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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
Autocraey In Russia.

The Russian officials are usually
pleasant gentlemen. There is gener-
ally an air of Incidence and indiner-
ence present in the office. There are
many people about, smoking cigar
cites and slipping at their tea. While
this is being done, there may be a
crowd awaiting their attention or
that of the chief. 1t takes about
three men to do the work of one.
Each one waits for the orders from
some one else; II orders do not come
1t is safest to do nothing. Initiative
will likely be punished. Each one
feels that he is only bound to loyalty
to his chief. In the government 1t.
self he has no part. If he is ambi-
tious. obsequiousness is an excellent
quality. But salaries are small,
money is necessary, and opportuni.
ties for making money out of his Of
fee open up. The official is only
human. Were local self-government
established, there would undoubtedly
be less corruption, for there would
be responsible officials near at hand.
This bureaus in Petrogred would not
have to be consulted. The bureaus
and ministries would not only be
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

The main building Of the Wilson
Tubercular Home and Hospital for
Negroes, just completed at Wilson, N.
G., is used as a center for training
nurses and testing the ailments of pa
TENTS. In addition to this main build
ing there is a farm of 40 acres, half of
1t in pine woods, on which it is hoped
that buildings may be erected for pa
tients who are able to work while
taking the treatment.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

was to try to get some capital to
make a start for himself in a modest
way.
Dora Wayne, to whom he was en-
gagged, had scolded him gently for CIV
ing up a small but steady income, but
Horace was ambitious and energetic.
So Horace started with Grey for
Bonneville, a little city about fifty
miles distant. Grey had logged him
self out in great style in accordance
with the grandeur he, favored heir to
a fortune, should assume He invited
all his old working chums to "a grand
blowout" upon his return. He ar
ranged to buy an expensive trotting
team and turnout. He knew the
Waynes pretty well and invited Dora
to share his first ride in that model
of swiftness and elegance. Horace
wondered If it could be possible that
his friend meditated becoming his
rival. He felt pretty safe about Dora,
however.
An enormous disappointment greet
ed Winfield Grey when he reached
Bonneville. The lawyer who had writ
ten him informing him hat his cousin
had lost all he had in unwise specu-
lations.
"All there is left outside of paying
his debts" advised the attorney, lis a
little shop on Main street and that is
on leased ground. 1t seems that YOU
cousin took a fancy to ayoung plumber
and tried to reform him. He built the
shop, making it look more like a parlor
than a place Of business. His protege
sold the equipment, put the money in
his pocket and sloped. The building is
yours, though l don't believe you can
get much out of IT,"
Grey was so disguised and disap-
pointed that Horace could scarcely pre-.
vail upon him to visit his meager in.
heritance.
They located the shop in question.
1t was queerly incongruous for its rude
surroundings, brand new, gaudily
painted, a ten by thirty structure more
adapted for the office of some plant
than for real work. A plate glass win
dow took up nearly the entire front. 1t
was bare Of furniture inside, where
only a barrel or two showed.
On the square roof on four sides was
a sign. 1t read Plumbing" The let.
ters were painted in dazzling gilt. The
signs stared an onlooker in the face
conspicuously from the four cardinal
points Of the compass.
Il say" observed Horace, those
signs must have cost a fortune"
HUH" snorted Gray-"what good
are they to me? l don't wan to &c
into the plumbing business!"
Just here a man came up. He looked
over the two visitors critically.
II W the land here" he remarked
ANY interest in the property"
YES" answered Grey shortly, 1--WE
inherited this shanty."
well, I've given a ten years lease
o. the land. Who am l to look TO fol-
the ground rent?"
mot l." retorted Grey sourly; 50
can't use the place. See here. Hor
ace" he added, turning to his friend
"T'm sick and tired of this whole
business. I'm ashamed TO go bacl
home. l have a brother out West
pretty well fixed. think I'll Just &c
out and try my luck with him."
But you might get something out OF
the place here" suggested Horace.
Not much, fancy" submitted the
man who owned the land. my lease
holds, and of course you forfeit the
building If you don't pay the grounC
rent. The only way to get anythinl
out OF 1t is to lease the building u
some one. Or start IL business in IT."
- =
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
cIearIna the Line.

