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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
The American Girl.

A witty comment of President Cleve-
land on the American girl is recorded
in The Memoirs Of Ii HING Chang"
When the famous Chinaman was in
New York he was talking with presi-
dent Cleveland about wives in China
and America:
THE president was seeking enlight-
eminent, and so was |. He laughed
heartily when / told him that If he
were president of China he would
have, as he has here but one wife In
full legal status. but that undoubtedly
he would also possess u secondary
wife in each province or perhaps more.
No. no. he said. the tears Of laughter
running down his checks. But. come
to think Of it. he continued, 1T takes
a man capable of managing sixteen or
eighteen Chinese women to govern one
American girl.
That was long while ago The men
now let the girls govern them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
VERY Remarkable ADDER

duncan McLaren, a Radical mem.
Der of parliament for Edinburgh, broth
er-in-law OF John Bright, man
mighty I'm figures. sued the Scotsman
newspaper for libel" says J. Stephen
in the New Witness. "IIe won his
case and on the same day In the house
OF commons made speech In which
by some serious slip two and two be.
came hve or more probably seven.
Next morning the Scotsman came ont
with leader. THE highest court I'm
our land,' 1t was written. has declared
That we must not call Duncan Nc.
Laren "a snake in the grass" We
bow to its decision. But I'm tho foce
OF his speech last night I'm the bouse
OF commons we do not think that there
Is any tribunal that will punish us II
We as we now do. call Mr.. McLaren
very remarkable adder"'"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Got the Best of CarlvIe.

The Rev. Thomas Alexander, Pres.
byterian minister, long resident in
Chelsea and well known as a brother
Scot. was most anxious to know Car
lyle. but had no opportunity of getting
nm introduction TO him. One day in
the Kings road he saw Carlyle coming
in his direction and took advantage of
the opportunity by going up to the
sage and saying. Thomas Carlyle, |
believes" Carlyles reply was, Tom
Alexander known They became
good friends. and later Mr.. Alexander
wrote to Carlyle for subscription to-
ward a school building fund. and Car
lyle wrote back II refusal in doggerel,
whereupon Mr. Alexander replied that
If he did not send him f5 he would sell
his poetry 10 n collector or publish it.
The f5 was Mt once Forthcoming.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
RECOGNITION Comes Slowly

"The late Alfred Russell Wallace
the codiscoverer with Darwin of evo
luton. had II hard row To hoe ut FIRST
said IL Psychologist.
Poor DR.. Wallace had in fact such
a vary hard row to hoe that he couldn't
afford to marry till he was siXty-three
when to balance matters lie married Il
young girl Of eighteen by whom he
had son and n daughter
~ commiserated IN London last sum
mer with DR.. Wallace
ut was too bad | once said to
him. a man of genius like you
cramped with poverty till past middle
life! 1t was too bad
"'My friend DIR. Wallace replied
always you will find the fire of genius
takes long. long time to make th,
pot boil '"-Detroit Free Press.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
KEPT HIS SECRET WELL.
Even Scott's Son Didn't Know Who
Wrote the WaverIey Novels.

Scotch newspaper having referred
to the old story that Walter Scott. son
of the great novelist had never read
his fathers novels. the Dunfermline
Court Journal reprints letter that
first appeared in its columns on Sept.
II. 1850 II was signed "Veritas."
and the writer says: Prom 1910 to
1893 | resided in Edinburgh and was
on intimate terms with Walter Scott
Sitting together one winter evening
several years before his father made
the famous declaration at the the
atrical fund dinner held in the assem-
bly, rooms of Edinburgh that he was
the author of the Waverley novels.
put the following questions to my
friend: DO you not really and truly
believe your father to be the author
of the Waverley novels. or who do
you suppose the author to beg
Ills answer was: Il have really no
idea who the author is. If my father
Is the author he keeps the secret 10
himself. for none of the family knows
And then he added. The moment a
new novel (by the author of "Wav-
erley') is announced my father orders
n copy from his bookseller, and the
whole family assemblies in the parlor
in the evening to hear the novel read
by myself and my sisters, each taking
n turn
"He further added. When anything
very drol or funny occurs in the, read
ing of the novel my father joins most
heartily in the laugh. perhaps more SO
than any of the family"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

