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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01
THE BOY WITHOUT PLAY.
Writer Says He Often Becomes the
Man Without Work.

Henry 5. Curtis, in the American
Journal of Sociology.
The average activity of children in
the closely built-up American cities,
when measured in terms of distance,
is two or three miles a day less than
it is in cities hat make ample pro-
vision for organized play. Our cities
are too frequently installing lettering
for play. They mistake being in the
open for exercise. This fallacy, I'M
less corrected with reasonable speed,
is apt to resu in the not distant fu-
ture in a generation of Americans
that will find it difficult to uphold the
standards Of capacity and ability laid
down by their fathers.
The child in the cOngeSted city does
not expend all the energy that a child
normally should eXpend in play n
exercise. Lettering in g. stuffy alley
is exercise after a fashion, but it is
nOt the vigorous exercise that a child
gets from going out with a crowd of
boys on a fishing or swimming expe-
gies of the youngster encourage slug
gishness. The working Of h entire
nervour system is brought down to a
lower tone, and in most cases re
mains that way through life. To put
it epigrammatically, 1.-The child with
out the playground is often father to
the mar without a job because of de-
fective capacity due to want of proper
exercise.
1t is of momentous interest to the
community not to provide adequate
facilities for play but to organize
play in such a n as to develop
the child physically, to v him
overcome every Vestige of clumsi
ness, to make him swift and agile
} things which, it has been demonstrat
ed. properly directed play can and
will do.
Children under school age should
be taken care of in the door yard
School children should have thei,
school playground, and adolescents
boys and girls who go to work, should
{ be provided with parks. athletic field.
and municipal Fairgrounds by da,
and with social centres and municipa
! gymnasiums by night. If such a pro
! gram seems a bit too elaborate. it i
because we nave as yet heard too lit
: tie about the dangers arising from
the want Of proper facilities and prom
r erly conducted play.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01
ATHLETES ARE KILLED
tBy the Associated Press. J

London' Nov. 2s.-The latest list
of two well known athletes, G.. r.. J.,
Anderson, a hurdler, and Lieutenant
A. T.. }. Collins, q cricket player.
Anderson was twice England's anna.
teur champion at both high and low
hurdles. He broke hurdling records
a. potn Eton and Oxford and ran for
England at the Stockholm O,vmnic
games, where he was defeated bv the
american, J. j. Eller. Jr. Lieutenant
Collins, while at Clifton College, made
the highest individual cricket score
On record. He scored CPS not out, in
innings lasting six hours and fifty min.
uteS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01

the heavily weighted. cheaper goods
so widely sold in other parts OF the
Near East.
American gray goods were the first
in the field in this Red Sea district.
Their supremacy there is due some
what to this, but more to their upe
rior quality. The "pure-sized' goods
made in the United States also lend
themselves more readily to dyeing
than other goods. This is an import
ant factor, particularly in the Yemen,
the great southern province of Arabia
In that section much Of the gray
goods imported is dyed locally in in
digo shades. 1t is claimed that Amer
lean goods have proven more salts
factory III any other in this respect.
America Gets The Trade.
The efforts Of European manufac-
turers to break down the supremacy
Of American cotton goods in the Red
Sea markets were rather successful
for a time, but the native buyers could
not be induced permanently to accept
an inferior cloth even at a reduction
in price. Of late, however, European
mills have set about improving the
quality Of their goods and endeavoring
to produce a gray Sheeting as nearly
as possible like the American article.
This preference for American goods
is all the more remarkable in view
of the fact that, on account of close
competition, retail dealers in the Red
Sea district usually have a very small
margin of profit between the wholeale
price and the price at which they sell.
Often they are content with 5 per
cent, n sometimes not much over 2
per cent. Yet the yearly turnover is
so large that this small gain becomes
considerable in the aggregate.
American cotton goods also FREEDOM
{~o{o W -oo
fourths Of whose supply m from
the United States. In certain parts
Of the interior Of Ayssinia, owing
largely to their unvarying quality,
they are used as a means of exchange
in place Of coins. In this market,
also, English n Continental manu-
f%acturers were forced to produce a
grade Of pure-sized goods before they
could compete with the American pro-
duct.
In East Africa, also, American gray
cotton goods were introduced many
years ago. They are everywhere
called "Americani," although that
term has now come to be applied to
gray goods of all kinds, no matter
from what country they come. Bu1
the genuine "Americani" is SO wei
and f~avorably known throughout tina
vast region that the native prefer.
them to all others, and is willing tt
pay a slightly higher price for them
Such instances could be multiplied>in.
definitely.
Cotton is the silver of textiles. Sill
yer is "the pale and common drudge
'twixt man INC man" and buys mos
of the cotton fabrics that clothe thos,
who do the worlds drudgery. Thi
vast consuming class may be un
learned in many things, but-blacl
and white, yellow and brown-the.
are shrewd judges of cotton goods
With them the superior quality O
American cav is not only a tradi
ton, but an everyday fact that i'm
presses itself on each generation O
buyers. Their confidence in the gen
uine Americana goods never ha
been shaken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01
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LOTT orders nlled by return mail. Single EtrengA
kl.oS; double Strength $500. Testimonials ard
BOOKLET FREE. "
DR.. n. A. southington Remedy CO.
KANSAS CITY. NO.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-29
FRATERNAL SPIRIT

