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Arizona republican., 1915-06-18
MISS COUNTRY STORE FORUM

Sorething was lost arG it was 1tue thtnr when the depatCta ar,t Ed the stove ccun. Iy srocc'y store ,oa>td 70 settle the affairs pf p.e ration.
 IL Was custom that greatly ticIIed the profes- sional hutaorists Tie stage burleaqued it. song writers made sport Fiction writers dressed it in dialect and presented readers ;a the absurdest practice uf which Americans were guilty II has been laughed ;Ncilnrh exist 
 There came to the evening lelate the farmer who all day at the ploW had been thinking. The village carpenter brought the thoughts that maturing while he wielded and hammer. The postmaster spoke froT official stand point e school teacher from the scholastic. The ister cited the scriptures often there was some law student ready to recte the gliby particularly to the point.
 The results of discussion may have been ridicu- lous more often than not always they repre- sented the crystallized public orinion of sec ton. We have nothing that quite takes it's place Editors speak for themselves. Politicians have their interests heart The flouC of telegrams which poured in tLe president in the last few days the opinions of the irdiyduals who wrote the messages But in Iincoln's day such teeElaus woulG have been the mobizei opinions of the countryside tie communities whence they came.
 Laughter has destroyed institution which such time this would be beyond pricc.-Toledo Blade.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-18

God that night or Butcher would come Wellington expected that night would enable him to make a good retreat or the advent of the Prussian Butcher with 50000 fresh troops would turn the tide of events. Wellington shouted. "Roys. can re treat be thought of? Think of old England" Napoleon on the other hand, said: "Ah, the beginning of retreat The lightning of victory flashed from his eyes. But alas. painful surprise was in store for him. Instead of Grouchy with 30.o00 French soldiers ii was Butcher with 50.000 fresh Germans who came to Wellington's rescue Thus instead of life if became death to Napoleon. Fate had decreed that the greatest military captain that ever lived. and the hero of a hundred grand battles should fall at Waterloo.
 Napoleon's name fills a space in the worlds history far greater than all the men of action, all the philo- sophers, poets. writers of all the ages. His downfall offers an object lesson upon the viscissitudcs and un- stability of things and a mockcry of everything earthly and. I may lac permitted to add. the disastrous end ing of a mans inordinate ambition
 Will the present war in Europe prove a repetition of tho historic events of a hundred years ago this day? Will a mans embition to dom. mate Europe by militarism with fire and sword succeed2 Will his tory repeat itself with the same re- suit as in 1915?
 Respectfully.
 A. REDEWILL.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-18
ASSISTING TASTEFUL MAN
Right Word at Opportune Time Is
 Tremendous Help

Many a man, and many a woman, for that matter, is pining in the shades of single blessedness who might have emerged into the sun shine of matrimony long ago if they had been quick -witted to see their chance or bold enough to take the advantage when they saw it. Though matrimony is a serious step in life, it has often been brought about by a joke, which, if one of the parties had not been sufficiently witty to perpetrate, or the other had not been sufficiently smart to see and take advantage of, the happy union would never have taken place.
 For instance, a doctor who had been attending a woman friend was on her recovery asked what his
Arizona republican., 1915-06-18
HOW HE KNEW

What are you, anyway" contem- tuously inquired Mrs. Peck during the quarrel. "A man or mouse?'
 "A man." answered Henry Peck bitterly. If were a mouse I'd have you upon that table right now yell ing for help.'-New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1915-06-18
COULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM

After retiring from business certain man continued to maintain office in a downtown building. He had need of it. and, furthermore, out of town almost all the time. friend of his pointed out the inconsistency, and asked him why he didn't give the office up.
 CT would" said the other, but I don't EEow what do with the rug"
Arizona republican., 1915-06-18
Duke of Genoa.

