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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
The crumbIIno Of Caste.

India is In the midst Of one of her
greatest famines. Grain is twice az
high as It was in 1900, but in spite of
this people are not dying as they did
then.
A missionary gives two reasons for
the lower death rate:
In the last 20 years the people
have learned to work. Formerly one
or two members Of family supported
the rest Now, all who are aDle to
work earn something, and so during
THE years of plenty something has been
saved up-hot much but enough to
help little.
Another reason why India is in
better condition now than in 1900 is
that the caste system is breaking down.
Now you will find men and women of
many castles doing work which for
merly was done by one caste alone.
High-caste Hindus are coming to see
that manual labor is not a disgrace
World Outlook.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
Snow pouchnuts.

Snow doughnuts are now to be
classed with wind-formed snow-rollers
as among the natural phenomena Of
winter w. A. Price Of the West vir-
ginia geological survey, records that in
a heavy snow fall of 1916-l7 some
roadside fences were covered with
steep-walled drifts, having overhang-
ing tops In places. From many Of
these tops Numbers of snow rings, re.
sembling doughnuts. had become lie
tached and rolled down the drift. leav-
ing their tracks behind. The riggs
were two to four inches in diameter
and half an inch thick The tongues
of snow had bowed over from the top
until their two ends met. and the com
pletion Of the ring. seems to have heen
a matter Of balance during the bend-
ing forward and rolling down Same
fragments had broken away and rolled
on their sides without forming rings.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
Tale of the oldsn paxs.

In five and ten-cent store wob-
bly, individual stood in front of n
counter on which was displayed
number Of mechanical toys.
Picking up large bug, he asked
the girl behind the counter:
'How much is thisY
"Ten cents" the girl replied, and
then she asked curiously:
taking it home to your little boy ",
'No," the man returned. II got
other. uses for It,"
II wonder what?o
II want to take 1t with me to a
banquet"
"To a banquet?"
Yes. A wine supper"
whats the ideaT
EVERY time take drink | am go
ing TO put this bug on the table in
front of me"
"Uh, uh--"
"Ann ,nen see two bugs III know
=. = 'negto 90 home."-Youngstown
Telegram.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
COMFORT At LITTLE COST
Inventor Tells Of Idea Which Enables
Him to Have Hot Bath at Prae-
tIcalIy No Expense.

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. In
ventor of the telephone. speaking Of
the importance Of little things, in Peo-
pies Magazine. tells Of one Of his own
homemade devices.
Speaking OF comfort in the home
he says. 1--WE thought about the hot
water problem. do most OF my hard
est work late at night and in the very
early morning; and like to have a
bath between and 8 a. m. But as a
rule, the water heated by the kitchen
stove has cooled In the boiler BY that
time.
II got zinc tank and put II into a
wooden box much larger, so that there
was a space Of three or four inches
between the OUTSIDE walls OF the tank
and the inside Of the box walls. This
whole space l filed with wool. Hot
water, poured into the zinc tank.
found, kept its heat far longer under
those circumstances than In con,
tainer unprotected by the wool--along
the lines Of the thermos bottle. you
see.
but how to heat the water2 And
without waste7 Ali ] was wasting
heat every night, wasting 1t dreadful.
lyl Think OF how It poured from the
chimney of my students lampi / ran
two pipes from the zinc tank into q
hood over the lamps fame, thus es.
tabIishing circulation of water then
proceeded with my nights work.
Next morning the water in the tank
was little warm, but not warm
enough. found, however. that in the
evening when / relit the students
lamp there was still warmth in the
water from the zinc tank. Sol It be-
came cumulative process, and In a
few nights ] had the water in the
tank too hot for me TO hold my hand
In It.
@That tank Is now iE the attic OF
my Nova Scotia house, and its wa
ter. heated by my student's-lamp idea
and protected by It's wool covering
gives me nice warm bath every morn.
ing. The only difference is that / get
the heat from straight pipe run down
the inside Of the chimney to my open
fire in the study"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
FAMOUS IN VERSE
Smithy, ImmortaIlzed by Long
fellow, Still Stands.
Shop Of the Village Blacksmith, at
Cambridge, Mass, Looks Today
Almost as It Did When the
Poet Wrote Of It.

