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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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A tompornry outdoor factory In Germany whero Russian prisoners aro
making of entanglements In front of trenches.
11G FRUITS
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Wholesale Distribution of Com
modities Often Seems to
Take Circuitous Route.
CAUSES OF LOSS AND WASTE
Economic Condltlonu Do Not Court
Market Parasites Consumers De
mand More Elaborate and
Efficient Service Problem
Is Difficult One.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment uf Agriculture.)
Washington, D. C Tho preaont
abundanco Qf fresh vegetables and
irults bringkyth It tho poronnlal
necessity for Uiolr rapid, economical
distribution and for oncouraglng a
generous and steady consumption.
Tho machlnory for moving those food
products is complex, and retail gro
cers are ofton accuBod of not follow
ing closoly tho wholosalo market quo
tations; that In times of gluttod mar
kets they do not cut prices Bovoroly
and aid In a rapid movemont from
producer to consumor. 13ut tho re
sponsibility for slow and uneconomic
movement into consumptive) channels
Is difficult to traco. Tho largo class
of food distributors known as "mid
dlemen" aro ofton accused of lovylng,
arbitrarily, a heavy tributo on all food
stuffs passing from tho producer to
tho consumor. Tho attention of tho
public has boon frequently dlrocted
to increased costs of products rathor
than service rendered. Tho new
.United Statos Dopartmont of Agricul
ture Bulletin, No. 207, "Methods of
Wholesale Distribution of Fruits and
Vegetables on Largo Markets," does
not indict tho "middlemen" as a class,
although it points out somo of tho
abuses in tho trade. As a matter of
fact, says tho department's special
ists, when discussing tho prosent mar
keting organization, economic laws
would not pormlt tho long-contlnuod
existence of a marketing agency which
was solely a paraslto.
Production Increases.
1 Several Important factors have con
tributed to tho establishment of many
middlemen as necessary agonts in tho
prosent system of marketing. Pro
duction during tho last decado has In
creased greatly, and improved moth
ods and facilities for handling tho In
creaso have boon introduced. Hoop
ing paco with increased production
has coma tho demand of consumers
for more olaborato and offlclont sorv
lco. Seldom is tho fact considered
that service can bocomo n very ox
penslvo luxury. With tho widening of
the distance botweon tho city and tho
isourceB of its fruit and vegotablo sup
plies there has arlson tho necessity
for Bpoclal ngoncloB to meot tho
changed conditions.
Tho preBont distributive machlnory,
with all Its strong points and its weak
nesses, has boon created of necessity,
and it has weathered tho storm of
much advorao criticism. Bvory part
of tho country is now enjoying tho
perishable products of tho moBt re
mote districts. Any readjustment of
prosent market practices must bo
based upon tho fact that somo agoncy
must continuo to perform tho func
tions of tho presont-day middleman
Tho problems involved In handling
goods through a largo markot dlffor
greatly from thoso of production. Us
ually ono man or ono firm cannot han
dlo both production and distribution
and succood at both. Tho vast vol
ume of business transacted at largo
market centers rankos nocossarysorao
special agencios which can dovoto all
their onerglos to distribution. Espe
cially does tho machlnory for ofllclont
marketing becomo noccsaary when
perishable goods aro to bo handled.
Commodities of this sort must be
moved rapidly, must bo distributed
evenly, and from their nature pormlt
of no weakness in distributive ma
chinery, if thoy aro to bo Bold at a
profit.
Causes of Losses and Wastes.
With tho porishablo nature of a
largo part of tho fruits and vegetables
MUCH WOOED GIRLS IN COURT
Older Sister Charges That New York
Pair Have Too Many
Admirers.
Mew burgh, N. Y. -Tho MIbbos Jon
nio und (Jraco Babcock, nineteen and
seventeen, of Itamapo, woro arraigned
in the Newburgh, police court because
thoy have too rouny wooers. Tho
complainant" was tholr older sister,
Mrs. Jessio Thompklns of this city.
1'hir vm tc vlHlt hor and then ro-
VEGETABLES
WIRE FACTORY IN
markotcd thoro must bo somo loss.
