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women folk in my family would have
been ashamed to mention such thing.
Nervous! That's a pretty excuse for
spilling quart of good tea"
Il can't help 1t, Silas. lin tired out"
Tired. What's tired you? What ails
you. Araminta, is the hypoes. You're as
hypoey as sin. l hate to have my sister
julie find you like this. And mo teapot
In the house
Araminta made no reply. She slipped
away to the kitchen and set fresh tea
to brewing. Then she slipped back timid-
ly to clean up the wreckage. Silas ate in
that gloomy silence. which was the high
est expression OF his displeasure. And
when he had finished eating he left the
house still in silence.
AS soon as he had gone Araminta had
a good cry. after which her exhausted
nerves ceased some Of their jangling and
she felt better. Over her. however. still
hung the heavy pail of the approaching
company She dreaded her sister-in-law
and nieces with that dread which is en-
gendered Of long and bitter experience 1t
was like them TO drop IN upon her sud
denly and still expect ample welcome.
They were certain to arrive before sup
per and, teapot or none, she must be
ready to receive them.
Araminta had much to do. Not once all
that charming spring afternoon when all
outdoors invited to rest and gladness did
she pause or ponder. And when o'clock
came and Otis Skinner drew up before
the door. pale. but rigidly smiling. she
went to receive her guests.
julie alighted first She gave Araminta
hard hand and looked over her head
at the house. "Silas has had the porch
painted" She exclaimed.
II painted it, said Araminta. family.
Huh, l thought IL looked like wom-
ans work. It's dreadfully streaked. "
julie seemed TO forget sometimes that she
was woman.
Her two daurhters kjssed Araninta
hastily. and ran past her into the house.
leaving their mother and her to carry in
the valise.-
you've been baking cake.' cried Pearl
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VISIT TO CITY PLANNED
BY RUSSIAN EDUCATORS
Seventy on Tour Of Inspection Com
ing to Washington Early
in Week.

Seventy Russian educators who are to
make tour of inspection for study Of
educational. social and commercial condi-
tons in this country are expected to ar
rive in Washington from New York early
next week.
The visitors will be in this city four or
five days and are TO spend most of their
time visiting the government departments.
They will inspect particularly the Depart
ment of Agriculture Arrangements have
been made by the department TO take the
visitors TO the Arlington. Va, expert
mental farm and TO the two farms at
Bethesda and Beltsville Md, operated
under the bureau of animal industry of
the department.
Consul General j. H. Snodgrass. who
represents this country in Moscow is ex-
pected TO accompany the party on its
tour of this country.
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EMBALMING WAS ESSENTIAL.
Controller of Treasury Aacts on
Claim in Coxswain's Case.

