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The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-22
EDUCATION.

The real object Of education IS to
give children resources that will en-
dure as long as life endues; habits
that time will ameliorate. not destroy;
occupation. that will render sickness
to!erable. solitude pleasant. age ven
cradle, life more digni6ed and useful.
death less terible.-Sydney Smith.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-22
Notice

CHILDREN under TIE age Of II yrs
will not pc allowed IL the INK ev-
enipgs. Children ifam 7 TO Is
years only when accompanied by
parent or guardian.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
HOPES SWEARINGEN
WILL PRINT BOOK

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
1t is a disappointment to many stu
dents that Mr.. Swearingen has decided
to terminate his articles on the Evolved
Caucasian" A suggestion is in order.
I think, that he should complete the
series along the line Of his original
plan. and publish the whole work in
book form with some elaboration Many
Of his articles have contained data of
much value to the student who wishes
to get at the real truth, and who is
not to be swayed overmuch by the pre-
scriptions OF this influence or that as
to what he shall or shall not believe or
investigate.
I, for one, hope that Mr.. Swearingen
will act on this suggestion. II agree
able to him I would be glad to meet
him In person, and he can obtain my
name and address from the editor II
he so desires.
Permit me to add that some of the
matter in your columns on the subject
Of segregation of the races seems to
me decidedly significant just now
especially when a negro writer will make
use of such stuff as that about the
birds of the air dwelling together, and
not knowing any difference of race"
etc. Such notions do not 1ibe with
either natural or unnatural history.
All the races Of birds keep themselves
to themselves. Even In their widest
state, in the heart Of Africa, whence
the wild negro emanated SO short a
time agone, the parrots remain parrots
from generation to generation, and
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
THE EVOLVED CAUCASIAN
AND HIS SOCIAL SYSTEM
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Whether we consider its effects or it's
cause, we find the usefulness OF envy
in the progress Of the Caucasian race.
With the persistence of the operation
of envy there has also persisted the
influence of the precept against 1t. The
persistence of the precept has been
greatly aided by the injunction for us
to render unto Caesar the things that
are Cacsar's. But IN its incompleteness
that injunction Is fatally defective. 1t
fails to instruct us in disting uishing be-
tween the things that are Caesars and
the things that are not Caesars.
We have found out that when our
plutocratic Caesars find that We Fre
willing to pay them tribute, that they
will claim as theirs everything upon
too, not only to the LIBERALIZATION OF
ourselves, but to the decentralization Of
then,se Ives also. And by these findings
we find that they have no right to the
tribute that they exact. In the same
findings we also find a way TO the
fundamentals of real morality. Real
morality Is conduct that best serves
ones race.
correlation of parental affection, but IT
also has regard for nne's own helpless
ness in old age. To restrain ones pas
sions is to diminish ones liability TO
is an effort to correct an error or its
effects. To have regard for q neigh
bor's welWare is the ccrrelative of one S
own welfare. To aid in correcting pub
lie es is o va srs aSe 10 % fh
evil ways. And all Of these precepts
Pre- mote the public good.
In order for the individual to aid in
the operation OF the precepts OF
ceive proper instruction and training
and these require some OF the wealth
produced by labor Plutocracy Is the
result of an unrestrained passion fol
power and 1t Is, therefore. Immoral in
itself. But 1t is also immoral in its
opposition to the proper instruction and
training to the individual. Morality
ard plutocracy are in absolute and un'
ri III aWEARINGEN
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
IOWA'S DAIRY PRODUCTS.

