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The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Protected Both Ways.

fashioned notions were travelling in
the west and. becoming interested in
a young girl on the train. finally asked
why she was making 80 long Jour
ney alone They were greatly shocked
at her blithe explanations:
well. you see, my mother and step
father live at one end of the journey,
and my father and stepmother live at
the other. They send me to each
other twice a year. SO there isn't a
bit of danger with four parents all
on the lookout"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
If ONE WOULD DRESS WELL
Poiret, the Famous Partisan Dress
maker, Lays Down Ten Com
mandments.

To the woman who would be well
dressed, Paul Poiret writes THE Ten
Commandments in the autumn fash
ion number of Harper's Bazar for
October as follows:
: l. Choose whatever is most be-
coming to your beauty-tightly fitting
garments or loose-Gowing ones. the
strictly tailor-made. or the more elab-
crate.
2. Choose the cclors which go well
with your complexion. your hair. your
eyes.
3. Observe the decorum and wear
appropriate dresses In appropriate
places, 1t is because of her ability
to understand the eternal fitness of
things that the Parisienne is 80 often
the queen OF large social functions! Y
1. This year. for instance. am
bringing out more dresses built on
straight lines.
5. II fringes such as l border
gowns with do not fit in with your per-
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Flaxseed advanced 1I9 per cent.
Fat cattle advanced GO per cent.
Fat hogs advanced 96 per cent.
Dairy butter advanced Sc per cent.
Eggs advanced 30 per cent.
The prices of articles which the far
mer purchased have not advanced as
rapidly as the prices of the product
which he CELLS. thus leaving him a
handsome margin of profit. Here are
few examples:
Ten bushels OF corn in 1911 paid for
1913 pounds of sugar. and for only Sc
pounds in 1896.
Ten bushels of corn paid for 81
yards Of bleached sheeting in 1911.
and for only 13 yards in 1896
Ten bushels of corn in 1911 paid for
two pairs of shoes, and for only one
pair in 1896.
No farmer can afford to vote the
Democratic ticket because Democratic
victory means lower prices for his
products, depreciation In the value of
his farm lands. and the impossibility
Of borrowing any money in times Of
emergency.
A vote for Woodrow Wilson ia vote
for free trade, and vote for Roose-
welt is half vote for Wilson and free
trade. The only security for the far
mer is in the reelection of President
Taft and the continuation of the Re-
publican party in power.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
How He Make. the Mare Go.

The man who makes the mare go"
for the Bull Moose party. one Mr..
Perkins. Roosevelt's campaign finan-
cier, is one of the Harvester trust mo-
guls. That trust has a subsidiary
plant at Auburn, N. Y. Women and
girls work there on eleven hour shifts.
day and night, on starvation wages.
and are not allowed to sit down. AS
result of the grinding and exacting
policy of this plant and other plants
like it, Perkins is able to furnish slush
money for the Bull Moose campaign
and to help along the personal cause
of the Chief Bull Moose.-Canton Reg
lister.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

ssnality. dare to wear any other kind
of trimming that does!
8. l am keeping the light chiffon
over-skirt which harmonizes or con-
trasts with the silk foundation But
II that is not suitable to you. dare to
wear heavy brocades and satins.
7 Personally like strong colors.
colors Of life and poetry. but II pastel
shades are becoming. wear them. no
matter what 10 the fashion,
8. II the high waist line such as l
still advocate does not reveal the good
points of your figure. do not adopt t.!
9. Have the waist line wherever 1t
is becoming to you!
10. like the tight skirt and an
making It this year. But If you look
better in wide one. do not sacrifice
your beauty in a vain attempt at being
fashionable!
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Wise Young Man.

That was a very wise Cambridge
student Of whom the London story
tellers were talking some time ago
One of his college friends finding him.
self without funds. went to this Sol
omon of students to borrow. He found
him in bed. Seizing him by the shoul-
der, he shook him.
81 say" he said ARE you asleep?"
"Why do you ask?" queried the
other. sleepily.
II want to borrow sovereign"
"Yes." said the other. turning over
and closing his eyes. I'm asleep"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
His Point of VANTAGE.