This ofton totnls higher thnn tho
farmer realizes. For Instance accord
ing to tho department's market spe
cialists, tho loss on such commodities
as strawborries, peaches and grapes
sometimes amounts to 30 or 40 per
cont boforo thoy reach tho hands of
tho retail trndo. Losses duo to spoil
ing may bo tho result of tho shipper's
Bonding ovorrlpo or diseased fruit, or
falling to glvo propor attention to
packing, to loading, or to bracing tho
packngos In tho car. Somotlmcs tho
railroad Is at fault. Dolay In transit,
impropor vontllatlon or rofrigoratlon,
or unnoccssarlly rough handling of
cars may contribute to rapid deteriora
tion of tho shipment on arrival.
Tho lack of propor rofrigoratlon fa
cilities at distributing editors is a
cause of much loss. When produce
moves slowly, thoro is ofton much
spollago boforo comploto sales can bo
mado. Rough handling during unload
ing or carting Is nnothor important
causo of loss. As a matter of fact,
tho opportunities for lories duo to the
spoiling of commodil'iis aro so mani
fold that It is Impor. iblo to outer into
a comploto discussion of them.
It la always woU to bear in mind
tho ronlly serious sldo of losses and
wnstos. Tho spoiling of a dozen can
taloupos, n baskot of grnpos, or a
crato of strawborries represents an
absolute loss to tho community. No
bonoflt accrues to producor, distribu
tor, or consumer from such a condi
tion. Tho loss occurring nt this point
must bo borno by both producor nnd
consumer, and in a great many cases
tho distributor muBt bear his part of
tho burdon. Tho department's spe
cialists think In many cases lossos
and wastes aro cntlroly too hoavy a
tax on food distribution and that the
elimination of unnecessary wastes
would do as much toward effecting
pormanont, substantial oconomles In
marketing and distribution as any ro
adjustment or present marketing
methods could do.
Losses Can Be Avoided.
Tho fact that a largo porcontngo of
thoso Iobbos can bo avoided by proper
grading, pncklng. and shipping, to
gether with prompt, ofllclont handling
whllo tho goods aro In process of dis
tribution, makes it imporativo that
this subject bo glvon apodal consid
eration by thoso Interested in tho of
flclont markoting of farm crops.
A bottor understanding by tho farm
er of tho complex markoting machin
ery would onablo him to intelligently
chooso between tho many channols
through whl'ah his fruits and voga
tablos might bo markotcd. Tho now
bullotln aiinB to mako clear to tho lay
man tho rathor intrlcato machlnory of
tho markot and doala with methods
of receiving, inspection, rejections,
terminal distribution and sales meth
ods, tho brokor, auction Balos, carlo
wholosalors, commission mcrchavtP,
Jobbing salos, public markets, otc.
EUGENIC BABY PERFECT
Tho first ougenlc baby is porfoct
and thriving. Tho baby 1b tho daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin 11. Boll
and has boon named Holon Ellzabuth.
Sho was eight and onohalf poundB at
birth and has gained steadily half a
pound a woek. Sho sleops In tho opon
and is fed with a combination of artifi
cial and natural food. Hor mothor
Is seen holding hor in tho plcturo.
Moro than $5,000,000,000 for luxuries
was tho record of expenditures in tho
United States last year.
fused, she allegos, to go homo. Sho
chargoa them with receiving tho atten
tions of soveral young men.
Both girls donlod bolng courted, and
asserted that tho complainant was
Blraply JealoUB of her husband. Po
lice Justice 'Cantlino doforrod Ann", ac
tion in tho caso bocausa tho defend
ants' slstor, who sided with them, said
sho wlshod to rotaln couusol for tho
girls.
8he Perches High.
Albany, Ore. A hou which Insists
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at work manufacturing wiro for tho
WANT TARIFF BOARD
League Is Formed to Make Nation-Wide
Campaign.
"Take Tariff Out of Politics" la
Slogan Under Which Leading Men
of the United States Havo
United.
Chicago. "Take tho tariff out of
politics nnd put It on a business basis"
Is tho slogan of a natlon-wido cam
paign to bo undertaken by an organi
zation formed in Chicago to urge the
establishment of a permanent non
partisan tariff commission. Many
loading men In tho United States havo
gono on record as approving tho plan
nnd aro directly interested in tho
movement.