The butter boom brought many new facts home
to us, or made us realize old values in new way.
For instance, we can appreciate more than ever
what it means when are told that the dairy prod
ucts of Iowa for the past year worth more than
a million dollars week. These are the cold facts
collated by the State dairy commissioner, and are
exact.
The creamery butter was worth twenty-five mil
lion dollars.
The dairy butter was worth twenty-five million
dollars.
Three million dollars was the value of the ice
cream.
This is record of which the State of Iowa may
well be proud, and the lesson should be proftably
applied. The State of Iowa itself realizes that there
is room for improvement, much as she has accom-
plished. BY eliminating the poor mixers and i'm
proving the breed the annual value OF the dairy
products could be carried to sxty-fve millions
Which should be enough to keep the wolf from the
door, and perhaps even to weaken the strangle-hod
of the Butter trust.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
CUSTOM IN REGARD
TO SPELLING NAMES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The variety of ways in which Shake
speare's name was spelled having been
referred to In the Mail Bag in an effort
to discredit the great poet, l ask that
you kindly publish the following extract
from the preface Of book called In
trantes OF the City Of Canterbury. 1882
to 1882" as showing the custom in re-
gard to the spelling of names in Eng
land some centuries ago; to wit:
There Is a curious uncertainty in the
formation OF some names, two of which
/ may be permitted to give here. In
1859. We have Logo Odyrwell; In the
next three years he appears as Giles
Othirwell, Eligius Orterwell, and Eligi-
us Funderwell, and as Funderwell he
continued until 1469-70. Then from 147l-2
until 1476-7 he appears as Loyus
Fandrowell.
I'm 1884 we find Roger Mully. weav-
err; in 1856, and he Is Roger Mule;
in 1878 he Is Roger Mole, and In the
next year he Is Mully again, and so
continued for the next two years. Then
in IDOL he is suddenly changed into
Roger Mulberry. After which he drops
back to Mulley, Molly, etc., and ends
as Mulley."
Anyone who has given any time to
the study of genealogy knows that
there Is no English name whatever that
has not been spelled in variety OF
REPRESENTATIVES, as many as four or
FIVE different ways in one will or other
document of record. ASA KEW.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
LET JOHNSON WAKE
FROM HIS NIGHTMARE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Please permit me a word in regard
to the trade of misstatements uttered
by one Johnson in Congress on Monday.
1t is certainly the cheapest lot Of trash
culled from his so-calIed sixteen-hour-a "a
day work for which taxpayers are pay
ing SO heavily. I would advise him to
wake up" brush up" and "catch up"
with the times by visiting the schools
and seeing what is being done. before
making such rash, absurd and mislead-
ing statements. At last we have q gen.
uine Rip Van Wrinkle. He has been
asleep and Is now in the midst of a
nightmare. For goodness sake waken
him, put him on his feet and get him
into the American stride Of progress.
Let him learn something during his
short stay in Washington. Truly the
mountain is in labor. its product is a
While I am living in Washington. I
also am voter. and one Of the millions
who pay taxes both ways. Yet I am
patriotic and / desire to see Washing
ton model city in every respect. This
does not detract from my love and low
true patriot desires to see Washington
take a back seat for any city in the
world, especially in regard to our public
schools. which should be a model for
the world. instead Of dragging along be-
hind in the procession because Of the
parsimony of a few Don Quixotes, who
are continually in quest Of windmills to
fight.
A VOTER AND A TAXPAYER.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27

did not realize the part she is destined to play 9th
erwise they would have sought her opinions more
eagerly.
But now that she has safely arrived in the East
the whole country is waking up to the fact not only
that "a babe in the house is well-sprng of pleas
ure," in the chaste language Of dear Martin Upper,
but is an asset in times Of political activity whose
value cannot be discounted or denied.
Did we not have Baby Ruth and Baby Mckee ?
And were they not the musings Of the nation, the
curled darngs of bronzed warriors Of the foughten
field Of politics3 And shall not history repeat itself
in this year of Grace?
The enemy was first to scent the danger. Even
before the dynasty most concerned realized the
value Of its asset the crusy expressing the
pious hope that we were not to have another reign
Of prattle and sentiment. They began drinking the
health Of Herod But the persuasive charm Of baby
hood has already come into its own. They cannot
fail whose shibboleth is co.,
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
SATURDAY, JANUARY ~. 1912.
KEEP THE POOR IN MIND.