A certain curate was of painfully nervous
temperament, and in consequence was constantly
making awkward remarks-intended as compli-
ments-to the bishop and others.
Having distinguished himself in an unusual
degree during gathering of clergy at an after
noon tea he was taken to task for his failings by
a senior curate, who was one of his companions
on the way home.
Look here said Simms the senior, decided
ly, you are a donkey. Why can't you keep quiet
instead of speaking your hsinine remarks? am
speaking to you now as brother"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-29
NOT LEFT OUT

Mrs. Benton tasted the sayory morsel she had
carefully compounded in the chafng -dish and
looked at her husband somewhat apprehensively.
Then she said:
Somehow, it don't taste just as Mrs. Mnks
did the other night. suppose 1 must have left
something out"
Mr.. Benton tasted refectively.
Il don't think so' he remarked.
Mrs. Benton's fact frightened Visibly. Then
her husband continued:
There's nothing you could leave out" he
said, that could make it taste like this It's
something you've put inp'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-29
FULLY TRAINED

care there any drillers here?" shouted the
foreman, coming out of the great gateway of
hip-building yard.
Here's one, STRIP sang out Pat, with ring
of truth in his voice.
He had not been at work long before he was
surrounded by quite lot of broken bits, which
were eventually spotted" by the foreman.
"And where may 1 ask" inquired that
worthy with great scorn, Ibid you learn to dril?"
"Where!" repeated Pat. Where would be
after learnin' to drill but in Bayboggin Mititia?"
BEGGING THE QUESTION
81 have come to consult you," she said to the
prominent lawyer.
what is the trouble?"
81 have received three proposals of marriage,
and do not know which to accept"
(Which man has the most money!"
do you imagine" she asked, that if knew
would consult you or any other L.wyer?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
CONDEMNS S0CIETY'S
LAVENDER LIBERALISM
God Is Considered a Sort OF GOody.
Good Old Granny says
Minister.

Limp. lavender liberalism" was
the Characterization OF the existing
condition OF society that winks at In
Equity. given by Rev II. =. fiostet-
ter In his Sunday evening sermon At
the Westminster Presbyterian
church. Taking for his text When
we were enemies we were reconciled
to God by the death OF His son." he
spoke In part as follows:
THE tendency Of recent years has
been 10 pass over lightly and often
entirely disregard mans guilt before
God and his great need Of forgiveness
and reconciliation.
1T Is well TO be broad and liberal
but for the limp, lavender liberalism
day, which winks at iniquity. which
looks upon God as a sort of a goody-
goody old granny who couldn't think
OF having Mr.. A punished even thoug
he did beat his wife and burn her
at the stake-fOr such liberalism !
have only denunciation and contempt
Sin Is transgressiOn of the law. and
every violation OF the moral law must
suffer its inevitable penalty.
But in His Only Begotten Son, God
has made abundant provision for
mans pardon and salvation. No mat
ter how great our enmity and sin
against God, there is perfect recon-
Citation in the love and sacrifice Of
Christ and whosoever will may avail
himself Of it"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
LEFT TO R1GHr-NArHAN srRAUs AND EDWARD 1AuTERBAcH

charged
the Of still in
TOmbs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
RESULTS THE TEST
OF CHURCH SERVICES
Are Not Effective Unless They Send
People Forth Better Men
and Women.

