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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
Unheard Of Destruction.
From the INDIANAPOLIS News.

Economists in this country are finding
tich material for speculation. The three
factors in. our economic existence-land,
labor and capitnl-are coming in for much
discussion. but the most interesting Of
these is capital. Land is, of course, the
base. Add to IT labor. and what remains
after natural consumption may be termed
capital IN the broad sense. Just now Eu-
manner. Great areas of productive land
will lie fallow next year. and this years
harvests have been neglected in many re-
gions. Labor. the essential element In
production. is taken from thel land and set
above all other Imaginable tasks-to the
destruction OF capital. For this is exactly
What war amounts to. Capital is being
destroyed at a frightful rate In Europe.
Buildings, factories homes, are being de-
molished or burned. Labor power is not
only being diverted-it is being reduced
by slaughter. And for this the nations
have contracted debts extraordinary to
the value-b" this time-of 81, Oc0, 600, 900 or
5,0O0,0oo.0o0. This war makes insignificant
the doings of Attila, the Huns or other
ancient destroyers OF wealth.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

In 1893. as everyone knows, all men
who enlisted in the service automati-
cally became heroes right off the bat.
and very man of the regiments that
went HURTING to the front was treated
like a crown prince in every town he
passed through. And in each commu-
nifty from which a command was re-
cruited it was a mighty unpatriotic girl
who wouldn't. when the command said
farewell at h depot. enthusiastically
kiss every soldier in the bunch who
wanted to be kissed. 1t might be re-
marked that every soldier wanted to
be kissed. and that those were happy,
happy days.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

and the genial, homelike atmosphere
that ~pervades the meetings, while
their elders are glad to have them
associate with the class of young per-
sons Nouehed for by the pastor and
ms wife. SO everybody is happy.
over 100 young men, including a
large number of Tech and Harvard
boys n more than 100 girls, num-
bering among them many from the
emerson College of Oratory and the
New England Conservatory of Music
are attending.
Mrs. J%enness's motto is. GIVE the
young people q chance"
believe in bringing them to-
Fether and then in letting proprin-
qulty do he rest she says. Cupid
in the church is well placed. Where
could there be a more fitting place
tor young persons to carry on their
love affairs 2"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
Nothing to Report"
From the Indianapolis News.

rIOll Liz 1LOldildpOilS News.
~slngularly alike. in some respects. are
statement. ''There is nothing to report.
issuing with monotonous regularity from
the headquarters of the belligerents, is
reminiscent of one of our own daily re-
ran, "All quiet along the Potomac" and
quiet it was, just as today, so Paris
and Berlin and London inform us, on the
center, on the right, on the left. there Is
made, no advanced position stormed and
taken ard held, no attack in force met and
repulsed; no great victories, no sweeping
defeats; no decisive conf1ict-'nothing to
report"
But along the battle front the artillery
plays, shell and shrapnel burst and fall,
infantry engages In detachment, cavalry
clashes In reconnaissance: Men are killed
makes to these whether, when the day Is
done, the fight in which they fell is called
a battle" or a 'skirmish." Bullets bite
as deep In the one as In the other; known
there. The solitary vidette riding a lonely
vigil at his outpost feels no less keenly
the missiles hurt han the trooper gallop-
ing forward knee to knee. with his COM
eral engagement. But-'there is nothing
to report" Half a century ago they put
it thus:
'All quiet along the Potomac they say,
Is shot as he walks on his beat, to and fro
by a r1fieman hid in the thicket.
IT'S nothing; a private or two now and
then,
Not an officer lost-only one of the men,
Moaning out. all alone, the death-rattle.''
War has changed since then. It Is
deadfier. Its casualties are greater: Its
CARDS the Individual as nothing. That is
it's necessity,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
THE HOUSEWIVES UNIFORM

Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The first vexing question that pre-
sents itself to the housewife every
morning is the question of dressing for
her work.
Like many other problems, this one
would be solved if the situation were
once worked out Systematically.
The working housewife, like the
nurse or the soldier, should have a uni
form.
In these days Of one-piece farks, the
housewives uniform is easily chosen.
In other days, when it was no unusual
thlng to see a young woman working
in the kitchen in an old shirt waist and
the skirt to her street suit, a cotton
one-piece frock for housework was
more or less unusual. But today the
shops are full of them and the pattern
DOCKS have patterns for them by the
dozen.
So let the housewife choose a service
% color. fabric and pattern, and then
let her set about making or buying
uniforms for herself. In a year she will
more than save their price in the wear
ana tear on other clothes, and her
daily question Of morning dress will be
forever solved.
LlSnl biue and pink chambray ging-
ham can be chosen for the housewives
uniform, with white null kerchiefs,
and white lawn cuffs. This, with a
White apron. is a lovely uniform, and
a big white cap to wear to keep cook
ing odors from the hair adds to it. A
stiff turnback linen collar can be worn
instead of the kerchief, or a flaring col
lar OF lawn slightly starched. The color
"a be dark blue and white kinder
Sarten or other heavy cloth, more dur-
apie than h light, or it can be brown
linen suiting.
As to sleeves, perhaps are more
convenient. If long ones are worn,
they can be buttoned almost to the
elbow, and unbuttoned and rolled back
when necessary. And over them can be
worn long white cuffs.
Those In a very good quality can be
bought for IL cents a pair, machine
hemstitched, made Of lawn. They pull
on over the hand. and can be held
neatly IN place with a small clasp pin.
a cap should be part OF the house
wires working uniform. A big one, Of
wash material, and as becoming as one
desires, should be worn for sweeping
and cooking, to keep dust and the odor
OF cooking from h hair. 1.-THE cap
should be thin and easy to wear.
AS Tor the apron. that, too, is a mat
Ter OF taste. A big Bingham apron, In
the same color OF the frock. can be
worn. There are some all-enveloping
ones. with long sleeves, made In the
manner of students aprons, that are
GOOD. Some women prefer q small
apron, 6. white, and they find this
really quite seyviceable.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
Children Like Dirt.

In the Woman's Home Companion
Mary Heaton Worse, writing a story
entitled, "The Distressing Doubt"
tells how Tom and Alice Marcy have
an adventure in childhood in which
they find the good child insufferable
and the bad child adorable. On little
children's preference for dirt, Mrs.
Worse comments as follows:
EARLY childhood knows no good or
bad, nor does it know clean or. dirty.
Or II 1t knows. it infinitely prefers
dirty. Sweet pink and white childhood
loves squashing rose bugs, cleaning
fish and padding in mud; it delights in
all things squashy and sticky"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
The New Wav.
From the Dayton News

-.Tg@H& ~ rom ttfH dayton News. a
The son of q scrub woman was before
Snag ,,r ret. IT, Of a Chicago, ehar;ea with
Inc isN cyl; evidence me- indicated that be had been
mother looked up, found that she was q
sooa woman and had lone all In her
power 70 Keep the boy straight, n that
ne was her pride and Joy.
The old way would have been to send
r rneo ,poy to the n~enitentiaryy. or to the
must aaSes Us a ms was r gat'ty' the law
old time Judge would have felt was his
Instead, Judge Petit continued the case
stnat tina! disposition would depend en-
!lreiy on his own conduct. Your future
:, Vol py wi If i mean ts,rn wrecked e he said. e
narrow path from on
Here Is q small hill.'' said the Judge.
na an him s. Hunt up your mother
now they are doing and report to me In
2 e4mornirg Get your mother some sub
selantial 1000, and say your prayers when
xoua ~ 80 PED tonight. Goodby, n be-
This sounds like wisdom and so,,nd
1dginen Give the boy q chance is
! \ problems Of ~criminology. This SosunS
i yellow'a life Is not wrecked, but if lie
goes .to prison, as prisons are. generally
little later on are greatly improved. Even
u tho prison Is modern and administered
- " should be, the od.uEi OF having been
q convt still cl-ngs to the man who has
been behind Its walls. 81s8
y an Improvement over the old
g~aonception Of IN outraged law. Society
sitting In 9pittliess Judgment demanding
that i. he who has offended be punished,
Etthout regard to public necessity or to
the victims fltnre. The world is begin
ping to act on an age-old axiom that 1t
hAs always venerated but never much
Justice must be tempered
Nth mercy. Punishment Is not the first
Sening TO-. be considered In dealing with
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
churchiM's Ready Wit.
From the London Chronicl

