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hands over his lmpcdimenta to the
baggage master. who fastens 4 small
numbered tag, made Of brass or card
board. to each article and gives the
passenger brass or cardboard checks
with corresponding numbers"
Now let us seek n hotel.
When ladies are Of the party" says
the guide. 1T is advisable to frequent
the best hotels only.
On reaching the hotel the traveller
enters the office. a large and often
comfortably fitted up apartment. used
as a general rendezvous and smoking
room. not only by the hotel guests
but often by local residents. On one
side OF II Is the desk OF. tho hotHl
clerk. who keeps the keys Of the bed
rooms. supplies unlimited letter paper
gratis. and Is supposed to be more or
less omniscient on all points on which
the traveller Is likely TO require in
formation. Here the visitor enters his
name In the register kept for the pur-
pose. and has his Don assigned TO him
by the clerk, who details a bell boy
to show him tho way to his room and
carry his hand baggage. II he has
wv ftNno utclV'FNh VI tHS
checks he should now give them to
the clerk and ask to have his trunks
fetched from the station and sent up
to his room
ION entering the dining room the
visitor is shown to his seat by the head
waiter, instead Of selecting the first
vacant seat that suits his fancy. The
table waiter then hands the guest the
menu Of the day. from which he orders
what he chooses.
Guests do not leave their boots at
the bedroom door to be BACKED as In
Europe. but will find q "bootblack' In
the toilet room"
Here Is an important announce
ment:
Liquors Of all kinds are sold at
saloons (public houses) and hotel bars.
Restaurants which solicit the patron
age Of gents should be avoided"
BY no a Of least Importance Ia
the key to the American language
which Baedcker furnishes, He says;
1.-THE following short list OF words
in frequent use in the United States
In a sense not commonly known In
England may he found Of service" A
few Of the words are:
Bed spread-coverlet.
R!scuit-hot tea rolls.
Observation-Disclosures mass OF building
bounded by fOu, streets.
Boots-used only Of boots coming up
wholly or nearly to the knee.
Boss-master, head. person In author
ity.
Rowl--bRsin
Bright--clevcr.
Bug--beetlc. Lsect OF almost any kind.
Burcau--chest OF drawers.
Calico--printed cotton cloth.
~Chowder-a kind Of thick Ash soup
Clerk-shopman
Corn--maixe or Indian corn.
Cowboy-cattle herdsman.
Cracker-biscuit.,
Cusptdor--splttoon.
pack VI cards fused by shake.
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~ life and illness among Industrial and
other workers in the fields of t%ranspor-
,ation and commercial activities be-
cause of prcvcntahlc diseases, acct
dents and carclessness,
Let us assume that We have %
900 900 industrial workers. These peo-
pl" have an expectation Of life ten
years shorter than their fellow work.
Crs In Germany. and the difference IL
mainly due ~ the causes just mem
toned. Assuming the average annual
earnings of these workers TO he but
$500, tho not loss by shortening their
lives ten years is $50. 900, 900, 900.
something like 1850 lives are sacri-
ilccd through accidents In our coal
mines alone every twelve months.
This human wastaec represents an
economic loss Of 81. 500 900. We waste
l0,5s5 lives and foot the bill Of l69,53S
injuries incident to railway accidents.
II hay" not at hand the figures
showing the vital losses and the cost
of injuries in other fields OF mining
and transportation by water, many of
which might be avoided through the
exercise of proper precautions. All OF
,hcm.s however. illustrate fairly well
the rather needless fashion with which
we push ahead In our haste to pro-
ducc or our desire to reach a destina-
ton.
'"The' lax administration NJ the ma
lional Government brings in its train
a dissipation of quite 5000. 900, 900
every fiscal year, This unproductive
expenditure is equivalent TO the eco
monte value of l76.i70 of adult work.
ers. That IL to say. that number NJ
people would have to work 70 make
up yearly for governmental waste--a
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our rural needs don't let us forget that
we are confronted with an annual bill
for $3.50. 00O. 900 resulting from losses
to growing crops. fruit trees and grain
in storage through the attack OF nox.
ious insects. The multiplication Of
these pests Ii declared by experts to
he very largely the consequence Of
careless methods OF agriculture.
Again. the attacks OF fies, ticks
and other insects on animal life u
"A yearly waste estimated at S261 .000.-
900. And human life Is by no means
immune. Flies. mosquitoes and other
germ carrying insects and the hook
worm cause the death Of some 100 900
persons annually. Assuming that an
adult American represents a cost up
to maturity OF $1,000. this economic
sacrifice is equivalent yearly TO $780,
oOO. 900.
wolves. rats. mice and other depre-
datory mammals cause US annually
losses among live stock and crops
reaching n value Of 500, OO0. 900.