In his diary of October 5. 1899,
Longfellow made this note: Wrote a
new psalm of life-it is The Village
Blacksmith
And the house of the village black
smith, built In 1911, still stands in
Cambridge. covered with vines and
sought after by tourists and lovers Of
the old, although the spreading chest.
nut tree" has been cut down to make
room for the widening Of Brattle
street.
II was the home of Dexter Pratt,
the village blacksmith, and the friend
Of Longfellow, who immortalized him
and his smithy In verse. The Bach
elder family, who bought the place
from the heirs Of Mary Walker in
1912, have restored the place to its
former simple beauty. It still bears
the "Sign of the Cockhorse."
Inside, the rooms are restored with
all the quaintness of their original
form. AS one goes in the door they
open from both sides of the small hall
and each room has large open fire.
place. The mantels are wide and
plain. as was the fashion in the early
days.
Upstairs, at the Brattle street end
of the house, one goes down three
steps into the end room. You pass
through a narrow back passage and
find two small bedrooms and back
stairs which are sharp and steep.
Dexter Pratt. Longfellow's black
smith friend, succeeded Torrey Han
cock in the ownership of the property,
who In turn bought it from the heirs
of Thomas Brattle. who built the
house. Pratt had lived there long
time when Longfellow came to Cam
bridge in 1886. After the death of
Dexter Pratt in 1S47, the property
passed through various hands until,
in 1870, friends bought 1t for Mary
Walker, an escaped quadroon slave,
woman Of refinement and beauty, who
had been servant in several Cam
bridge families, ana afterward taught
school in the South.
After her return to the North two
Of her three children were found and
returned to her through the. efforts of
General o. o. Howard They were then
grown man and woman, although
when she last saw them they were
children.
While she occupied the house many
Harvard students lived there. Now,
purchased from the heirs of the es.
capped slave, it has become one of the
show places of Cambridge.
Longfellow. in the Knickerbocker
Magazine, in 1910, first immortaiized
the place. He made word picture
of the village smithy and the black
smith, and also made a pen and ink
sketch of the chestnut tree and the
smithy. The tree up to 1876 spread
its branches in front of the house.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
CEMETERY OF THE FUTURE
Government Scientist Draws Pleasing
picture Of Resting Places Of
Loved Ones Gone Before. a

Cemeteries are not cheerful places.
Burial lots are cared for during two
or three generations and then too
commonly are neglected. Weeds cover
the graves and fallen tombstones are
allowed 10 lie. The long-dead are for
gotten.
DR.. David Fairchild. distinguished
government scientist, urges q new de-
parture. He thinks that cemeteries
should be made attractive and that
the principal feature of a great city
burylng ground ought to be beautifN
building somewhat resembling a X
brary with alcoves and quiet hooks.
Instead of boox-stacks 1t would have
fireproof vaults containing personal
records of members of the families
whose lost ones are buried under fiat
stones amid the charming surround
lncs of vast garden. These records
would include all kinds OF data relat-
ing to the dead-accounts of their
most noteworthy dolngs, photographs.
etc.
Cannot you imagine" says DR..
Falrchlld. "strOlling into the hall Of
the dead, to find there, In their proper
place, all of the personal records of
your family for generations back2
There are the photographs of your
grandparents, of departed uncles and
aunts, or little ones who did not live
to grow up, all with stories of their
lives attached and letters and anec-
dotes.
with these might be preserved
photographic records of the voices Of
the dead, so that they could be heard
to talk; and rooms might be fitted up
for privately viewing moving pictures
of the departed. who would thusly be
made to come alive again. >"
The dead could thus be made, In
sense, to live on indefinitely. Between
the living generation and the past
would be established definite and
permanent tie.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
Novel strlke.

