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t-"TTWH
"That howwid Miss Giggles really
laughed at me lawst evening, doncher
know?"
"Well, never mind her—she often
laughs at nothing.”
The Smile.
The girl who smiles too much makes
as great a mistake as she who smiles
too little, for though she may be only
actuated by an honest desire to
please, she lays herself open to the
charge of insincerity. A’ smile can
transform a plain face into loveliness,
but it only does this when it is the
outcome of some special emotion, and
not a mere aimless parting of the lips.
"Smiling to order,” or on any and ev
ery occasion, is fatal to charm, and
should be carefully avoided.
Neat Differentiation.
Senator Lodge, at a dinner in the
Back Bay district of Boston, indicated
very neatly the difference between a
statesman and a politician.
"A statesman,” he said, "thinks of
the next generation; a politician of the
next election.”
It keeps wives as busy providing for
the inner man as it does husbands
providing things for the outer woman.
I
FEW CHANGES MADE j
IN SWISS SCHOOLS !
Teachers There Usually Devote Entire Lives to Work In J
One District—Dr. Claxton Makes Report.
"Nearly 90 per cent, of the teachers
In Switzerland are men,” said W. K.
Tate, supervisor of rural schools in
South Carolina, to a conference of ed
ucators at the United States Bureau of
Education. Mr. Tate has Just re
turned from a three months’ investi
gation in Switzerland under the aus
pices of the bureau.
"Five hundred dollars is considered
a good salary for a teacher. After a
lifetime of service he may go as high
as $800. Living is cheaper there than
here, however, and in addition to his
salary ho is furnished with a dwelling,
a certain amount of garden land and
wood for fuel. His dwelling is gen
erally in the same building with the
school. His position is of consider
able local importance. Aside from his
duties in the schoolroom he is often
secretary of the local creamery asso
ciation, leader of the village band, or
ganist in the church, and general in
tellectual guide for the community.
"When a teacher is engaged for a
position It is for life or a long term of
years. He settles down with the peo
ple whose children he teaches, and
generally expects to make that par
ticular Job his life work. And he stays:
Changes are rare. Twelve new teach
ers in one year in a system of 240 was
considered very unusual. The record
for continued service in the same vil
lage is held by a teacher in Thurgau,
who has occupied the same position
for 65 years. One teacher that I visited
has held his position for 24 years and
his father held the same position for
85 years before him.
"One of the most attractive features
of the Swiss schools is the cordial per
sonal relation that exists between
teacher and pupil. There Is nothing
of the military In the discipline of the
school; no linlng-up; no marching to
classes. When the children go to the
classroom, they shake hands with the
teacher, greeting him as If they had
not seen him for a long time and are
really glad to see him. The whole re
lation is one of charming naturalness
and kindliness on both sides.
“In the Swiss cantons school Is In
session from S to 4 In winter time, with
an Intermission of two hours at noon
(three hours for the younger children).
In summer the children have to be at
school at 7 a. m.
"Failure to be ‘promoted' is rare.
After the four years of elementary
training in the primary school, pre
scribed for everybody, the children
proceed into schools that are carefully
differentiated for the various types of
children. Some of the children enter
upon a technical training; others are
sent through the gymnasium and ul
timately to the university; and still
others are prepared for business life
or any other suitable career accord
ing to the ability and aptitude of the
individual boy or girl"
Commissioner Claxton, who intro
duced the speaker, said he believed
Americans would derive much benefit
from Mr. Tate’s study of conditions
in Switzerland, which will soon be;
published as a bulletin of the bureau
of education. “In Switzerland,” said
Dr. Claxton. “It’s a case of the school
for the people, not the people for the
school. Wo can learn much from
Switzerland—more perhaps than from
some of the larger countries of Eu
rope.”
FACTS ABOUT COFFEE
INDUSTRY OF WORLD
In the world’s production of coffee,
Brazil holds the pre-eminent place, ac
cording to a report Just Issued by the
department of agriculture. In 1800 the
exports from Brazil amounted to 1,720
pounds. They have steadily Increased
until In 1909 they were more than 2,
250.000. 000 pounds. The area in Brazil
suitable for coffee cultivation covers
about 1,158,000 square miles, or an area
larger than the states of Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ne
braska, Michigan, Wisconsin, New
York, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Texas
and California; but the area under cul
tivation is small compared with that
which could be cultivated, little over
2.000. 000 acres being In coffee In 1905.
About three-fourths of the world’s out
put Is grown in Brazil and the state of
Bao Paulo alone produces one-half of
the world's supply.