The mayor OF a small town was try
ing a negro fer abusing his wife. She
claimed he got drunk and tried to
beat her and she hit him.
The mayor turned to their little gin
and asked:
Girl. was your father under the
influence of whisky when your mother
hit him?"
No. sab! He was under the kitchen
table," she very quickly replied
Mack's National Monthly.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Light on Great Questions.

The fact of the matter is that Will
lam H. Taft is not only high-class
statesman and president, but he is
dead right In nine cases out of ten,
and more nearly right on great ques.
tions than the average of his prede-
cessors. Give us Taft every time in
stead Of the wind-jammer OF Oyster
Bay, or the Princeton professor with
his vague notions of governmental
reforms.-Colorado Springs Tele-
graph.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Explain. tho Undertaken. Crouch.

Explains tho Undertaker's crouch.
who is that fellow sitting bumped
up and muttering to himself out there
on the horse block?"
"Aw. that's Ezra Toombs. the under
taker," replied the landlord Of the
Skeedee tavern. Hes feeling sore
over the way his business has been
going of late. You see. the doctor
gave Judge Feebles two weeks to live;
that was six weeks ago. and the Judge
is up and around now and fggerin' on
marryin' again. Every time Ezra
meets the doctor he asks him. How
about 1t, hey? and they have row
And now he's sittin' out there watch
ing tramp painter gliding the wealth
er vane of the church across the
street. Ezra says. by Heck. he's abou,
ready to move away. things is SO dead
here."-Kansas City Star.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
He Would Battle Alone.

Just suppose that the Lord should
step down to Armageddon and weed
out those who are battling in his De-
half to further their own private ends'
linen suppose that he should drive
out those found guilty of bearing raise
witness against their neighbors Ana
let him end up by excluding those
guilty of questionable political prac-
tices. Wouldn't he have to DO the
battling for himself?-1owa City fe-
publican.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Absorbed.

A college professor noted for his
concentration OF thought, returned
home from a scientific meeting one
night. still pondering deeply upon the
subject that had been discussed. AS
he entered his room he heard noise
that seemed to come from under the
bed.
rs there someone there?" he asked,
absently.
mo, professor" answered the In
truder. who knew his peculiarities.
That's strange" muttered the pro-
fessor. II was almost sure / heard
someone under the bed"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

of white felt faced with black velvet.
In accordance with the characteristics
of the season. the brims are fancy.
one of them showing a wing-shaped
extension and the other the slashing
and turnings that have proved 80 ad-
vantageous to the trimmer.
Small. fiat bows. covered buttons.
button and button hole trimmings ap-
pear on models of this class. Most of
them have soft crowns made over
rice net with very little wiring.
These hats do not require bandeaux
except for heads smaller than the av-
erage. In such cases 1t Is better to
introduce a padded head-band In the
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Ruckle Brooches.

Buckle-shaped brooches now fasten
the back OF the stock collar. and these
are so wide that they almost fill the
space at tho nape of the neck and
afford the support to the chiffon and
net throat yelling at that atint which
the best of boning will not nynisb
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
FRIEND OF FARMER
PROTECTION GIVES HIM GOOD
MARKETS FOR HIS PRODUCTS
AT FAIR PRICES.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS SHOWN
Prosperity Under Republican AdmInIs-
tratlon, With Distress Under Dem.
ocratIe Control. 10 the Answer to
Professor Wilson's Inaccurate
Statements Regarding Tariff.

