Dakota County Herald
DAKOTA C1TT. M-U
joror n. iikam.
luhllaher
The proposer of the Increased tnrlfT
stock fugs has got bis foot In it.
There ahovld be wireless tclegrupb on
all steamship. Just as there should be
ttlock. system on all railroads.
If England and Germany are going
to fceep up tUls Dreadnought race very
long, It might be cheaper to fight
Works of art more than twenty years
old are t be admitted free. Tills does
ot apply to certain stage bes titles.
Toung Mr. Gould, aged 22, bas Just
been made a railroad director. lie pro
poses to slart at the top and more
round there.
Hetty Green announces that her sie
dalty I minding her own business. It
certainly scema to have been profitable
In her case.
WyonjlDg Is digging up prehistoric
Ourks 3,000,000 years old. Here we
consider a fowl of three years well
along toward antiquity.
An eastern magazine offers a prize
for a dithyramb. In the west, one of
those things would chub the careful
Bousewlfe to run for the insect powder.
A California man claims to have
produced a tbornless rose, but no mere
man Is ever likely to be able to develop
a waist that doesn't hook down the
Vack.
It Isn't going to be any easier for a
gentleman leaving a banquet nt 2 a. m.
to call for a "tetrahedral kite" than It
la for him to say that he wants a
"taxlcab."
An Eastern State Legislature has de-
gded that laundries must sterilize ar
clea passing through their hands.
Now la the time to leave tainted money
In your nighty.
One of the preachers announces that
light diet will quickly cure pessim
ism. Heretofore It has been generally
upposed that too light a diet caused
moat of the pessimism.
The rare coins collected by a Brook
lyn man in his lifetime were recently
old by auction In London for seventy
lght thousand dollars. Collecting rare
coins seems to be ns profitable as col
lecting the common kinds.
-jPrcmlor Asqulth fays poboty In
gngland know Just how manjj Dread-
jnougtifl 6rcjr IS building. Why
doesn't England flak Japan? J hiay
be sure trial the Japs natfe full Infor
mation covering tho matter.
that float Into his head during the
night This particular financier baa had
a romantic career. He began life on
this side a a peddler of shoe atrlngs.
Having earned a few dollars, he con
ceived the Idea of meeting Incoming
ships and changing money for foreign
ers. This business proved most lucra
tive. Ily and by ho engaged one or
two runners" to attend to thn vessels
he himself could not meet, and In due
course he opened a small office near
the main piers. Tho role of money
changer became profitable beyond all
expectations. From the small office he
moved to more commodious quarters In
the heart of the financial district and
blossomed out as a member of the New
York Stock Exchange. To-day, as Indi
cated, he Is a millionaire, but he has
never lnt the Industrious habits to
which he owes the foundation of his
romarkshle success. He Jokingly re
marks that most of his lest ideas coma
to him while Wall street sleer.
Since America Is composed of halt
the races of the earth, Americans, tak
en altogether, are amazing polyglots.
But thoao of us who were born to the
English language and no other are said
to be woefully deficient In knowledge
of foreign tongues. Such an assertion
Is hard to vefy. Americans are liv
ing all over the world; we are great
travelers, and we are au alert, acquisi
tive people. If It Is true that at scien
tific and political congresses foreign
ers understand our delegates better
than our delegates understand them.
then it may be argued that our men
In various Intellectual pursuits havo
not been trained as they should be In
German and French, which are almost
Indispensable to one who pretends to
keep up with the best thought of tho
world. Moreover, If, as a professor of
many years' experience In examining
candidates for admission to a largo
college has recently written, loys who
have studied "advanced" French nnd
German eauuot rend easy prose in
those languages nt sight, then no douhl
our school methods are not so good ns
they should be. It Is doubtful, how
ever, If y a language can be learned
well, even In a good school, along with
the other necessary subjects. Languagt
la learned by use. The scientific man
with mind enough to be valuable In
his subject can get for himself any
language that he needs. Moreover, nil
other nations are Inviting us to neglect
their tongues by their universal wllb
Ingness to learn English, l'erhaps w
need all our energies to master on
language ourselves. Francois Coppce,
when asked If he knew English, re
plied, "No, I am Htlll busy studying
French." The true charge against ua
as a nation is that we do not devote
enough time and real to the magnifi
cent Instrument we huve Inherited.
