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Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
Need of Parcel Post Reform

It was to be expected that any prolonged de- bate on the posoffce appropriation bill would ter about the parcel post system which is yet in rather inchoate state, with the boundaries of the service not clearly defined and the of service not entirely consistent. That the service has been already abused all know. but such accounts of the abuses appear in the newspapers from time time rather humorous than otherwise except the rural mail carriers who appreciate the joke.
 Also, in the aggregate these abuses must result in deficit in the postal department, though since the abolition of the special stamp it may not be possible to it definitely operation the parcel post service.
 In a debate the other day Senator Clark Wyoming predicted that unless the growing abuses reformed the would broken down. The government could afford to transport freight country one-fifh the made by freighting outfits for the same ser vice. Senator Clark related the of a shipment of of beans into Wyoming mining camp resulting in the clogging of the postoffices along that route for month The beans were transported at the rate of pound Freight teams carried similar freight for five a pound There several instances in his state, said the senator, of the shipment of carloads of flour.
 At the end of the same route which the beans shipped, Fort Washable postoffice. there is a "tie-camp' ninety miles distant from Lander, Wyoming. What happened along that is told in the following communication from Lander
 LANDER Wyo.. February 21
 Frank Weltys beans are no longer the only beans in the Dubois parcel post pot A tragic thing than that famous shipment has happened to the mail carriers between Lander and the tie-camp town the Upper Big Wind
 The first of the week a lot of tie cutters quit the Mclaughlin company and hiked for the railroad towns. All owned beds and bedding. The stage company asked five cents pound freight between Dubois and Lander. The tie hacks hard up. they began make inquiries They found they could send their beds by parcel post in fifty pound packages for one cent per pound-four cents less than the stage freight rate-so they sewed their belongings into gunnysacks and filled the Dubois postoffice full to overflowing with mail There may have been few bugs in the bundles but Uncle Sam carries small livestock the rate The Dubois postmaster sprained his arm sell ing postage stamps Once again, the joke is the Fort Washable Dubois and the Lander Fort Washa- kie star route mail contractors. They blanket contract to carry the mails between the points named and they will receive a cent extra for Juggling all those beds from Dubois to Lander for those close-fisted tie hacks
 Such gross abuses these will result in a reformation and regulations that will confine vice within it's proper and intended scope.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
The Free Employment Bureau

The city council is to be commended for the establishment of a free employment bureau. un- doubtedly many persons hunting labor will avail themselves of it. and those seeking help will natur- ally turn to it. Private employment bureaus per form a valuable service, but there is many man in search of employment who cannot pay or cannot afford to pay the fee which would land him job
 The public employment bureau will also give us a line on extent of involuntary unemploy- ment in the city, concerning which there has been some dispute It may be presumed that every man who is out of a job will register at the bureau That itself will not prove that every who reg sters really wants a joo. Some may decline to ac- cept such positions as obtainable, while they would willingly accept others. Such persons could no longer be listed in the involuntary unemployment class
 We suppose that the list at the free employ ment bureau will be made up largely of unskied laborers since the skilled artisan in search of poyment could very easily make application directly to those places where employment would most likely be secured employers in the leading trades.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
THE ROLE PLAYED BY HEREDITY

The current emphasis the role played by heredity in determining the makeup and function ing of the normal person has again brought into prominence the idea of constitutional defects important factors in various manifestations of dis pr. Amos w. Peters of the training school at Nineland, N J., has contended that feebleminded
 ness should be regarded a constitutional anomaly of the individual, which he has either inherited acquired. As he points according this theory, feeble -mindedness is not isolated psychologist even isolated brain phenomenon, but is consttu- tional, general and far reaching throughout brain and body. The importance of this view lies primar- fly in the fact that it points to the necessity of in
 vestgating the problems of the feeble minded in di
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
Good and Bad Books
By WALT MASON

The book stores groan beneath the weight of books in jackets gay; they're mostly pershable freight that flourish for day; they're mostly books by Oppenfeim tales that of Sex, excursions in the world of crime, among the moral wrecks And to the publishers, say: Great Caesar and gadZooks! Why don't you get hump on, pray and publish decent books?' They make reply: We shall be glad when you yourselves have chased. We publish volumes punk and bad. to suit the pub lie taste. Just let the people show wish for help ful Books and fine, and will issue tomes ods fish, with truth in every line!" They'd have us think the people yearn for tales of bawds and thieves for books hot they fairly burn the hands that turn the leaves. But when a great big book arrives, a wholesome book and strong, booksellers have to draft their wives to wait upon the throng. Do people clamOr for the muck and pass the good books up? Let Winston Churchill tell what struck his Inside of the Cup. There is a book that clean and sane, book with moral grand. and deal CTS rustled round in vain meet the big demand. Folks buy the sloppy, trashy tales in carload lots. indeed, because tas many buyer wails) there's little else to read.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06