As will be seen from the above. near
ly 80 per cent OF Europe's sugar us
ually is grown by nations that hav,
abandoned implements for weapons
The entire sugar crop of the globe las
year was ls,500OO0 tons. Six OF TN,
European countries now at war nor
mally produce 40 per cent OF all th'
sugar grown in the world.
In the latter part of July. just before
the outbreak OF hostIlities. it was esti'
mated 10y f. q. LIGHT. the foremost su.
gar statistician of Europe that TN,
probable crop Of the Continental
countries for the coming year would
be $4,000 tons. The season for tn,
beet harvest Is now on, and in most OF
the contending nations every ayailabl,
able bodied man is being called TO tn,
Colors The labor OF tending and har-
vesting the beets may be performed in
part by women and children as is done
in ordinary times throughout Europe
but the lack Of men To perform the
heavy labor i'm the fields and the skill
ed work in the factories is certain tC
be felt severely.
Much Of the sugar producing area is
directly in the zone OF war operations
Germany is the greatest sugar pro-
ducing nation Of Europe, and beets are
grown in many parts of the empire
An important seat Of the industry IL
in the sections along the Russian Dor
der which have been the scene OF Sc
we're engagements between the Russian
and German forces. The Baltic states
which also produce much sugar, have
escaped the fighting thus far. Austria =
Hungary's sugar crop is turned out
chiefly in the interior OF Hungary and
in Bohemia. Russia grows sugar beets
over a wide range Of territory, includ
ing Poland, Volhynia, Pcdolia and Bes-
serabia on her western frontier.
OF all the European sugar growing
countries. Russia's crop seems likely
from the present outlook, TO be least
affected, while those Of France and
Belgium probably will suffer most Sc
verely. However much the production
Of Germany Russia and Austria Hun
gary is cut down, consumption prob
ably will be forced 10 adapt itself
70 IL.
The principal beet growing districts
Of France lie To the northeast OF Paris
between that city and the Belgian Dor
der. This is the ground over which
two Of the greatest armies ever as
sembled have been fighting for the past
several weeks. In Belgium the most
important sugar growing provinces
are Liege, Brabant and Hainaut the
latter lying south Of Brussels, along
the French border. This territory was
the theater Of the first heavy fighting
Of the war.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
WAR LEssoNs-JUDeE GARY.

Chairman r. II. Gary of the United
States steel corporation, who has re-
turned from France, is quoted as say
ing.
"'rhe thing which impressed me most
was the mobilization OF the French
army In it's perfect machinery OF
massing men one could see the work
ings OF a master mind. The mind that
planned and executed all this might
apply its genius equally well to some
great work, the aim Of which would
not be destruction. but constructive
building.
we need constructive statesmen,
especially in the United States We
need practical statesmen, who will not
war on wealth, who will not merely
prosecute and forever keep tearing
down. We want statesmen who VIII
help build up business, big or little. We
want constructive legislation and con-
structive administration of the law.
The government should clearly de-
fine limits within which a corporation
may operate. Business men would then
know what is legal and what is Illegal.
The government should supervise the
corporation To prevent oppression and
abuse.
Let us encourage business, for bus
class, but to all. But let business be
conducted properly, whether big or lit
tie. so that none have unfair advan-
tage.
This war offers great opportunity 20
the United States TO expand its foreign
commerce. We should triple our trade
with the rest Of the world. To do this
IL is Il prime Importance to build a
greater American merchant marine.
4 believe IN susidies for American
shipping. We should help build up a
mercantile fleet 10 the same way as
such nations as England and Germany.
We should put our shipping men on
an equal footing with the rest OF the
weird
Furthermore we should change our
navigation laws that have made il
more expensive 20 sail a vessel under
the American flag than under colors
~ other nations.
Let us also buy ships for our for
eign trade whore We can get them
cheapest Let as make il advantageous
in every way for Americans 10 ship
in American ships.
South America offers a large field
for our commerce. am glad public
interest in Latin America has been
aroused South America has been
trading largely with Europe II VIII
trade with us IL we seek it's markets.
Under Guidance Of practical coustruc-
tive statosmanship We can build up a
far greater business az home and
abroad"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
WHERE HISTORY IS LAME.
Benefactors OF the Human Race VIII,
Get Too Little Credit.

History as it is written ana as il Ii
and dynasties. 1t bristles with thc
names of doughty warriors and rui.
ers. describes at length their struggles
and achievements and dismisses the
inventors and promoters of the great
agencies which have made modern CIV.
ilization possible, with scanty. If any
mention.
The invention of printing has had
more influence upon the development
of the race than any act of any ruler
that the world has ever known. ana
more than half of those who read this
will not know the inventors name.
The men who invented and develop
ed the steam engine did more TO light
en- human toll and TO make possible
TO each Of the dwellers upon earth "a
larger mead of comfort and enjoyment
than all the generals who ever ptted
men against their fellows. Hunt for
their names in the indexes of your his
tories.
Art and literature have been broad
highways to fame The high school
scholar can tell you who wrote what
and when he wrote il. but ask him
who built the first railroad in America
and when and where II was. The
magnificent Albert memorial Is Gov
cred with the names of authors and
painters and sculptors. but Michel
angelo is there because he was an
artist, not because he was an nrchi.
tect. and Leonardo Da Vinci because
he was painter and not because he
was an engineer.-Power.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Followed the STYLE.

