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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
Strikes Blacksnake Mine.

East Killingly, Conn.-H. F. Chase was digging in a gravel mound at the north end of Breakneck hill the other day, when he unearthed a nest of blacksnakes. Evidently they were angry at being so early aroused from Information, and since then they have continued to appear in decidedly bad temper. Seventy-six have already been killed, big fellows. varying in length from three and half to five and half feet. MT. Chase is strict tee totaler!
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
Men That Do women,s worL

Among some of the American Indi. an tribes of the southwestern ITnitod States, says al writer in Wide World Magazine, there is a curious custom of men occasionally assuming the work of wom en as a life occunat,on This, wheE t occurs, is voluntarily un- dertaken. andy seems to be due to a preference for feminine labors, the man sinking lis identity as far as pos slble by assul ming womans garb.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Tired of hats that cover half the face, and tower several stories, the fashionable Fifth Avenue milliners have hit upon the latest creation of feminine adornment, drawing their in- spiration from the hats worn by Car dinals. It is a chic, four-corner affair made of peanut fibre braid, the up-
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
TinseI Cloth.

Gold tinsel chiffon cloth is among the most exquisite of the handsome dress stuffs shown this spring, says the Philadelphia North American. If comes in several of the soft rich shades, and is used not only for ele. gant gowns. but for trimming, too.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Now that kisses are being printed on post cards. the government prob ably will have to rescind its order barring the asbestos kind from the mails
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

There were no poles discovered in our early youth, but it gladdens us to reflect that the kids of today have more geography to study than we did.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A. Missouri girl wants s2,000 for sev- en kisses This is a case where the law of supply and demand doesn't ap- plJ in any sense.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

woman physician Is telling her sex that big feet mean pig brains. But then the average woman doesn't par ticularly wish to look intellectual
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

IA European physician says he can gr|aft hair on a bald head, but it is be e,tter and cheaper to conserve our ns tural resources.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

About once year the Ohio river proceeds to show that it could float the navies of the world.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Now it is learned that the Egyp- Hans knew all about" appendicitis I000 years ago, and they went right It it with incantations.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A couple have just been married in Aerlin who were engaged for thirty Ars. There Is much undue haste in
 iao {, but this seems like going
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A San Francisco womal wants dtqorce because her hIsbaLd talks too Iueh. Tn California the women are 0 an equal footing with the men.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Massachusetts proposes to impose tax on bachelors, and some of the bachelors in that state claim the free dom is worth 1t.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
all towns

California womaH who marries an loses her right, to vote. Cali Ia girls are becoming cautious as
 as alert.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Somepody has written poem about The Little Sod Shanty." The little sod snalty is very poetic-in poem.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

If there Is one thing more than any thing else that kills poetic fancy, 1t IS to zee motorcycle plugging along the countryside
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

I W malady Is att ecktng the treas rKs who count money in Wash
 It will not. owever. become lic. H
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

China's republic is going through many of the troubles that come to every newborn babe.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A dozen young women in Pennsyl- fanta town have organized non- Swearing club. This is good idea If It's absolutely necessary.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

day or sh1ngl&s 5 is passing and ! ls~e or metal is coming. W which fire csS ot ignite is want all towns.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A. a trial yas ii progress at Pc a a. Oregon. one attoraey hurled an ink well at another A strong argument for the fountain pen.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

The sociologist who estimates that the value of baby is S2.S00 clearly never had a baby.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

An astronomer tells us that year on Mars has 730 days, but possibly Mars is married and the year only feels that long.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

kl-not all the roses abloom in fair Yes are genuine. Thus the work of '/proying on nature moves merrily
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Massachusetts women are to fight bachelors who aspire to oflce-that is, any office other than head of a house hold.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A Camden. N. J., girl h as been sent to jail for 90 days for icixing a police man on the chin, thus Il furnishing an other argument for tall policemen
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Millions for defense, but not cent tor tribute" American women are protesting against the importation of StNes frSTa that fear Paris
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