There is novel form Of strike In
progress in q portion of Victoria
Australia. Angered by the high prices
charged for chidren's shoes and
boots. parents have been sending
their boys and girls barefooted to
school. This mtl-proiiteerlng meas.
ure has been enthusiastically ap
plauded by the children, who enjoy
the novelty, and in many cases. where
parents have not Joined in, boots have
been discarded before the home is
out Of sight. An amusing feature
has been the action Of d local bootsell,
er in sending his own children bare
footed. AS there Is no school Iule
which prescribes footwear, and as the
days are long and warm, the strike
Is running its merry course.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
Ex.soLDIEns NOTICE.

You are entitled to vote pro-
vided you take your certificate
Of discharge TO the polls with
you.
II Is not necessary to carry the
discharge to the court house in
order to obtain exemption from
payment Of poll tax.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
New Insulating Material.

A new product suitable for use in
electrical insulation is being obtained
from the treatment of kelp in Aus
tralia. The moist preclpitate is SUBJ
jected to pressure and formed under
pressure, after which II is hnrdened
by treatment with formalin. The 81
ished article is made by turning On
the lathe, a process which is said to
be perfectly satisfactory, and high
polish Is applied. The raw material
is to be found in large quantities
AROUND the coast of Australia and par
ticularly on the Tasmanlan shnres.---
Scientific American
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
PERU Alarmed over Chinese.

The continued influx Of Chinese in
to Peru is being viewed with alarm
and agitation is being carried on BY
the recently formed Anti-Asiatic
league, which has as its purpose the
securing Of more stringent immigra-
ton laws. The chief fault found with
the Chinese is that they enter Into
small businesses and sell at such low
prices that local business men can
not compete, Feeling has run high
on several occasions, with disastrous
results to the Chinese merchants.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

was the fact that Mrs. Christopher
oleson. Of Minnesota the only wo-
man speaker, who delivered pane
gyric on Wilson. was yet one OF the
beartiest Of the applauders of Bryan.
an hour later.
Not the least significant of the
things that came to pass on this
amazing occasion related 10 prohibil
ton. Mr.. Bryan and Senator Owen
spoke in Appreciation of It, But II
chilled the audience, and other
speakers showed a remarkable tend
ency gingerly and cautiously ITO keep
away from IL.
II Is needless b say that while
there was gloom here when the DEM
ocratic leaders assembled at the
beginning OF the week, there is still
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

worth while reservations to the
treaty and still stubborn, would in
slst on his proErem OF International
ism; that he desired 70 project this
Issue into the 1890 campaign. Mr..
Bryan holding for Americanlsm as
warned the party the wilson pro-.
gram would spell party disaster. He
advised the party chiefs to stop talk
Ing about the past and to consider
Try 10 meet the presSine and unpre-
cedeuted conditions Of the reconstruc-
tion PERIOD
AZ 70 domestic Legislation. Mr..
Bryan advocated his well kaown
ideas on government owneTship,N on
labor aud the like. az to which many
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

TO throw on the Republicans the
blame for hating needed. domestic
legislation but against that idea
stalks the mo compromise" attitude
of President Wilson, listening to the
voices OF internatlonalism rather
than Americanism.
The bitterness of the Administra-
ton Democratic office-holdlng ele-
ment toward Bryan is open and not
concealed. II would take a chapter
to write all Of what went on at this
histOry-malSing event. The strange
absence OF VIM u. McAdoo who
sent letter but gave no explanation
OF his absence. ~ matter Of COM
ment The fact that former ATnbas-
sador Gerard leaned IN the 15ryan
direction Is another Noticeable, too.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
pIhIcuIt q learn