A rather fussy dIplomatist called
upon an admiral Of the feet and left
his card. in the corner of which the
letters Il. L. were inscribed. Meeting
the officer few days later. the official
inquired whether he had got the card
ooh. yes" replied the seaman: 81 got
IL all right. But what was the mean
ing Of the II. r.?
"Why zen personne.' of course. Per.
haps you did not know that left Il
myself"
In due time the diplomatist received
the admirars return card. with the
letters S. B ". I'm the corner. Having
handed II around To all the members
Of his staff. none OF whom could give
my idea of its meaning. he applied to
the sender.
Sent by niger" was the reply
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
WHAT HAS UPSET THE
SUGAR WORLD.

The war map OF Europe today is the
sugar map Of yesterday. Comparins
the territory devoted TO sugar growing
with the area OF war operations. il
appears at once that the two are near
ly Identical Such comparison in
itself is sufficient explanation Of the
worldwide disturbance that has taken
place in the ordinary adjustment OF
sugar supply 10 sugar demand.
The normal sugar crop Of Europe is
a little over 100000 long tons. In the
past year the number Of tons produced
in the countries now engaged in war
was as follows:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Mamma tia Picture

The artist was of the impressionist
school. He had just given the last
when his wife came into the studio.
MY DEAR" said he, this is the land
scape ! wanted you to suggest title
for"
why not call it Homer" she said
after long look.
Homer Why?"
Because there's no place like it,
she replied meekly.-Glasgow Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
VIVID STORIES 4 81 WAR

How German aviator secured
control Of a falling aeroplane after his
companion had been killed is described
in a thrilling letter received by his
| father in Berlin. Ii reads:
Dear Father: | am lying here In a
| beautiful Belgian castle, slowly recov-
ering from wounds which l thought
would kill me. on Aug, 22 l made n
| fight with Lieutenant J., a splen-
did aviator establishing the fact that
the enemy was advancing toward us.
In the region OF BertriN we came into
heavy rain clouds and had To descend
To 5000 feet.
As we came through the clouds we
| were seen and an entire French di-
vision began shooting at us. Lieuten-
ant = was hit in the abdomen.
our motor was put out of commission.
We were trying to volplane across a
forest in the distance. when suddenly
felt the machine give a jump. | turn
ed around. as | was sitting in front,
and found that a second bullet had hit
Lieutenant ! in the head and
killed him.
leaned over the back of the seat
and managed 10 reach the steering APP
paratus and headed down. A hail OF
shots whstled about me- | felt some
thing hit me in the forehead. Blood
ran into my eyes was faint. But
will prevailed and retained conscious
ness.
Just as we Were near the ground "a
gust Of wind hit the plane and turned
my machine over | fell in the midst
of the enemy with my dead companion.
The red trousers" were coming from
all directions and | drew my pistol and
shot three of them. ! felt bayonet
at my breast and gave myself up for
dead when an officer shouted:
Let him live; he is a brave soldier"
/ was taken To the commanding gem
eral of the Seventeenth French army
corps, who questioned me, but of
course got no information. He said |
would later be sent To Paris, but as |
was weak from loss of blood and seri-
ously wounded, | was taken in their
field hospital and cared for. The Off
GERS were very nice To me and when
the French fell back | took advantage
10 crawl under a bush, where | re-
manned until our troops came.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, possessor of
m hn riH L., In,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

Attention Is called by Berlin to the
rapidiiy with which the Siberian
troops OF Russia have appeared in the
european field. Portions of the Third
siberian army corps, which was de-
ieated at Lyck, in east Prussia. came
from Iikutzk, consequently their mob
iH@aiion ana transportation must have
Deen extraordinary rapid. as Irkutzk
~ IN eastern Siberia, German mill
''ry experts are scarcely able to be-
Ii'Ve that such troop movement has
been possible In the six weeks since
the publication Of the Russian order
Of mobilization.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Bad For the laureIs,

William Dean Howe'ls. according to
the Washington Star. was admonsh-
ing young novelist, who. after writ
ing fine novel, had produced only
slight commercial things
1.-TWO critics." he said to the young
man, were discussing certain au
thor.
Ills laurels.' said the first critic,
already seem faded and bedragGled.'
THAT the other critic agreed. 'is
because he has been resting on them 4"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
In the Customary Place.