IThere are no more poles to be found, and the scientific explorer can now give his undivided attention to the fourth dimension.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Our citizens will be too busy swat ting presidential booms this summer to pay much attention to the house fly.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

A Philadelphia official suggests that all married men be compelled to wear q label How would string. tied on the finger, doo
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

The destruction of the peach crop will take place next July and many will have hand in 1t.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

The system takes kindly to natures laxa- tive, Garfield Tea, which is mild in action and always effective.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

I Washington woman says her clothes cost her s49.93O year. Evi- dently marked down from $50.0D0.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

When one prices handbags he be- gins 10 think a Florida alligator farm would be a good investment.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
.Alabl:iiHle
 The Beautiful Wall Tint

Is more fashionable than wall paper paint and cosu far It is refined and exquisite in color 10 com pare with any kind of kalsomine. Goes funhef on the wa does chip. peel rub of, lasts fa ionee r....t.E.l all ready rnix win
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03
SeaSonabie.

"I told friend of mine I had fallen down on my job, and what GO you think he advised?"
 "What?"
 "A pick-me-up."
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

The switching off of blizzards may yet become a piece of high art in the wild west.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Sweethearts are always dear, but wives are far more expensive.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

Pfnnsylvania is to build a new peni- Hilary with the labor of coDvicts. l1 It seems like adding insult to in-
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

thought in the way illustrated and tied round the meek" with fine twine, which is afterwards covered with a piece of narrow ribbon tied in smart little bow in front
 To complete this quaint little article small card is suspended from the neck on which is written: "Once I was merry thought grown
 upon hen, Now I am little slave doomed to
 wipe a pen"
 The outer cape should be of scarlet cloth and the other two of black cloth, so that the marks of the pens will not show upon them
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

The more promises a man makes the more he doesn't keep.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

anual slaughter of the aviators appears to nave begun.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

les of the peacd can no longer
 the marriage service in New and the clergy are reaping a
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-03

it Is almost time for the summer aiftss St.
Evening star., 1912-09-12
The Steamship Regulations.

Secretary NageI is acting undoubtedly
i'm the interest OF public safety in his re-
fusal TO approve the notifications OF the
navigation rules which We're recommend
ed by the executive committee of steam
boat inspectors who have been in session
here for some time. 1t may be that
there are arguments for lessening the Sc
verify OF the requirements which We're
adopted shortly after the Titanic disaster.
but inasmuch as the security OF iife Is
involved IL Is better To give the benefit or
any possible doubt to the public interest
rather than TO the side OF the private in
terest OF company ownership.
IL is lndisputable that steamship
which has small boat and raft equipment
sufficient to accommodate every possible
passenger Is safer than a boat which has
provision for only 30 per cent of the
maximum carrying capacity: In judging
Of such matters tie average conditions
should not govern TO determine require
ments. Tho Titanic disaster was not an
average catastrophe. II was. on the con-
trary, the extraordinary exception. and II
is just such exceptions that should deter
mine the nature OF precautions. There
may never again be such a mishap, but
IL So s,iou'd meet with disaster In
Evening star., 1912-09-12
Who Is It?

Col. Roosevelts reputation for truth
and veracity Is so well established that
II he has not been made the victim OF a
practical joke by the sender of a fake
dispatch. the governor-elect of Maine has
just qualified for class \ membership in
the Ananias Club. Yesterday at Portland
the big moose. in the course of an ad-
dress. held up a telegraph slip and an
nounced that Mr.. Haines had just de-
clared himself as for Roosevelt and the
progressive party. When dispatch from
oregon describing this incident was shown
to Mr.. Haines at Waterviiie, Me-, he
denied that he had in any wise indicated
whether he would support Mr.. Roosevelt
or Mr.. Taft in the coming contest. and
declared he intended to take no part in
the presidential campaign owing 10 the
condition OF his health. which demands a
complete rest Now. who sent that tele-
gram? 1t should be published verbatim,
with the name of the sender. Plainly.
somebody is an unmitisated and unauali-
red liar. a shameless perverter OF the
truth. "A scoundrelly trickster. as bad as
4 pickpocket and as dishonest as a politi-
cal boss for whom the Great Progressive
has no present need in his business.
Evening star., 1912-09-12