Again, we suffer another 500. 0o0.-
900 loss in live stock due to disease.
Forty per cent. Of this may properly
he charged to Texas fever alone. Ex-
perts do not hesitate to say that this
loss is largely prcvcntablc. II not Grad
icable.
And while We arc dealing with the
avagc OF disease don't let us forget
that industrial diseases claim a toll
among human workers every year Of
$4,000. 900. These diseases are incl
dent 20 the natur OF the employment
and TO the %unsaritary conditions sur
rounding the workers. Such losses are
entirely avoidahlc.
we waste 81 100000 900 through loss
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One can adapt oneself to ones sur
roundings. now. can't one? Underline
head Of General Hints" Baedeker
tells us:
The first requisites for the enjoy
ment OF a tour In the United States
are an absence Of prejudice and a will
ingness to accommodate oneself to tho
customs Of the country. II the trav-
eller exercise a little patience he will
often ind that ways which strike him
as unreasonable or even disagreeable
are more suitable to the environment
than those OF his own home would be.
He should from the outset reconcile
himself to the absence Of Difference or
servil!ty on the parft Of those ne on
siders his social interiors; but II ready
himself to be courteous on a footing Of
equality ne will seldom meet any real
impOliteness.
1.-THE social forms Of America are.
In their essentials. similar to those Of
England. and the visitor will do well
10 disabuse himself Of the idea that
laxity In their observance will he less
Objectionable in the one country than
In the other. He will Of course ind
various minor differences in different
parts Of the country, but good nan
ncrs will nowhere be at a discount"
Now for the trip itself. A few final
words Of caution before the train
starts may not be amiss. For 1t is
by train that the Journey is to be
made, Says Baedcker:
Coaches. usually called stages. and
in some country places bargcs. have
now been replaced by railways
throughout nearly the whole Of the
United States"
To proceed:
I'm America the traveller Is left 10
rely on his own common sense still
more freely than in England. and no
attempt In made to take care Of him
in the patriarchal fashion Of continent
tai railways. He should therefore he
careful to see that he Is In his proper
a The conductor (guard) calls All
aboard when the train Is about to
start. but a warning bell Is seldom or
never,Yung.
Each locomotive carries a large bell
which Is tolled as It approaches sta
tions or level (grade) crossings.
THE carriages are called cars. The
conductor is aided by trainmen or
bra kemen. A slow train Is called an
accommodation. The ticket ONCE is
never called booking Office. Luggage
Is baggage and Is expedited through
the baggage master. Other words In
common use ere: turnout (siding),
bumper (burer). box car (closed goods
carl, freight train goods train.
caboose guards van). cars (train). to
pull out Ito start). cowcatcher (fo,-
der In front OF cngine). switch lshunt).
switches t%pOints)."
But II the railway employees do not
look after passengers In ~patriarchal
fashion, Baedeker does. Here. for in
stance. Is our luggage and he tells us
just what to do with Il:
ION arrival at the station the trsv-
sllsr shows his railway ticket aad
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1T IoH cost Of living. wSy
not call Il the penalty Of
utter wastefulncss?" asks
Prot. Rudolph NJ. Binder OF New York
University. IF wilful waste does in
deed invite woful want. then the re.
sponsibility for the present cost Of
living is national. No one class OF
citizens or order OF merchants should
BE- held accountable: all Of us are
virtually implicated.
by u conduct. active and passive.
Ne waste $4,000. 600, 900 annually.
This means that out Of every dollar
earned 40 cents counts for naught.
Indeed IL Is not unlikely that this
amazing wastagc may be even greater
rather than less. And yet We wonder
why our money brings us SO scant a
return.
Taking our population at 100. 0O0.-
600, this sp%endthrift habit Of ours costs
every n Of us yearly a matter Of
~$lo0-$l0O thrown away. Or to nut IL
another way, that hundred dollars rep
resents the interest at & per cent. on
N.Gss.66-a nice little sum TO have In
the bank or safely invested. In other
words that 100000 00. 900 wastage
stands for the possible earnings Of a
principal of $iSS.6SS. O0O. 900.
These dissipated ten billions Of dol
lars would certainly meet the Govern
ment's total expenses for quite nine
years. assuming the annual OUTLAWS to
be as unusual and heavy as they have
been within the past twelve months.
or course this extravaganza comes
back upon every one OF us and the
high cost OF living is the form in which
We feel II most directly.
This state Of affairs is not a theory.
n In an absolute fact and I purpose
making this clear In plain figures.