THE BLOOD-STAINED
THRONE OF SERUM
King Peter Finds It No Joke to
Rule the Fiery Little Huropean
Monarchy.
HIS PREDECESSORS BUTCHERED.
The Crown Frlnce George Retires
and Alexander, a Younger Broth
er, Takes His Flace.
No monarch in modern times ever
ascended a bloodier throne limn that
to which King IVter of Servla was
called In 100.'!. No one nt the time ex
pected that be would esoiipe nssas'diia
tloti or bo permitted to reign for any
length of time. In fact it was a Ion
time before the powers accepted h'm
with any cordiality, for It was hard to
believe that he was entirely Innocent
of at least n previous knowledge of the
terrible tragedy which was to shock thn
civilized world and place a throne at
of the palace wlndnw Into the court
yard. j
Tk Co ml f Peter.
Then Teter, a descendant of a former
dynasty, residing In seclusion In Switz
erland, was sent for and was elevated
to the bloodstained throne. There was
a demand on the part of the powers
that he punish the regicides, but he was
either unwilling or not strong enough
to do this nnd tlie murderers retained
their places of prominence nnd Influ
ence. Half a dozen times It has been ru
mored that Peter would prefer to aban
don his scepter and again seek the safe
ty and comfort of private life, but the
unpopularity of his eldest S'n made
this impossible unless ho cared to eo
some member of the old dynasty or
some scion of one of the great powers
of Kuroe elevated to the Servian
throne. The crown prince has been n
thorn in the flesh of King IVter for
several yen rs. Hehashad as a following
a large uumlier of the younger and
more erratic of these fiery people nild
has leen given to some very silly boast
ing. When n few months ngo Austria-Hungary
gobbled up Bosnia nnd Herzego
vina Servln went mud with Indignation
and there sprang Into existence a psrty
who would appeal to arms and declare
war against their giant enemy. IVter
realized the hoiK-lessness of any such
effort, but. the crown prince, boastful
and braggart, talked loudly in the Cafes
Wv?
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The man who has been hired to dra
matize one of Henry James' novejs
baa a unique plan to begin autherend
end rewrite It forward, cutting out
very third word. This should make
the plot comparatively clear.
Bequlrlng hotel waiters to be mani
cured Is the latest device In the cru
aade for celanllness. No doubt it Is
possible to keep neat without a pro
fessional parer and clipper, but spe
cialization Is the note of the age.
The seed of imperial federation
which Chamberlain planted In the Eng
llh mind la sprouting. The British
Secretary of War baa announced that
lie la negotiating w ith the colonies with
4k rlew to the creation of an army of
the empire, and not of Great Britain
merely. After the Imperial army will
come the Imperial parliament.
Those who have not lived In India
nor have made a special study of its
unique conditions can hardly under
atand the differences and hatreds that
exist among the different peoples. Be
tween the Mussulman and the Hindu,
the Punjabi and tho Bengali, the Sikh
and the Brahmin, and between many
Of the smaller divisions of religion
race and caste, there Is no such thing
as cohesion or cooperation; and If, to
a small degree, the rigid lines of caste
have been broken down here and there,
o that labor and commerce under mod
rn conditions havo been mado isirk!
ble, it Is due In no small degree to the
efforts of Great Britain.
The bachelor Is punished already
not only in losing tho Joys of a home.
but in being au object of contumely
So long as bachelors are willing to put
up with all the losses they sustain In
celibacy far be It from tho majesty of
the law to Impose further penalties.
