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The state herald., 1912-03-15
%" Trains "Dry."

No more can the thirsty traveller find
a comforting drink" on the Burlng
ton diners. Passenger trains have be-
come dry" territory under new rule
that prohibits the sale of intoxicants or
the use Of them on all trains.
Since July last it has been an Illi-
nois state otfense to drink intoxicating
liquor out Of bottle in any car on 4
railroad train but the dining car. Con-
ductors were ordered to arrest any per-
son or persons violating this statute.
They themselves were liable to fine
of t25 IL they did not arrest offenders.
The law did not forbid the sale OF
liquor in dining cars. But under the
new Burlington rule the entire train
becomes dry"
1t will be impossible to 60 into the
dining car and have bottle Of Bud"
or nip" II you must drink there
will be buttermilk. mineral water and
various soft drinks. Fort Morgan
Times.
The state herald., 1912-03-15
Absurdity of the Recall.

Trust the sober judgment and com
mon sense OF the American public to
condemn as absurd the proposed recall
of judicinl decisions. The people will
have none Of Il when teey come to con-
slider what II really is.
One phase Of this ridiculous proposal
concerns the rights OF litigants in cases
where decision would be recalled. +"
The man in whose favor the supreme
court might decide would be exposed to
a complete ovcrturning OF his rights by
"A popular vote upon whether the decis-
ion should be permitted TO stand. His
property or maybe his personal liberty
would depend, not upon the law Of the
land, but what the multitude might
think Il ought TO be.
The ablcst, the most experienced and
the most cautious lawyers would be- un-
able 10 advise their clients is regard TO
business contracts or investments Of
any kind or titles 70 property. They
might say what the constitution pre-
scribcd, what the legislature had On.
acted. and what for hundred years
the courts had held: but they could not
say what the multitude would decide II
II came to question Of recalling tho
final decisions OF the court. Denver
Republican.
The state herald., 1912-03-15

not cater to the demands Of those who
claim to represent the advanced gov
ernmental thought, but who in reality
are seeking to. establish new kind OF
government among US. President Tafts
strength lies In two directions. First,
his ability to secure remedial legislation
along sane and progressive lines. SEE.
ond. his bravery. which causes him TO
oppose the present whimsical demand
Of laxative minority.
His strength was never better Illus
atratcd than In Ohio the other day,
when In the midst OF hot-bed OF pro-
grcssyes, he denounced in plain dig
niiied way the principle of the recall OF
Judges and Judicial decisions. Prcsi-
dent Taft is the only candidate who
has the nerve 10 say what he thinks
and who has the confidence Of the A.
merican people to believe that they In
time will support his plan Of procedure
rather than the plan as proposed by
those roformers who are discussing
from the housctops these governmental
reforms, but whose discussions never
enact remedial legislation. President
Taft has confidence In the people be-
cause hia Is the character in whom the
people can have confidence. and In his
opposition to the recall, both OF opinions
and Of judges. he cites the following
reasons why II should not be put into
effect In our government
Recall Of Judicial decisions by vote
OF the people utterly without merit OF
utility and instead Of being progressive
Ia roarlionary.
History Of world seems TO show oui
The state herald., 1912-03-15

FORM OF government more enduring and
; sa ,lsfactory than any other.
Constitution intended to protect the
minority against arbitrary action Of the
majority.
Judiciary whether appointed or elect
ed must enforce the law as they find IL.
The defects in our judiciary have not
been in the corruption Of the judges.
but mainly In the procedure and help
lessness OF the judges in jury cases TO
assist in reaching right conclusions.
Popular impulse to take away power
from judge and give all to the Jury has
not been for the public good.
Recall OF decisions a remarkable sug-
gcstion and so contrary to anything
heretofore proposed It is hard to give
Il serious consideration under conditions
under which Il is advanced.
Interpretation OF constitution to be
aettlcd by judicial reasoning and far
oigh,cd experience not expected Of the
electorate nor welcomed by Il.
Recall Of decisions will amount to
Suspension OF constitution and popular
enforcement Of nm indiyidul act.
Operation Of system would result In
suspension Of application Of eonstitu-
tional guarantees according to popular
whim.
Would suspend constitution 10 meet
special cases, and the greatest Of dcs.
pJtisms Ia government Of special In
stances.
Proposal instead OF being in tho In,
tcrcst Of the people and stability OF
popular government is sowing the accl
Of tyrann, Taft Republican Club.
The state herald., 1912-03-15