Embalming was an essential to decent
burial in the case OF Noble ". Du
Devoire. coxswain of the revenue cutter
Tuscarora, drowned at Milwaukee Wis,
October 3, 1912 The controller of the
Treasury, George E. Downey. reverses
the auditor for the Treasury Department,
and decides that the undertaken who pre-
pared the body for burial is entitled to
the $40 charged for this service
There is a decision on record made by
Controller Tracewell predecessor of Con-
troller Downey. disallowing charges for
embalmng. Controller Downey does not
reverse this decision. and declares thas
were the circumstances Identical he
would rule as had his predecessor but
finds that IL was plainly necessary in the
case of Coxswain Du Devoire that his
body be embalmed. The authorization
given by the commandant of the Tusca-
rora, he said. was sufficient to establish
the right of the undertaken to his pay
The commandant of the Tuscarora ask
ed to explain the charge for embalming,
stated his opinion that drowning caused
quick disintegration of the human body.
and that in order to make II presentable
TO send to his family for the funeral II
embalming was necessary to decency
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Nothing, julie; l guess everything 8
ready" Araminta stammered. knowing
of old that while her sister-in-law al
ways proffered her aid. she never really
gave any.
When, after the guests had retired,
after Silas was snoring restfully. after
she had laid the fire and stirred up the
breakfast cakes and put out the cat and
locked the doors. Araminta retired, she
could not sleep. She lay there in an
agony of unrest-so tired that her very
soul ached. every nerve vibrating like
taut wire. Dawn found her still wide
eyed. but she fell asleep presently, and
slept until Silas. getting out of bed.
awoke her. Another day had begun.
At breakfast Pearl remarked that Ara
minta looked frightfully pale. 4 guess
our coming has tired you out" she
laughed. but she did not offer to wash
the dishes or to do any Of the thousand
things she might have done
AEaminta bore up with desperate hero
ism all that day. Il will must endure
till they're gone" she said, over and
over.
They stayed three days. They would
have stayed longer. julie said. but she
had not left victuals cooked up for men
folks to last that length Of time. I'll
come again when l can stay longer she
promised.
Silas hitched up the colts to the best
wagon to take them home. Araminta
Kissed tH0IH 6OOU-UyS Sne
stood at the gate and watched them
go and waved her hand when they
looked back. Then she went into the
house and tainted.
Mrs. Nicholas, neighbor, found her
Mrs. Nicholas was calm self reliant
and unafraid She had. moreover. a
wonderful kindness Of heart in her
big. placid body. She lifted Araminta
up and helped her to bed. When Silas
comes back III send him for the doc
tor" she said.
"Oh. don't-don't!" pleaded Araminta.
"Araminta Race. you shut up. I'm in
charge now. You've got to listen to
me. If you don't want to leave Silas
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THE EVENING STORY.
A Nervous Woman.
Copyright. 1913. by ". Werner.)


Araminta was pattering back and
forth, Fastening to get dinner upon
the table before Silas should have fin
ished the article he was reading in the
daily paper. He read standing. although
there was a chair near. but he had
never saved himself in any way. and
his spare, strongly made frame gave
no evidence either of hardship or labor.
might live to be 100.
Araminta was slightly and delicately
made She had been a frail. pretty girl.
and she was Trailer as woman with
out being pretty at all. She had striven
valiantly ever since her wedding day
to keep up the pace Silas had set for
her-to fulfill his familiar gospel that
work made a woman rugged" There
was much to do on the farm, and she
never complained. AS long as her nerves
had lasted she had lived on nerve"
but now her nerves were giving out.
Her nervousness showed in every witch
OF her muscles. in every step she took.
pathetic eyes, and in the pallor of her
lips. Back and forth she went, palpi-
tating at each premonitory rustic of
the paper as Silas' eyes neared the bot
"Silas." she said at last, If You are
ready / II fetch in the tea
I'm ready Silas replied as he hung
the paper over the wire stretched to re-
ceive ii, took off his glasses placed
them in their worn metal case and sat
down at the table.
Araminta showed the mashed potatoes
fried pork and milk gravy a little closer
to him before she ran to get the tea. She
was bringing in the brown earthenware
pot with all due care when Silas OBJ
served: My sister julie and her two
girls sent word down by Otis Skinner
1his morning that they're coming to
make us visit. They're up to Otis now
been there a couple of days They're
coming tonight
Tonight" Araminta gasped. Her grasp
upon the teapot unfolded weakly and 1t
crashed to the floor. scattering the front
of her dress.
Silas lifted himself out Of his chair and
glared over the table at the wreckage
Broke the pot" he said The only one
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NEGOTIATIONS IN FALL.
Secretary Bryan Expects Thirty Ma
lions to Join Movement.

Secretary Bryan has announced that he
expects 10 begin the actual negotiations
necessary TO the conclusion of the fen
eral peace pact y tn The nations or the
world next fall 1t has been found that
owing to the absence from Washington
of most of the ambassadors and minis
tiers resident il Is not feasible 10 do much
more than supply them with the outlined
draft of the project for transmission to
their own governments.
Secretary BRYAN expects that the
twenty governments that already have
promised TO give the project oonsidera-
tor will be increased TO thirty by fall.
including all Of the great powers
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TEACHERS PAY DISCUSSED.
National Education Association Con
venes at Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE, July with thousands
Of teachers present from all parts of the
United States. the National Education
Association convention opened here this
morning with a session OF the national
council of education. The report of the
committee on teachers salaries. tenure
and pensions was presented by Joseph
Swain. president Of Swarthmore College
The report stated that q salary Of $500
a year in Detroit is equivalent 10 $1,000
in New York or Atlanta, and that a
comparison Of salaries between cities is
of no value without a comparison of the
cost OF living. II is expected the in
designations will be carried further
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May Start ANY Time.