It was Cicero or a man of bis day who
remarked that it was onerous for
niau to get along wllb a wife, but Im
possible to get along without one. Tim
bachelor la not a inuii --only a more or
leas imitation of one sometimes a
very poor one. lie thinks lie has a
good time In escaping hU the major re
sponsibilities of life, hut lie 1m deceiv
ing no one but himself. As mi exam
ple and u warning he lias hi uses la
society. As au Individual be Is apt to
And that he Is eating only apples of
fiodom. The man who deliberately re
mains a buclu-lor Is already punished
enough. Let til nt alone iu hla misery
until eome uliv girt couu-s along and
carries hlin oT. And we may remark
that no man Is a bachelor of his own
Initiative no matter bow much lie
may think ho. He is simply a liumaii
derelict whom the women Inive exam
ined nnd passed by. The bachelors are
the disjecta meiuiira of society whom
no woman will have, That is awful
tud it is enough.
The 'jCcesMful Wall utrcct man's life
la not always a path of roses. Tin
millionaires carry more troubles than
the poorer fraternity. The bin man's
working du.v dina imt nlways end when
be abut bin dek al three or four
o'clock. The bead of one large Mik-U
Kxchuni'c lion that doc an Interna
tional broking liin-lii'-h not only work
all day. but never goes to bi-1 wllboiit a
upply of us and paH-r ready at hand
with w blch to make a note of ideas
CITY TO PLANT FBTJIT TREES.
Tropical Orchard in Yard and Uar-
dn for Jacksonville, Fla.
That Jacksonville will lie metamor
phosed Into a city beautiful next win-.
ter seems assured. The initiative taken
by the Board of Trade In a movement
to plant tropical fruit trees In the gar.
dens and yards of residences In thaj
city has struck a popular chord, hatfnij
met with popular approval of property
owners. Those who have tried to adop
the plan will endeavor to persuade
their nelgbbora to fall In line.
Crowing tropical plauta lu Jackson
ville seems to many people, no doubt,
absurd, the Times-Union of that city
aays. However Impracticable it may
appear, tho plan will be carried out to
successful realization. Some years
ago largo and handsome orange trees
were even thriving In the streets of the
city and scattered about the country
were numerous bearing groves. These
were greatly admired by the Northern
tourists, who, although couiimratlvely
small In nam her In those days, vlaited
the State annually and spout much of
the winter here. Along came the freeze
of 1803 and wiped out of existence
within ono night practically every
orange tree then growing lu or near the
city. The cold wave not only wrought
havoc here, but entered tho very heart
of the State, nipping and damaging
tender vegetation. Slnco the freeze no
effort to restore tropical fruit trees
here has been made, it being contended
by many that the tender plants could
uot withstand the occasional cold and
that any effort put forth In the direc
tion would prove useless exiense.
Now comes the discovery of t lie trl
follata stock, which remains dormant
during tho entire winter months und is
of mitllclent toughness to withstand
cold of a much greater temperature
than that which la usually blowu Flor
lduward. Onto this hard, tough stock
can be budded orange, gniefrult, tan
gerine and other citrus fruit. If plant
ed out during the mouth of March the
tree would blossom the coming spring
and bear fruit the following winter.
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KINO rETtitt OF SERVIA.
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his dlsiKisal. But he has borne himself I
well and bus held tho hot-tempered
and factional people of his little king
dom well In check. Lately his greatest
danger has lain with hla eldest son, tho
boastful firebrand, Crown Prince
George. That danger now seems to bo
past, however, with the renunciation of
his rights on the part of the prince and
his retirement in favor of his more con
servative brother, Alexander.
Nowspnper renders will have no dif
ficulty In recalling the tragedy of the
palace at Belgrade on the night of June
10, 1003. King Alexander nnd hla wife,
Queun Draga, had exhausted tho pa
tience of their subjects. The King, deaf
to nil tho suggestions of common de
cency, was wont to spend hla tlmo In
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CORRECT VIOLIN POSITION.
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WISCUA M.MAN.
Ihe nccompiinyliig sked-h of the
reut violinist, Mlscha Klmun, Is not
only au Interest lug port ru It of the pop
ular young artist, tint also a valuable
demonstration In correct Ixmlnii. nnd
lu the sisition which the head, the
hands iiihI the Instrument should take
In the act of performance. The begin
ner should earnestly strive for grace
of movement before attempting to ap
pcur In putillc.