The Chinese pocket dictionary con.
tains no less than 10000 characters,
which one must learn in order to
claim any real familiarity with the
language, However, an Acquaintance
with 5000 or 1000 symbols is all that
the average native has, and it is said
to be possible to get along with vo.
cabulary of 1000.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

other Democfatic leaders are hatly
opposed to him
TIE Jackson dav banquet, adver-
tIsed as a love feast OF the Demo-
cratic party makes break in the
party as great as the historic one Of
1885, Probably Il means that no
matter what the Senate may do 10
compose peace with Garmany, Pres
ident Wilson viii block It. IL looks
as II the Persistent. despite his Ill
lipn and wants denomination.
Democratic Senators. judged from
the tone or their speeches at the
banquet feel the treaty should be
ratified with reservations. but fear
The unyieIdlnn attitude of Wilson
dooms such hope. They would like
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
] MYSTERiOuSl. B.!
B. MARTHA {. EATON.

d6o60666d6d66 d6d666dhd6d6
q. isso, By Mcclure Newspaper syndieats9
As Kathle Laurence was hurrying
down Commonwealth avenue, she
found a letter. stamped, aud addressed
to Mr.. Page b cushman, Portland, Me.
she inquired OF the passers-by II
they had lost Il.
They all answered mo- so she de-
clded 10 mall II. All day long the name,
Page 3. Cushman. kept running
through her head
Il wonder II lie Is young, old, mar
ried Or single
Then she wondered who had written
the letter and II they were Worrying.
III only knew she said. Reading
the paper, these words caught her
eye: 'Lost--A letter addressed %
Page b. cushman. Portland. Me, Find
en- pIeuse return to J. G. b, care BIOS
ton P--.r
Mercy what shall do7" She de-
cided to write to J.. @. b. and tell him
that she found the letter and Ind mall
I'd It to the nddressee. 10 think was
70 act. with Kathle. She signed her
inter X. w. H., that was all, but she
knew she had relieved the mind Of
J. C.B.
Mr.. Page b. Cushman received his
letter in due time. SO J. 9. r. re-
ceived the answer from him. short
~ after his advertisement appeared
IN the paper.
BUT J. Gil. was crazy 10 know who
mad done him the Kindness Of mailing
the letter.
He was young ana fond OF adven'
cure, SO put a personal" In a paper;
aWill X. ", L. please commemorate
with J. q b. as same would Ike 70
express THINKS IN person"
"Molherl" called KnthIe, excItedly,
come here.p
"Wlat ever is the mattcrf" asked
her mother. rs she came hurSylng in.
.Listen," and Kathie read the per-
sonal. s4halI tell him or her-or i,
who ! amls
eCeftalnly not" answered mother
So j. 6. b. remaIncd 10 ignorance n
the meantime Mr.. Page y. Cushman
came to Boston On business met )
o. B., ana he told him the letter had
been lost
Cushmnn became Interested also IN
-. ..4...,.,, ,s,,,,, had had fhp GOOD sense
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
aeeper gIoom folI0wias thsir eonsN

deeper gloom following their cons(
ferences and their banquet.
The silence OF Wilson on the third
term, the militant antagonism OF
Bryan to the Wilson plans, the alb
sence Of McAdoo. the wide diver
.sence Of Democratic views as to the
railroads, TO labor and to general
constructive domestic legislation. the
consciousness OF the fact that the
PUBIC IN the recent election Is hold
waste, extravagances and maiadmln-
istration and is not disposed to forget
unpleasant facts, have left the I'M
preston that the Democratic cause
this year Is hopeless and thar tfs
date for the execution OF the seven
defeat is' foredoomed
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

Did you ever see locomotive run
60 miles an hour and yet not get any
where7 Such is the performance Of
locomotives which come regularly to
the locomotive laboratory of the Uni
versfty Of Illinois fop scientific tests
on speed, fuel, power, etc.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
Plcturesquely Put.

Disguised Cop Cat crossing) SENT
chauffeur, you arei say,if you were
crossing the Sahara desert you'd run
into a hydrant. boston Transcript.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
President and General Manager Of Orphanage.