The Duke of Genoa, the regent of Italy while the king is at the front, is almost stranger to Rome, so sell dom has he been there in recent years. He cares nothing for the privileges of the office he IS assum- ing, infinitely preferring his family circle at Turin. -.----..,i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

mirable for It's spontaneous frankness, its I'M
studied naturalness. J. O. A. Wards statue
of Washington before the Sub-Treasury is
fine piece of work. l do not like Wards Ind
isns but do like his Washington"
tried to get him to say what he would do
to the Verdi statue, to the Robert Burns
statue in Central Park, the Schiller bust, to
the efigy Of Columbus at Columbus Circle
and to other we'll known monuments which
are among the most cherished possessions of
the metropolis But he only said:
"For eight months the world has wondered
whether Italy would go to war on the side OF
the Teutonic alliance or for the Allies, but
nothing has been actually done by the Italian
government to indicate what step it will take
If foreign power were to invade Rome; how
ever, and carry off one Of her treasured monu-
ments there is no doubt what Italy would do
But If any invader should despoil this country
of its statues we would probably sue for dam
ages, and really there would be no occasion
for doing even that"
do you think we ought to have Minister
of Fine Arts, as in France"
"The educational value OF such thing would
be very great. Even if it should lead to at
tempts to define art by official decree it would
be better than nothing, and, anyhow, the true
artist the independent artst-and the true
artist is always the independent artists ever
at war with the academic spirit. The main
thing is to educate public taste AS nation
we are now wanton, uniformed unorganized
in art. Yet we have sixty or more art So
cieties in New York alone and there are many
big men devoting their lives to the highest
forms OF expression. They need encourage
ment. Our people have been so busy in trade
and industry that they have been content to
buy their emotions across the counter, and
they want the proper trademark on every
thing, not having time to cultivate their own
emotional capacities. When genuine con-
noisseurship is developed among us the fac
tories OF old masters and antiques OF various
kinds which are conducted for American buy
ers in foreign countries, and even in New York
and Hoboken, will find their business ruined
or at least greatly lessened'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

such as he often expresses in his work. Our
forefathers fought against the tyranny Of the
Old World and against the terrors of the New.
They struggled against despotism and against
savagery and against slavery and against
tyranncal laws. and they subdued CONT
nent and shaped it as they willed. They were
giants And now most of our artists, I'M
worthy of this history that has been made tor
them, are willing to sit down and merely copy
things that were done in past centuries-even
things that were discarded more than 1000
years ago.
"They should vitalize symbolic, realize the
soul of the hour. There is soon to be new
Supreme Court Building in New York, to cost
many millions of dollars, and not one thought
so far as I have heard, has been given to its
real adornment 1 suppose there will be
statue showing Justice holding pair Of scales
and blindfolded, as usual, so that she can't see
what is going on, just because Justice has
always been represented that way. What
should be shown is a figure, or group OF ig-
ures, expressing the growth Of the spirit OF
Justice from the earliest times, when men
fought over everything, down to the present
development of jurisprudence. A single hui
man face might express that"
"Such. for instance" l said, "as that old
Greek statue of Polyxena daughter of Priarn,
in whose eyelds lay the whole OF the Trojan
war;"
"Ah. that is it," he exclaimed THE sculptor
can be the historian and the philosopher as
well as the artist, who, of course, in the best
sense of the word, is always the universal man.
Do you know that most great sculptors have
been philosophers, too3 Rodin is one, as MS
writings and sculpture both show We all
know what Michael Angelo was, but 1t is not
generally known that Socrates was sculptor
81 knew that he practised music toward the
end of his Imprisonment" said, "but didn't
know Of his sculpturing."
"He created some admirable works in statu-
airy, though don't think any survived. Well,
a sculptor, like philosopher goes to flrst
principles He must know his man, his wom-
an. his every subject, from the ground up and
inside and out and he must know the soul as
well as the body"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
Continued from fourth page.