A young lady took down the receiv-
er of the telephone n day, and
found that the line was in use.
Il just put on a pan of beans for
dinner" she heard n woman com
placently inform another.
The young woman hung up the re-
%ceiver, and waited for the converse
ton to end. When she went back to
the telephone. the women were still
talking. That happened three times,
says E~verybody's Magazine. and then
the young wsman became exaggerated
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

Hampton institute is an industrial
village with some 1900 or 1900 stu
dents, 200 teachers and workers, 140
buildings, and an instruction farm Of
some 600 acres. Whatever work the
Hampton school needs to have done,
the students are usually prepared to
do. Farming, home-making. teaching
and the common industries form vital
parts in the training Of Hampton in
stitute boys and girls. Blacksmithing,
bricklaying and plastering, carpentry
and cabinetmaking, machine work,
painting, printing, shoemaking, steam
fitting, plumbing, tailoring, tinsmith-
ing, upholstering and wheelwrighting,
are the trades which are offered by
the Hampton Institute Trade school.
Products tell a striking story Of the
aims and methods of the Hampton
courses. These products are expressed
in negro and Indian mechanics who
have gone out among their people and
are now serving their communities as
Christian and efficient builders for ex-
ample. They are also expressed in
well-built, attractive Hampton build
ings and in serviceable accessories Of
the home and school.
In the busy shops, IN the scaffold-
ings of new structures, in odd hooks
and corners of the Hampton grounds,
negro and Indian carpenters, for ex-
ample, have for many years been daily
mastering the building art and have
been preparing themselves for life's
emergencies by learning how to make
the best possible use Of their resources
time, tools, skill and moral qualities.
Today the construction of the Hamp-
ton institute buildings and the neces-
sary repairs are being satisfactorily
done by student tradesmen. Naturally
a good share Of this interesting work
falls to the lot OF the carpenters. A
few years ago, when it became neces-
sary to remodel the principals home,
n of the oldest buildings on the
Hampton campus, negro and Indian
tradesmen did the necessary tearing
down and building up. These opera
tLens were no easy task. The bulk of
the work had to be done in hot and
trying weather. The boys labored with
a will. They were happy to have an
opportunity of doing well what profess
sional builders considered a difficult
piece of work.
Later, when the school authorities
decided to add a story to the Arm
strong-Slater Memorial Trade school.
the student tradesmen again attacked
with enthusiasm the laborious task of
raising the heavy roof and putting on
the second story. Then came the tedi-
Gus days devoted to finishing the in
terror work. There was always the Joy
of doing successfully tasks generally
considered beyond the reach of
tradesmen in the training.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
Rhetorical embellishments.

What did you bring hat parrot
fort" asked the manager Of the mill
tant suffragette meeting.
ITO help out" replied the orator.
There are som" things a lady can't
say, and whenever ] give the signal
this parrot swears profusely."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
7Ee 6QgRM9yS
dH@Eg&SD