The ready wit OF Winston Churchill has
greatly enhanced his popularity on the
public platform. And his ability Is shown
IN his dealing with interrupters, rude n
otherwise. On one occasion, when adj
dressing. a large public meeting, he was
frequently disturbed by a MAJ shouting
Liar! Liar!'
Mr.. Churchill bore with him for a time,
but eventually broke off his speech to re-
mark in the gentlest accents:
sIfthe gentleman at the back Of the hall
Is SO anxious that this audience
should know his name will write 1t. down
on q slip OF paper n hand 1t to the
chairman, instead Of bawling 1t at the
top OF his voice, he will lave himself q
lot OF trouble
. Such q reprimand was too much for the
Mterrupter. who made q hasty exit.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
Why Men FAN Down.

Il is .lrways easier to trip up q walking
Trusted Long Enough.
From the National Monthly.
Tom Pence Of the democratic ma
ttonal committee tells OF q good sister
40 one OF the southern states who was
saying that the horse she was driving
had run away.
You shouldn't let such little things
detain you reproved the pastor. aYou
should trust In the Lord"
u did" she replied till the belly
band broke and then I jumped"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
Massachusetts. Behold Her!"
From the New York World.

EEOAl the New YORK World,
Il know no METHOD said President,
Grant in his first inaugural address, ITO
laws so effectual as their strict construc-
ton"
The same is true of fool laws, and the
socialists of Massachusetts have been
quick to apply the method in the case Of
a recent Massachusetts, enactment which
prohibits. the parade of red and black
flags. They chose their time with ready
wit. They awaited the big Harvard.
Princeton football game of Saturday and
then invoked the statute against the
thousands of Joyous and cheering parti-
sans waving the crimson colors Of Har-
ton. The result was that the game. as a
color scheme at least, became a gro
tesque failure. -
IS an exhibition OF legislative super
ficiality this law stands ont conspicu-
ously in its thought of hitting the thing
fanc.ed to be signified by striking at the
sign. AS a statute certain to prove more
destruetive at the breech than at the
AS Webster said. Massachusetts.
there h is, behold her!" She needs no
certificate from us of having won first
prize in the recent production Of fool
legislation. That will be universally con-
coded.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

TWO COURSES FOR
BUSINESS MAN
From the Boston Advertiser.

From the Boston Advertiser
Ihere are two courses open to n
: average business man. He a wait
for the influence of prosperity to
force his w business nj greater
activity. and he a sit with fold
ed hands, until that happens. That
Is the best way to handicap the on
ward march of better times. :
Or, the business mar can plan to :
anticipate the revival of business by
doing what he can, in his own line
OF trade. to help to bring it about.
ness, little by little, each day. He :
can do what he can to encourage
his customers to talk business; to
snow his W confidence In the re-
newai of business, by advertising :
on a broader scale; by coaxing
trade into whatever channels may
be open.
1t may be said that this is mere
~ a matter of sentiment. But the :
oder a man grows, in active bust
ness, the more clearly he realizes
what a powerful influence senti- :
Inent exerts. in times like this, :
Ihefe are always plenty of timid
ana cautious men, in any line of
trade; There are always plenty of :
weak sisters" who. after a period :
or depression, hesitate to take the :
plunge into active business. again. :
1T takes Il man of some courage and :
determination to set the pace for :
the men of less ability: and it :
usually happens that the men who (
set the pace in any trade. on the :
return of prosperity, usually get the :
doubtedly deserve such good for I
tune. :
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

words he penned the message, stating
that he was enclosing a pair of shoes
for their ~3-year-old baby, with the
money he had earned as q scout in
of the letter and the mute pathos of
the little shoes have moved everyone
in the hospital to employ every known
agency of skill. science and hard work
to restore the brave soldier, if possible,
to his little family.
The incident is, probably, the most
touching one vet met with by the hos
initial a~tfendnnfs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
COURTSHIp CENTER IN
BOSTON CHURCH SUCCESS
It's Fine Business For the Boys and Girls and semi-WeekIy
SpoonIng Bees Are Largely Attended By Enthusiastic
Young People of Both Sexes.
Boston Special: Boston,