"A fellow tapped me on Hut head
once and said "
"I know till alsiiit it. He vu
phrenologist and be said: Vou have a
well-developed bump of wisdom."
'Nothing of the sort. He was
footpad and be said: 'i limine yer
watch I' - Birmingham Age Herald.
Some M)ple never have aiiytblug ex
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the most iiutstloinible circles of Paris
and to keep himself almost constantly
III a condition of besolied druiikeinie.sK.
Over and over again be would have n
signed in compliance with Hie wishes of
Ids subjects, hut hU ijuecn was made
of sterner ulntY. even though she was
s.'iirci ly a u.ore admirable character.
Finally ei:i.o the tragedy. In Ihe
di'ic.l of nl;-lit traitorous sliiiesmeii and
scidlcra broke Inlo the p.-.l.iiv anil
(.-T'-.d Ibclr way to Hie royal lied chain
ber. '1 tti'ii Alexaiuler denionsiralcd
that there was t-tiil a Kp n k of maidiooi
left in lit n- He fought valiantly am
gradually re! rented to a chet where
be was hewn down. The wretched
Queen lnrid his fate. Chopped tieyoud
seuitil iiue to linuiaj beings, the IxnUei
at the King unit i;m cu were tlu'owu out
and Jangled his sword aa he walked or
rodo about the streets of the capital.
He made a visit to Russia and expected
to meet with . every encouragement
there, but the Czar advised the young
man to go about his business and do
leas talking.
George returned to Servla and sulked
In his tent. His father threatened him
with arrest unless ho abandoned his
warlike attitude, but there was still n
large element which drilled and strut
ted and talked of wiping Austria off
the map if George would only lead them
to the fray.
Peter tried in every way to Induce
tho powers to Interfere and compel Aus
tria either to restore the two provinces
to their former state or to remunerate
Servla for the loss of Serb prestige.
But, while the nations grumbled at tho
hlgh-hnnded net of Austria-Hungary,
the dual kingdom was adamant. Fran
cis Joseph knew he had his .?opU sol
idly behind hlin. He was prepared for
an appeal to arms, lie realized that
Germany stood ready to side with him
and to frustrate nuy effort Grout Brit
ain might make In favor of the Serbs.
Uussla, to the surprise nnd indignation
of tho Servians, Instead of proving
their champion, consented to tho pol
icy of Austria with scarcely a murmur.
King Teter realized that war would
mean the effacing of his little kingdom
and has used his influence to keep his
angry subjects In check. By the col
lective action of the powers at Belgrade
tho annexation of Bosnia and Herze
govlnn became a closed Incident.
Recently the Servian atmosphere was
souiewhnt clarified by the act of Prince
George in renouncing bis claim to the
throne. The Servian Parliament best
tated to act, Imt King v Peter readily
accepted the boy's retirement and
named his second son, Prlnco Alexan
der, ns tho heir to the throne, Alex
ander Is a more conservative youth than
George and the welfare of Servla would
be safer under him than It would be
under the former crown prince, though
he Is by no means an Ideal prosjiectlvo
ruler.
Cantlns Down Ka,
Inquiries aftur the welfare of Pat
rick Conroy were answered by his de
voted friend, TereniH Dolan, who wa
at the I'ouroya' In the double capacity
of nurse and cook. "No. he's not dan
gerous hurt at all."' vas Mr. Dolan's
reply to a solemnly whlsiered ques
lion at the door.
"We heanl he had a bad fall, nud
was all broke to piei f ," whispered
;he ne.ghbor.
" "1'is a Idg story you've heard," Bald
Mr. I Man, lu bis cheerful roar.
"Thrue, he fell ofTn Ihe naif & tho
Brady stables where be was shingling,
and be broke bis lift leg. knocked out
a couple o' teetli and broke his collar
I hi ne.
"Mind ye, if bed have fell clear to
the ground, It might tn.ve hurled hlui
bud, but sure there was u big pile of
htones and old lumber that broke hla
full."
EVILS OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
By Dr. W, Hutchinson.