Il
That protective tariff is admitted
by many democrats to be a good thing
was illustrated in the formation of the
pill for the revision of the steel and iron
|schedules. When this matter came up
20 the democratic house caucus the prop
Iosition to make general reduction in
the Payne.Aldrich bill suited the Colo
RADIO congressman except in so far as
the duties on lead and zinc were con-
cerned. and they put up big fight to
have the rate increased on these items,
stating frankly that they were in favor
OF democratic tariff reform, but were
pledged to their constituents for high
er tariff than that proposed on these
Items. After all. il protection is good
Her, Colorado, wouldn't it be good for
.s,Sher yfs seseef3ucnvsiitf, INC. J-Nerss'
|I,..x
The state herald., 1912-03-15

Both branches of the Mississippi Leg
stature have asked one of the state 8
members of the United States Senate
to resign because he received but 81, 52l
votes out of 1922 cast in recent
primary. If Mississippi is becoming
particular about figures how about the
eight congressman it elected in 1910
With total vote Of only %, s65?- Globe
Democrat.
The state herald., 1912-03-15
President Tafts Speech.

In this aay Of political trimming to
every whimsical wind that blows, u 10
eortainly refreshing TO find one mAn
who IL a candidate for Office, who does
The state herald., 1912-03-15

1t is easy to see that every time the
|democratic popgun peppers an Ameri-
can industry many republican votes are
made. :. Globe Democrat.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
loANsoN,s ARsuRo RgMARk.

1T is with shame that ] say the
most humiliating character i'm all
American history is the present Pres
'dent Of the United states said Gov.
Hiram Johnson of California, Roose-
velts running mate on the Bull Moose
ticket i'm one of his recent speeches.
such hyperbole as that may be pro-
eressiNe To some. but TO the ears Of
the larger number of voters it is so
ridiculous, so uncalled for and so alb
surdly at variance with the truth that
il stamps it's author as one of the
burlesque actors Of the country. Pres
ident Taft. like every other man who
has been chief executive Of this great
country. is open to some just criti-
cism. but the fact remains that. re
gardless of all the abuse and m'srep-
resentation that has been hurled az
him. ne stands high in the esteem Of
his countrymen as a high minded. gem
ial gentlemen and as president his rec
ord will, Il is safe 20 say. he held
among the best Of the long lire of dis
tnguished statesmen who have occu-
pied that position. such utterly false
and foolish statements as that which
has been quoted from the man who
aspires 10 become vice president on the
so-called progressive ticket, ought to
Nin for President Taft-and no doubt
will-the increased LOYALTY of thou
sands who believe in fair play.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
FURNISHING OF CHINTz ROOM
Thought Bestowed on Decoration VIII
Be Well Repaid In Cheerful,
Homelike Apartment.

There is pleasing homeliness
about a chintz room which gives II a
subtle attraction. Most women at this
time of year are attacked with a
laudable desire to redress their rooms
so that the time of summer and the
singing birds is suggested and win.
ter's sunless cold forgotten.
The most obvious way to achieve
the redressing Is to choose a suitable
chintz and to order loose covers for
all the chairs and sofas, ottomans and
cushions in the room. The favorite
colorings this season give range of
tulip shades, purple. rose red, a deep
buff or scarlet. These have some.
times a black ground, as In the days
OF Louis Philippe. Huge soft cush.
ions, square or round In shape, are of
down, covered with silk, and have no
pendant flouncing.
successful room can be obtained
with one of the cretonnes or chintzes
In oriental patterns, and the furniture
or bibelots In the Chinese taste. which
Is now so much to the fore, accord
wen WIN sucn designs. An excellent
result is obtained II panels of the
printed linen or chintz are placed on
the wall instead of paper, and old
prints show up well with such back.
ground.
Old needlework is now reproduced
in glazed chintz, and fine Italian pat
terms glowing with subdued blues,
reds and browns, with that clouded
mauve only seen in Italian silks. and
a bed of anemones gives a touch of
distinction to any room.
A single mauve cushion and one of
black In soft silk are generally intro
duced as daring note. Pomegran-
ates, picotees and peonies figure and
the twisted stems form arabesaues.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
FORGERY AMONG ANcIENTs.