Boston Special: Boston's church
'love center is a success.
The younger members of the Ire
mont Street Methodist church con-
gregation are eagerly taking advant-
age of the nov idea sponsored by
Mrs. Rumsey %Jenness, the wife OF the
pastor. Its object is to provide a place
for simon pure, true blue courtship,
where the young men II women of
manageable g can gather and be-
come acquainted with a view to matri-
mony.
So far the courtship meetings, held
every Wednesday and Sunday eve
nings in the church at West Concord
and fremont streets, have beer
crowded. They are made interesting
by chocolate pots"-chocolate is
served to the young folks and also
a light repast. The guests enjoy
meeting others of their age and tastes
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

Paris Special: Two little shoes,
found in the pockets OF a MORALLY
wounded Belgian soldier, have touched
the heartstrings of the nurses, attend
ants and physicians in the French
hospital, where he lies at the point of
death. h story of the shoes is a
heart stirring one. With a letter they
We're found in this Belgian cyclists
pocket. The letter was addressed to
MS Wife. from whom he had been sep
arated since the destruction of their
little nome in Termonde. In tendel.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, wife OF
the veil known artist. is an active
worker for the Big Sisters. an organ
ization that cares for the welfare and
protection Of young
Mrs. Robert III. Pierson. wife Of the
captain OF the medical. corps Of the
United States army. has Just returned
to New York city after spending two
Years at an army post 900 miles up the
Yukon river In Alaska.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
LISTEN 10 OUR EXPERT.
From Coll.er.s.

No opinion about the war Is COM
Dlete without an explanation by a mill
tary expert. The newest type of ex-
part In warfare, and one of the most
thorough. Is the gunlnan. A New York
2unInan, therefore, who, like other
NOUS, has prepared the following ex-
PLANTATION which is SO clear hat even
the man OF average intelligence can
understand it:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

YOUR OWN TROUBLES ARE
LEAST.
From Harper.s Weekly

FFom TiarpeTS Weekly.
Perhaps IL one were browsing
around, amusing himself trying to
hit upon the most consoling bit of
philosophy yer written, this of
Socrates would not be easy to sur
pass:
II all our misfortunes were laid
in one heap, when every one
must take an equal portion,
people would be content to
take their own and depart.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10

Peeksville, N. II. has demolished an
sbillboerds and highway advertising
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
HEAD OF LOCAL JUNIOR
LEAGUE EXPLAINS AIMS
Miss Anna E. Horn Says Organization Hopes Get Young
Women WageEarners Interested in Suffrage Question.
Urges Minimum Wage Rate for Women in New Jersey.
Tells Power of the Ballot.

law was passed in a city in the State
Of Washington placing 010 per week
as the minimum wage for women. 1t
is to be hoped that minimum wage
laws for women will be passed in our
own State. thus enabling every work
ing girl to earn at least a wage
whereby she can live decently.
Some people will tell you that the
ballot is greatly overestimated; that
your vote is only one of a great
many etc. If that is the case why
and hard to get it? 1t is still fresh
in the minds of the public how just
by one vote a member of this leave
did not get the appointment to a civil
service position, the vote standing
four in favor and five against, which
only proves how very important one
vote really is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
HISTORY TEACHERS
IN ANNUAL MEET
Educators from Eastern States
Holding Conference at
Princeton.