Competitors may start at am. Au-
gust To- or at any subsequent time and
date, provided the complete circuit is ac-
complished BY pm. August 80. within
the seventy-two hours. All starts must be
made under the supervision of the official
of the Royal Aero Club and OF the official
Cmekeeper.
There is no restriction TO the number
OF starts made by a competitor. but in
every case the start must be made from
the official starting place Stoppages be-
tu cen the controls are not prohibited,
but all 2lightngS must be effected on the
sea, an Inlet of the sea. an estuary or a
harbor. Towing il not prohibited but the
finishing line must be crossed in flight
Individual requirements and repairs to
the aircraft and motor may be made en-
route, but neither may be changed as
whole. The aircraft may be taken ashore
Tor such repairs and requirements. Any
time thus spent viii count in the seventy
two hours.
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triumph we celebrate The words of
Perry We have met the enemy and
they are ours. have ever since been
proverb among the American people.
God be praised for a century of peace
on these inland oceans, which has made
possible this record of progress or both
peoples and which insures safety in the
future at any point on lake or adjoining
land, for any person of either people en-
gagged in the pursuit of peace"
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you've got too. I shan't get another one
for while. You can use a tin dish from
now on.
I'm sorry" One of Araminta's feet
felt uncomfortably warm. but she ignored
IL as she knelt to pick up the pieces. She
was trembling.
Silas sank back into his chair with an
exasperated sign. Il don't see what ails
We" he snarled. throwing dishes around
and smashing them that way
Its because I'm nervous. Silas.
Nervous. You're the only woman 1
ever heard say that, Araminta. The
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When Fellow Hasn't Worry in the World.

enthusiastically "Oh, hope it's whipped
cream cake, aunty.'
'It's-its chocolate faltered Araminta.
Pearl doesn't like chocolate-but never
mind" said Pearls mother, with sigh
intended to carry reproach straight to
the destination 1t was intended for
Silas entered presently and was greeted
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Westinghouse
Seeking
Relief

Business men of the
city are looking for
Country Board conven-
lent TO the city, where
they may be with their
families and still near
their work.
TELL THESE PEG
PIE about your PLACE
in THE STARS COUN-
TRY BOARD COL
UNIV.
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WaterpIanes to Be Used in
Contest for Big Prize in :.
Great Britain.
OWNERS OF NEWSPAPER :
OFFER $4,000 PURSE
Time Limit of Seventy-Two Hours
Set, But Two Weeks Is Given
in Which to Make 1t.
Correspondence n Tha star.

Foreign Correspondence ~ The star
LONDON. June 10 1918.
Rules have been drawn hy bv the ROYAL
Aero Club for the waterplane flight round
Great Britain for a prize OF $1,000 Of
fered by the proprietors Of the Daily
Mail. The prize is 10 be awarded for the
aircraft which first completes the pre-
scribed circuit within a period not exceed
ing seventy-two hours Southampton is
appointed as the starting place. although
the home office has made the whole OF
the Solent a prohibited area. while Do
Yer and Falmouth. named as controls, are
also not at present approved
The competition viii open Saturday.
August Ii. al 6 m, and will finish at
latest Saturday. August -. at pm
Should no aircraft have completed the
course within the stipulated time the pro-
prietors Of the Daily Mail reserve 10
themselves the right TO extend the period
or TO put OF the competition till the fol-
lowing year
Both the entrant and pilot or pilots
must be English subjects and duly en-
tered on the competitors register of the
ROYAL Aero Club. Pilots must hold an
aviators certificate issued by the ROYAL
Aero CluD or other club affilited with the
International Aeronautical Federation 4
passenger must be carried throughout the
flights. and the combined weight OF the
quot and passenger must be not less than
2G4 pounds. any deficiency in weight be-
ms made UP By means of ballast Pilots
or passengers may he changed during the
contest. The complete aircraft and all its
parts, including the motor must have
been entirely constructed within the con-
nneS OF the British empire but this pro-
vision shall not be held 10 apply TO raw
material
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A Sign.

