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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
Seed sprouts In Child,s NostriI.

Trenton. April 2L--Robert. the two-year-
old son OF Joseph w. Tyrreli. OF Landing
street could not breathe properly, and DR.
Charles II. Gordon was summoned. The phy-
sician's examination showed the seed OF an
orange sprouting in the nostrils OF the child
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
The Valentine Museum

ELEVENTH. AND CLAY sTREETsl
Open daily from 10 "A. M. 10 IS r.. M! So
Admission. 25c. Free on Saturdays
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22

Danbury, Comm, April 9l.-SonewhAt out
Of the ordinary Is the manner in which the
hody OF Mrs Samuel Y, Brown. an aged
Spiritualist. who died at her home here, is
10 lie disposed Of In accordance with the
directions left by her there Is to be no
funeral service. and no einblenls OF mourning
arc TO be displayed on the house or by reia-
tiyes. The body IS 70 lac cremated and the
ashes taken I'm the earliest days OF early
spring into the fields by friend and there
scattered to the winds that the ashes may
return TO Mother EARTH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
atlantic Gitp Kcsnrts
HOTEL DENNIS
Atlantic City

Boardwalk. Every room connected with pri-
yate bath or having hot and cold running
water. Capacity 600.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22

Woman, Ninety-Two. l. Cutting Teeth
Noblesviile, Ind, April 2I.-Mrs. Johann
Tibbet ninety-two years old. OF Princeton.
mo, Is cutting her third set of teeth.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

main corridor on their way to in
spect the twine factory, which is
situated to the rear of the prison in
closure. From the twine factory
and warehouse, the Representatives
proceeded to the hospital building
and thence back by a side entrance
to the cellhouse rotunda. A little
later they were escorted to the din
ing hall where luncheon, identical
to the one served the previous day.
awaited them. Upon the invitation
of Warden Wolfer to dig in and
help themselves" the company pro-
ceeded to enjoy the feast. The or
chestra, supplemented by choir of
four colored inmates, made things
lively during the course of the meal.
After lunch the company entered
the magnificent auditorium where
brief addresses were delivered by
Senator Spooner. Warden Wolfer,
P. M. Ringdal, Chairman of State
Board of control, C.E.Vasaly, men,
ber of State Board of Control, Clar-
ence Johnson, Architect and con-
sulting engineer, Pillsbury. Later
in the evening the company assem-
bled in the rotunda of the dollhouse
and were entertained for some time
by the orchestra and colored singers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
The Cost of High
Living.
H. F. r., New Prison

The high cost of living is of inter-
est to every man woman and child
in this country because it directly
affects the pocketbook, and when
something affects the pocketbook
mankind is ready to sit up and take
notice.
Few could dispute the fact that it
was this high cost of living" prob
lem that was indirectly if not direct
ly the cause of the great Democratic
land slide last November, which
ended by giving us Democratic ma
jorities in both branches of Con-
gress, az well as Chief Magistrate.
The people voted for Woodrow
Wilson because b ey wanted a
change, not only in the Admins
tration officials, but also in the tar
iff which many believe is the chief
cause for present high prices.
Personally, do not think re-
1uction in the tariff will reduce the
cost of living to any noticeable de-
gree, for am strong in the belief
that the present high cost ofliving''
is nothing more or less than the
cost of high living" or in other
words, extravaganza.
1t Is easy enough to figure out
why it costs us so much more to live
than it did our forebearers, especi.
ally when we consider the many lit.
tie things we class as necessities to.
day which did not exist even al
luxuries decade or so ago.
The farmer of today must receive
a higher price for his products be-
cause his expenses are double if mo-
triple what they were 20 years ago
| When l was boy of Is or there
abouts | spent great deal of my
time on farm and | recall that
good farm hand in those days re
ceived $500 or $1,000 per month
| Today he gets double that amour
! and during harvest time good farm
hands receive from $500 to $50 pc
day. In addition to this the farme
must have modern equipment, all O
which adds to the cost of his product
}, This however is not all, for in tn
. good old days when the farmer pal,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
Modern Education
A. M. P.