Il have gone to see him and my mother sew
eral times and they have come to see us dance.
Some time hope to be a great dancer, and
then my parents will be happy.
when first came to live with Isadora, her
mother was there with us. She came from San
Francisco and she told me always how beau
tiful it was, so that l have been wanting for
years to come to America. No" she admits
this reluctantly, II do not think New York so
very beautiful. 1t is much like other cities
l have seen. But the people are very pleasant
But people are always kind, is it not SOP
when we were in Germany the Duke OF
Hesse- Darmstadt offered Isadora a great
piece of land for her school. But she did not
wish to stay there. So we went to Florence
Afterward we lived near Paris in Chateau
Bellevue. That is the most beautiful house
l have ever seen. We were very happy there
but we are always happy where Isadora is, for
she creates beauty always, and lifts us to
create it with her. And that is happiness, is
it not?
AT Bellevue we met so many charming peo-
pie Rodin and Cecie and Anatole France,
Rostand and Professor Bergson. 1 do not
know whether have a gift for dancing. l only
know that l love 70 dance. You see ! was
not selected by Isadora. She took me because
my father pleaded with her. Many OF the
other children were very carefully selected.
We had great classes in Paris and Petersburg.
Very many children Came and danced and Isa-
dora chose only very few.
when Isadora wanted the Russian children
she sent Irma and me to Petersburg TO form
the classes. Her sister and brother went with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

way, and if you got good sense you'll hire me,
for while l amt given to Dragging it's dead
certain you amt in the publishing business for
your health. and the more subscribers you get
the better off you'll be, and how you going
to get subscribers unless you give them what
interests them1 And don't it stand to reason
that folks down here is more interested in
what l write than what they are in what other
people write9 I'm not saying I'm so dreadful
popular but those that like me will buy your
paper to help me along and those that don't
like me will buy it SOS to be able to tell
what a rotten correspondent am, and if that's
what they think let's see them write something
better is what l say. But what do you care
why they buy your paper so long as they
buy it?
You got plenty writers to tell them what's
going on in Europe and now what you need is
some one like me to tell you about what us peo-
pie down here think about it all. This war
is mighty big thing. as probably you realize
too, and it's important that paper should
keep in touch with its subscribers-and you'll
likely get as many as fifteen regular new ones
if you hire me, besides them whatll buy from
Ethel Noyes-what its subscribers think Be-
cause by knowing what they think about this
war, which is only secondary in Importance to
the herring business, you get line their
general ideas which helps you getting out
paper they'll like.
And think any editor with the brains to get
out the nice little paper you get out ought TO
realize that I'm the best-ftted man to CORE
spond from down here, seeing that l won
prize for English Composition when l went
to High School, and that I can get references
from Professor Richardson of the Normal
School, Minister Patterson Of the Orthodox
Church. Otis Parker of the lending library,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

Well then, to begin with, l average up
pretty neutral myself. But yesterday the dachs-
hund that belongs to George Wardell who
runs the meat market and who claimed all
along that the foot and mouth disease wouldn't
affect the price of meat, and you got to hand
it to George because it didnt-nothng affects
the price of meat; it goes up anyway-well,
Georges dog came up on my piazza, and |
got sun-parlor on my piazza, and my Boston
terrier saw Georges dog and got mad and
went right through the lower pane of glass
in the glass door of my sun-parlor which my
terrier was inside Of, just running the door,
and my wife shouldn't ought to have let the
dog out in the sun-parlor anyway, even if the
day was warm for spring, for we don't ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

has been shaped deliberately by many indi-
viduals that rank with the best men In history.
They built and formed in the completest fash
ion our political and social ideals. Hardly
city is without some structure built for the
business of our political or social existence;
and yet scarcely one has been conceived
around the purpose for which it was created
OF carries in its ornament, in its decorations
a comprehensive record of its own history.
There is nothing in history like the Amer-
can struggle for liberty from the earliest Pill
grim times" he went on, the Bismarckian
strength of his face lighted up by an idealism
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
,rAsLEY PLUMMER PERKINS.
Fairport, Maine, April 9, 1915,