Dactyl is Greek for finger and from
this the word dactylography. to apply
to knowledge Of finger rings. has
been accepted. though evidently mis-
mt. Rings as sgnets bark back To
ancient Egypt, from which country
they probably came to Greece Solon.
the Greek lawgiver. who died J5S years
before the Christian era, enacted a law
that no engraver or cutter of -agnet
rings should keep by him the impress
sion of any ring he had cut. AS these
rings were used to sign documents Of
various kinds. this law was intended
to prevent fraud and forgery. The
ambassadors being permitted to wear
gold rings. The ring in its emblematic
Significance at an early age reached
high importance i'm the Catholic
church, though the heather also great
ly valued finger ornaments, especially
thumb rings. Cleopatra. Queen Of
Egypt, who was a Greek. wore mag
nificent rings upon each thumb. In
Falstah's time the merchants wore
signet rings. usually upon the thumb
or forefnger, and their Impressions
were only imprinted upon their per-
sonal and official transactions. II was
the fat knight who said to the prince
When was about thy years, Hal. |
was not an eagles talon in the waist
] could have crert through AN alder
mans thumb ring"
The sentimental form of ring, in
which the motto was composed cf the
initial letters of certain gem stones"
says j. +. Blacker, an authority IN Gu
rios. was borrowed over century
ago from the French, of which this is
an example,
Ruby. emerald. garnet amethyst,
ruby diamond. lapis Iazuii. opal. Verde
antique. emerald. malachite Indian
apolis News.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
MADE UP OF ODDS AND ENDS
Very Pretty Are the Candle Shades
Of Lace Designed In All Shapes
and CoIors.

Very fetching are the new candle
shades whose foundation is a finely
plated fiber. and that can be mad In
all colors. The straight narrow EN-.
pire shade is the favorite. though some
of the designs spread sharply at the
bottom.
The decoration is varied, some have
festoons of tiny ribbon flowers In soft
tones, others have inserts of .filmy
lace combined with the flowers, and
some have bands and frills of lace
headed with narrow metal gimp.
candle shade that looks well with
all color schemes is made of crystal
beads, strung into fanciful designs and
finished with bead fringe. The favorite
is pagoda shape, another is bell shape.
and some are square. These beads
are usually made up over white lining,
but are effective over a warm yellow,
green or American Beauty tone.
The girl who has odds and ends OF
lace can put them to no better use
than to make a set OF four candle
shades. Finish the top with a tiny
lace gimp, which may likewise con
ceal the seam II the lace must be
pieced.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
EXPORTS AND THE TARIFF.

In the fiscal year just closed exports
amounted in round numbers to twenty
two hundred million dollars. Ten years
ago they were thirteen hundred mil
lion. au increase Of over forty per cent
in the decade
This is convincing evidence 10 the
Philadelphia Record that the country
does not need ,arin. WHY isn't it
just as convincing that the country
does need a tariff. since it appar-
entity prospers under one. asks the
Minneapolis Journal.
our exports Of manufactured goods
in the past fiscal year exceeded bill
lion dollars. The increase OF two years
was thirty three per cent Another evi
dence 20 the Record that tariff is
not needed. but Just as good an argu-
mcnt when turned the other way.
The fact that our exports increase
by leaps and bounds under protection
ronfuecs the opponents Of the tariff,
and b,rays them into contradictions.
They would like To claim that our sys-
tem Of tariff shuts us out from the
worlds markets and wher thcy find
the facts against them they turn
aqusrely round. and declare that We
can sell without tariff just as well
as with it
It is question whether we can.
There are times in the year no doubt.
when the American manufacturer,
having used up the home market com
petes abroad by the familiar process
Of dumping" that is 10 say, by sell
ing below his American price
II ls claimed Immediately by free
trade advocates that the American
people have paid enough extra for the
goods they consumed TO allow the
manufacturers 20 do this. There is
sometimes "a little truth in this. But it
can happen only when the tariff has
been mjudiciously or selhshly placed
too high. President Tafts plan Is 10
preserve the tariff for the sake If the
labor market, but to cut IT to the &C
tual necessities OF that situation. II
Congress would frankly meet him or
this proposition the tariff would not
only be taken out or politics, but
would be put on basis whore. IL
manufactures had To reduce his stocks
by selling abroad he would DO It Mt his
own expense.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
MOROCCAN VENGEANCE.
Moroccan wItcnes always possess