rho~dodendrons are grown here; but
roses are the principal product. Al
ready between three and four million
plants are annually produced for sale.
and the industry is a growing one.
The remote Friesland village of Giet-
hoorn is Of quite a different type. Here
there is no industry to bring 1t into
contact with the outside world, no rail-
way, and, except on one side, no road.
Tall trees shade its waterways on
either side, and throw deep green re-
Elections upon their still surfaces. The
houses, prosperous-looking, w%ell-kept,
and of a fair size, seclude themselves,
each one in it's own garden. A narrow
path runs beside the water, which IL
crossed by high rickety-looking wood.
en- bridges, raised above the water, so
as to allow of the passage of a punt
pole beneath them. The whole place
is like a bower of green. The people
themselves are no more apparent than
some woodland animal; the only
events that ever happen here are a
wedding or a funeral procession, which
both alike must make their way down
the silent green streams. The village
has its moment of life when the chill
dren come out of school and play on
the narrow footpath, or run and crowd
with a skill born of long practice over
the narrow plank bridges which cross
the intersecting canals.
Not the least attractive part of the
visit to Giethoorn is the journey there.
The point of departure is the charming
little town Of Meppel, halfway be-
tween zwolle and the more northern
towns of Friesland. Without having
any historic or antiquarian associa-
tons, Meppel has an engaging indi-
viduality of it's own, and it is surround.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
OF All He'd Done.

Skinnem ~(relating adv~enture)-
Yes, death stared me in the face, and
in those few seconds l thought OF ali
I'd ever done.
smart-Quite a little directory Of
names, chit
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

Figures relating to the output of
coal in British India during 1912 have
been published by the chief inspector
of mines. They show a total output
last year of 1~4.044,S6S tons, which is
near 100000 tom in excess Of the
production recorded in the previous
output.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

Every high school graduate in Ne
braska receives a letter from the
University of Nebraska congratulating
him on his graduation and urging him
to consider the advantages offered by
the state university.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

William Quincy, a colored man
who has been living near here, passed
through Mcneil en- route to Shreveport
accompanied by a portion of his inter.
esting family of 20 children and his
third wife. The children with him
numbered seven, and they are all by
his present wife.
Quincy had seven children by his
first wife, including two sets Of twins;
six by wife No. 2, and seven by the
present one All the wives are living,
and after %divorcing his former help
meets, Quincy on each occasion lived
six years in single blessedness.
With his record of three wives and
20 children Quincy is still only forty
eight years old and expects to ac-
quire quite a large family before he
dies.-McNeil (Ark.) dispatch to the
st. Louis Globe-D emocrat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
And Some one Must Pan.

Ofhcer-"Well, was the lady pleased
with the flowers l sent herr"
Private-"Yes, lieutenant, so much
SO that she forgot to give me a tip"
journal Amusant.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
VIII Have Great Pressure.

The worlds greatest hydroelectric
project. planned for India, will deliver
water to the turbines at a pressure OF
$50 pounds to the square inch.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

Lucifer matches-that is, matches
tipped with an explosive substance
that bursts into fame on being struck
were first used about 1884. Many
improvements have been made in
matches since then, the most impor-
tant of which was the invention of
the safety match, striking only on the
box.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

and broke Into the conversation.
Madam, / smell your beans burn
ing" she announced, crisply.
A Mortified scream greeted the re-
mark, and the young lady was able to
put In her call.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

More than 100000 tons of ore a
year are expected to be exported from
iron mines In Algeria by French capt.
talists who have obtained concessions
after more than ten years Of effort.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

Experiments by the Japanese gov
eminent Of producing camphor by dis.
tilling the leaves and branches of cam
phor trees have reached a stage at
which 317 gallons of distillate are pro
duced from each 400 pounds of leaves.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

That nan has a powerful clutch on
his high speed lever who can refrain
from starting anything he knows he
can't finish.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

freed Of much detail and annoyance,
but blame would not be placed ON
them for every fault or neglect of a
lower oficial.-North American Re.
ufaw
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
Qualities That Count.