The studies of the young, in fact
all the studies throughout the life of
man have more than one object.
We should indeed be amply repaid
for the hours spent if we only con-
sidered the great pleasure such labor
brings. But long before such pleas
ure is though of by the learner,
books are placed before him because
of the absolute need of three great
essentials. Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic. To this must be added
another great reason for the length
of time spent in our studies of Ian
guage and science, and this is the
mental power that is given us
through this course of instruction.
The word, education, Implies this;
it does not mean vast store OF
knowledge, but the developing and
fostering of our mental mind. The
mind is made full of possibilities,
full of tendencies, and under daily
training the possibilities become re-
alities.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

goes and takes the family once or
twice a week it all counts up and if
the good housewife who complains
so loudly about the high cost of liv-
ing would only keep account of her
expenditures for year. she will be
appalled, at the large amount spent
on amusements, etc.
No one will dispute that prices
of foodstuff have almost doubled in
the past decade, but it is only nat,
ural advance because the people
who raise foodstuffs need more mon
ey and the only way they can secure
it is by receiving higher price for
goods.
We can rant about the trusts and
the tariff till we are black in the
face but it will not put prices back
ten years and the sooner we recog-
nize these facts the better.
Lowering the tariff may reduce
prices in few commodities but it
will not reduce our desires which
are ever on the increase and as long
as we desire these modern luxuries
that are now so dear to our hearts
we must pay for them.
1t is folly for economic writer's to
tell us to go back to the simple life,
for nearly all Americans are pro-
gressive and continue to go forward,
not backward. The modern con-
ditions are here to stay and the only
proper way to cope with them is to
advance wages. Labor Unions have
already done this to a large extent
for organized labor but the unor-
ganized, which includes fully two
thirds of all labor in this country.
is today struggling along on the
same compensation received or 10
years ago, and thus is the element
that is chiefly affected by the high
cost of living.
Mr.. Cost of High Living and Mr..
High Cost of Living are modern
Slamese Twins and they cannot be
separated. They were Joined to-
gether at birth. have been fostered
and encouraged through childhood
until today they are fully matured.
Ii you want to cut down the high
cost of living you can partly do so
by returning to the SIMPLE life of
our forebearers, but as l said before
l believe this an impossibility, also
that if our forebearers were on
earth today they would be guilty of
the same crime we are, viz: High
Living.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
Vol. XXVI.-No. 81
Gala Days At New
Prison.

The mammoth new Minnesota
states prison at South Saltwater was
the scene Of great gaiety on
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week, when both branches of the
State Legislature, now in session at
st. Paul, accepted Senator Sullivan's
invitation to inspect the new insti-
tuition.
The senators arrived in Saltwater
Wednesday morning, accompanied
by members of the State Board of
Control, and were met by Warden
Wolfer, who escorted them through
the old prison. After brief inspec-
ton of the various departments of
the old institution, the senators and
their company boarded street cars
and were escorted to South Stillwat-
er where preparations had been made
to receive them at the new prison.
Upon their entrance to the admin
istratlon building, the senator's were
greeted with the soft strains of dis
1ant music, which foated toward
them from the farther end of the
main corridor, where the prison or
chestra had taken up it's position.
After inspecting the beautiful in
terror of the administrator building,
the senator's passed through the gates
into the cellhouse rotunda, and
thence into the completed wing of
the dollhouse itself. They were ac-
companied by Warden Wolfer and
the members of the state Board of
Control, who, as they proceeded, ex-
planned the workings and uses of all
the apparatus.
From the cellhouse, the company
again entered the main corridor and
traversed it's length to the auditor
ium, service rooms and thence to the
great convict dining hall where
bounteous luncheon had been pre-
pared for their enjoyment. Deputy
Warden Coles and Assistant Deputy
Warden Backland were in attend
-ance throughout the day. House
Steward Westlund of the old prison
and large force of white coated
walters were on hand in the dining
hall and the luncheon was carried
through without a hitch. During
the progress of the repast, the pris-
on orchestra filled the hall with live
ly tunes, intersected occasionally,
with a coon' song by colored
prisoner. The luncheon came to an
end with coffee and cigars, and the
senators returned to the administra-
ton building where, before their de-
parture for St. Paul, they were en-
tertained for over an hour with
songs and appropriate selections by
the orchestra.
Practically the same program was
carried out the following day, when
the Representatives and numerous
attaches decended on Saltwater in
force to look over both prisons. Az
on the previous day the members of
the State Board Of Control were in
attendance, and the whole company
were taken in charge by Warden
Wolfer and escorted first on tour
of the old prison, and thence by
street car to the new institution
The Representatives arrived at the
new prison at 3 p. M. and spent the
remainder Of the afternoon and even.
ing at that institution. There en-
trance was the signal for the prison
orchestra to strike up a lively marcf
and the music continued during thu
progress of the company through tht
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
$1.OOa Year
TERMS: 6 NJ onths Fifty Cts.