midocean beyond the reach of hep ana
any Of her company should be lost for
the lack of life-saving facilities there
would be no shred Of excuse In the un-
usual character Of the misfortune.
The chief issue In the proposed amend
ment of the rules which Secretary Nagel
has refused to sanction refers to coast
wise and inland water navigation. 1t Is
argued that vessels that ply close to
shore are i'm no need of the same per-
centage Of life saving equipment as those
that cross the sea, hut this argument
does not hold as against all conceivable
cases. and that should be the test of the
reasonableness of rules designed to save
life. Secretary Nagel has pointed out
that hundreds of lives were lost on the
steamer Slocum in the East river. SO
close to the shores of New York that it
was possible almost to throw a stone
from the deck of the burning vessel to
the land In that case the logs of life
was due largely to the fact that the life
preservers were rotten. The provision of
life preservers had up to that time been
In large measure governed by the very
same idea. that steamer plying waters
so close to land could not possibly be
source OL SERIOUS udHSeT. anu tue
canvas as-covered, powdered-cork- filled bags
that passed for life belts were by steam
boat men thought to be quite good
enough to comply with the strict letter of
the law
No ship that floats is absolutely safe.
With all the precautions that can be
taken, with all the lifeboats that can be
carried and all the life preservers needed
by any possibility there still remains
certain percentage of danger. 1t is the
function of the government to insist upon
the greatest possible precaution against
every conceivable form of disaster and to
maintain the highest standard of safety
without reference to differences of cOndi-
ton which, with good fortune, make for
a lessening of the danger degree. There
Is unquestionably an insistent public de-
mand for the establishment of a safety
scale which from the point of view of
steamboat owners may seem excessive,
but which in the light of such disasters
as the Slocum horror and the Titanic
catastrophe are only rational
Evening star., 1912-09-12
Big Crops and Car Shortage.

For some time past railroad men have
been fearful of a serious shortage OF cars
for the moving OF the crops this fall, and
roads that have sufficient capital or credit
at the shops have been putting orders for
additional cars. but with small prospect
OF getting results in time to affect the
situation. The truth is. the railroad
equipment Is inadequate to the demand
which the extraordinary harvest puts
upon 1t. There is a lack of cars and a
lack also of locomotives on practically
every line In the country. and the re-
markable spectacle may soon be pre-
sented Of a burdensome prosperity. Most
OF the railroads have been holding back
their car orders for several years. making
shift with old material and taking
chances on conditions remaining normal.
But these bumper crops that are now in
prospect have come almost without warn
Ing. HaA they been anticipated doubtless
Evening star., 1912-09-12
Maine-188O. 1912.

Thirty-two years ago. this very month
of September. the result OF state cleo
ton i'm Maine sobered the republican
party, then divided and apparently head
ed for a national defeat, and brought
about a republican triumph in November.
II was this way: Tho nomination of
Gen. Garfield had made some of the
Grant men angry and left some of the
Sherman men cold. Democratic prospects
were exceedingly bright. The betting
odds were on Hancock.
In Maine the democratic state ticket
was led by n man of the name OF
Plaistcd. who had what was then called
rag money" leanipgs. The rag money
men were the predecessors of the free
silver men. and threw the same sort of
scare into the business world.
Instantly the business world woke up.
Instantly there was demand that the
republican factions unite. Mr.. Conklin g
and Gen. Grant took the stump for the
republican ticket, and the Sherman men
threw off their apathy. In fortnight
the whole republican aspect of things
changed. and in November Gen. Garfield
won.
Until Monday things looked all but
hopeless for the republicans. Vermont
had just spoken, and In terms that en-
phasized the party's divisions and dis
fresses. That Maine would follow suit
seemed certain.
But Maine did not follow suit. The
state returned to the republican fold. and
in doing so showed the republican cause
to be anything but hopeless. 1t is pos
sibie for that cause to win. The Maine
victory of this year If properly applied
may be made to serve the same purpose
that the Maine defeat did in 1850.
In 1880. 1t is true. there was no third
national ticket composed of disgruntled
republicans. Before the Maine election
the Grant men and the Sherman men
were sulking. but not organized for op-
position. 1t was only necessary to ap-
peal to them strongly on the score of
party pride and public necessity. This
was done, and they responded.
Now. however, there Is a third party.
and aggressively led By q powerful agi-
tator. Still, the proof is so conclusive
that the movement has for its object
the disruption Of the republican party,
and that only-that Theodore Roosevelt
is. at most. but speeder-up for Wood
row Wilson, and that Mr.. Wilson so re-
CARDS him-those progressives not abso-
lutely daft on the subject of Mr.. Roosc-
Welt should be able to find their way back
home, and go back In time TO help Mr..
Taft
Will history repeat itself? Will Maine
again sober the republicans. and bring
them TO the polls in November in the
old victorious form and numbers? There
are sixty days~a sufficient time-in
which to transform the situation. il 1t Is
transformabie.
Evening star., 1912-09-12
The Progressives of 1916.