Tho Tariff Commission leaguo, Just
formed In Chicago, and now In process
of detailed organization, will bo tho
medium through which tho fight will
bo mado to nrouso tho American pub
lic tho business world, tho agricul
tural world, tho labor world to bring
such pressuro to bear upon congress
that tho proposed tariff commission
will bo created.
James J. Hill has agreed to tako tho
chairmanship of tho advisory commit
too of thirty members, which will pass
upon all gonoral matters of policy and
action, and which Is now being formed.
On Mr. Hill's advisory commltteo it
is intended to havo prominent repre
sentatives of agriculture, labor, manu
facturing, trndo and commerce, hlghor
education, as well as oxperts on eco
nomics nnd public officials.
Wnrren S. Stono of Cloveland, grand
chief of tho International Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, has accepted
an invitation to servo on tho advisory
committee, as ono of tho representa
tives of labor. Another mombor of tho
advisory commltteo Is Mrs. Samuel
B. Sneath of Tiffin, Ohio, flrBt vico
president of tho National Federation
of Womon's Clubs, and a recent addi
tion is Miss Jnno Addama of Chicago.
Iloprcsontlng ngrlculturo on that com
mltteo aro: F. D. Coburn of Kansas,
tho "Father of Alfalfa," who for twen
ty years has boon secretary of tho
Kansas department of agriculture; ox
Govornor W. D. Hoard' of Wisconsin,
who hns been called tho father of tho
dnlry Industry of tho West, and A. P.
Grout of Illinois, ono of tho chief farm
ers of that part of tho country and
president of tho National Alfalfa Grow
ers' association. Tho composition of
tho remainder of tho commltteo will
bo determined shortly. John J. Mitch
ell, president of tho Illinois TruBt and
Savings bank, 1b treasurer of tho
leaguo. G. S. Wood, a well-known
nowapnpor man of Chlcngo, is assist
ant to tho president.
Tho proaldent of tho Tariff Commis
sion league, and tho man who will bo
In direct nnd actlvo charge of tho cam
palgn for tho arousing of public senti
ment, is Howard H. GrosB of Chicago.
FOR DRESSES, $5.00 WEEKLY
Demands of Wisconsin Woman Are
Considered In Court at
Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis. Woman and hor
clothes was tho subjoct of a discus
sion in tho District Court whon Goorgo
Gruonownld, wealthy farmer, was ar
raigned on the chargo of abandoning
his wlto and children.
Mrs. Gruenewchl admitted hor hus
band furnished hor with an up-to-dato
home. "But ho will not glvo mo
money for clothes," sho said. "Ho
doesn't glvo mo moro than $20 a year
to dross with." Gruonowald's attor
ney demanded to know how much was
roqulred. Tho court loft tho question
to Assistant District Attorney Sulli
van. "I should say," said Sullivan, "thnt
alio could proporly dross on 3.C0 a
wook."
"That isn't enough," Mrs. Gruono
wnld nsBortod. "I need $5 a wook."
Gruenowald agrood to pay $3.50, Ilia
wifo agrood that tho abandonment
cnao bo dismissed.
Thorns Gripped Dying Man.
JamcBtown, Ky. Andrew Koford,
aged soventy-ono years, was caught
under a thorn npplo tree which ho
foiled on his farm near hero. Tho
thorns gripped hla clothing and pre
vented his oBcapo whllo tho trco slow
ly crushed out his Ufo.
on laying hor oggB from tho top of
a cherry troo is owned by Frank Vail.
This poculiar fact was roported hero
rocently by Frod Fortmlllor, a truth
ful Albany business man, who had
roturnod from a visit at tho Vail
farm.
Coffin and Auto Funeral for a Dog.
Hartsdalo, N. Y. Mra. I. O. Socor
provided a $150 coflln and arranged
an automobile funeral for her English
bulldog and had him burled in a apo
dal cemotory near hero.
DESIGNED FOR
! PRACTICAL USE
Refrigerator Properly Placed
Is The Most Important
Part of the Home.