During the long period that man.
kind has been training and develop
ing his mental possibilities, two
questions have always been uper-
most: What studies most strength
en- the mind? What kind of knowl-
edge is of the most value? 1t is safe
to say that no answer has been found
to either of these and it is equally
safe to say no answer ever will be
found. There are many studies of
equal merit; what will suit one will
not suit another. All are good, all
are perfect in their own place.
For long ages it has been taken
for granted that dead languages,
Latin and Greek, with higher matha-
matics, was the course that give the
best results, and it was thought and
is still thought in some quarters that
mind that has been trained on any
food less strenuous than this, was
not fully equipped. No man was
considered educated until he had a
working knowledge of Latin and
Greek. This feeling was not alto
gether prejudice, because these
subjects were magnificent exercise
for the brain but they were a pre-
judice when they considered no
other form of xercise was equally
useful, that it was the exercise itself
that was of use not only the knowl-
edge. The exercise is the first con-
sideration, it is only Sc con dary
whether the form of exercise be
Latin, Greek, Algebra or Euclid,
or whether it be facts and cause, as
found in science. history and litera-
ture. Those that favor the first
case have strong argument in the
statement that during the great
era The Christian Era" that has
been the almost universal form of
study. But against this we must
ask the question, what made the
great minds of those who were born
to the Greek tongue? What made
and formed the mind of Socrates,
Plato. Pericles? What gave their
knowledge to those wonderful wonl-
en-, Sappho and Aspasia? There
were no years of study in the dead
languages for them. There can on
ly be one answer, that is that the
mind is made great by constant
reaching after truth, by a constant
effert to accumulate knowledge, by
a constant dissatisfaction of the
present progress and an ever ceasing
activity after new sources of infor-
nation.
Pericles, Plato, Cicero. Humboldt,
Mill, Webster, Clay and Lincoln,
all received their instruction in the
same way, not through any course
of particular study, not from
knowledge of any one language, but
from determination to know all
that it was possible for them to find
out, that was contained in all Ian
guages of all times. 1t was the fact
that counted, not the language, and
not one fact, or set of facts, but
many so that one could be set against
another, ard just mean determined.
There were many centuries when
the Greek and Latin tongues were
almost indispensable. For the first
fifteen centuries after Christ liter
ature seemed to have fallen entirely
in disuse, and we can imagine what
pleasure must have been taken, what
an inspiration it must have been to
the people to read beautiful poems
of Homer, Virgil, the orations of
Cicero and Demosthenes, and ofol-
low out the PHILOSOPHERS of Socrates
and Plato. Through the ancient
Continued ON 3rd page
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