In war the moral element and pub
lie opinion are half the battle.-Napo-
leon Bonaparte.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

When a woman marries for spite
she usually spites herself more than
her husband.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

When a man tells a young widow
that he is not worthy of her he knows
she knows he's lying.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

water villages have virtually
nothing else. One Of the b%est-known
of these is Aalsmeer. 1t may be at
tanned by the prosaic means of the
railway, though the man of sentiment
VIII prefer to approach its idyllic
shores by boat, or, at least, by road,
especially as the way to it leads
through some of the most interesting
and distinctive country in Holland.
For Aalsmeer lies on the edge of the
district known as the Haarlemer mere,
a rich and fertile tract of land, which
was covered a hundred years ago by a
dangerous and stormy inland sea,
formed in the fifteenth century by
Hoods from the River Rhine and the
Y. Gradually this great lake spread
TILL 1t became a menace to Leiden,
HARLEM, Amsterdam and even
Utrecht, and keeping the necessary
bikes and sluices in order became a
heavy burden in labor and expense. 1t
was into these waters that 300 of the
citizens of Harlem were thrown, tied
back to back, in the butchery by the
Spaniards that took place after its
siege and equalization in the winter of
1923.
Great Engineering Feat.
Draining this large tract of land was
so great a feat of engineering that
though it was suggested by a Dutch
man called Leeghwater as early as the
seventeenth century, it was not under
taken till after 1886, when a more
than usually violent storm had caused
great destruction of property from
floods. Even then the scheme was not
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
War Has Hi Colombia.

Europe's war has caused trouble in
Colombia. Exchange rose 10,S00 per
cent ($10S In paper to 81 in gold. and
still shows a tendency to go up. All
prices for goods are high. There is
believed to be opportunity for the
United States here.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

actually put into effect till more than
ten years later. 1t took three years
continual pumping to drain the Haar-
lemer Nicer, but the reclaimed land
was quickly taken up by ~cultivators.
Now it is some of the most fertile
country in Holland. 1t may be easily
distinguished on the map by its being
marked out in squares with blue lines
for the intersecting canals, and even
driving through it the visitor cannot
help noticing the rectilinear character
of its roads. Straight as they are,
these roads are very pleasant in spring,
especially when they traverse the side
of a broad canal fringed with water
plants in flower, yellow iris and pink
Towering rush; sweet-smelling, unfre-
quented roads, the haunt of rare birds,
fit prelude to the enchanted village of
Aalsmeer. Aalsmeer itself is now in
tersected by a read, but at the point
where it crosses a bridge a charming
vista opens on either side. Right and
left, as far as the eye can reach,
stretches the narrow ~towing-path that
forms the village high-road of Aals-
meer, with canals OF either side of it.
The houses, which appear sometimes
to be actually encircled by water, are
connected with this towing-path by
plank swing bridges. These are so
constructed that a touch from the
punt-pole Of an approaching barge
sends them back alongside of the bank,
leaving a free passage on the water
way. The houses themselves are sur
rounded by trees and trim gardens.
Nothing could be p~rettier than this vii
lage, nothing could have a more unique
charm. The people themselves are
quite in the picture, for these remote
villagers have preserved. in several In
stances, a dignified, beautiful type and
a stately and primitive simplicity,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
Famed for Its Roses.

Like Aalsmeer, the more modern
water-village of Boskoop has its horti-
cultural industry. Boskoop is every
where famous for its roses; it is more
accessible and far less poetic than
Aalsmeer. Besides roses, azaleas and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDEYSOIOOL
LESSON

By e. o. SELLERS. Director Sunday
School Course. Moody Bible Institute.
ChicagoO
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
H LAST SUPPER.

LESSON TEXT-Mark ~1l;12-25, see also
Luke ~22;t4-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-As often as we eat
this bread, and drink the cup. ye proclaim
the Lords death till He come. I Cor.
11:26 r V.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-10