METHOD SHOWN IS OF VALUE
I Built In Between the Kitchen, Pantry,
J and Rear Porch, Its Advantages
Are Apparent Whole House
Has Arrangement That Is
Highly Attractive.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Hartford w'll answer
questions nnd glvo advlco FItEK OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to tho
subject of building, for tho renders of this
paper. On nccount of his wldo expcrlonco
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt, tho highest authority
on nil these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1827 ITnlrio
avenue, Chlcngo, III., nnd only enclose-two-cent
stamp for reply.
Tho fireplace, with Its cheory, open
fire, has ofton been called tho heart
of tho homo, but the refrigerator hid
den away in somo dark and dlsmnl
nook Is tho stomach of tho homo and
la' Just ns important as tho heart, at
least. Tho location of tho humblo
refrigerator and Its construction
should bo as carefully worked out as
tho design of tho fireplace.
Homes aro generally all designed In
much the samo way. Tho design
starts at tho front of tho house and
tho rooms are carefully laid out. Tho
kitchen, however, Is left to fill up
any spaco that may bo loft and tho
result Is ofton inconvenient and unsat
isfactory. Tho business md of a
house is ono of tho most important.
Anyono who ha8 worked In a kitchen
'.hat has everything arranged so that
aothlng is handy and that is too small
to admit of any chajges being mado
fcnows what a rollof It Is to havo a
well-arranged kitchen.
Tho houso shown horo Is planned In
lust tho opposito way from most
houses. Tho kitchen and all its parts
aavo received a great deal of atten
tion, so that all tho parts are readily
accessible Tho rofrlgorator has been
specially planned and is a model of
modern construction.
This rofrlgorator is built in botweon
the kitchen, pantry, nnd rear porch.
Thoro aro doors to tho food compart
ment on both tho kitchon and tho pan
try Bides. Tho box is iced from tho
rear porch. Most lco boxes tako up
somo valuablo room, but this ono is
fitted into tho partition so that a very
small amount of spaco Is wasted.
It would not bo advisable for tho
builder to attempt to construct this
rofrlgorator himself unless ho has had
somo oxporlonco in this class of work.
Rofrlgorator makers all over tho coun
try mako special modols that aro fin
ished "In tho white" and can bo sot
In placo by tho bulldor nnd then fin
ished to harmonlzo with tho rest of
tho woodwork.
Tho outsldo Icing nrrangomont is
ono of tho greatest improvements in
modern rofrlgerators. The lco is not
cnrrled through tho house, and thus
tho kitchon can bo moro easily kept
clonn. Tho groatost saving that Is
offoctcd in this typo of rofrlgorator
is lu tho eliminating of winter lco
bills. Tho outsldo Icing door Is left
opon in cold weather and tho rofrlg
orator Is cooled without tho uso of
any ico. Of courso tho samo rosult
can bo attained by placing a rofrlg
orator on tho back porch, but tho
material that Is stored can onally bo
taken by somo stray prowler.
Tho rost of tho houso has not boon
nogloctod In this design, however, and
presents a mighty attractlvo atrango
moit. Tho porchos especially prosont
a i-loasnnt appearance Across tho
front of tho houso is a broad veranda
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that will bo used a lot in tho summer
time. Equipped with a lorch swing
nnd somo porch furnlturo it would
prosent nn ideal spot. In back of tho
dining room is a cozy dining porch
which resembles a sun parlor In many
ways. Two aides of this llttlo room
aro taken up almost entirely by win
dows. In many modern houso doslgns tho
owners insist on sleoplhg porchos,
nnd this design supplies thorn. In tho
back of tho houso on tho second floor
nro two scrooned porches so that all
tho household can sleep outsldo if
thoy wish. Fresh nlr is ono of tho
greatest tonics and health protectors
that can bo found any whore, and thoro
is lots of It. All you havo to do is
help yourself.
Tho oxtorlor of this houso is very
nttrnctlvo Tho foundation Is of brick
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and also tho chimney from tho fire
place. From tho foundation to tho
window sills on tho second floor the
houso Is finished In clapboards. From
horo up to tho roof tho finish is of
panolcd stucco. Tho windows aro ar
tistically placed and glvo a distinctive
touch to tho oxtorlor.