Professor Wilson, who has been ad-
vocating free trade in all of his speech
es, says that the farmers never have
been protected and do not need pro-
lection. Then he ads:
But everything you use on the
farm, everything that you wear and a
great deal of what you eat, but do not
produce yourself including meats.
bears a heavy duty. which brings
about the interesting result that you
are paying for the wealth Of the Unit
ed States and getting nothing, or
equivalent to nothing. so far as the
tariff ia concerned. Now that has not
Just begun to be true. 1t has always
been true
1t is not true. The protective tariff
does benefit the farmers. They know
1t, and by their voets have helped to
maintain the policy of protection. Ev-
cry Republican victory has been due
to the vote of the farmers in support
of the protective system. These far
mers have not been mistaken through
all these years. The value Of protec-
tton has been demonstrated to them
over and over again.
The fact is that every time tariff
duties have been reduced below the
protective point, the farmers In this
country have been heavy losers be-
cause of diminished demand and lower
prices for their products. On the 9TH
er hand, In every period of restored
protection, the farmers have reaped
the benefits of a greater demand and
increased prices. There has been no
exception to the rule of prosperity for
American farmers, when American
labor is fully employed.
There were good crops between
1892 and 1897. The rains fell. the
sun shone. the ground was just as fer
tile as now. In those years, however
corn sold for 16 cents a bushel and
wheat for 35 cents bushed
Why?
Because the factories were closed
and millions of men were idle. With
the lowering of the tariff duties. Amer
lean merchants bought their goods
abroad, and the orders which should
have gone to American factories kept
foreign labor busy. AS payment for
these various goods had to be made
in gold, the vaults of the banks and
of the United States treasury became
empty. There was great stringency of
money. 1t was impossible to negoti-
ate loans, and banks suspended.
The farmer shared in these disas-
ters because he had no market for his
products.
After the Republicans came into
power and passed laws which turned
the tide of commerce back from
Europe to the United States, good
times began again, and the farmers
shared In the general prosperity
These are the figures, comparing 1896
with 1911:
Corn advanced 200 per cent.
Wheat advanced 81 per cent.
Cotton advanced 166 per cent.
Oats advanced IS per cent.
Rye advanced 1877 per cent.
Barley advanced SoS per cent.
Hay advanced l3s per cent
Hops advanced 2S6 per cent.
Potatoes advanced 2S2 per cent.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Call to Arms.

"Bang!" went the rifles at the ma.
neuvers.
10000" screamed the pretty girl
nice, decorous. surprised little
scream. She stepped backward into
the surprised arms of young man.
"Oh." said she, blushing. II was fright
ened by the rifles. l beg your par
DON"
Not at ALL" said the young man.
lery."
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Reason Was Plain.

"My husband has deserted me and
I want warrant" announced the
large lady.
what reason did he give for de-
serting you?" asked the prosecutor.
81 don't want any lip from you. I
want a warrant. l don't know what
reason he had"
81 think l understand his reason" "
said the official feebly. as he proceed
ed to draw up a warrant.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
He Know. What. Best for Him

You can't extend governmental pow.
er too soon or too far to suit the
Colonel-always provided, of course,
that he's to be It. He talks-he did
at San Francisco-About the people
ruling, but that is campaign express
sion. or course, the steward of their
welfare would be much more compe-
tent to judge what is really good for
them than they are themselves.-Hart-
ford Courant.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
1an Has Not Changed.

Four years ago Taft was the man
Roosevelt pronounced him to pc
without a peer as the fittest man 70
head the Republican party.
He ts all that-and more, today
with the experience gained through
four years OF ceaseless battling 1or
the right as he saw 1t. =.
1t is not Taft who has changed
Walla Walla Union.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Timely Reminder.

I'VE are still mining ore. growing
cotton and manufacturing STEEL" said
the American host.
why do you tell me that?" In
quired the foreign visitor.
II Just want to remind you that the
country is producing something be-
sides politics"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
WINDOW SEAT IN GABLE eNl
New Bonnet Caps.

New bonnet caps which fit closely
to the head and cover the ears are
made Of point d'esprit. lace or chiffon
trimmed with tiny open roses OF silk
which go round the brim. II fall of
lace shading the face may be so term
ed. Most of all they resemble the
Charlotte Corday
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
A Woman's WAY,

What sort of woman is she?"
why, she's the sort of woman that
finds delight in reading all the stuff
that's printed about the new babies Of
the idle rich"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Submits Tamely.

"Is Scriblet what you would call
struggling author?'
No, indeed. When an editor putt
him out he doesn't offer the slightest
resistance"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
IN BLACK AND WHITE
PREVAILING coLoRs FOR MIL.
lINERY THIS SEASON.
Fancy srIms One Of tho Marked Fea-
tures Of tho sty!es-Soft Hats
In Good Felts to Be Seen
IN ProfusIon.