Moroccan witches always possess q
supply OF philters and fantastic prepa-
rations for their customers. Lunar
paste" composed of various substances
and prepared in the light OF the moon
Is one OF them. A little OF this paste
placed in your hand win make YOU the
friend or the enemy-whichever you
wish-cf the person whose hand you
shake. Jealous women introduce lit
tie into the food or drink OF their rivals
and by wishing them i'll. trust to OBJ
tain revenge
man who wishes To make the hair
OF woman fall from her head pre-
sumably a lover who has been Tilted or
deceived -procures a lock OF her hair
and daubs 1t with lunar paste" and
tar. Az the same time he says: What
hides the moon? The clouds. What
produces the clouds? The rain. Then.
Just as the rain falls In torrents from
the clouds. so do | desire the hair of
that woman To fall" He then buries
the tuft of hair, and in few days. II
is believed. the hair of his victim will
begin to come out, to her exceeding
grief and rage.
A somewhat similar process is en-
ployed for making the teeth of an enc
my decay and fall from his mouth. II
will be seen from this that Moroccan
vengeance takes very peculiar and OBJ
ieCtiouable forms but some of them
are even worse than those cited.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
HEAVY GUNS ON NEW TYPe
OF fHENor. sATrtEsHiPs

French battleship designers appear
Ia be followins .he general lines OF
British constructors I'm their 1912 baild-
ing program for capital ships of the
FIRST class. except that the tonnage Of
the rench ships will considerably ex-
ceed that Of the British ships of the
Orion class, the displacement of which
is 2s'6so tons, says the New York sun.
The French are placing ten 13.4-inch
guns on tho new ships as a primary
armament mounted on five twin gun
turrets, all placed on ihe center line
after the Orion model These guns are
of slightly less calibcr than the British
iS.S inchers. though the French ships
will be larger by over one thousand
tons.
The new French ships will be SAL
feet long and IS feet inches broad
Their speed viii be twenty knots. The
time fer building and completing will
be three years. compared with the two
years of the british builders.
The secondary armament will remain
of the same caliber as in previous
ships, that is sd inches, while i'm future
ships the British will carry six-inch
suns. The armor will not be quite
80 extensive in area. but will be thick
er I'm parts than in previous types.
Turbine engines win be used
The British admiralty is making
considerable increase I'm oil fuel stor.
age. This was determined uron when
the coal strike was by no means re-
garded as certainty Still further
extension has since been decided upon.
At Portsmouth the amount of ex-
penditure in providing storage has
been raised from sS5.O0O to $3.50. 600:
on the Humber from $4,000 to $780,
600; at Invergordon from $4,000 To
s22O.Oc0; on the Midway from $9IO.OO0
To sc50000 A sum of $3S. SOC is to be
spent to provide new accommodation
for oil fuel at Hambowline dockyard:
sl25.0oO for new works at HonEkong
and s65,So0 at Pembroke.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
EPiTAPHS USED TO BOOM
BUSINESS OF LIVING