No one INDUCED the deluson that winter was
over because the snow melted for time and the
air became soft again. 1t was inevitable that we
should have another touch Of low temperature. 1t
has brought joy to the youngsters who find delight in
getting out their seds again. and pleasure to young
and old who look forward to renewal Of skating
the Tidal Basin and elsewhere. 1t appeals to the
esthetc taste of those who have natural liking for
''the beautiful"
All Of which is worthy and commendable.
But at the same time we must not lose sight of
the fact that days like these spell suffering for many
families who are in need of the necessares of life.
The charitable impulses of generous people must
once more be brought into play. The coal bin and
the larder must be replenshed for those who in
the grip of the storm.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
Here's a Book
THE KNIGHT ERRANT. BY Robert
alexander Wason. published by
Small, Maynard & Company, Boston,

Full of entertaining incident and even
more entertaining philosophy, inter-
spersed with delicious humor and par
adox, Robert Alexander Wason's 1.-The
knight Errant' is most enjoyable read
Ing. If the author meant anything
in particular. however, he strikes a
somewhat discouraging note.
Philip Lytton, scion of New York
the enjoyment of his advantages and
asked not why, wherefore, or what
next. But he was lovable. manly In
his way, and chivalrous. and at behest
or Edith Hampton, whom he truly
loved, he undertook to win place for
himself In the world upon his own mer-
It's, instead of his inherited adpan-
tages.
Having thrown his million into wild
investments and losing a part, he ran
away In his humiliation and gave up
the rest, determined to make good out
West. But his lovable and ornamental
qualities prove of small practical serv-
ice to him, and after series OF de-
clivitous experiences he reaches the
verge of despair, Then he finds a
counterfeit s. gold piece with which he
wins a few hundredS at faro. spends
II all but enough for a Christmas diTf-
ner, and leaves his future TO fate. He
mas proved just what he told Edith
in the first place--that the state he was
born to was the only state he was M
for. Fate rewards him by bringing
Edith to this very Denver cafe. this
very Identical night, and Edith now
wants Phil, Just Phil, victorious or van
pushed. Her uncle comes, too. an.
nouncing the fabulous success OF =.
Pills reckless investments. Yet Phi
was really worth while. Poor Phil:
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
A DISTINGUISHED SOUTH AMERICAN,