The first condition of the modern educa
tional system which I would criticise Is the
confinement of the child In a stuffy room for
five or Fix hours a day. He must begin by
following di lined precise methods and must
not even wiggle in his seat. Then the school
today docs not teach the things which are
of inoKt Imporiniice to the pupil. The child
Ik taught to draw lines to represent tho cor.sts
of Europe, and the liistrcctlor.s given in hygiene are
ludicrously Inadequate. Another criticism is that a
great deal of time Is wasted teaching the child things
that he would barn by Instinct. A child would grow to
read and to write, and If he were allowed to run about
long enough he would grow to cipher. A boy with rea
sonably intelligent parents and surroundings will make
his own start toward his mental development.
We try to gel the child to express ideas that we are
not at all certain he has to express. We would get far
better results by developing the health of the whole body
than by directing all our energy to the one end, and the
wrong end at that the top Instead of the base.
WHY SOME WOMEN CAN'T GET WORK.
By Winifred Black.
Mrs. Bradley, the woman who killed Sen
ator Brown In Washington some time ago,
is In trouble. She can't got work, she says.
Mrs. Bell, a Colorado woman, who ran away
from her husband with another man, is In
trouble. She can't get work, she says. A
woman I know came to see me. She Is In
trouble. She can't get work, she says. The
woman I know held quite a responsible and
wcll-puyiug position with a prominent firm until about
a year ago. Then she fell In love with a married man,
and the married man's wife came to the ottlce nnd made
scenes and the woman I know lost her position. "I
can't get n thing to do," nbe said to me. "Everywhere
I go they ask me where I worked last, and then they
telephone and find out all about my trouble and I dou't
get the place."
(How cruel the world is to a woman who has made n
mistake. And yet, somehow, I'm afraid I cannot, for
my part, shed many tears worrying over the world's
cruelty to womau who have shown the world Just ex
actly what sort of weak creatures they are. If two
women come to me for employment In my home, I
choose the woman with the best record, don't you? Per
haps I cm cruel to want to know what the woman who
wishes to work for me did In the last place where she
worked. Perhaps I ought to look ujion her ns a brand
new intiuar being with a brand-new record but I don't.
IK you? I don't see why the world should smllo upoq
women who haven't cared enough for the world'a opln
Ion to keep a good reputation. It's a good deal of a buy
and sell proposition- this living business. We pay for
what we want or what we think we want, not for what
the person who is trying to sell us the goods wants u
to want.
I know two sisters, both of them clever, both pretty,
both lndistrlous and both extremely good business woin
en. One of them has n bank account, email, but safe, a
good Income and a lot of sincere, true-hearted friends.
Thn other, equally capable. Is In debt, has two frocks to
her name nnd Is half the time out of a position. The
world isn't trying to get even with the second sister
it's Just paying her in her own coin for her own work.
She's light-headed and vain, and she gets heraclf talked
about In every office where Mie works. Then she won
ders why her sister, who attends strictly to business
and keeps her mime free from even a whisper, gets along
so much better than she does. I don't see anything won
derful about it, do you? It's lots of fun running bills
but it Isn't so much fun when the collector begins to
come around.
The world treats women. Just about as the particular
woman In her particular place has treated the world,
I wonder why there Is anything particularly pathetic
about that?
REST CURE OR WORK CURE?
By Prof. Llewellyn P. Barker.
While we must protect our minds by avoid
ing any Injury to our nervous forces, still
we must actively exercise our minds If we
are to strengthen them and lead tiiem to tha
fullest development of which they ore capable.
A brain and its corresponding mind will be
come weak If it is not used, Just as surely
as a muscle will waste and weaken if It ha9
no exercise. Our minds should have suitable
occupation nnd proper work to do. Many of the people
who apply to physicians for a rest cure really need a
work cure more. Properly ordered work docs uot hurt
tho mind, but helps it.
There is, however, such a thing as overexertion.