his bills once year afte- 'lling his
crops his wants were few and far
between, and he cared little whether
he had real money in his pocket or
not, as his credit was good at the
general store, and he had no wants
that could not be supplied from that
source. How about today? The
average farm house has it's gra-
phaphone with new mus'" rolls every
month, or its piano whI.h means
music lessons for the children, a tele-
phone whereby it is very easy for
the wife or daughter to order some
thing from the store that will now
be delivered by parcel post" Elec-
trio lights instead of candles and in
great many instances, an automo-
bile. When the farmer goes to
town today be see many new and
valuable articles that catch his eye
and it is seldom indeed that he
leaves without spending a dollar or
two.
The truth is that il the old days
of 20 years ago the farmer had little
or no chance to spend his money,
whereas today he has little or no
chance to escape spending it. Ifhe
does not 90 to town the temptation
to spend is ever before him in the
alluring advertisements In the news
papers and magazines issued by the
mail order houses. If he is pressed
for ready money he can buy almost
anything on $1.00 down and 81 90
per, so in the end he must succumb
and become modernized.
This cost of high living grips
the average man who works by the
day week or month, even harder
than it does the farmer, for if he
lives in village or town (and 80
per cent. do he is surrounded on all
sides by expenses that did not exist
a score of years back.
First OF all is the house with it's
running hot and cold water instead
of the old we'll; then the telephone
and the electric light, all of which
cost a few dollars a month and at
the end of each year amount to a
very snug total. After this he finds
his wife is not satisfied to cover an
old bonnet for many years, but
instead must have at least two new
hats (not bonnets) every year, and
instead of one Sunday best dress
which formally did service for 5
years or more she must now have a
new dress every season, and we
have four seasons year.
If the man has children they
must also be dressed, and let me tell
. you 1t takes money to dress children
nowadays. To go anywhere today
one must dress in style and to be in
style means that garments must
match from shoes TO coiffure."
Then last but not lea t we have
our amusements andlthes are so al
J Turing that even the poorest manage
to enjoy them. There are the parks,
, resorts and ETC., in summer and the
dear old moving pictures in winter.
t At the amusement park or resort,
there is almost every known device
to seperate the average man from
= his nickel or dime and he who takes
a his family for days outing usually
: comes home several dollars light
Il In connection with amusements we
t have the electric cars that carry III
q everywhere for a few cents. This
r modern transportation makes the
r large cites easy Of access and where
f is the family that does not go to the
). city once or twice ! year? ;
e The little moyiIg picture show
d toDly cost 5 or 10 c2nts but when ONT
j
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

The proposition Of the city utiiI-
ties committee. TO purchase the Sc
attic. Renton 4 Southern line for
VI 200 900. has been endorsed by the
Public Ownership league, and prob
ably will be sanctioned by the coun-
ell.
Whether II will be accepted by
the bondholders 10 not certain. Re
celver Scott Calhoun refuses 10 com.
init himself. His offer 20 sell was
made on . basis Of u ,Aoo. 900.
Should the Seattle. Renton a
Southern line be acquired by the
city, IL will connect with the mu.
nicipal line now being constructed
from Third av. and Stewart, TO Bal.
lard, and Will form continuous
line Of 20 miles.
The Public Ownership league. in
the report submitted Monday 10 the
city council by Otway Pardee and
James Tulloch. wants the city TO
build It's own extensions in the Rat
nier Valley, instead OF giving the
company $4,000 extra for this
work.
The proposition favored by tho
league is 10 give the company $780,
900 general bonds and $3.50. 900 pub
lie utility bonds.
Tho company in return II 10 give
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
UNCLE SAM WILL
keep HANDS OFF

WASHINGTON. July 2s.--PrssL
den, Wilson for the present will an
nounee no Mexican policy. This
was admitted at the White House
today.
He has decided TO withhold any
definite action by the United States
and give the Mesieans an oppor-
tunlty 20 reconcile their faetlonai
differences without interference.
President Wilson has let IL be
known that he believes the econom.
&c pressure In Mexico will force n
settlement between the warning fac
tons. The industries OF the coun-
try are paralyzed. its merchants are
bankrupt. and French financlere.
who have loaned millions on mil.
lions in Mexico are pressing for re-
forms
Huerta. the president. is Informed
he can bring peace To the land II
he will retire. The executive
hopes that success will attend the
efforts OF European financiers who
are trying to force him TO quit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
GIRL SLAYER TO
GET AID OF RICH

Los ANGELES, July 29.-Hope
filtered through prison bars today
TO Mrs. Leah belmont who killed
her husband because he tried 10
force her into . life OF shame. when
Mrs. chas. wellington Rand, veal
thy, cultured and a leader In society
Of Los Angeles and San Francisco
opened the doors OF her home 20
the friendiess woman.
No condition attaches TO tho OF
fer. other than Mrs. belmont prove
the truth OF her story.
Mrs. belmont shot and killed her
husband Sunday. Jealousy was at
first said 10 have caused her crime.
Later she sobbed out pitiful story
OF a former shame. and declared
she was goadcd beyond human en-
dursnc. when belmont commanded
her 90 70 TO the streets and get
money for him.
Mrs. Rand last night sent mes
sage OF cheer 10 tho girl in the city
Jail. II contained her offer OF a
home and steady employment thcral
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
A JOKE TO BILL