Fairport, Maine, April 9, 1915.
.,roP Of The New York Tribune-Sir:
L IN. herrings not coming into the har-
" hot nor up the Bagaduce last fall times
..L,v hard and you got TO admit that
+ =, something wrong with Government
se' .uows seiners to get all the fish in Pc
"a, Bay and don't take any measures to see
=. FISH comes into this harbor like they
= !. and Heaven knows this town can't get
Ss' what money the summer people leave
'~s 18th them getting tighter every year.
-, was only two sardine boats from
=. where they make the herring into
'' s..s down here last fall, and they didn't
- enough 70 amount to nothing, and
wasn't no chance for man to lay up
81. money TO carry him through the winter,
.,Ting fish from the weirs, so things has
Anil except for Willis Kicker, maybe.
Il :. down 10 Augusta in the Legislator, and
- don't pass some law requiring the Gov
IN, 70 get the hsh in here this spring may
!. wont 20 to Augusta another year. How
sd that, Williso
I, YOU can easy see how it is there's more
.,,st down mere in the European War than
:. would be if the herrings had run last
and we had plenty money to spend fixing
,,irs and building new piazzas and things.
:. fish had come in like they ought, and
,b.v would. too. under a Republican
Illustration what looks out for business,
a b. getting ready for the spring season
1 /, wouldn't have time to bother about lot
,,,.gners. But the way times are we all
mighty interested in the war.
| vbicb is why I am applying for the job of
~, East War Correspondent to your paper,
ing II necessary 20 get some money some
! !, and not being too proud to get it this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
TALK WITH A DUNCAN GIRL

US Later Theresa and Lieselle came, and we
gave performances. We had great success.
for the Russians love Isadora very much and
so welcomed Is The Russian government was
very kind TO us.
I'VE chose six children. The parents were
very happy to have them taught the art OF
Isadora.
my future? It will be like the present,
hope, working with Isadora to make beauty
everywhere we can"
l have often been asked what l think Of
the education these girls are receiving. On
the whole it seems to me excellent. They have
far more opportunity for self-expresson than
is allowed most children. Their surroundings
are remarkably beautiful. The men and women
who come in contact with them as their teach
ers and guardians teach them with a gentle
courtesy which have never seen equalled in
any school.
The one weakness of their education seems
to me their lack Of contact with the harsh and
ugly realities of our present-day life. II is
Isadora Duncan's theory that the children
should move always in a world of sweetness
and lightw
II am preparing them to be priestesses OF
beauty, not factory girls" she answered my
protest
Irma nodded theoretically. we learn %
life" she said, like other people who live in
cities We meet many people. Do not other
girls learn of il in the same way? Are they
taught about life in your public schoos3"
had TO admit that they were not, but sdll
maintain that in this one particular - tho
failure to present life as il is--Isadora Dun.
cans school is as poor as the public schools,
In vocational training it is beyond cridcism. I,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

I asked him which Of the statues he would
topple first in New York if he were appointed
Commissioner of Public Works by Mayor
Mitchell, with as much power as Phidias had.
But he did not wish to sling metaphorical
mud at any specific works of contemporary
artists and refrained from mentioning names.
Then inquired as to what statues he would
not destroy, and as he mentioned only two
that he liked very much it was easy to con-
clude what would happen if he were given
carte blanche.
"The monument to Farragut in Madison
Square, by ST. Gaudens," he said, "is very adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