Continuing his series OF sermons on
"Curiosities of Recent Jewish His
tory" Rabbi Cronbach took for the
subject of his Sunday morning SER
mon at Temple BETHEL. THE Form
ing of Reform" His sermon I'm part,
follows:
Reform judaism is the expression
of the fact that persons living il the
twentieth century and, at the same
time, possessing certain Jewish affil-
iatiOns and "reminiscences are reach
ing out after God. We of Jewish par
entage and environment yet Of Amer
lean education are trying to struggle
out of the chaos and TO find in Him
our window. strength and peace.
I'VE must tell the truth whether
other people agree with us or not.
You never can gage the truth Of q
statement by the number of people
who agree TO that statement. More
people have believed that the earth
is flat than nasve believed that the
earth is round.
Nor can you measure the truth of
a statement by the size Of the audi
ence which listens TO the statement.
The size Of the audience may be a
measure of the preachers ability. 1t
can not be depended upon as a meas
ure of the truth in what the preacher
says.
An occasional hour of solemnity
counts for little If, the rest of the time,
our lives are mean and low. l have
little respect for a religious service no
matter how solemn and impressive
that service may be, if that service
does not send people forth better par
ents. better citizens, better workers
and better friends
Let US throw all emphasis OF char
acter. on the inner life. Leave it TO
other to get excited about reforms and
ceremonies if they must. Let us be
seekers after righteousness, caring
naught what others may say for US,
caring naught what others may say
against us, let us with ernest and de-
vout hearts. be seekers after God"
After the sermon. attention was
called To GOOD viii Week" beginning
Sunday, Nov. -. when the newly
formed Federation of Social Service
will make its annual solicitation in be-
half of all of the leading charities Of
South Bend
The subject for the next sermon OF
the series. To be delivered next Sun
day mOrning. will be The Scourge OF
Antisemitism.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
PLANNING TO CARE
FOR POOR OF CITY
Two st. Vincent De Paul Societies
VIII Hold Joint Meet
ing Soon.

Plans for caring for the poor this
coming winter were made at a meet
ing OF st. Vincent de PauIs society of
St. Joseph's Catholic church at a
meeting held yesterday. Thirty new
members joined the society and the
needs for contributions was emphas-
lied by the president. John Hiss.
The treasurer's report was read,
showing that there is now a neat bal
months are the ones that cause the
most suffering. those present were
urged to do all in their power to re-
lieve the needy.
A joint meeting with the st. Pat
rick's church society will be held in
the near future. At this meeting the
needs Of the poor of the city will be
discussed and plans will be made TO
take care of all who apply.
Last year the ST Joseph society took
care of 80 families. These were sup
gifts proved timely.
Those who care to aid the society
in it's charitable work are urged to
place their donations i'm the poor box
in ST. JOseph's church or leave the
money at the parish house or with
John Hiss, president. Donations of
clothing will be received at st. JOS
eph's hall.
Father p. ]. Carroll, pastor of the
church, stated last night that the So
ciety has several calls for help al
ready and that with the coming OF
colder weather, more are bound to
come. He said that donations would
be welcomed from everybody regard
less of church affiliations and that the
dCnaTs could feel certain that their
money was being put to good use.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
DR.. RANTON ENDS
SERIES OF SERMONS
Wages of Sin is Death is Topic For
Final Talk at First VI. L.
Church.

Large audiences heard the evang
olistic sermons by DR.. A. H. Rantor
at the First NJ. e church Sunday
The evening sermon, which closed
the series of services that DR.. Rantor
has been conducting here, was on tn
subject "a Man on the Downwar<
Grade" Tie text taken was fron
Romans 6:23, THE wages of sin
DEATH"
The evangelist brought the fact the
the result Of sin is death 10 the truth
receiving faculty of man, death To II
power of resistance and recovery, ar
eternal death. He also illustrated II
fact that the gift of God is etern'
life.
DIR. Ranton made a strong impre'
sion on his audiences while here, an
all are hoping for his return TO III
city at some future time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16