The public must have been shocked
the other day when 1t learned that the
annual food wastage here in New York
city alone amounts TO millions of dol
lars and the statistics given by the
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Shoes-used for boots not coming
above the top OF the ankle,
Sick-ill.
~Store-shop.
street car--tramway car,
Take out-An American takes a lady
out TO dinner, while an Englishman
takes her "ln."
Track-railway line.
Under ~waist-bodice.
WagOn--carriage.
Wait on (table)-wait NJ.
Bacdeker also assures the New
Yorker that he will feel at home whcr-
ever he may go in the United States.
For mo limit Is placed ON the
number Of passengers admitted to pub
lie conveyas,ces. and straps are pro-
vided In the ears Of trRmways and
elevated railways to enable those who
cannot obtain seats'to maintain their
equilibrium"
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creased cost of coal, and yet the high
price OF that fuel could readily be
avoided II we utilized our vast deposits
OF peat. The value of our available
peat beds IL estimated at $40, 000, 000,-
600. and yet but little OF that' natural
fuel IL made use of here. In this We
are many decades behind Europeans.
and our manufactures OF this ource
Of fuel Is economically tantamount to
waste or extravaganza.
I'm mining coal In this country, the
Bureau Of Mines reported four years
ago, probably one-third of the btu
minOus coal and one-half the anthra-
cite are left In the mine. Better
methods of mining have reduced past
losses, and there is prospect of further
immediate Improvement, The losses
from pillars left to support the roof
and from coal left in beds too thin to
he mined proitably are sure to o n
tinue. hut can he greatly diminished.
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-.
,u vi " bureau OF Ioou anu drugs
,."" III oot. '"ls Jul Ihoeeu our-
o",n W >oVemper tnat
$500 I. : department. on
go oUsv Po""us OF 'oous'u"s
o.,,..s u s".p"leh's re
80, Ia. CIV" u oseu o.e.uso .nes
$50. Q "'"'eu is'r'''"VV
~, 81.
,a.,,on.h,,' 'sS was un-
,,o,hna. Il, = poo'
sh,nnSrs wi " p"'. o' the
.;onsr =, >nr,.,,,.. ch.S- ,".,
cor >ir,a,s. e..
acros ~, I.,a g., -
ar. nao,ic.n. 'na'
for. aI,ouod % -. u"
,r,o =, E.r. ~, o,'S.
n,re S,,,. n, go
abre ag.i,s, mns, -, ,hs -.
and s,,te. n, ,ha rsn,,n ~ ''
what o,h.r n.ori. ,.u,- ~
selves civiliyed ana nro,rc.siyo .,o'',s
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number nearly double the force Of our
standing army "a n Is to-day.
From 1883 down 20 and including
1918 the Governments combined war
and naval bill totalled S10.ss1. 1874. S5y.
and the total outlay in pensions from
July 1, 1890. to July 1. 1916. amounted
to 35.o54,s30.72 ri nearly half Of the
national defence costs. No wonder.
then. that we vast yearly something
like 9170. 900 900 through pensions that
are undeserved or fraldulently OBJ
tanned. Prior TO the presert great con-
1ict the pension list OF Germany,
France. England and Austria Hungary
combined totalled less than $780,.
100000!
we waste $4,000. 900 q year In the
handling Of our mails. while under
normal conditions the German Gov
eminent makes a net profit of $685.
600. 900 On a much smaller gross busi-
ness. In other branches Of our gov
crnmental life Federal. state and mu.
nicipal. while the losses cannot be re-
duced to specific figures. there is no
doubt but that they are enormous.
Fire losses to buildings throughout
the United States come close to $780,.
900. 900 annually. Further. We waste
$500. 600. 900 in expenses incident to
that portion Of the water supply Of our
cities which IL used in fire fighting
through fire department charges and
distribution charges. . These OUTLAWS
make the per capita burden ten times
that Of the kindred service in Euro
pean municipalities.
ut has been estimated hat scale
formed upon the heating surface OF To-
connective boilers in this country in
wolves n yearly loss Of more than 15.-
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this immense capital only 20 per cent.
Of Il renders an efficient return
I'm private manufacturing estab-
lishments the wastage Is relatively
greater, because those plants have q
figure Of merit or efficiency. taking
them at large. Of but go per cent. The
value Of our manufactured products In
normal times exceeds 81, 900. 900. 900 I.
nually, and Just think what a ire
mendous sacrifice 40 per cent. incfh-
cheney represents.
