me in the small cage first. No
keepers ever associated with me without
bars between US; no, sir, not oner'
Would you hurt them If you had a
chance?" queried.
Would I? Say, have any grounds
for srudge or not? Answer me that.
Have had anything but trickery handed
out to me since the day I was first cap
tured-with tricks? Well, then, If you
think I'm fool enough to let . chance goI
BY when it comes my way, you've got
another guezL I'm tsliag to yeu here
~ Bear to Man becatso these bars are
between ~, but let me get you inside
here and I'd kill youn Bear to Man just
as cheerfully."
Fur q moment stood amazed at the
beasts brutal frankness. To emphasize
bis remarks the kingiy Captive gave an
luroraborical roar and plunged into the
pool Whea he came out ON the other
side he snook his shaggy white coat furi-
ously. A startled scream went up from
the watching crowd that had been caught
In the shower.
you see" h said. 'it isn't much Of a|
get baek. but It's al that's left for me tsI
10 here"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

LII Of the activities Of the North
~ American Indiana. excepting those Of
Sactual warfare. are initiated BY the
boy scouts, and there is 50 much Of the
Indian life Of the days before this coun-
try was settled included in boy scout lore
that 1t il no wonder that real little In
dams, actual descendants of some Of the
scouts Of other days, have become inter
ested in the boy scout movement and have
formed patrols of their own.
The first Of these real Indian boy
scouts patrols was organized in the In
dian village of Fond du Lac reservation,
near Cloquet, Mimi. The Northwest or
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
By Anthony H. Euwer.

Editors Note.-!f you don't believe an
animal can talk, in his own way, you'd
better not read this article, which is for
true believers only.)
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

Iterested in the Indian boys and who b.
lieves that the scout movement will be OF
great help to them. had the schoolhouse
bell rung 90 thatth boys would come 20
hear about the nationwide organization
of the Boy Scouts Of America.
At the call of the bell the boys came
from all directions The listened quietly
while the organizer explained what the
organization of boy scouts really means
and told them how they could belong to
it and learn how to track game and fol-
low trails in The forest like their savage
ancestors had done; how they could play
at the game of sturgeon spearing and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Champ Clark. Woodrow Wilson and Governor Harmon.
 The platform is remarkable for its brevity, yet is one of the longest plat forms in respect to its binding power that the party has ever written, be- cause in it's opening paragraph it af- firms adherence to the principles of the Democratic party, which, of course, are stated in the platform adopted by the last national conven- ton and the state convention of 1910.
 There Is every reason to believe that tho platform which will be adopted by the Baltimore convention will sound high progressive note. and will definitely and sufficiently define those things which the Democratic party represents and that legislation to which it will endeavor to give ef- feet if 1t is entrusted with the powers of government.
 Certainly the outlook has seldom been more hopeful for Democracy in state or nation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03
Earle, Divorced Year Ago
 Today, Has Affinity No. 3

Off with the old love and on with the new has been the motto of many men since history first took account of the amorous affairs of humanity. and probably before. Fickleness in love being common. and news being defined as that which is uncommon. 1t seems strange that a man of no particular fame. wealth or importance should have international notoriety thrust upon him because of a slight departure from the conventional mor- al code. Yet that was the misfqr- dinand, Pinney Earle. artist. poet, mu- sician and lover of ''the good, the true and the beautiful It was just a year ago today that Earle was divorc- ed by his second wife. famed on two continents as his affinity" That unknown, to the world at large, a man with only comfortable income an dwith no general reputation as an artist, awoke one m1rning to find himself the jest and laughing-stock of America and Europe. Earle had that he regarded the woman of his choice. Miss Julia Kuttner, for whom he had separated from his wife, as his affinity" If news of real impor. tance, such as the sinking of the Ti- tanic Or the San Francisco fire, had
 OAOh< dl ludL LIHlS, 6dTle WOulQ probably have remained in obscurity. In the absence of a real ''story'' to distract their attention, the reporters interviewed the artist with the regu- larity of clockwork, photographers dogged his footsteps to secure a new photograph for each edition of their papers, and everywhere she went the unfortunate Earle found himself the exposure of all eyes" Mobbed by his neighbors. jeered and hooted by the street urchins, caricatured by the press, the miserable man was given no rest nor peace. There was nothing new about his case except the appli- cation of the word affinity" to his beloved-and book had been written about affinities centuries before
 Earle's first wife was Marie Fisch. packer, a Frenchwoman. They met while both were studying art in the Quartier Latin of Paris. boy, now seven years old was born to them. They lived happily for a time, until the fickle artist met Miss Julia Kutt-
 Ter. a New York girl. He confess d his love for Miss Kuttner, the ''af- fnity." to his wife, and later to the newspapers. Mrs. Earle returned to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03