rections additional to the customary psychologist, psychiatrc anatomic paths of scientific inquiry So far the broader socologic aspects of the sit uatiOn concerned of the chief considerations undoubtedly the prevention of the increase in the number of the feeble-minded. Here the influences of heredity be confronted but far as feeble mndedness is in any way likely to find remedial agencies, it marks step in the direction or prog ress to deal with the purely physologic aspects Of the unfortunate situation Particularly so far as ac- ouired feeble mindedness is concerned that is, fee ble mndedness which may not primarily be hereui- tarv in it's origin. The most hopeful prospect ap- pears in the search for psychological reason TOT it. Here then, is possible land Of promise TOT lu- ture research What is the physical cause Tor rec be- mindedness? When this question IS ans"eieu' prevention may become possibe.-Journal of Arherl- can Medical Association.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
Judae Lewis Before the Civic Club

It impressive talk that Judge E. W. Lewis made before the Civic Club at it's regular Wednesday afternoon meeting It was not the talk of a candidate though Judge Lewis has been made a candidate but that of prominent and clean cit- who stands, and has always stood. for the best in government the thing for which the Civic Club stands and for which it organized
 The members of the club must be in accord with the statement of Judge Lewis, that the men charged with the administration of government should be men who will exercise independent judg-
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
Sidewalk Sketches
THE TINHORN
BY HOWARD L. RANN


 The unborn is two-ply sport whose chief end and aim in life is blow confiding circle of kindred spirits with pair of red and black hines. While in pursuit this laudable ambition the of the tnhorn is impressive a tintype of Rame- ses II in brown study. The tinhOrn tolls not. neither doth he spin but he has a wardrobe that would make J. Ham Lewis look like a shpwrecked sailor. Where the tinhOrn gets the money with which to charge compartment trunk with tri- cOlored hose and vocferous is a greater mYs- tery to mankind than where Cain got his first wife. It is harder reform confirmed tnhOrn than it is to break an Alpine goat to the blow. well trained tinhorn wrap manicured mitt around d deck Of cards and ace-hgh club flush with eyes fixed vacantly upon a premium chromo from the Preside Companion The who sits in with a calloused tinhorn without having made his last will and testament stands about much show of getting home with his carfare as the de- tachable cuff has of backing into polite society.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
NEW YoRNs MARVELLOUS 1RANsFoRMATloNs

More than in this place the which seizes the to New York after say six months absence has been eXpressed-eXpressed measurably-for wonder great cannot be fully uttered You leave New York in May, suppose and you spend your glad exile by the in the hills
 perhaps you take outgoing steamer and cele
 brate your escape in regions generaized as Europe It does not matter where you or stay, what quiet Parses dreamy Londons you soj6urn in; when you come back to New York it is with the awakening to mighty change as if you had been lolling the beach huckeberryng in the hills through the intervening months. It is still New York, but not the New York you left That has been pulled down swallowed up so largely that only the inaienable typographical lines remain The terrible mysterious forces have not vet eftaced the familiar streets; there still Broadway and t1fth avenue: there is Long Acre square, and the mum bered thoroughfares that cross the avenues rom east to west; there is South Ferry and there IS Harlem, but all these while you were away the seepless genii of enterprise and capital nave been work and made the city over, recreated It. where meek little ten-story edifice covered when you went away an architectural geyser or volcano now shoots into the air the winter sky line mas been sawed into peaks and chasms, and the hoflzon mas been lifted hundred feet above the level, where II used keep the beautiful autumn sunset lingering low adown.-W. D. Howells in Harpers Magazine
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
FAMOUS SHORT POEMS
Printed in connection with the work done in the English department of the Phoenix Union
 High Schooi.-Conducted by Prof l. Colodny.
. No. 2-The Light of Other Days

No. 2-The Light of Other Days Oft, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me 1----~~ Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me:
 The smiles. the tears
 Of boyhood years, The words of love then spoken;
 The eyes that shone
 Now dimmed and gone The cheerful hearts now broken. Thus, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me Sad memory brings the light Of other days around me When I remember all The friends, so linked together, I've seen around me fall Like leaves in wintry weather
 l feel like
 Who treads alone Some banquethall deserted,
 Whose lights are fled
 Whose garands dead. And all but him departed, Thus, in the stilly night Ere slumbers chain has bound me Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me 1779-1S52 Thomas Moore.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06

The Almanach de Gotha announces that the marriage of Nancy Leishman and the Duke of Croy is mot of equal birth. which is the flrst time in history the Amanach de Gotha has off- cialy recognized the superiority of the free-born American-Philadelpha North American
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Boarder (nonchaantly)-TH take some poHeu eggs this morning, Mrs. Blank.
 Landlady ffiercey)-Eggs! Did you say eggs MT. Hogue?-Judge.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-06

Reflect upon your present bless ings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
 Charles Dickens.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-27
IN cEYLoN.