From the Dallas News.
Title Ginger says that the ons
son che has for suspecting her new i
lady is suffragette il because she ars,,.
the biscuit about half the time.
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Entrance Fee of $500.

The entrance fee is 500 per aircraft.
and entries win be received up 10 Il
o clock noon. July IL. The entrance fee
of 500 Il payable either in one sum or as
follows: Two hundred and nifty dollars
by noon July 16 and $50 by noon August
l. Late entries will be received up 10
noon August /, in which case the en-
trance fee will be $50 No part Of the
entrance fee Is TO be received BIZ the
Daily Mail, but all amounts received Will
be applied toward payment Of the ex-
penses of the Royal Aero Club in con-
Quoting the competition
The course will be a circuit starting
from southampton water and proceeding
via Dover Yarmouth. Scarborough Aber-
deem. Inverness. Oban, Dublin and Fall
mouth and in that order and returning 10
southampton Water. The controls Will De
at or near each of the above places and
competitors must alight at each of these
controls Tor purposes Of Identification.
The aircraft must remain thirty minutes
in each control, during which time il will
De examined by the officials This time
VIII not count in the seyentN-rWo hours
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Senator Whitehead's Remarks.

Senator Whitehead said. in part:
The war of 1912 was the last between
the United States and the mother coun-
try. Great Britain. and the celebration
which begins today is in honor not only
of A battle and its heroes be IL remem-
bered. but of hundred years of peace
between the mother country and the
prosperous and fortunate daughter This
IS Of Itself great and inspiring fact to
he brought home TO the minds of all citi-
zens, young and old. of the present day
This celebration should mark the be-
ginning Of other centuries not less peace
full We are now far enough away from
the inevitable prejudice of the day of
conflict between the two great sea can
tains at Putin bay 10 join hands with
the British people in the celebration of a
hundred years OF peace We can paw a
we'll deserved tribute TO their brave men
who fought against our brave men as
they in turn have in notable instances
already done TO some of the land fight
ers of that war whom we idolize Thew
lost the battle of Lake Erie but not
their manhood.
The British have always been a peo-
pie of courage. of hardihood and of pa
tiert endeavors. simultaneously. on the
other side of the lakes. our neighbors
have encountered frontier difficulties as
appalling as any that have confronted
our progenitors on this side. and thew
have won triumphs as enduring as any
that brighten the pages OF our history
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THOUSANDS GATHER
TODOPERRY HONOR
Addresses by Watterson and
Whitehead at Celebration Of
Lake Erie Victory.

PCT-IN-BAY. Ohio. July J.-Sweltering
IN a temperature measured al 100 degrees
in the shade. thousands of persons yes
terday witnessed the opening of the Perry
centennial and the laying of the corner
stone of the Perry victory monument
which will he erected on this island by
the half dozen or more states taking part
IN the centennial
\ procession measuring more than
mile in length marched to the site and
listened to addresses by Col. Henry Wat
: terson of Louisville, Ky, and former
Senator Whitehead.
Mr. Watterson's Address.
Henry Watterson. vice president general
of the interstate Perry centenary COM
mission. announced that this was the last
public address he intended TO make In
the course of his remarks he took occa-
sion TO dwell upon what he declared to be
"a peril menacing the future of the re-
public He said in part
we are told and most of us believe.
that those are hest governed who are
least governed. Yet we have one big Con-
gress in the nations capital and forty
eight little congresses in the several state
capitals. constantly in session. to make
land unmake laws to vex the people and
confuse the courts. Inevitably respect for
familiarity breeds contempt
The danger is admitted. Clearly seeing
the evils of too much legislation. we call
Tor more. Through chance majorities,
stable in nothing. we would regulate the
tastes. morals and habits of the people by
ac1 of assembly. Perennially reproaching
Congress, We would, nevertheless. aug
r7ent the powers of Congress. We are
creating a system of centralized bu-
reaucracy and experimenting the civil
service with multifarious commissions.
We have a standing army of officials.
.Collectivism. robbing man of his individ-
uaiity. trusts nothing TO the force of ma
1ure, the genius of our institutions and
: the providence of God.
Yet We disdain alike experience and
forecast. We are threatened with gov
eminent by hysteria, displaying its excess
on the one hand by the vainslorious as
.-sertion OF our grandeur and puissance, on
1.-The other hand expressing its humanity
. through the exploitation of visionary
schemes of impossible relief.
= DO | overpaint the picture? Is 1t but
the mocking efigy of an old mans pes
-.simsm? Let us not be too sure of our
selves If We preserve that which Wash
'ington and Franklin and Jefferson con-
: templated: that which Jones and Perry.
Harrison and Shelby fought for; that
which each side in the war of sections
claims IL aimed at-intelligent freedom
We shall have done we'll.
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Brave Men on Both Sides.