A well known English bishop some
time since lost his third wife. A cler.
gyman who had known the first wife
returned from Africa and wanted 70
see the grave. He called nj the cathe-
dral and saw the verger.
Can you tell me where the bishops
wife Is buried"
swell. sir" replied the verger. 81
don't know for certain. but he mostly
buries 'em ut Brompton."-London
Mail.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

Colonel Roosevelt himself went into
Name 10 arouse the faithful 20 the i'm
portaucc for his party Of the late cleo
ton; and what was the result? The
result NJ tho Maine election was a loss
Of thirty thousand for the Progress
iy"s. compared with two years ago;
gain ~ thirty-two thousand for the
Republicans and gain Of eleven
thousand for the Democrats. The Dem
ocrats were the victors, but the Re
pubiicans are in an immensely better
condition than they were. and the Pro-
gressivcs are shattered fragment Of
their former strength.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
A Solemn Critic.

a local band was one day playing ut
Dumfernline when an old weaver came
up and asked the bandmaster what
that was they were playing.
THAT is the Death Of Nelson" sol
EMMY replied the bandmaster.
"Ay. man. remarked the weaver.
rye haze given him an awfu' deathl"-
Glasgow News
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Political Gossip

The next legislature will have more
new faces than old, survey of the
candidates nominated in the primary
indicates. 1t is doubtful If more than
thirty to thirty-five Of the 100 old
house members will be in the next
house. OF the thirty-two members of
the last senate an even dozen are not
candidates this year and the re-elec-
ton OF enough others is sufficiently
doubtful to make 1t appear that the
next senate will have one-half old
members and one-half new.
Now that they are satisfied they will
have completed control of the Demo-
cratic state convention in Detroit.
Sept. 30, most of the party organiza-
ton leaders are adopting a conciliat-
ory attitude towards the Democratic
Progressive league. The fight between
the old organization and the league
has been n bitter one all through the
mast two years and many Democrats
are fearful that when the climax Is
reached mt the convention a split In
the party may occur.
organization leaders already have
extended the olive branch in one re-
snect. stating that they would like to
GOO several members of the league on
tho state central committee. so that
element OF the party will be represent
ed in the management OF party anairs
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
SIDELIGHTS ON THE WAR

The original Red Cross society dates
from long before the Geneva conven-
ton. Just 300 years ago an anony-
nous German work, which appeared at
Cassel, called upon the learned to join
and test the claims of the Rosicrucian
order, said to have been founded two
centuries before that by one Christian
Rosenkrenz. who had gained his mys-
ferrous knowledge in the east. The or
der was Christian and Protestant, and
although IL professed to possess many
secrets, including that Of making gold,
its chief object was the gratuitous
healing Of the sick. A tremendous con-
troversy arose, the oder being violent
ly assailed as heretical and as violent
ly defeated by the broader minded
or more credulous. The whole story APP
pears 10 have been a triumphant Ger
man university spool.
To travellers familiar with Germany,
France and Russia. ii is plain why
Germany could mobilize her troops
with so much more rapidity than the
other two countries. The railroads, of
course, afford the answer. Throughout
Germany the webs of railways join up
every important garrison with the
frontiers. on the Rhine lines stretch
westward to the French frontier from
Cologne, Bonn, CoblenZ, Kreubnach
and farther south from Frankfurt and
Mannheim. Posen and eastern Prus-
STA are literally honeycombed with
railways to the frontier. on the Rus
sian side OF the border line there are
hardly any railways.
True, France is exceptionally well
supplied with railways, but from a
military standpoint they are sadly
lacking. They have been planned, like
everything else in France, on radial
system, with Paris the center. Practi-
cally everything. to get to the frontier,
must pass through Paris.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Nothinu ackino.

Manager-You play seems TO lack
the human touch. Playwright-You
are mistaken. sir. My hero borrows
money from his friends in almost
every act-Boston Transcript.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Her Ears In Dapoer

Susie had left. her toys about the
Kitchen. Mother picking them np'-
Susie. If you leave these things about
the kitchen again III box your ears
and throw them In the ash pit
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

a Berli nwireless says: a German
who formerly lived in Antwerp, AMI
who is now in Berlin, has made the
declaration that the middle of last
July he saw mines being planted in
the suburbs OF Antwerp. A Belgian
laborer who was engaged in this work,
told him that every one of these mines
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

The world would be both better and
brighter IL we would dwell on the duty
Of happiness us well as on the happi-
ness of duty.-Sir John Lubbock, :.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
Satire.

Satire Is sort of glass wherein be-
holders do generally discover every
body's face but their own. which is the
chief reason for that kind reception 1t
meets with In the world. Swift.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

Let US take our eyes and thoughts
from the great armies now and then
ana turn them upon the millions OF
homes where there are tears and
kcartaChes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

a German naval airship has "A
searchlight Of 10000 candle power
which vii illuminate the surface of
the sea from "a height Of 5000 feet.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

More than G5.00O.OOO pounds OF al
minimum were consumed In various in
dustries In the United States last
gear-a new high record.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19

Give the war credit for having flank
ed and bottled up the pestiferous
Paukhursts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-19
wbv IL lie E;et;oo

Women are mysterious except I'm fc-
ton. There they are solved In the
last chapter. wisconsin State Journal.