There are some people who try II
make money cut of ANYTHING as the
inscriptions on some tombstones Lear
witness. says Tit-Bits. Although tomb
stone epitaphs are frequently censored
by the authorities, a good many have
been passed that are more i'm the ma D..
ture Of puffs for the living than trib-
utes to the dead. The widow of "A man
who died some years ago arranged for
the following inscription to be placed
over the grave of her husband Here
lies-------, dear departed husband of
-----. who now carries on his bus
mess of general outfitter and always
gives good value. Terms cash.
That Is tombstone advertising With
a vengeance. and IL is not an isolated
case. IL has been recorded of "A GER
tain shopkeeper that he had his grave
dug and the tombstone placed above
1t some years before his death. The
tombstone was nothing less than an
advertisement of mis- business for the
inscription ran: ljerc HES John En-
erson. the best halter i'm the State OF
Ohio" ,r,e
This tombstone, after raising some
discussion, was eventually passed by
the authorities. A Canadian firm went
one better even than this. The head of
the firm in question died, and over his
grave was inscribed on the tombstone:
Here lies Abraham, Stokes, founder of
the firm OF Stokes a Co, who for
many years have manufactured pickles
and bottled fruits. Best of ali, and
without rival The tombstone CEN
sors sometimes refuse permission for
epitaphs of this description to be placed
over the graves of the dead. The
widow of n well-known patent medi-
cine manufactures. who wished to erect
tombstone bearing a detailed account
Of her late husbands discovery Of the
patent medicine in question, fouEd
that the authorities were obdurate in
not allowing the Inscription to appear.
Finally she abandoned the idea of ad =
vertising the business and erected a
more suitable memorial. i'm which no
mention was made of tho commercial
life of the dear departed
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
FERNS NEED SPECIAL CARE
Too Frequent Watering Of This sensI-
tive Plant, for Instance, ls to
Be Avoided. .1t!Ge Ff

Is your fern suffering from summer
complaint?
If 1t is you have failed to learn the
most important of all facts in the care
of ferns, which is that too frequent
watering is not good for these delicate
plants. The Boston variety, or short.
curly kind, is generally considered
difficult to keep in a thriving condi-
ton. yet one woman finds the task
comparatively easy.
This housewife, who takes a pecu-
liar Joy in all the beauty pertaining to
a home, declares the fern should be
kept in front of window, where II
receives the morning sun. 1t must
stand on soft surface. sand in a jar
diniere much larger than the fern pot
being one of the best arrangements.
This allows II to get plenty of air, an
essential point in its care.
Do not water the fern more often
than every other day. Now and then
II Is best to wait three or four days,
as good dryout is most advisable.
Take the fern into the laundry or
basement and give IL a good bath
once or twice a month.
Never let the temperature average
more than 20 in the room where the
fern ia kept. cooler atmosphere be-
ing better Keep the plants free from
dry or dead leaves. IF possible. place
the fern in shady place in the yard
for its summer outing, packing earth
we'll around the pot, a treatment
which increases its growth.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-20
PRESERVING FRUIT.
Isabel Gordon Curtis in Success Mag

Isabel Gordon Curtis in Success Mag
azine."
There are two methods for pre-
serving fruit; in one. the fruit is
cooked in the cans. in the other. IL is
boiled in the sirup The first meth
cd means slower work. but YOU thus
fresh, delicious odor which vanishes
when fruit is boiled.
Before proceeding with either meth
cd see TO the fruit cans. a careful
housewife washes them during the
year as they are emptied. covers them
and puts them away on a shelf to be
in readiness for the preserving season.
Even then they require sterilizing be-
fore being used. for the bacteria fioat-
ing everywhere in the atmosphere re-
quire only the slightest chance for
lodgment to begin fermentation
Still. with ordinary care 1t is quite
easy TO have fruit keep even IL you
live ir a hot southern climate. You
have simply to be sure that the can
is perfectly clean and that IL is air
tight. To make it so, put each can
in a wash boiler of cold water, dis
solving in II a little borax If you no
tice dirt or crust on the cans or their
lids. To keep the cans from cracking,
cover the bottom of the boiler with
a framework or anything which keeps
the glass from the intense heat of the
fire, Let the water come slowly to a
boil. then continue at the boiling point
for ten minutes Set the boiler back
on the stove. cover it. and allow the
cans to stand in the hot water until
fresh boiling water, and they are then
ready TO fill.