Tho living room and tho dining
room on tho first floor are connected
by a colonnade and a casod opening
so that a largo unobstructed spaco Is
assured. Under the colonnado on
each sldo of tho opening is a book
case. This presents nn attractive way
of using up spaco that is ofton wasted.
In' tho end of tho living room is a
largo brick fireplace. On each side of
It Ib a small window with n seat un
derneath, making a pleasant, cozy lit
tle cornor.
Tho aecond-floor plan calls for throo
bedrooms and a bathroom in addition
to tho two sleeping porches men
tioned. Plenty of closet apaco is pro
vided and tho bedrooms aro all of a
good size. Tho ono in tho front part
of tho houso is especially large.
Storago spaco is provided In tho
attic for tho many things that aro
kept around tho houso that nro not in
uso.
Tho wholo design shows a real
homo that is designed for comfort and
practical use.
Self-Steering Torpedoes.
The lnventlvo mind of Young Amer
ica has bocomo proverbial. Its latest
lnvontlon, and ono In which bolllgeront
Europo is greatly interested, Is n mag
notlo torpedo which Is attracted by any
groat mass of metal, so that wnen it
approaches tho ship which Is its tar
get, it will turn and follow tho unfor
tunate vesael in spite of all attempts
to dpdgo it. This app-rent hypnotism
la caused by two wlro magnetic coils
four inches in dlametor which nro at
tached to two nick. aTras projecting
at right angloa froSi tho sldo3 of tho
torpodo. Tho presence of any largo
masa of metal affects tho current pass
ing through thoso colls which in turn
affects tho motor" controlling tho rud
der, ao thnt tho torpedo will continu
ally turn toward its target no mattor
how ofton it may dodgo. American
Hoy.
The Time to Act.
A correspondent wroto to tho edi
tor of a local paper ns follows:
"I havo a horso that hav, boon
nflllctod for tho last year with period
leal fits of dizziness. Pleaso let mo
know what I should do with him, as
ho Booms to get worao Instead of bot
tor. I am afraid ho will bo unfit for
work If somothlng is not done soon."
In tho next issuo this answer ap
peared: "Whon tho horso is looking
all right sell him to Bomcouo."
In the Malay Archipelago.
Java Is the only ono of tho Dutch
East Indies that has boon fully opened
and developed. Sumatra is bolng
gradually oxploitod, and tho unfriend
ly tribes brought undor control, but
Borneo nnd Now Guinea part of each
of which la owned by tho Dutch nnd
minor Islands nro as yot but llttlo de
veloped. Tho total area of tho Dutch
possessions in tho Malay Archipelago
is 739,000 squaro ratios, whllo tho pop
ulation la 37,000,000.
Saving Space.
"Why dooa your dachshund sit up
on his hind logs all tho tlnioV"
"The Intelligent animal roallzoa mat
lengthwise ho takos up too much
room in tho Hat." Loulsvllla Courier-Journal.
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GETTING
NATHANIEL
(Copyright, 1315, by tho
THE DIARY OF A FOOL.
Monday: Got up lato. Bolted break
fast. Rushed for tho train. Arrived
at office bohlnd time. Bobs was there
waiting for me. Ho mado a remark
about tardiness. Went to dance. Got
homo at ono. Tired.
Tuesday: Got up lato as usual No
breakfast, but got to offlco on timo.
Felt sleepy and Bobs noticed it Put
two letters Into wrong envelopes and
mailed them. Guess there's going to
bo trouble Went out with tho boys.
Had four drinks and smoked six
cigars.
Wednesday: Ten minutes lato at
office Boss didn't appear to notlco
It, but maybo ho did Felt sleepy and
mado some mistakes Guess I must
cut out this night bualness. Got home
on time, ato supper, wont to bed at
nlno and read until eleven-thirty.
Thursday: Had five minutes for
breakfast, but got my regular train.
It was late, so didn't get to tho office
until nine-thirty. Didn't feel like
work, but managed to pull through.
Six of us went to tho movies and
then played pool until midnight Lost
threo dollars.
Friday: On timo at office. Went
to lunch at twolvo nnd didn't get back
till two. Met a friend nnd enjoyed a
table d'hoto with him. Had somothlng
to drink. Lucky for mo the Boss was
out when I came in. Called on Mildred
and didn't get homo till midnight.