NO single event of any war in which
the nited States has ever been engaged
and no other individual here has so
strongly appealed TO the popular fmagt-
nation Of the American people and so
completely captivated their hearts as the
battle Of Lake Erie and the commander
Of the victorious fleet, Oliver Hazard
Perry OF Rhode Island. Whatever may
he said Of equality or inequality OF the
two fleets. II was battle OF brave men
on both sides and Perry trtumphed. This
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Set Example of Sea Fighting.

John Paul Jones set an example Of
sea fighting to Oliver Hazard Perry, and.
taking up the wondrous tale where Jones
Zleft of. Oliver Hazard Perry wrote with
his sword the end of the chapter Dying,
ne left no copy. The twain stand upon
a single pedestal-matchless in naval an
nails The battle off Scarborough Head
In the Northern ocean. was prelude to
the battle OF Lake Erie of Put-in-Bay
zThe Bon Honme Richard and the
Niagara sister ships. sail into valhalla
harbors side by side. II have not Vet
begun TO fight" makes immortal couplet
with We have met the enemy and he
IS ours"
-. And thus NE come and here We are
this blessed Fourth of July, 1913. With
such a past and so great patrimony lis
II not discred!table that the heirs of the
noble men who fought with Jones and
Perry, with Harrison and Shelby, could
ever have fallen apart and come TO
blows. ! think so truly. and II seems
10 me the more discreditable when We
reflect that brothers then. We are broth
ers still: the most homogeneous people
upon the face of the globe: the sections
merged in their cradles. the states but
geographic expressions"
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Reform Through Reason.

: we nave not been so we'll governed
that We may not be better governed. But
= would summon reform through reason.
not emotion. I would have regeneration
come by growth, not by spasm: and so.
,-despite the impatient and unthinking I
look for them to come in their own good
:ctine and order; because 1 have faith in
that people who seem chosen of God:
in that fabric which seems ordained of
God: in the destiny OF that land under
The blessing OF God. who in its darkest
--four raised up WASHINGTON to defend
and Lincoln TO save it for mis- own all
wise purpose and will never suffer the
enpiris or the sacrilegious to undo the
work of His hand
= Perry nailed TO his masthead the
brave words of the unconquerabie Law
renee: Don't give up the ship May
we not amplify and extend them to en-
-tutiOnal system? On land and sea. in
glory and in peril. whenever the repub-
tic rides the waves too proudly or Is
cfhreatened by foes within or without. let
sus take them as a message from heaven
and pass them on TO our neighbors and
-1each them to our children Don't give
up the ship; Don't give up the ship.
: In beginning his address. Mr.. Waiter
son said.
This is an age of centenaries- We
have assembled to commemorate vic
tory gained by the Americans over the
British a hundred years ago. The year
after We are TO herald a hundred years
of peace between English-speaking peo-
pies 4 year still later and we shall
folemnize half century of peace among
ourselves Already at Gettysburg the
Surviving ones who on either side con-
tended there fifty years ago are muster
Ing 70 celebrate the event We cannot
tell them apart-distinguish the Federal
from the Confederate-an are SO we'll
content that government Of and for and
by the people has not persisted from the
earth
Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-26

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