WASHINGTON. July 2s.-The
wife OF the secretary OF state runs
her own gasoline car. the secretary
OF state riding ms passenger. and
others taken on hospitality in the
rear seats. Thus have democracy
and the simple life come 10 Wash
ington-
Mrs. Bryan was seen yesterday
In her role OF chauffeur. too.ing her
car away from the capitol building
on the day President Wilson read
his currency message TO congress.
Tho carbure;er gagged for n few
miuntes and the genial secretary
beamcd more genially while Mrs,
II. wrcstlcd with II after the ap-
proved fashion OF automobile driv.
era.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

PASADENA. Cal. July 20
Leaders OF Pasadena's -Four Hun
bred" are trying To close up a gap
in their "fashlonanle" ranks.
The gap was left when society
suddenly discovered that VIM. 81.
John Ranney was an embexzler.
Recently Ranney was sent to
prison for taking 100000 from the
Santa Fe 10 pay as hush money to
blackmailers who threatened to cx-
pose his past prison record.
Once Ranney had many friends.
They were eager for bids 10 his
famous dinners.
Ranney has discovered Just now
much his friends" were worth.
The same people who smiled on
him at fashionable clubs failed 10
send in their cards NJ tho county
Jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
TO KEEP WATCH
ON LAWMAKERS

WASHINGTON. July 2s.-tspe-
cial "A national voters lef-%e
has been organized 10 keep tAA1n
congress. There have been mSaic-
ipal voters leagues to keep tab on
city councils and state voters
leagues 10 keep tab on state legis-
latures.
Now comes Lynn Haines witpR
national voters league, on VII
executive committee are such per-
sons as Herbert s. Bigelow. OF Gin
cinnati. Ohio. secretary OF the d.
rect legislation league. and Mn.
Borden Hartman, prominent In
social and Industrial work In New
York city.
A field secretary has been en-
ployed. Francis II. Bird, an econ
omist and graduate OF Dartmouth.
and postgraduate OF Wisconsin,
university. The league intends TO
keep the record OF every member
Of the house and senate and furnish
these records at election time 10
the constituents OF these gentle
men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
MRS. WIN ST JOHN RANNEY AND HER HUSBAND

OF course. those friends" couidn',
have done much for Ranney. except
10 cheer him up with their presence
occasionally. But he had little
golden-halred wife and n bluc-eyed
baby. That little wife thought her
ncighbors with their ilmonsines and
diamonds were her friends. nu,
when they heard that Ranney was
Jailed
Polite regrets came from society
leaders whom she had invited TO
luncheon. when her baby went tn
play with the other children 40 OF
old. agitnted maids snafched them
away.
The only callers Mrs. Ranney re-
ceived were collectors. but she
was PENNifESS.
And fashionable" Pasadena gath.
cred up It's skirts and shrank away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
VANCOUVER HAS
Dry OF DEATHS

vAgouvER. u. c.. July %
Invcssation OF several accident
yiotlg IL on here today. following
a chrtcr Of fatalities outdoing any
onesy record for the year.
III Hendricks and A. York fell
,ntoihc Fraser river while work
ing ~ the Canadian Northern rail.
val bridge. near Lyton. and were
drencd.
IN. Wilson. c. =. X. operator,
gss.d too far into the Erase while
flanE. and was carried away
IN unidentified salmon fisher
ruEa was drowned In the gulf dur
Inc blow. and another unidcnti.
06 man was ground 20 pieces un.
n n G. Il. r. train near Ashcroft
One man vas killed and another
stally injured on bridge work near
North Bend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
KEEP COPS BUSY

LONDON. July 2s.-Fearing thss
snffragc,s plan an attack on the y
sutution as result of YESTERDAY,
demonstration there. Scotlsfs
Yard detectives surround HollosIy
prison. whore Miss Sylvia Pssk
hurst. daughter Of Mra. Emms1fe
Pankhurst. IL confined. As tbs 20
suit OF her appearance yestsrsny
a, the weekly snffrsget rnee,irF at
Pavilion hall. Mrs Pnnkhura. az
reported considerably ~ea1cr
today.
II was learned today that srvia
Pankhurst has started n secp
strike She refuses either 70 eat
or drink. and paced her cell all
night. refusing to lie down