The Democratic convention disclos- ed a state of hopefulness in the Dem- ocratic party in Connecticut that has not been seen in many years on the eve of a presidential election. The action of the convention disclosed that the delegates were in complete har- mony as to the advisability of endors-. ing Governor Baldwin for the presi- dential nomination. and were equally willing to leave the choice of a second candidate to the discretion of the delegation that goes to Baltimore. 1t is entirely proper that great cona- dence should be placed in this delesa- ton. It contains an unusually large number of men who have earned the conAdence of the voters of tho party and of the people of the state. in po-
 sitions of public trust Tho number o6 progfessives ls exceptionally large.
 Undoubtedly the delegation contains thoes who. following . failure to ind support for Governor Baldwin, will
 peeesr rsspectively the nomination of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03
STEEL TRUST AND ROOSEVELT

Developments of the last few weeks have revealed an extremely interest ing relation between Theodore Roose- welt. candidate for the Presidential nomination, and the United States Steel corporation. This relationship is of popular interest for the reason that almost every day brings evidence that MT. Roosevelt is now and long has been extremely friendly toward the steel corporation, the owner of which are those men whom Mir. Roosevelt has delighted to designate as "malefactors of great wealth." and against whom he always has protested the greatest hostility.
 Everybody knows that MT. Roose- welt, as president. allowed the steel trust to absorb its principal rival Ev- erybody knows. too. that MT. Roose- welt explained his acquiesence to this deal on the ground that it was neces- sary to avert a serious business pan ic. Both at the time the amalgama- ton was made and afterward the Col onel vigorously denied that he ex- tended the favor to the trust because of any love for 1t, but rather because he was as interested in sparing the people of the country the distress that would have come to them had there been a panic. He had no feeling for the trust whatever. He said SO him. self.
 Lately, three facts have become known which throw a great light on MT. Roosevelt's attitude toward the steel trust First, it has leaked out that the first rift in the friendly re- ,ations of Mir. Roosevelt and MT. Taft
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03
THE EYE OF IMAGINATION

1e1u - busy. The immediate wurk of the world presses hard upon them They have little time for the cultivation of imagination, that ex- tendon of v1don which enables men to see distinctly things not immediate H before them. Perhaps this blind nsss of mankind is for the present. bsst. It may be possible that if we saw clearly all the horror, sin, suffer inx and death in life many of us would nnd life not worth living.
 It is tho dramatic things that i'm preeusus. One man killed by a loco motNc :Ssfore o1fa eyss presents 9 more terrible picture to us, than the row of figures which shows the thou sands of men killed annually unnec- essarily on the railroads of the Unit cd States
 Yet to the imagination the figures which show tho TOTALTTY of all this needless staying of men are far more terrible, and. to the minds eye. they exhibit TOW on row of dead and injured. and weeping In the back ground. . host of the dependents of the dead. or sorely wounded.
 How vividly was the world stirred to sympathy and action by the cir cumstance that 1.600 persons went down with the Titanic.
 let many more than this die far more horrible deaths in mines in the bowels of the earth in every year. These deaths are not greeted with the same shuddering sympathy. No inn mediate Investigations follow them. No remedy is taken. They go on year after year and promise to continue indefinitely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03

It is lack of imagination that makes it 50. To IMAGINATION these dis asters arpeal more strongly for pre- vention than do disasters by sea.
 The tendency of men to more read fly perceive what is dramatic makes them overestimate the sufferings of the powerful and the we'll to do and to take scant heed of the anguish Of the poor, and the inconseQuential in the viewpoint of worldly position.
 Yet little thought will show that the immediate grief of Mrs. Astor can be no greater than the iinlnedis,e grief of the bride of any humber man than Astor was. As for what must follow, after the first outburst of .in- guish, the widowed poor must suffer more, for the loss in the one case is husband. and in the othe: Case life contains all that affluence can bring.
 We are too near sighted. We make too much of the immediate and the spectacular. We dwell too little on the more serious and continuing tragedies of life, which a little imagination might and should prevent.
 The disaster to the Titanic should make us think of our common nor tality, of our common desire to live long and happily. It should cause us to reflect upon the death roll the ufacturing industry. And this should move us, in turn, to join together to do what can be done to make life safer and happier.
 MEN ARE THEIR BROTHERS KEEPERS. This is the LESSON of the Titanic.