The announcement that DR.. Drago, the dstin-
guished jurist of Buenos Ayres author of the we'll
known Drago doctrine, is to lecture at Columbia
University has an interest for all Americans. The
capital of the Argentine Republic is not only city
Of great commercial importance, but it is growing
art and educational center. AS usual, the Germans
have noted this long ago. 1t still remains to- drbble
into the American consciousness.
DR.. Drago is the author of the doctrine that force
should not be employed against the weak powers of
South America for the collection of debts. His
contention is that investors in these lands know per-
fectly we'll the risks they run and the conditions
under which they seek profitable investment for
their capital If, with this knowledge, especially of
unsettled civil conditions, their capital is impaired or
their investments prove unproductive, DR.. Drago
holds that it is not just that the military forces of
the greater powers should be employed and the
custom houses seized and the governments overawed
by battleships for the payment of debts arising in
this way. All South America stands now on the
Drago doctrine
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
WHERE THE VALUABLE
FLORIDA LANDS LIE
To the Editor Of THE TINES.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
In his letter to The Times, n. w
rarely said IF. Carlisle. who a.
thursdays Times january 11th) dpes.
lions the value of the EvergIade land.
fas offered his services to prospective
purchasers Of Florida farms. to the end
mat they be not deceived"
A friend taught by sad experience 10
avoid being deceived into buying land
not no, as represented learned that F. Car
, ,isIe was mechanic, and could be
northwest.
On calling he was shown from Of
~. reports just where were the great
.sa vaiue producing lands IN Florida,
ano other facts which opened his eyes
1855 see lD the foolishness Of believing
asents selling one kind OF land, and "a
,,ns a Duyer of Florida land should
Sc. i.st OF the best lard bargains in
saen OF Inc best districts, and that O
shouIo learn from the highest author.
ny now to wisely choose therefrom.
Inrough F. Carlisle my friend met a
senIieman who, after getting this in
formation from the highest authorities.
oDtalned just such an fnyalIiabIe Iist
or Florida land bargains to choose from
They were scattered through several
counties. each Of which he proved to
be superior to Dade and Balm Beacn
counties. Respectfully. A. q. COON
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
THE G. A. r. DESIRES
SONS BE SUCCESSORS
To the Editor of THE TIMES.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In reply to my defense Of the rights
of the G. A. r., Mr.. Lowder says: II
say let them have the sons and daugh-
ters OF veterans just as long as they
don't intrude on the rights of real SOL
diers." No one has intruded on the
rights Of the Spanish War Veterans;
certainly the Sons Of Union Veterans
have not. We would be traitors to our
obligation II we did. And as to the G.
A. r., in what way does Ex-Regular
think that they have intruded on the
rights Of Spanish War Veterans? The
g. A. r. desire that their sons shall be
work Of Bsy poes E se
Regular concede this right to the G. A
II. or must they consult the Spanish
war Veterans about such matters?
That Is the question and the only aues-
ton at issue. We sons have many mem
bers who were In the Spanish-American
war, and we have an honor roll, neatly
framed, showing the enlistment OF Sons
o. ,t Sao9 on th We applaud all eu
well as all other soldiers who have
bravely defended the flag of our coun-
try.
Ex-Regular says: Il would be
eran and didn't go to war when Presi-
dent Mckinley asked for men,
In reply to this 1 wish to say that
Lincoln Camp, Sons of Union Veterans.
offered its services as an organization,
but were not accepted. just as the Dis
trict National Guard were not accepted:
we know not why. So his attempted
wit at the expense Of the sons does not
apply
Ex-Regular refuses to discuss the
only question worthy OF consideration
concerning this matter-that il. the
.. wishes of the G. A. r.. 81
He sets up a man Of straw ana then
proceeds to knock him into cooked
hat" as Woodrow Wilson would say
Burnside Post. G. A. R., in this city.
requested Cushing Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, to unite with them. The G. A r.
did all the counting. The Sons gladly
accepted. and the result is highly salts
factory to all. except Spanish War Vet
Grams. Each camp of Sons in WASH
ington is represented on the G. A. r..
relief committee, also at the request of
| the G. A. r. We neve forced ourselves
upon the g. A. R., but are pleased to
serve them.
May I suggest to Ex-Regular and
| others that hereafter they do not use
| the word Decoration Day. Say Me
| morial' Day, as the G. A r. earnestly
requests. We might pardon some
| militia" boy in making such mistake,
| but for an Ex-Regular the blunder is
inexcusable. PARKER TRENT.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
ITALYS PECK OF TROUBLE.

Italy has trouble enough in Tripoli without play
ing fast and loose with Mediterranean traffic. There
lis even suggestion of subtle Gallo joke in
Frances belligerent stand regarding the Manouba
incident, where Italy held up French ship only to
find Turkish Red Crescent nurses aboard. But at
the same time the affair is another illustration of
the hard the Italians have to hoe in Tripo The
melodrama was to be over in few hours. Tripoli
was to fall like house of cards and the Turks were
to scamper home. The first act ended triumphantly
enough for the Italian, but the Star and Crescent
still snaps dehnanty all around the Tripoltan capital
Hence this desperate chance the Italians took
with the Manouba. More searching for contraband
Of the high seas is likely to get Italy into
trouble with Austria and Great Britain 1t has been
an expensive campaign for Italy, and, judging by the
resistance she is meeting whenever her soldiers leave
the trenches, she will be lucky to escape another
Abyssinan fasco. Tripoli is still a storm center.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
GIVES THE WORKING MAN
SOMETHING TO PONDER