Saturday: Overslept No break
fast Twenty minutes lato at office.
Boss was thero, of course, fuming
and fussing because thero was some
thing for mo to do right away. Blew
my head off: I'll bet ho never was
young himself. Llfo i3 hard. Lucky
for mo this was a half-holiday. Had
a chanco to sleep It off. Don't like
tho Boss. Ho isn't fair. Juat raised
tho pay of tho fellow sittine next to
me. I asked him it ho would raise
mine, too. Did I get it? Nlxl Came
pretty near getting kicked out There's
no chanco for a young man nowadays.
Think I'll look for another Job whero
there's opportunity.
Sunday: Spent morning in bed. Too
tired to get up. Went out in the
woods with somo of tho fellows in the
afternoon. Drank three bottlea of beer
apleco and smoked. All the fellowa
disgusted with their Jobs. Agree with
mo that thero isn't any chanco for a
young man. Namby-pambies and
goody-goodies get all tho snaps. Ono
of tho fellows said his boss caught him
drinking a cocktail and raised tho
deuce. Gave him a long lecture. What
business was it of his, anyway, as
long as John didn't drink in tho ofilco?
His boss is a fool. Says ho has a right
to say what his clerks shall do at
home. Kicks because they go out
nights. I'd like to see my Boss try it
on mo. It wouldn't tako much to mako
mo go anyway. Bill Jones has a good
scheme up his sleeve. Guess I'll go
with him. Bill sayB there's no chanco
for a fellow in this city. Talked it
over with Mildred tonight Sho
doesn't enthuse. Says I'd better make
good at homo boforo I get out. What
does a woman know about business
anyway?
EDUCATION.
The academic school has two dis
tinct provinces: first, to teach tho
throo It's, in order that ono may not
bo Illltorato; Bccondly, to impart
knowledgo beyond necessity, which
will enable its receiver better to meet
present and futuro conditions.
Expert and unbiased Neducatora do
not question tho value of the first, but
aro not united regarding Its second
purpose.
How far should ono go academically.
If ho would enter life proporly pre
pared to meet its requirements?
Opinion Ib divided. Upon general
principles, however, It may be said
that ono Is not Hkoly to become over
educated academically, notwithstand
ing the fact that the curricula of most
schools and colleges contain as much
of the chaff as the wheat of learning
Until wo know what to teach and
what not to teach, It is obvious that
more than a small proportion of the
wnBto cannot be eliminated.
The higher forms of education un
doubtedly discipline tho mind and
make ono better able to grasp condi
tions and to "mako good" In every di
rection. Education Is of no value unless It
makes a man moro efficient to him
self nnd to other3.
Tho mero memorizing of a study is
worso than wasted time, yet this con
dition unfortunately prevails to somo
extent In nearly every institution.
WAR HAS LOST ITS LUSTER
Spectacular Side Distinctly Abolished
by the Change In Methods
of Conflict.
In splto of tho enthusiastic descrip
tions written by correspondents far
from tho sccno of action, tho fact is
that war has lost its luster, and tho
spectacular sldo of war has been abol
ished by tho changes of timo; in fact,
war baa becomo Btupld. As a wrltor
In tho London Times tolls us: "The
general no longer rides at the head of
his legions, it indeed ho ever rides at
all. Far in tho rear, almost out of
sound-rango of tho guns, bo directs,
if wo can call it directing, tho move
ments of his armies. Near by in somo
Hold tho masts for tho wireless; in
ovcry direction airlines nnd cables; In
somo Inner room, poring over tho map
set out by the operations branch, tho
coramandor in chlof. endeavoring to
pieco together news and to mako
things as unploasnnt as bo can for hla
distant cnomy. lu tho Hold, no moro
thu clatter and Jlnglu of the squadrons.
A START
By
C. FOWLER, Jr.
McCluro Newspaper Syndicate.)
Tho pupil is often ranked by what ho
Is ablo to repeat, rather than by what
ho actually knows.
Howovcr necessary acadomlc edu
cation may bo in a preparatory sense,
neither tho school nor tho collogo can
tako the plnco of experience
Tho School of tho World, or, rather,
the School of Experience, Ib the post
graduate Institution which plays no
favorites and which has no fads or
fancy courses.