It is by no means uncommon among our high-strung,
ambitious and ovcrconsclentlous people, nnd leads to
nervous exhaustion and all the physical and mental evlla
which this couOltlon carries in Its train. Our efforts to
strengthen the mind by ex'-rclso are defeated If we think
only of the work and neglect proper nutrition and suit
able Intervals of! rest and diversion. The strong niinaT
Is not made in baste, but results from a long, slow and
sensible training. Good sleep nt night, restful rocrentlon
Sundays and Eolldays, enjoyable exercise in the open
iy, the espeiitial to It.
It in said that the vvason tho dlreo
tolre gown was a failure is beoansa
the men did not display the curloalty
that waa expected of them.
Country Highways are
Roads To Health fof
Women. In Walking the Lah
md and Listless Hay Fimi
IIWUIIUIII l lull ujivii
Heightened fcirtts.
As a nleasant and healthful recrea-
tbj trcks-C-bunlry trailing was discov
ered only recently. With the exception
of a few energetic physical culturUU,
who went about It with an air of tals-
niay-klll-me-but-I've-got -to-do-It, those
who wnlked did so only because they
hadn't the price to ride. City residents
who worn unable to maintain pleasure
vehicles saw the country through ar
windows or not at all.
Iast summer, however, numbcrt of
persons previously stationary realUed
that they were possessed of legs and
that these legs were capable of locomo
tion. Whereupon there was a decided
Btlr and more duat was kicked up by
foot power than ever had been seen on
country roads. And, strange to any.
many of these converts to pcdestrljn
Ifiin were women, generally believed to
be totally devoid of any perpendicular
FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE,
The makers of freak millinery are bringing forward some "feurfully
"aud wonderfully made" models of headgear. The woman of conservative
style will wait a bit and use a little salt on these confection. There Is no
doubt about It, however, iho inverted bowl is to be "the thing." Coarse
straws known as "rough and ready" will be very popular, and we are sure
to see lots of stiff curved quills, long nnd feathered aigrets, soft satin choua,
scarfs, and bib buckles. The latter will often be made of straw or the same
satin used In the trimmings. Big ornamental buttons are also to be in favor.
l ItOSS-COlMlIT WALK I NO.
than
attitude for a distance greater
three blocks.
Along with Iho dlsi-overy of walking
as a recreation came a partial appre
ciation of its benefits. With the enjoy
ment of the visits to tlie fields and
woods came n realization that there
was a resultant Improvement in health
and spirits - a shaking off of minor ill
of mind and body.
Walking in the open air Is the best
known cure for ailing women, and the
only effective medicine that may be self"
administered without professional ad
vice, if all women walked for pleasure
as much as they should land no more)
there would be no eases of "nerves,"
chronic listlessness. unsightly oliesily
nor embarrassing "serigglnesH." For
au Irregular heart, weak Units or a
torpid liver, walking is Ihe most effect
ive of cures. And t'lvsb air. Miiisiiiue
and ralil are the Is-st cosmetics yet discovered-
Knglish women long since learned the
lesson of walking for profit as well as
pleasure. And ihelr robust health and
clear completions always have been the
despair of their Inactive American sis
ters The distance nn P.iigllshvvomnn
will walk on her dally "constitutional"
la amazing to femininity in oilier lands.
She thinks uoililng of a six or eight
mile tramp, and on occasion can do Of
teen or twenty without "turning, a
hair." And no condition of weather
Btop.4 her wet or dry, snow or blow.
Tain or shine, she goc3 dully.
The reason for the F.nglUhwotuan't
fondness for Icy baths lies In her supe
rior vitality, perfect circulation and
Btrong heart action, duo to walking.
The most beueflelal exercise la that
taken under enjoyable conditions.
"Physical culture," practiced ns a daily
routine, frequently become distasteful
drudgery and as such does little good.
Walking, intelligently practiced, Is al
ways enjoyable. Constant change of
scene nnd tho buoyancy communicated
by light, nir and the fresh smells of the
open country give a sugar coating to
tho medicine.