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Just a question for the average work
ing man" to ponder on. How are you
going to make both ends meet when
you become old and feeble. and can't
perform a days work? Just stop and
think for a few moments, and try to
realize what this question means. You
barely exist now with the price of food,
rent, and other necessities high, and
still going higher. and wages remaining
the same. 1t Is next to impossible for
the average working man to save
enough money out of the small wages
he earns to keep him for any length
of time should some misfortune befall
him even in his sunshine Of youth" -
Do you not think 1t commendable to
help in every and any way possible the
one Representative in Congress who SO
nobly introduced a bill in Congress to
pension all people in this country as
they do in all other civilized countries,
when they become a certain age? Again
I ask you to think this question over
and over again. In conclusion, will
say to those who would know more
for their future welfare. go hear some
good Socialist speaker, and surely you
will be greatly enlightened.
FRANK d. ROYS,
Glendale, Nd.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
CITES THE SCRIPTURES
TO OPPOSE SMOKERS

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
On January Is In your highly esteemed
paper appears letter from one H
G. b." who has evidently smoked him.
self or has been smoked by others UNI
III he has almost lost his reason, and
now he sorely needs treatment by both
a physician. teacher, and spiritual ad-
wiser. Will you please help me save
this gentleman GU by publishing this
% once as he does not give his name,
ana cannot go to see him. He is
Worth rescuing because he, reads The
Ttmes is seeking information, and at
the same time he realizes his pitiable
condition, has become peniteht, desires
ers cannot go to heaven. Let US teach
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
MR.. ASSHETON ON
FINANCIAL SITUATION

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The washington Post has my deepest
confederation, that 1t cannot find on,
Of Mr.. George w. Perkins $4,000 miss
Ing men, and be able to use him as a
financial reporter and editor BY the
combination of the two, some expense
might be saved.
Writing of 1.-THE Volume of Money" II
says. ''The per capita circulation Of the
United States is estimated at S35 real
money, equivalent to gold coin" He
further SAYS. "This ss the greatest in
our financial history"
And Mr.. Murray, Comptroller of the
Currency, in his reports for 1910. says:
I'VE had the largest amount of gold
Of any country in the world, and yet
i only In, court, up to ssos Ger capita for
The same writer must still be on the
Job. interviewing Senators and Con-
gressmen, and listening to their grand
arguments how to control the trust
to mention. The fact is, there cannot
be a Money trust, since the $40 week
man writes an article on December "a,
1911. under the heading Of New and
had been a Money trust, 1t would have
been brought to light long before this"
Yet only six days later, on December
80, he seems rather confused, for he
asks. "Is there a Money trust?"
Now, that young man, since he has
found out that the Comptroller Of the
Currency disagrees with him in the
quantity of gold there is in the United
states Of 1864 less than his figures.
and fesrfm Of losirg his eats" sits
Gown in the boss chair and begins ask
ing all manner Of questions, and says
it's up to Congress to change III there
is a Money trust" A flash Of genius
never strikes $40 a week man. or he
would, like p. T. Barnum, who knew
the American fondness for fakes, and
when getting in his finest touches and
creating roars Of laughter. have said:
my dear friends, Just wait till Mr.
Aldrich gets his bank started, and
Congress and the President nave said
how nice 1t is. and you shall have all
the money you need, no matter who
makes 1t, or however legal 1t may be. .
Then his eats would have been safe
for the winter. Well. I'm sorry. but
never say die. for there is a new deli.
catessen' opened or. John Marshall
place, with all the delicacies Of the
season, at / cent dish.
WALTER ASSHETON.
The Washington times., 1912-01-27
ENTER BABY GRACE.

There is new note in the campaign. The riot
of charge and countercharge, of bitter illusions to
overweening ambition, ingrattude, unfitness per-
haps, has been softened to a COO. Baby Grace has
taken her place in the shaping of political destinies
and henceforth will be factor who must be reck-
oned with.
The human gimlets of the press who traed
Theodore, jr, with questions all the way the
continent succeeded in eciting no word of political
import from him. But how innocent they were to
have turned their attention to the proud father when
the real parsonage of that party the way to Saga
more Hill was bundle of pink and white wrapped
in fluffy stufs who answered to the name of Grace
Green Roosevelt
At least she presumably answered whenever she
was casually Intercepted for even the most astute