The Island Of Ceylon. one Of the most
fertile and beautiful spots, Is doubly In
teresting as the land of the Tea plant To
the natural advantages Of the soil and
climate have been added the skill and
energy of the tea planter. Not hill
slope affording suitable conditions but
has been turned to account
As a rule. tea estates are situated In
the most beautiful scenery far inland
from the coast belt. with Its groves and
palm trees, and beyond the lower valleys,
with their rice fields and native villages.
The traveller who has covered the dts
tance from the sea coast will be SUR
prised and delighted IL he obtains his
first view of high level tea plantation
in the early morning. In the far distance
soar the towering peaks of the NOUN
tains. nearer appear the fertile slopes
lined with the regular rows of tea plants,
intersected here and there with pic
turesque gullies and Nravines.
Myriads of human figures with basket
on back are busy plucking the tea leaves
in this. the coolest and most enjoyable
part OF the day.
The leaves, once plucked, are conveyed
to the factory in the valley below by
aerial railway. and treated so as 10 pre-
serve that delicious flavor which makes
so refreshing a properly made-up tea
The Washington herald., 1914-04-27

ton followed her with his eyes. She knew
that he meant to have the supper dance,
and that if she denied him he would
make a scene. She searched the hall with
her eyes as she danced, and presently
deserted Thurston's wife sitting with an
other woman in a Corner-bOth neglected,
both that most forlorn of all forlorn
sights. walIfowers al dance. And there
sat Thurston, on the other side Of the
hall. waiting for the dance to end so that
he could speak to her again.
II was true that She had promised him
the dance a month ago. She had forgot
o. ten il. But since that night at the Wes-
legs, when Thurston had forgotten him
self-to use a conventional term for what
is seldom an act of self-forgetfulness-
she had tired to keep him at a distance
Tried. but not always succeeded, for these
matters are not as easily adjusted as
many good people assume.
In the first place. she and Thurston be-
longed to the same set. She knew his
wife well; he knew her brothers. The
two families exchanged calls and invita-
lions. Thurston had always neglected his
wife. The community scarcely talked of
IL any longer: but Edith knew that they
would talk the moment her name was
associated with that neglect. II she saw
him, he made love to her; if she snubbed
him. he was ready to make a scene. Con-
on him He was one of those complacent
men who think that the expressed scorn
of any woman they like is coquetry, con-
sciously exercised for their benefit II
rather pleased him than otherwise.
Edith had never especially cared for
him or enjoyed his society. He was an
admirable dancer and she liked him for
2 partner. That was all.
As she danced with Billy Raymond, who
always had TO put his whole mind on the
steps, SO that ne could never talk her
mind reverted to her CONVERSATION with
Thurston on the Vulnerable night in
question. They had been speaking of
Virginia Hail. whose engagement: was
just broken.
She's a regular jiIt," Thurston had
said.
u don't blame her" Edith had an
swered. Il would have treated that man
Just as she did"
"Qh, no you wouldn't You couldn't do
anything small or mean"
You don't know me-" she had replied
laughing-for all this was before his out
break"
He thought well of her, although che
was not the type that usually admires
the best in women. Edith recalled this
as she moved rhythmically around the
haf. Billy Raymond was not a particu-
larry good guide. ands whenever they
bumped any one he cOnscientiously said
Excuse me-" to his partner. He had to
say it a good many times during this
dance. and the last time ne said il Edith
answered absentIy:
81 guess 1 will" Then, as he looked
surprised, she added. Il mean. certainly.
Billy. Il was confused by that tricky
music"
As she expected. Thurston was waiting.
He came over to her the minute she was
seated, and Billy had gone to get her a
glass of water.
"welI?'' he said.
And Edith nodded. He looked triumph
ant, and when he walked away It was
with the involuntary swagger of the con-
Quering male.
Say" said Billy as he brought the
water and stood tanning her as she drank
II. have you got the supper dance
taken?"
The Washington herald., 1914-04-27
CHIIDREN'S HATS.