use the sun-parlor except in summer, and it's
fine then, and if you're ever down this way,
Mr.. Editor drop in.
And l amt inviting you because want you
should print this piece and want to get on the
right side OF you but because me working for
you it's only right we should get acquainted.
And if you amt ever coming down this way
/ could just as easy come visit you, only
don't ever travel without my wife is along,
too. and it amt worth while making such
long trip unless you're going to be gone some
time, like month or six weeks, and | sup
pose even then we'd hate to come back after
the good time you'd probably show us, espe-
cially as my wife and l are both able TO ht
in fine anywhere and l bet your wife would
like her fine.
Well. that pane Of glass cost s125 and quit
being neutral right there because a dachshund
is a German dog Which only goes to show
that it's bad policy making up your mind too
quick which is something you'd do well to take
to heart yourself, Mr. Editor, when you say right
off YOU can't afford a correspondent Down East,
for second thought will probably tell you that
you can't afford not to have a correspondent
Down East when business probably amt as good
as it might be and few subscribers, not to
speak of them what would buy from Ethel Noyes,
amt to be sneezed at.
For Doc Webster, who's strong for the Ger
mans, come right out and proved that dachshund
wasn't real dachshund but crossed with
a French bull, so the French much to
blame as the Germans and could hold the Ger
mans responsible for mutt like that with the
French equally to blame?
So Pm right back being neutral being fair
minded and having got good sense, but with me
being out S1.25 you blame if l want a job
corresponding with your paper, and if you don't
want to hire me remember that Maine people
are mighty Independent and I guess you amt
the only paper in the country at that
ANTIGERMAN BECAUSE BELGIUM WAS
SLUGGED WHEN SHE WASN'T LOOKING.
Well, I'm neutral but l guess I'm the only
in town. III tell you how the rest of the peo-
pie feel but thinking it since I started this
piece, why should give you valuable news until
know whether I'm going to have a lawsuit on
my hands to collect the money which you had
ought to pay me for this piece? Until | know
you better III just tell you this. Seven hundred
OF US are against the Germans on account of
Belgium being slugged when she wasn't looking
and if she could put up such a fine scrap when
she wasn't hunting trouble what could she do
if she went cunning for it? The other hundred
are for the Germans because what did England
ever do for US except let US lick them and the
French amt moral, and what good is a Russian
anyway if Jap lick him?
That's where Fairport stands and where she
stands the nation follows.
Now about my next article, I'll know If it's
safe to do business with you then, and I'll give
you lots of valuable news about the effect of the
upon business down here, especially the views
Of the wer-owners what are firmly of the belief
that mines broke loose from European waters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

have drifted over here and explored, driving the
herrings away. Them and rotten Government
what don't look after the Ash and make them
run in here.
Also, II you'd be interested in knowing how
folks feel OF the Neck, and up Penobseot way
I'll visit with them, provided, OF course, there's
no delay in sending me my check for this piece.
And you needn't print this in fine type SOS to pay
me less for know my rights and I'm real friend
Iy with Lawyer Patterson.
And you can't expect me to spend lot OF
money looking up news for you without you
standing the expense IL will cost me $500 TO
hire a rig off Of Will Hooper TO drive up to PEN
obscot. Maybe, II you mention his name in large
type he'd knock quarter of this price, making
it s175, for guess he'd figure the advertisement
worth the difference, especially II you threw in
something about him running q coal and wood
business, too.
A BILL OF PARTICULARS DISTINGUISHED
FOR IT'S VARIETY.
Then there'd be dinner for self and wife, for
I told you I never travel nowhere without her.
Thatd be fifty cents each, or one dollar for both,
as we'd need to be gone all day learning senti-
ment about this war OF course, we might eat
at Uncle Charles Gray's up in North Penobscos
Priscilla have been after US for some to spend
the day with them. But even II they do feed
us free 1 don't see why it shouldn't cost you
dollar just the same. Well have TO return the
dinner to them some time, won't we? And If you
think I'm trying to get you to send me to Pc
nobscot Just because we want to visit, l want you
should know l amt afraid to pay for rig my
self II feel like It. l amt suggesting the trip
because want ride.
Now, then. II you want more pieces from me
| advise you TO telegraph because the fish may
start running any day and won't have time
to look up news and don't send it collect. II you
want my picture maybe julie Seybt will take it
free IL you'll run a small ad about him. And my
next piece will be even better than this, as
am getting the hang Of 1t.
Your true friend,
PEASLEY PLUMMER PERKINS,
per A. s. R.
P S.-Pease print my name in full as II VIII
please my wife, especially the middle name which
is named after Boston doctor who brought
me into this world and would probably be proud
to see his name and might invite TO visit
with him on our way to New York to visit you.
p. s. 2-When you telegraph to do some cor
responding from OF the Neck better telegraph
my money for this piece so III know sure you
mean to deal square with me and won't be run
ming up livery bill and wasting time writing
for you without being sure I'll get my money
without lawsuit.
P. S. 3-My wife sends her love 70 your wife
and says she'll bring on some homemade Jelly
when we visit you, also new knitting stitch She
learned at the Alliance last week Her name Is
Ethel and I'm sure your wife would like her fine,
and it will be pleasant for you TO meet your corr
respondent and our wives TO be real friendly.
Last P. S-There wasn't any fight, as the dseh-
shund away.
(THE END)