The first Passover was the prelude
# the exodus; this is the prelude of
hat Of which Jesus spoke in convers-
ng with Moses and Elijah on the
Iount of TRANSPORTATION. The blood
I Christ was shed unto the remission
I sin, Matt. 26:28. 1t is the ground
+ Gods forgiveness, see Matt. 20:2S.
tom. 1925 R. ", / John 2:2, Eph. 7:7,
nd many other passages. There is
other ground for our forgiveness
han the shed blood. 1t may be old
ashioned but It is scriptural and
caves us no other u
The symbolism of this holy ordi-
Iance is simple, yet sublime. 1t is to
70 a perpetual proclamation OF his
~esurrection. His death is the central
act OF redemption, the way of liberty
or the captives Of sin. The supper is
Meaningless apart from this element.
t is true that In its observance we
his grace and glory, the
beauty of his person and the wonder
md wisdom of his teaching. yet the
supreme significance OF the act is his
ieath.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-14
ORGANIZE BIG CIRCUIT HERE

The organization OF tho North.
west billiard league. n circuit for
the promotion and extension OF
balk.iine billiards In the Pacific
Northwest. Is the elimination OF
three years efforts on me part OF
A. q. Clarke. Spokane billiard room
proprietor. and Charley Hulen. the
local player. and part owner of
Brown a Hnlen's place. Tho or.
ganixatlon OF the league means that
match for the champlonshlp VIII
be played within every so days the
year round. save for a couple OF
months during the summer.
The same league. under tempo
rsry organization, conducted the
tournament which closed here last
night. Series were played In Spo.
kane. Tacoma and Everett. and the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-14
By Eddie Craney

The thing the fighters OF today
need most and get least OF. In the
plain. blunt truth.
They are being ''yessed 10 death
by those who fawn and flatter. It's
always Yes. yes" from every one,
With never a sober. checking No
TO drive homo n warning or advice.
The result Is surmounting
vanity. which frequently makes
the younger serappers OF today
the laughing stock OF every one
outside their own eoterie. And
Of course II prevents them
from ever becoming really
"bie."
As an example OF this colossal
egotiam-the assumption that the
world hangs hreathlessly on their
words and actions remember
one youngster with whom | sat in
a box NJ the theatre, watching a
Lillian Russell performance.
With the utmoat assurance he
asked the usher TO 80 behind
he scenes for specially request
ed song.
Just tell Lillian that want her
70 sing II. he said. with a wave OF
his hand.
Needless to say. there was no re
Spouse. Lillian Russell probably
~. never even heard OF this sec
nd rater before.
a sport that 10 bloased with
- ~ ae
terry, spurnln9 the blunt whole
some ration OF truth. cannot
long remain vital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-14

same cities are represented in the
league.
Some Of the finest billiard play.
ing ever Witnessed In the North.
west has been the result OF the
championship tourney. Save for a
few iopnotcherH. Neidorfer. the title
holder. and several OF the players
who contested for the crown. have
few equals any place in this coun.
try.
Under the rules of the league. Mel.
dorfcr must defend his title every
so days. As champion he will have
the privilege OF naming the place at
which each contest shall be played
The parior represented by the chal.
lenger will pay all of the players
expenses.
A. @. Clarke is president OF the
new organization.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-14
Insist on Seattle
Made Goods

In doing this you enable the
manufacturer TO increase his
output. and compel him to en-
ploy more help. REMEMBER.
the greater the weekly payroll.
the greater Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-03-14
HOCUE FINISHES
WITH 2 VICTORIES

Ray Hosue. the local ~ieider
Of the cue. applied an artistic
finishing touch 20 the North
western billiard championship
tournament. which ended here
last night. when he waiIoped
two opponents. one In the att
ernoon and the other ~ night
Charley Huien was the first
victim. Hoaue simply osliop-
ed TO the front. and Charley
never caught up. the final
score being $50 TO fas. In the
evening Hoeue again showed
the fans some fancy eseeu-
ton, this time at the expense
Of corby. the Tacoma player.
whom he beat. ESQ 20 iis.
The standing OF the players
10. keldorfer. won 5. lost y:
seibert. won 4. lost 2; Hcgue.
won 4, lost 2: Rice, won 4. lost
2; Hulen. won z. lost 4: Wall
Qren, won 2, lost 4; Corby. won
o, lost Q.