Heal education does not end with tho
acadomlc course It begins after that
courso is finished.
No amount of book learning, mem
orizing or acadomlc training, even
under the most favorable conditions,
can bo substituted for experience.
Tho mnn who stops learning when
ho leaves his school stops living. It
would bo better for him, and for tho
community, if ho used tho llttlo senso
ho has as a weight with which to
drown himself.
Mnny a pollego grnduato goea out
into tho world laboring under the
delusion that what tho collego haa
given him is negotlablo merchandise,
salablo In any market, and usually ho
placea an inflated prlco upon It
Tho education which ho haB re
ceived, rightly used, la an asset; but
by itself alono it Is a drag.
Education, then, has no value in
itself. It Is valuablo only in so far as
it enables ono to uso himself to better
advantage.
Tho parado of tho cap and gown,
on tho college campus, In not the
march of real soldiers on a real field
of conflict. Each cap and each gown
should not stand for graduation, but
rather bo tho Insignia of a better
preparation for entrance into tho
School of the World.
To know may bo to know nothing.
To know how to uso what you know
counts.
HARD QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
Requests Regarding Matter of Dally
Life Are Hard to Com
ply With.
Why do somo men succeed in busi
ness and others fail? John A. Slelcher
asks in Lcslio's.
Why, when n business has been suc
cessfully developed by a brainy man,
does it fall when it falls Into another
ono's hands?
Why does a business that has failed
under ono management succeed un
dor another?
Why do somo men mako fortunes by
securing control of a bankrupt prop
erty and putting it on its feet?
Why does ono family grow up with
its members intelligent, conscientious,
clean and wholesomo, whllo members '
of a neighboring family aro Indolent,
Improvident, dependent and perhaps
criminal?
Why does church momborahlp grow
smaller and the crowds around tho
demagogues at street corncra grow
larger?
Why does a man rocelve good wages
and working comfortable hours listen
to a wandering agitator who tells of
Utopia whero labor is unnecessary
and whero tho itato will support tho
pooplo?
Why? What's tho anawer?
Job Women Overlooked.
Among tho occupations not yet in
vaded by women is that of tho city
alo conner, vacant slnco midsummer
day, which carries tho prlvllego of
sampling alo sold In tho city, together
with nn annual salary of ten pounds.
In Dick Whlttlngton's day it was
usual for tho alo conner when ap
pointed to tako a solemn oath to
"know of no browor or browstor, cook
or plo maker, who soils tho gallon of
best alo for moro than a ponny half
penny or tho gallon of second for
more than a ponny. And that
you, as soon as you shall bo required
to tasto any alo, shall bo ready to
do tho same. So God you help,
and tho saints." London Chronlclo.
Submarine Drill on Pacific Liner.
Orissa, tho Pacific Liner, which, with
a valuablo cargo, reached Liverpool re
cently, inaugurated what wa3 called
"submarine drill." Without previous
warning nil on board wero soveral
times suddenly summoned to tho
boats. London Chronlclo.
Speaks Quicker Now.
Patience I understand her hus
band speaks very quick to her at
times. i
Patrlco Yes, but he's trying to
striko nn average; it was an awful
long timo boforo ho proposed to her.
Trenches and always trenches, and
nothing showing above tho surfaco of
tho ground. Day after day tho butch
ery of the unknown by tho unseen,
nnd events decided by tho greatest
mass of projectiles hurled slmultano
ously in tho general direction of tho
enemy."
Tho thundering chargo of infantry
hns becomo moro ghastly than glori
ous, for In tho face of a devastating
fire by every description of weapon,
and innumornblo mines and entangle
ments, few of tho attacking forco sur
vivo, and tho results, at least on tho
western front, Is merely an advanco
of a few feet and tho capturo of a few
hundrod yarda of tiench in a lino bun
dredB of miles In length.
His Defective Memory.
An absent-minded piano tunor regis
tered at a Chicago hotel, forgot tho
names of both hotel and Btreet, and
had to put an "ad" in tho paper, ask
ing whero a man by his namo had reg
istered. This is hotter than tho beard
ed quip on tho artist who put his um
brella to bed and stood all night in
tho cornor.
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