Mr.. Hearst does not approve OF either
the Baltimore platform or Mr.. Wilson s
speech of acceptance. He considers both
weak. He Is, however. supporting Mr..
Wilson. in the hope that the progressive
element in the democratic party will drive
him when he reaches the White House as
far along the path of progress as Mr..
Hearst thinks he should go.
The New York editor does not stand
alone. There are a number Of men promi-
nent In the democratic party who agree
with him, but lack his sand in expressing
themselves for publication They, too. are
supporting Mr.. Wilson more in hope than
in confidence. The Baltimore platform
does not appeal to them. and. reading
Mr. Wilson through his speech of accept
ance, they fear for him in office.
Well, let us speculate a little. Suppose
the progressive element-the Hearst ele-
ment-in the democratic party fails to
drive Mr. Wilson in Office as far as Mr..
Hearst thinks he ought to go. Suppose
as a result the combination that has
elected Mr. Wilson breaks down. Suppose
situation develops in the democratic
party similar to the one that developed
early in Mr.. Clevelands second admins
tration-a pun Dick, pull devil situation
with an angry chaos the result. What
will Mr. Hearst and his friends do? Secede
from the Wilsonites, and seek congenial
ural.
Then take this: If Mr.. Wilson in Office
disappoints Mr.. Hearst, will he not also
disappoirt Mr.. Bryan? Although they
quarrel occasionally, Mr.. Hearst and Mr..
Bryan stand close together on matters
Of public policies. Both are progressives
Of the extreme school. Both are headed
straight for state socialism.
Then take this: Mr.. Roosevelt will be a
sort Of orphan. He has left the republi-
can party, and in defeat the so-called
progressive party he is now leading will
disintegrate. He will be in no humor for
giving up the game. Where will he go?
What will he do?
Is the time approaching when new
firm will hang out it's shingle, and an
nounce readiness for saving the country?
And will the style of the firm be Roose-
Welt, Bryan and Hearst? Or Bryan,
Roosevelt and Hearst? Or Hearst, Bryan
and Roosevelt? The three men have much
in common. Each is a born agitator.
Neither is entirely comfortable where he
now Is All three are young, and full of
fight.
The next four years may bring these
men together under the same canvas,
and in that event we shall have show
as is a show, easily worth the price of
admission, and the price brought within
reach of all. This years entertainment
may prove tame by comparison.
Evening star., 1912-09-12
The Homeward Rush.
n the pittsburgh Gazette-Timcs

From the Pittsburgh GaZctte-IImcs
1t is declared that more than 10000
Americans will reach their native shores
in the ensuing few weeks after sojourn
in Europe during the vacation perlou;
These figures represent only first ana
second class cabin passengers on the
various steamship lines and do not take
account of the thousands who came home
in early and middle Augustine incon-
siderable number. Perhaps 100000 Amerl-
cans visited Europe last spring and this
summer. The exodus homeward. as tap
ulated by the steamship companies. is not
a reliable index of European travel nor
does il cover all the lines carrying this
class of passengers. Even at the figures
given for the immediate exodus there
is an astonishing revelation of the
growth of American travel in European n
countries. Last spring it was prophesied
on all sides that the terrible disaster by
which the Titanic was sunk would mate
rally lessen the usual summer hegira
tn Europe from the United States. but
snch has evidently not been the case. 1t
NAV be assumed instead that the past
season has broken all records for ocean
fraycl
Evening star., 1912-09-12
Practical Conservation.
From the New York Tribune.