It is a good thing that black and
white never grow tiresome. for mil
linery finds them predominating in all
sorts Of hats this fall Two smart de-
signs for street wear are shown here.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Official Scoring.

Should Blucher get the credit foI
winning Waterloo"
No; that victory is properly cred
tied to Wellington. Blucher didn't re
lieve him until about the eighth In
ming"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innanma-
tiou. nllays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Adv
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Never judge a man by his coat: he
may owe the tailor.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Bio Difference.
"DId ynu haze

"Did you have any osculatory enter
tainment at your party?"
mo; only soue kissing games"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
No Such Aspersion.

do you get stipend for your
weekly work."
"Nothin' like that. l git reglar
pay"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Usual One.

What is the latest thing which
Mrs. Cooke has In the way of
pichle?"
II guess 1t is her husband"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Under the last Democratic adminis,
tration this country had 3'ooo'ooo
SOUP house patrons.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Nicotine was discovered by Jean
Nicot-hence its name.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

bought in two or three cent quantities.
as little is needed for the curtains
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Most of our comforts grow up be-
tween our crosses.-Youne
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

crown than to use stiff bandeau
The hat continues to be perfectly COM
Portable, and sets on the head in the
manner of mans hat.
Many soft hats are shown in good
felts, and most of the sitter ones
wear soft. Such hats are trimmed
with fancy feathers. soft wings and
flexible quills suiting them admira-
bly,. Younger women like them es-
pecially, as they can be adjusted in
any poise.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Color more goods brighter and faster colors thi
dye any garment without ripping apart w
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

Corn advanced 200 per cent.
Wheat advanced 81 per cent.
Cotton advanced 166 per cent.
Oats advanced IS per cent.
Rye advanced 1877 per cent
Barley advanced sos per cent.
Hay advanced l3S per cent.
Hops advanced 2s6 per cent.
Potatoes advanced 2S2 per cent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
Man Dies After Fifty Years Silence

n1GBY, NOVA Within a
Ofew hundred yards Of a beach where
81 years ago two fishermen found him
with his legs amputated, "Gerome,"
Nova Scotia's man of mystery, died a
few days ago, silent to the end about
his identity.
Although he undoubtedly possessed
the power Of speech, "Gerome" had not
conversed with anyone in the half Gen.
fury he had been cared for by Didier
Comeau and the latter's sons and
daughters. During all of this time
"Gerome" had remained a mystery to
the settlers here, most of whom are
known as returned Arcadians," being
the descendants of the compatriots Of
Evangeline who returned to this part
of their adopted country after their ex-
pulsion by the English in 1855.
Away back in the summer of 1861.
according to tradition, ship different
from those usually seen here put of
small boat which made for the shore
and deposited above the tide line an
object that several hours later was
discovered to be man. His legs had
been freshly amputated and there was
a jug of water and package of ships
biscuit beside the man, who had SUI
fered greatly from exposure.
Wrapped in blankets and taken to
the Comeau house, where, ever since
be has been a welcome member of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

NEW YORK.-There was a silent
~ commotion Of an extraordinary
character before Magistrate Krotel in
Center street court the other day when
Henry ]. Hecker, a deaf-mute pressman
Of 754 East One Hundred and Fifty
second street. appeared as complain
ant against Miss Nora Sullivan, young
woman of twenty, also a deaf-mute, of
$50 Water street. Hecker charged
that Miss Sullivan grossly insulted
him on the street last Saturday after
noon, finging a broadside Of SANDER
Gus epithets at him from the tips of
her fingers and then banging him on
the head with an umbrella.
The young woman, who is short
and plump and highstrung, appeared
in court in answer to a summons OBJ
tanned by Hecker. She was accom-
panied by a dozen friends, all deaf
mutes. Hecker had about the same
number of friends with him and the
two factions made the air jump with
the hot remarks they tossed at each
other in the sign manual.
There was no deaf-mute Interpreter
in court when the case was called and
Magistrate Krotel was at a loss to
understand the multitude of high signs
that were snapped at him. Hecker
vainly talked himself into state of
manual palsy, and court attendants
were sent scurrying everywhere for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
Coed Throws Her Own Effigy on Pyre