But there is a secret or two in walk
ing not In the how. but in the where
nnd the distance. Walking, like other
physienl exercUe. is harmful, rather
than beneficial, if overdone. A wise
walker will reach home pleasantly, not
painfully, fatigued. The beginner at
walking for recreation should attempt
no record-breaking tramps but should
accustom herself gradually to the exer
cise. And to enjoy it one must walk to
somewhere, not tramp Idly about with
no objective jsiint. There may be some
pleasure in walking merely for walk
ing's sake, but the real relish lies In
carrying out a planned excurslou to
some simt of interest. Fnder such con
ditions tho attention Is fixed ahead and
not under one's feet.
Walking with a companion, even if
the companion Is only a dog, Is much
pleasanter than walking alone. Tramp
ing through an Interesting countryside
is like going to see a good play It Is
pleasant to have someone at your elbow
to nudge when something particularly
good Is si-en. Kansas City Star.
WHO USES SNUFF N0WABAYSP
llirnlm and "KabaliiK" l.argrljr
ITaetlrrd In Ihe Mill Tonrn,
Year by year with never a set-back,
the American SnutT Company has
sleadilv Increased its business, its divl
deials und its surplus, while the un
initiated continue to ask. Who uses
snuff nowadays? Tl.e company's an
nual report for the fiscal year elided
Div. :tl, 1W8, shows net earnings of
$.?.474.S1S compared wllb il7i..ls,i for
1!I0"; a net balance applicable to divi
dends on common slock of ('J.lM.illS.
a surplus for the year of f t.'JH.nsti
and ii protit and lo.ss surplus of $.'i).
"SS.'.lin. After paying dividend on
the preferred slink at the regular rate
of C per cent, quarterly dividends at
varying rates each quarter, amounting
to 14 per cent for tlie year, were paid
on the common stock, says the New
York Commercial. A fJ per vnt quar
terly dividend bus been declared n
the common stock puyable April I to
Thla
stockholders of record March 13.
puts It on a 20 per cent basis.
The American Snuff Comniinv was
formed in 1900 to take over the snuff
properties of the American Tobacco
Company, the Continental Tobacco
Company, and some atnnller allied con
cerns, it has outstanding $12,000,000
of preferred stock nnd $11,001,700 com
mon stock, with assets valued conser
vatively nt $:n,n-i 1.042.
An official of a prominent Boston
wholesale house which distributes ih
products of the American Snuff Com
pany through Nov? Knglnnd yesterday
explained the mystery of . what be-
cornea of all the snuff In these daya
when tho habit of taking snuff Is gen
erally supposed to have died out. Ho
said that snuff is no longer snuffed to
any considerable extent : but the habit
of chewing or "rubbing" snuff has been
introduced Into the mill towns through
out all the Eastern States, The
strength of the position, from a busi
ness standpoint, Ilea ni the fact that
tho women in the mrlls are as mucb
addicted to the practice as the men.
This man, who la nu exin'rt in the to
bacco trade, attributes tho Introduction
of the suufT-chewlug habit to tho
Swedes, and he says th.it the Ameri
can Snuff Company has found It necea
aary to manufacture special brands of
the class of goods made In Sweden 16
satisfy thla demand He says that
very little snuff Is snuffed In the old
wuy.
The Laat Knurl.
In anawer to the returned summer
visitor's question as to the welfare of
Mr. Macomber and his whereabouts,
Mr. Davis replied that "Jake" was
teaching at tlie little red schoolhoime
on Bowen'b Hill.
"But I thought "
"Well, he Is.-1 admitted Mr. I lav la,
iinderstiindlngly. "an' he gets more V
more muddle-headed nil the time. But
what else could we do? We hnd to
put him In schoolmaster to keep hha
off the town.
"We ain't goiii' to pauperize H man"
be added, loftily, "if we can find any.
thing for hlin to do."
n Infclnualtiin.
The daughter of her in ither was do
ing u hlunt at the piano.
"My daughter's music." said the
proud paivrt. "cost Us a lot of money."
"Indeed!" rejoined the visitor, 'i u
some uelghbor sue you?" Boston Pout.
Actresses, unlike other women, do not
quit huviug their pictures takeu when
they get married.
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