They were driving down Washing.
ton street in Kathie's car, when they
saw Page with big fellow like him.
self. hurrylng along IN the crowd
"Oh, Page r called Eleanor. He
turned and saw Eleanor. and the girl
he knew now was the one girl for
him.
Bradley. this Is my cousin, Miss
Page. and Miss Kathie Laurence"
"Alr. Bradley and have met before,
haven't we, Jack?1
ave certainly have, Kathle.p
'IIleanor. benold ]. G. b.. John o.
Bradley" continued Pnge.
"Then you did use your own initials
Jack. I"
II mailed your letter."
you're wonder, Kathie; you put
a nice little sum In both our pockets
eI'm glad quietly with a smile in
to Pages eyes. The young men were
in the car by this time, being rushed
to Kathies home by her mad driving
It did not take long to prove to J
@. B. that he did not hate one little
girl when he looked at Eleanors merry
face
When Page took Kathle in his armi
and their lips met. she knew thai
everything was all right with hei
world.
DEMOCRATIC phHTY SPLIT WIDE
OPEN As WILSON AND BRYAN
REVEAL VIEWS AN TREATY Az
JACKSON DAY DINNER.
licad-On Collision sinnshcs All
Thought VI Party Harmony When |
President and Former Chief OF Cnb-
inet Clash Over Policy OF Admin |
lstrnfion and 1920 Cnmpnfwn issues,
headers nre Diametricaily Opposed.
CLOuD-nANIxs or GLOOM DARKEN
CONFERENCE AND BANQUET
litant Anlagenism OF bryan. die
Absence Of McAdoo, Coupled with
the Well known And Widespread /
DISSATISFACTION With the AD-
,slal.trntion, Cast the shadow Of
neient Upon Efforts Of Party
Washington. Jan 2.--one OF the
greatest party split In the history
OF American poltles was presaged !
~ Democratic leaders In Washington /
on the night OF January ISL Op-l
portunism al embodied in the Wilson
regime. Is Office holders and the
c National Committee came TO a
heedron collision with conviction as
embodied ia william Jennings bryan /
ana that large element OF the De-
mocrntie party that for quarter OF |
q century has sworn BY Bryan in
season and out Of season Ia calm
and storm, and that looks on him,
m spite OF al the reverses and buff 1
representative OF the Democracy Of
Jefferson than any other leader
While president Wilson. who Is
still sick was unable 10 attend the
e the banquetcrs which in effect
demanded ratification OF the Peace
treaty and League Covenant unchang-
Cd and without reservations while
% throw the peace Treaty issue into
the lo2O campaign Mr. BRYAN In /
his old time lighting fashion. was talk
ing square issue with the President, |
of the treaty on whatever terms tho
SEuate democrats could obtain. and /
WAS adviaing the Democratic leaders
10 take up with his own program Of
proposed domestic legislation to give
rnlief from the conditions from which /
the American people are suffering
solemn ,varnlpe wns given by |
blyqn 70 the fashionahly arrayed I
men and women assembled at the /
SYMPTOMS banquet tables that ifl
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
stoneless Prunes,.

The stoneIess prune. new prod
uct, is promising to become pop
ular fruit.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

DEMOCRATIC pAHTY SPLIT WIDE
OPEN As WILSON AND BRYAN
REVEAL VIEWS AN TREATY AT
JACKSON DAY DINNER.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31

lfcad-On Collision sinnshca All
Thought " Party Harmony When
President and Former Chief OF Cnb-
met Clash Over poIicy OF Admin
lstrntion and 1920 CnmpniEn Issuess
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-18
SUGAR oBTA|AABLE
BUT PRICE IS HIGH

Retail prices prevailing for sugar
now range from IS TO 81 and %
cents per pound. dependent upon the
cost price to the dealer Simultane-
ously with this high price Richmond
grocerymen have been furnished a
large supply of sugar and are said to
be able to supply practically all de-
mands of the housewives During
the past few days more than 500 900
pounds have been distributed.
Wholesalers say that at present
there is no indication Of lower prices.
They say that during the past week
only very small amount arrived at
the old price OF cents, which would
sell for IL cents per pound. The last
shipment received was 6 900 pounds.
The cost price of this was II cents
and will bring 20 cents. The cost of
the sweet will vary according to
where and how it Is purchased on
the open market.