tette, The Sacrifices of Cod" recit..
soprano, And He Arose and Came to
His Father" duet, tenor and bass.
Father. L Have Sinned;" recit, aria
and bass, Bring Forth the Best
Robe" offertOry, violin solo, "Canzo-
netta," (Ran) Frank Z. Kendrie;
qartette, 20 That Men Would Praise
the Lord" recit., aria and tenor,
Come Ye Children;" quartette, 1.-The
Lord is Nigh;" quartette, Thou, o
Lord Art our Father" benediction
postlude. "Hallelujah," Beethoven.
The same cantata was given by the
St Pauls choir last June with such
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16

bass with music by Max Miranda The
program follows:
Quartette, There is Joy in the Pre-
sence of God" tenor solo, "A Certain
Rich Man Had Two Sons;'' recit., and
Aria Bass, My Son, Attend to My
Words" recit.. soprano, And the
Younger Son." tenor solo and chorus,
Let Us Eat and Drink" recit., con-
tralto and chorus, Woe Unto Them"
song, cOntralto, Love Not the World"
recit., soprano, And When He Had
Spent ALI" Aria, soprano, 90 That
Thou Hadst Hearkened;" tenor solo,
How Many Hired Servants" quar-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
CANTATA PRESENTED
BY ST. PAUL'S CHOIR
The PrOdigal Son sung TO Apprecia-
tive Audience-Quartet
il Feature.

The Prodigal Son" was given by
the choir at the ST. Paurs N. +.
church Sunday evening. which WAS
enjoyed by a large audience despite
OF the stormy weather
DR. Gardiner opened the services
with a brief talk. Following the talk
the cantata was given. The quartet
was composed OF Mrs. William r.
Swintz. contraltO and director: Mrs
Laura CrOssman Schci, soprano:
Kari W. KnOrr. tenor; Howell Nolen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
Key to Trade Of
Latin-American Countries

success that it was given again this
time by request.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15

competitive lines between San Fran
cisco and Portland.
The government asks that the
Southern Pacific be required to cancel
Its leases on the property of the Cen
trail Pacific. and further that 1t be
compelled to dispose of its stock in
Central Pacific.
In addition TO the two railroads the
action names as defendants the
Union Trust company of New York
and the following directors and Of
ficers of the Southern Pacific.
William Sproule, Julius Kruttsch-
nit, Robert Goelet, Cornelius N.
Bliss, Walter P. Bliss, Henry W. De-
Forest. j. Horace Harding, Charles
W. Hardness, Henry e. Huntington,
James N. Jarvis. ogden Mills and L.
f. Loree.
The petition, which bears the
names OF Attorney General Mercy
nolds and J. w. Orr, special assistant
In the case, alleges that the roads are
operated under the same manage
ment, there is discrimination by them
in favor of each other. against each
other and competitive roads, and that
these contracts are In restraint Of
trade.
The action is brought under Pa
cifie railroad laws passed in the early
SOS and the act of 1892, prohibiting
combinations in restraint of trade.
The complaint points out that the
early settlement of California and its
trade with the orient created a de-
mand for rail connections between
California and the trans-Mississippi
states.
Salt Lake shippers declare that the
dissolution of the relations of the
Southern Pacific and the Central Pa
cific railroads. sought by the govern
ment would mean much for the fu-
ture development of Ogden and
Utah.
IL Is pointed out that under the
present arrangements the bulk of the
traffic goes over the Sunset route of
the Southern Pacific. The dissolu-
ton, they say. would open the Ogden
gateway and make the Junction City
a central distributing point for the
entire west.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
THIRTEEN MISTAKES IN LIFE.

Here are what Presiding Judge
Paul J. Mccormick of San Francisco,
has announced as Thirteen Mistakes
of Life"
To attempt to set up your W
standard of right and wrong.
To try TO measure the enjoyment Of
others by your own.
To expect uniformity of opinions
in this world.
To fail to make allowance for in
experience.
To endeavor to mould all DISPOSE
tions alike.
Not TO yield in unimportant trifles.
To look for perfection in our own
actions
To worry ourselves and others
about what cannot be remedied.
Not to help everybody. whenever.
however and wherever we can.
To consider anything impossible
that We cannot ourselves perform.
To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
Not to make allowances for the
weaknesses of Others.
To estimate by some outside quail
ty. when it is that within which
makes the man.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
CLAIM RAILROAD
MERGER ILLEGAL
ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES
COURTS FOR DISSOLUTION OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND GEN.
TRIAL PACIFIC SYSTEMS.