CT. LOUIS.-Passengers on a Market
- street car passing the western end
OF Forest Park saw girl trudg:ng
along the tracks with what appeared
TO be the lifeless body of another girl
on her shoulder.
The body was clad in blue suit and
a pair of brown-stockinged legs dan
gled Imply. The motorman slowed up
the car. One glance at the head of
the object and he threw on the power
again.
With an indignant look the girl with
her burden marched on her way. She
was Miss Annie Brown, president Of
the junior class of Forest Park uni
versity, who was carrying her efigy to
q grocery store half a mile away to
burn it. By burning her own ef1gy
Miss Brown established a precedent.
As the climax in the class light
which had been on between the junior
and senior classes for three days, the
seniors had distracted dress of Miss
Brown, stuffed it with paper and rags
and hung the ef1gy on the high oak
in the front yard of the university.
The eftigy was discovered early In
the morz.ing by Misc Gertrude Schnei-
der, vice-president Of the juniors. Aft
er heroic efforts she managed to cut
It down. The question was what TO do
with Il before the entire school saw It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

WASHINGTON.-"'Give me 4 real
" shovel" exclaimed Sunny Jim
Sherman, vice-president of the United
states. the other day as he stood on
the lawn of the capitol and cast a
critical and experienced eye at a hole
In the ground six feet In diameter and
three feet deep. In the hole stood a
small tree, destined to be known as
the sherman tree" and Sunny Jim
was there for the purpose of perform
Ing the historical business of planting
1t. An attendant had just handed the
vlce-president small spade, child
size. Upon his indignant refusal of
this implement a man-size shovel
with rounded bit and long handle
was placed in his hands, and If they
had not stopped him he would have
filled in the hole in a few minutes.
Il supposed I was to plant this
tree" said the vice-president as they
asked him to desist after he had
thrown few shovelfuls into the aper-
ture. Until this spring only two trees
on the grounds of the United States
capitol bore the name of any human
being. One is known as the Washing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
Bell ||Peeved' Uncle Sans Young Men

tioneer on a charge of disorderly con-
duct. While the warrant was being
sworn out In police court, however,
Assistant Corporation Counsel Gus A..
Schuldt considered the case and rem
dered decision to the effect that the
auctioneer was not liable to prosecu.
ton for the ringing of the bell.
The warrant was not sworn out, but
Capt. Michael Byrnes, of the Sixth
precinct, visited the auctioneer and
explained to him how he was uncon.
sciously interfering with the work of
Uncle Sam and slowly demoralizin9
the patent Office. Tears came to tho
eyes of the auctioneer at the thought
of having caused Uncle Sam a mo-
ment's trouble, and in broken words
notified tho captain that it would be
unnecessary to arrest him. for he
would discontinue the ringing of the
obnoxious bell at once.
So the bell will ring no more. That
is, during patent Office hours. But up
to one minute of nine in the morning,
and after 4:31 o'clock in the after
noon, the bow-legged wielder OF the
massive bell will jangle in a man.
ner never before heard of in order to
make up for lost time. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
Daylight Canned and Sold By Expert

<ST AIMED DAYLIGHT" is an illum-
u mating invention of Prof. Walter
o. Smelling of Pittsburgh, former ex.
pert of the department of agriculture.
He is startling Washington scientists
and gas manufacturing experts with
demonstrations Of his new Sunshine"
maker, carried in small suitcase.
Liquid gas is Professor Snelling's
invention. It is manufactured from
waste gases and vapors of oil wells,
cheaply produced, easily condensed
and transported. That it will revolu-
tionize farm illumination is predicted
by it's inventor. His suitcase ''gas
plant" carries enough material to light
room for two weeks, without re-
plenishing, at cost of about 81. ~
Canned" gas, Professor Smelling
says, can be supplied farmers at a
cost as low per 1000 feet as city folk
now pay. In single container, 1000
feet, nearly months supply. is held
in liquid form, to be liberated when
burned as needed. The liquid gas de-
velops a heating and lighting power Of
2,4O0 British thermal units, as against