The mushroom hat for the little girl
Is the thing. One of the most at
tractive showing OF children's hats had
the ajOrity of shapes in this becom-
ing outline. AMI one other feature nota-
BILE was the fact that fabric was used.
Figured voiles. crepes. linens. and
taffetas were used to form the crowns
and facings of the hats. and the flower
like effect was beautiful. Leghorns,
milans. and fine hemps are the favorite
straws. Tiny roses are used 10 trim
the brims and crowns. and are usually
placed in conventional clusters that
repeat the Arrangement on the fabric
that forms the trimming Of the hat.
One exquisite hat for n little girl
has a crown Of ecru hemp and a COW
cred brim Of the sheerest wolfe. over
which are dotted punches Of forget
me-nOts that have been embroidered
in silks. The blue and pink of the en-
nroidery are repeated in the ribbons
that form the streamers that tie I'M
der the chin. Real flowers in these
colors form clusters at sarh side OF the
hat
In a dark blue is a mushroom shape
that has small yellow roses in groups
of three placed at equal distances all
over the crown and brim. Blue velvet
ribbon is passed through slots in the
side of the crown and tied at the back.
Plaid linen is another practical COW
ering for a leghorn straw hat that has
the upper surface of this new fabric.
The linen is used for cording and is
placed in two rows on the under sur
face of the hat. and is twisted into a
buckle at one side of the crown.
Taffeta in the pale Dresden patterns
fashions a dainty hat for the very best
dress. 1t is in a poke-bonnet style.
and has the ColOrs OF the roses repeat
ed in little handmade roses of plain
taffeta. These are placed around the
crown line. and a running band Of
shirred picot- edged green ribbon is
added to define the line. At the back
this green ribbon is placed in a fiat
French bow over the crown and brim.
Surely these hats that show the work
of cleverness are convincing. and, since
they can be fashioned by hand from
little pieces of fabric. they should find
a place on every little curly and
straight head.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-27
AWAY THE
WINTER WARDROBE

II cedar chests could be bought for
a song there would be no occasion to go
further into this subject for they are I'M
doubtedly the best moth preventive to-
day just as they were a generation or
two ago. Unfortunately. however, their
price prohibits their general use and IL
is necessary at this time Of the year
TO look about for other means Of pre-
venting the destruction of our winter
clothes by these hungry little beasts
for while the .bugologists may not thus
classify them il is a safe wager that
most housewives do.
As a gentle starter, that dear old
motheaten proverb relating to an ounce
of prevention being worth a pound Of
cure, is decidedly apropos, although just
between US. an increased dose is better
yet Where the tiny little millers that
mean future moth holes have been no.
ticed flying about. lay papers on the
edges of the carpets and press with a
hot iron. This is considerable trouble
as well as somewhat back-tiring. but
will be found well worth while. In time.
some especially efficient worker will
doubtless discover . satisfactory way OF
fastening a long Handle to her iron so
she will not have to stoop. but until
then the pore weak woman" can at
meanwhile consoIing herself with the
thought that after all this particular bit
Of drudgery is only of annual occurrence.
Garments to be put away should first
receive a Thorough brushing on both the
right and wrong sides. Seams should
be opened and any fuzzy little lines OF
dust which may have accumulated during
the winter removed. Then for fresh air
and sunshine! Hang everything out on
the line in your backyard and give the
wind a chance, or lacking a yard, sun
clothes on your porch. by the open win
dows. or even on a fire escape or roof
only sun them.
As grease spots afford an especially at
tractive diet for moth. they should
be removed with hot soapsuds, ammonia
tn hot water in the proportion of a
tablespoonful to a point. gasoline. ether,
or some reliable preparation for Clean
ing-every family has its favorite. A
good one can easily be made at home by
mixing half an ounce of gum camphor
an ounce of boraX and a quart Of hot
water. II gasoline is used and the odor
clings as no brother ever did, let the
cleaned garment hang all day in the
The Washington herald., 1914-04-27
GOOD TABLE MANNERS.

A very easy road to good table man.
ners is the eating Of food in small guam
titles. Cut your meat in small pieces,
not all at one time In order TO eat quick
ly. but as you need 1t. Break the bread
or roll into small pieces. Do not butter
the whole piece at one time, but spread
butter upon a little piece that will be 2
mouthful and not a large mouthful at
that. Sip your milk, water or coffee
In small quantities. Eat one thing at a
time. Do not load the fork with a va
riety Of food and crowd your mouth.
Never scrape the plate; never clean
the dishes with piece Of bread. They
will be washed in the proper place.
which is the kitchen. Each utensil has
its own work. The knife is for cutting
and should be placed at one side sof the
dish when not in use. The fork is for
the conveying of food to the mouth. The
spoon is for stirring coffee, after which
IL should be laid at one side of the
saucer When used for dessert il is
carried to the mouth and the food taken
from the side of the bowl
When hnishedN with a meal place the
knife and fork together on the plate, the
tips In the center of the plate. Do ont
push che plates away from you nor
yourself away from the table. Your
napkin should be placed in loose folds
at the side of the plate II you are not
going TO have another meal at the house:
otherwise 1t should ibe folded neatly and
laid at the side of the plate.