Holding the Southern Paciic's con-
troll of the Central Pacific Railway
company to be a combination In re-
straint of trade, the United States
government through United States
District Attorney w. W. Ray. filed an
action in the federal court. seeking a
complete dissolution of the existing
relations between the Southern Pa
cific and the Central Pacific.
Cancellation of the Southern Pa
cific's ninety-nine year lease and a
perpetual injunction were asked.
The government charges that
through leases and direct control of
stock of the Central Pacific, the
Southern Pacific Is enabled to dis
criminate against the Central Pacific
and Union Pacific to such an extent
as to stifie competition in the trans
continental transportation of freight
and passengers. BY allowing the
equipment of the Central Pacific un-
der It's control to deteriorate, the gov
eminent charges, the Southern Pacific
is enabled to force the bulk of the
transcontinental trafie to its own di-
rect line, known as the Sunset Route.
BY reason of the Southern Pacifc's
control of the Central Pacific. the
Central Pacific. according to the COM
plant, is unable to enter traffic agree
ments with the Union Pacific and
connecting lines which will permit II
to compete with the Sunset route.
The complaint recites that this has
resulted in the Ogden gateway being
practically closed to transcontinental
business. inasmuch as the Southern
Pacific secures all of the eyenue for
shipments over the Sunset route. and
only for 500 miles when shipments
are sent via the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific coast competition
and trade from the orient are also
stified by the Southern Paciie's con
troll of the Central Pacific, the COM
plant charges. The dissolution of
the existing relations of the two COM
panies, the government declares. will
result in the establishment of two
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-15
INVESTIGATION OF PAWN
BROKERS' METHODS

Pawnbrokers' shops and salary
loan agents are made the object of a
report filed by Attorney j. II. Wolfe,
investigator for the Utah social ser
vice commission of the Episcopal
church, and published in the latest
issue of the Utah Survey. a publica-
ton devoted to the interests of that
commission.
The report is based upon investiga-
tions made by MIR. Wolfe, covering
the various pawnshops of Salt Lake
City, and salary loan agencies operat-
ing there.
"Pawnbroker shops and salary
loan agencies have their roots in the
soil of necessity" he says in his re-
port. They are the poor mans
bankers. II is ever more important
that the poor should be able TO bor-
row than the rich. as 1t is they who
oftentimes face want and even star
walton. But the poor should be pro-
tected against exploitation through
economic pressure. Loan sharks
capitalize trouble, take advantage of
need and coerce through stress of
poverty.
"Outside of the danger to society
through lawlessness. the bold thief
may be less eulpable and more hui
man than the extortioner operating
under the guise of business"
The writer cites his results when he
pretended to endeavor to pawn a gold
chain valued at $40. His greatest
offer was SIS. with interest at 10 per
cent per month. A watch costing
$25 was also offered and the best
tender for this was So. The average
offer was 50. with interest at 20 and
25 cents the month.
In his treatment of salary loan
agencies, he explains that his income
Is based on fees. and that this form
of income is not regarded favorably
by salary loan agencies, and a friend
drawing a comfortable salary assist
ed him In the matter of approaching
loans. The borrower. he says, is re-
CURED to sign a note payable In in
stalments reading in a sum hat o v
ers both the principal and the amount
of the bonus. The note must bear the
Endorsement of a responsible person.
Andrews & Co, located in room
$50. Atlas building" say the report,
ION a loan of $3.50, for example
tthe loan is figured at $3.50 but
since 81 is charged for investigating
the client, the real net loan Is only
'S26.50,) have the following sched-
ules of notes.. (1) A note for $50
payable in twelve weekly payments of
So each, making the excess return
$3.50. This amounts to a rate of In
~terest of 23.9 per cent per month. or
2S6.S per cent per annum.
In calculating the above rates of
interest It must be remembered that
the borrower has not the use of the
$3.50 during the entire period of
payment, but is continually reducing
the principal. 1t amounts to exactly
the same thing as II he had the use OF
half of the sum-. namely 1925, for
the whole period of payment and the
interest rate must be calculated on
that sum as a basis