"The egg Ia a conspicuous figure In
public discussion just at present. No
wonder II is we'll nigh a luxury. be-
cause careless handling brings in It's
train an annual loss which Is figured
at $40, 600. 900 and is probably nearer
$50. 600, 900 at the present time. This
wastage IL very largely the result Of
breakage in transportation.
mo one has ever dared TO estimate
the wastage incident to the careless
handling Of freight, express matter
and baggage generally: and tn this
loss might properly he added the In
creased cost OF packing intended to
guard against this very item.
I'VE call ourselves a progressive
nation. and yet ell Of us would I've
shocked were the figures available in
aic.t,nc Tho o-norn,o,,. xc,rly ,osscs
Az. o. mnror.r IA on,,ouo,cl mo; H.
"a. .r,,in,aI Ia ,ho ,ntni,, ~ c,,i
.n,,cr conner and other metals n. we'll
a. :, occo,n, n, tho indifYerept meth
DDS employed in metallurgical proc
esses Of various kinds. The electric
furnace. which has an uphill battle
horc 4. NOW IN n fair wov tn save in
Tho melting of b,oss alone the tidy
sum of $40. o n. 600.
when Americans COMPLAIN OF the
high cost n food they should remember
,ha, n lorp. perrutarc of our potato
crop rots unnecessarily every year.
This is because we have failed TO adopt
a potsto driving process such as is used
in Germany. I,ccnusc of this allure
va lose food 10 the value 90 s25. 600 900
every season
And. again. ST.. 600 600 10 thrown
away annually throuph our failure TO
u,ilizc tho leaves of potatoes and other
p;,nts f,, fodder and fertilizer Ger
MANY turns those farm hy-prouc,s into
a source of revenue. Indeed We sacri-
flee immense sums cvory twelve months
simn,v bac,u,o AZ, Jo M, t,ko adyan-
taye OF money saving processes rclat.
ing TO food which are in common use
throue bout most OF Europc.
"a. tho lowcs, estimate Wa might
save ouito 500 am 0oo i'm ,bc COURSE M
aycrv yc,r if our manufacturer and
workmen adnnt.d cunmon scuse prsc-
tices in their daily oncrations. Tho in
,roductio, ar thrsc methods has bccn
b,unorad hy ca, ,,uch nro,chinr ,,a
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Of those materials would he %prontably
used In one way or another,
Because We fail 10 erect levecs and
dams whore they could be placed at a
comparatively modest outlay We waste
yearly $23s 900. 900 through losses Incl
dent to floods and freshcts. And soil
erosion costs us annually quite $500
200. 900. This Ii because our farmers
fail to work their lands properly. Bv
breaking up the surface they would
stimulate absorption of the wafer and
prevent it from rushing away and
forming gulleys down which the fer
tility Of their fields is washed into the
'rivers and into tho sea.
Because We do not drain our
swamps and over,lowcd areas. which
are ideal for agriculture. We leave I'M
touched regions that could he made at
small expense At to support homes for
0 1000, 900 people,
And while We are dwelling upon
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Seeing Ourselves as Baedeker Sees Us
We Learn Many Very Interesting Things

DING to see America this win
ter? 1t will be quite unneces-
sary to pack q revolver along.
When searching for the Pullman the
tourist should not make the mistake
Of calling the a a carriage. When
+. the conductor calls IAN aboard the
train is about to start and II behooves
one TO enter.
These hints, suggestions and words
Of caution arc from no less an AUTHOR
fly than Kari Baedekcr himself.
Bacdeker's France" and Northern
Italy" and Austrian Tyrol" have been
on the shelf for a couple Of years nov
and are deep In dust, but Baedcker's
limited States Is coming into It's own
a last.
That Is one Of the results Of the
war. II has served to put America
on tho map-the tourists America. as
well as America the munition make,
the money lender and the food pro-
Queer. E~nSiishmen are not crOwding
the westward bound ships these days,
but still there are travellers from the
British Isles. many OF them too ad-
,anccd in years to fight and all wei
coming a release from the never ceas-
Ing war talk.
They cannot 70 to tho Mediterranean.
Do they are coming 10 New York. And
not all of them stop here. Florida,
California and the various springs are
making their appeal to Englishmen.
These tourists are more courageous
This year than formerly. And logically
%. II one must take chances with
Zeppclins in remaining at home. why
should one hesitate to risk contact
having come thus far. why balk at
holdup men and Indians in the sup
posedly untamed wilderness beyond
the Adirondack?
Furthermore. here is Baedeker's
Tinted States" with the assurance
that-"throughout almost the Whole
country travelling IL now as safe As In
the most civilized parts OF Europe, and
the carrying Of arms. which indeed
Is forbidden in many States. is as I'M
necessary here as there"
And a trip. say TO the Pacific coast.
won't he such an awful bore either.