PRINCETON, May Educators
from all over the Eastern section Of
the eoutry met here today in the
fac faculty room at Nassau Hall TO
attend the closing session OF the
twelfth annual spring meeting Of
the Association of History Teachers
OF the Middle Atlantic States and
Maryland Many guests and pupils
were present.
THE Value of Research in Local
History was the geeral topic Of the
morning session. Professor John H
Latant. of Johns Hopkins University
spoke on The Significance Of Local
History" Professor P. o. Ray, of the
Pennsylvania State College, made an
address on Topics Of State Wide IN
terest Which Are Fruitful for Re-
search" Professor William H. Alli-
son. of Colgate University, spoke on
History lin the Country Church.
The Significance Of Princeton's
Local History was the topic chosen
BY Professor Robert NJ. McElroys or
Princeton University
Late this afternoon the election OF
officers will take place, and the mem
bers of the association viii be the
guests Of the university az a luncheon
in the graduate college The session
will close with a lecture on "Ths
Battle of Princeton" by Professor
William NJ Sloane, of Columbia GBl-
versity. This lecture viii be given as
part Of a pilgrimage over the battle
field
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
New York Suffragists
Hold Meetings in Place
of the Annual Parade

NEW YORK, May with hum
dreds Of workers in automobiles and
on foot throughout the five borough5
of the greater city, the suffragists OF
New York observed suffrage day IN
open-air meetings in place OF the an
nual parade. From a general meet
ing in Washington Square speakers
and prominent members of the seven
great suffrage organizations in New
York scattered to different sections Of
the city where they held neighborhood
meetings.
All the organizations viii meet
again tonight at a mass-meeting IN
Carnegie Hail. to be held under the
auspices of the Women's Political
Union. Mayor Mitchell will open the
meeting by welcoming the delegates
from all parts of the State. Senator
Shafroth. of Colorado, and Mss
katherine B. Davis. commissioners OF
correction, were among the speakers.
Rochester. Buffalo. Troy and syria.
cuse held celebrations much on the
order of that In New York city
There are sixty-five upstate towns
and those whose plans are known
celebrated with parades or IN otner
ways. In Geneva the suffragists ols-
tributed suffrage literature among tne
local storekeepers, to be sent out Win
their packages today
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
By EMMA L. RICHARDS
President Of the Essex SOunty Suffrage
Society.

Society.
Votes for women In New Jersey
would mean that the men of New Jer-
sew would be relieved of the respon-
sfb;lity of representing the women In
the affairs of government. In the
days when might was sht the man
was the natural protector OF the
woman. and so he very easily TOOK
upon himself the task of speaking at
the polls through his ballot, not only
for himself, but also for all the Wom-
en- of his household. Is 1t quite talr
TO the men of New Jersey that they
be expected to continue to do TINS
when the woman is well fitted by edu-
cation and knowledge of affairs to
do it for herself? Do New Jersey
men still wish to do messenger ser
vice for the women at the polls on
election day? The women themselves
have awakened to a sense OF the IN
Justice of continuing to impose this
unnecessary task upon mere man.
"Give us the ballot" they say, and
we will take a little of our leisure
time to go to the polls to register
our opinion on affairs governmental
and SO represent ourselves, We viii
even forego some social pleasures
that we NAV study into the intricate
affairs of government, so knotty that
they puzzle and perpleX the mascu-
line mind. Why not bring a little
feminine intuition to bear upon
them once in a while and we will try
to prepare ourselves for intelligent
citizenship
It's the springtime of the year, and
the womanly instinct of housekeep-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
VOTES FOR N. J. WOMEN 3
AND WHY 1T SHOULD BIZ.
Mice Emma l. Richards Essex County Leader in Suffrage
Movement Declares Is Time Women Should Be oranteo
RIGHT to Make Own Laws-Men Now Doing Messenger per-
vice-Sense of Injustice Is Felt Under Feseht oys'e''

ing naturally interests itself in the
spring housecleaning, not only in the
house and garden, but also in the
street in which she lives and the city
and community of which she is q
part. Would it not seem logical that
practical housewives could render
Efficient service In the municipal
housecleaning. If there is need for
such2
And in the larger affairs Of the
nation why should not the woman
have her part in voic.ng her opinion?
Just now we feel that the great ma
jority of them would re-echo General
Grants famous slogan. Let us have
peace" among ourselves and with
other nations. The mothers who
know the value of human lives pro-
test against the unnecessary saeri-
fee of their sons to the god of war.
When women are granted the right
to voice their opinions effectively at
the polls instead of through indirect
influence
'sThen shall we see
In this fair land of light,
Justice and Truth and Right
Ruling. instead of Might
Trust Libertyl''