II Is a practical sort of conservation
which President Taft has resorted to In
withdrawing $1,000 acres Of oil lands in
the Elk Hills region of California Tor
the exclusive use of the nation as re-
serve supply of fuel OF for it's navy.
There is no room here for a quarrel about
docking up resources or about the
terms upon which they shall be developed:
The oil lands will remain PROPERTY OF
the nation for the purposes of the ma
tional defense. They will supply oil. ac-
cording TO an estimate of their yield ana
IF the rate AT which fuel oil will be con-
sumed in the navy. for twenty-five years;
and in the navy oil is pretty sure to be
the fuel of the future. the latest ships
authorized being designed to burn 1t ex-
clusivelv. Every one will applaud the
Presidents foresight in rendering the
navy of the country independent for a
quarter of a century of the uncertainties
with regard to this particular kind OF
fuel which will result from its extensive
Industrial use in the future.
Evening star., 1912-09-12

a hundred million dollars would have
been spent during the past six months IN
the manufacture of cars and locomotives
With a short equipment some OF the prof.
its due to these extraordinary crops VIII
be lost to the farmers. while the railroads
will lose also. AS usual. however. the
chief sufferer from this condition Will be
the consuming pubhc.
Evening star., 1912-09-12
September!
From the Boston Transcript.


September has played her same old
shabby trick again this year on the va
cationists About the first of the month,
or perhaps little before. she gives 1t
out by every sign that summer Is over.
Then by the time people have wearied
of dull skies and dour winds and have
packed up and gone back to the city she
smiles as sweetly and softly and turns on
the warm weather stop again, as though
she had never thought of such thing
as closing the season so soon 1t Is es-
sentially the same process as that known
in the jargon of State street as shaking
out the weak holders There are good
many people, as is thought by severe
economists who assume their right now
adays to two weeks vacation who would
be much better off at home attending to
business Ii is the vice OF democracy.
such political philosophers aver, that
everybody thinks that he or she must
have everything that anybody has. From
this unwarranted assumption come
all the cheap things in the way of imita-
ton finery. all the silly social customs
in which poor people ape the rich. all
the social decentralization that flows from
this distinctively American habit.
Evening star., 1912-09-12
Back Yard Gardens.
rom the Baltimore Sun.

Have YOU noticed the views of back
yard gardens recently published in the
Sun? Some are veritable beauty spots
created in places that were once eyesores
In the weary stretch OF brick and stone,
when YOU come upon such a bower OF
trees and flowers and greenery IL looks
like an oasis-as refreshing as u nowing
well I'm a dry and thirsty land.
And the movement Is only well begun
For every attractive back yard there are
hundred still left In their original state
The yards that have been improved are
such a pleasure to their possessOrs that
the wonder Is all the neighbors do not
follow their example. There is nothing
that will give richer returns for such a
small investment of time and money.
Evening star., 1912-09-12
SHOOTING STARS.
EY PuII.ANDER JOHNSON.
New Game.

whats the matter with this mules
shoes?" asked the village blacksmith. Il
put them on day before yesterday and
they look all right to me-
Never mind how dey looks replied
Mr. Erastus Pinkley. You jest take dem
shoes off an put on yuthuh ones. Me an
Samson Smiley will stan de expense"
What has Smiley to do with it?''
.He's helpin me finance a spo'tin prop
osition. We's got bet on how many
times YOU kin fool aroun' dat mules feet
befo' YOU gifts laid out"