For I'm a great many ways travelling
In the United States Is. to n who un-
derstands 1t. more comfortable than In
Europe" All that Is needed Is the
power Of understanding.
~ course there are some drawbacks.
The average Englishman." Baedeker
qualities, will probably find the chief
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CARELEss nAeKlNo IS RESPONSIBLE FOE 7EARI7 IoSsTS
MOUNTING INTO THE lLLlON

oO0, 900 ton Of coal. That Is to say,
that immense quantity OF fuel is
burned at a dead loss because the in
terposed crust or scale prevents just
No much heat from reaching the water
which II to he turned into steam for
motive purposes.
This il merely onc item of RAILWAY
incficiency. and Il Ia therefore not sur.
prising IN learn that Jur railroads
waste annually $3.50, 900. 900 through
Encouragement In n direction or
another. In short. our steam rail lines
are valued At 81 900. 900. 900, and Of
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Drummer-commercial traveller.

Drummer-commercial traveller.
Dry goods--dress materials, drapery.
Elevator-lift.
Fleshy--stout.
Grip or gripsack-handbaE.
Gums-overshoes.
Highball--whisky and soda.
Horse car--tran,way car,
Lunch--a slight meal at any hour Of
the day.
Mad-vcXed. cross.
Mail--to post.
Mucllage-liquid gum.
N~ualin-cOiton cloth.
Misunderstanding mot used before
ears polltfD.
Parlor-draw!ng room.
pie-tart,
Pitcher-jug.
Right away--directly.
Rooster-c0ck.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., o~vershosA
shlns--to black OF polish (bootsl.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-08
BRITAIN RESTRICTS U. S.
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
Only 81 Commodities Can BE Sent
and Rigid Conditions Must BE
Complied With.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s. New
rest lctiCns on American trade with
Russia were announced Thursday
by the British embassy in a circular
setting forth conditions 10 govern
shipments passing through the
blockade lines into Sweden through
which country most American ex-
ports TO Russia are handled. Aside
from goods destined for the Russian
government only 81 commodities
can be sent 10 Russia under the
regulations ard rigid conditions
must be complied with before let
ters Of assurance for the shipments
viii be issued.
The list of goods for which the
British embassy will issue letters
Of assurance to American exporters
TO Russia and Finland includes the
following for which such assurances
are given under the present regula-
lions:
Binoculars. indictments. and
thermometers. sulphur. tartaric. and
citric acids. dyes, varnishes. photo
graphic plates. phosphor. machin-
cry except laths, carbonate Of
ammonia, blue copperas (suiphate
of copperas) vegetable seeds. par
affin, oils, tar. wax, colophany
(rosin) American cotton, salt and
rice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-08

the field has been the checking of
transactions during the past few
months by these men.
Much Due To- Natural Causes.
At the same time officials make
clear their conviction that no small
part Of the rise in prices was due
20 natural economic causes. Many
OF these causes. IL is pointed out.
lay far beneath the surface. such
conditions as the international bal
ance Of trade. and the amount Of
currency in circulation h-ving a
direct bearing on the situation. al
though not generally understood.
The grand jury investigation at
Chicago. il is expected. will he pro-
ductive Of valuable information and
possibly other developments which
department OF justice officials are
unwilling TO discuss. Present activ-
tiles OF the departments investiga-
tors are understood 10 center about
Chicago. Trade boards, butter and
egg exchanges produce. sugar.
coffee. and other food exchanges. il
was authoritatively announced. have
not been investigated
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-08
DID YOU GET A CALL
YESTERDAY BY PHONE?
IL Was One of $1,000 rs Companies
Calling Alteration To TranspOr-
tatiOn Conference.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec s.
Fifteen thousand persons in six
states were personally notified be-
tween the hours Of nine and u
Thursday of the meeting in this city
next Thursday and Friday of the
Central States Transportation con-
ference. Representative in 240 cit
les in Indiana. Illinois, Ohio. Ken
lucky. Tennessee, and Missouri call
ed up from 20 to 100 Of the most
influential citizens in each commun-
ity and informed them of the con-
ference, its aims and scope.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-08
WOMAN SPLITS WOOD,
SPLINTER PUTS OUT EYE
Mrs. Amanda ZenOr OF Cory. Ind. i'm
Serious Condition Follow
ing Accident.

CORY, Ind, Dec. S.-While split
ting kindling Thursday. Mrs. Amanda
ZenOr suffered an injury that de-
stroyed one eye when a splinter
penetrated the ball She is in a Sc
riOus condition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-08

A French shoemaker has patent
ed a machine that makes a plaster
cast of a customers foot. and from
it forms a last over which his shoes
are made.