The history of the valorization
scheme by Brazil is of great Interest,
not only to those interested in coffee,
but to students of economics in gen
eral. The state of Sao Paulo borrowed
more than 270,000,000 in 1908 and
bought and stored nearly 1.000,000,000
pounds of coffee for the purpose of
maintaining prices on the various mar
kets, these having become very low,
due to overproduction. Since the buy
ing and storing of this coffee the gov
ernment, through a committee, has sold
between 800,000,000 and 400,000,000
pounds.
Venezuela and Colombia rank next
In amount produced, each growing in
the neighborhood of 100.000,000 pounds
annually. Mexico, the Central Ameri
can states and the Dutch East Indies
also produce large quantities. The only
coffee produced In the United States is
grown in Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine Islands.
The United States received coffee
from 48 countries in the last five years,
the great bulk coming from South and
Central America and Mexico. Lesser
amounts were Imported from the Dutch
East Indies and British West Indies,
and from 1,500,000 to 2,600,000 pounds
from Arabia (Aden).
In the total amount of coffee con
sumed, the United States leads all ©tit
er countries by a wide margin. The
Imports amounted to over 1,000,000,000
pounds annually In three of the last 10
years. Germany, France, Austria
Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden, Den
mark and Norway each Import large
quantities. Netherlands, Cuba, Sweden,
Norway, Finland and Belgium each
have a larger per capita consumption
than the United States. The compara
tive per capita consumption of coffee
and tea In the United States and the
United Kingdom, 1866-1910, shows an
increase of 87 per cent in the consump
tion of coffee and a decrease of 11 per
cent in that of tea In the United States,
while the United Kingdom shows a de
crease of 36 per cent for coffee and an
increase of 87 per cent for tea, in other
words, the United States' consumption
of coffee per capita Is about 16 times
that of the United Kingdom, while the
consumption of tea Is about six times
greater than In the United States.
The price of Santos No. 7 coffee on
the New York market rose from 5(H>7%
cents a pound, ir. 1902, to 12%@16%
cents, In 1911, an Increase of more than
100 per cent In 10 years.
Chicory, cultivated in Belgium, Neth
erlands. Germany, France and the Uni
ted States, is used perhaps more than
any other adulterant. In France, the
manufacture of chicory into a commer
cial product is an Important industry.
Certain coffee substitutes, including
roasted chick peas, roasted acorns and
so forth, are used extensively in several
European countries. Over 100 factories
said to be engaged In the manufacture
of coffee substitutes in France, produce
53,000.000 pounds annually; 668 such
establishments, including 412 factories
for the manufacture of coffee substi
tutes from figs, are reported in Austria
Hungary; in Germany, nearly 15,000
people are employed in the coffee sub
stitute trade, and the annual produc
tion is approximately 220,000,000
pounds. The imports of chicory and
coffee substitutes Into the United States
have been comparatively small In re
cent years.
Parcel Post and Cost of Living.
From the Washington Times.
To say that the parcel post will have
disappointingly small effect on cost of
living, Is not to disparage the new service.
It Is Important that the public should be
fortified against a grave disappointment,
and the way to fortify It Is to make clear
that It must not expect too much.
The passage of the parcel post law was
made possible because of the widespread
beljef that it would brfng the farm pro
ducer and town consumer closer together.
Such articles as butter and eggs were used
most commonly as Illustrations. The
prices of these have long been very high.
The parcel post was going to make It pos
sible to eliminate Intermediaries and their
profits, and bring these necessaries direct
ly to the consumer
I* is worth while cooly to examine this
proposition. The parcel post regulations
permit shipment of "butter, lard and per
ishable articles such as fish, fresh meat,
vegetables, fruits, berries and other ar
ticles which decay quickly, when so
packed as not to Injure other mail mat
ter.” Thus packed, they may be mailed
for local delivery at the postofflce of mail
ing or at any rural route starting there
from. Further, the regulations say that
—when enclosed in an Inner cover and a
strong outer cover of wood, metal, heavy
corrugated pastboard, or other suitable
material, or wrapped so that nothing can
escape from the package, they may be ac
cepted for mailing to all offices within thf
the first zone.
The first zone Is BO miles distance. TTf.
der no circumstances may such articles as
these be mailed more than BO miles; and
then, only when packed in expensive man
ner.
[ How much better, lard, fresh poultry,
etc., will be delivered "direct from farm
to city customer” at any large city, un
der that regulation? Manifestly, not
enough to affect the market or prices. No
considerable city gets any worth-while
fraction of these supplies from -within
such a radius.
Eggs, under the regulations, may be
shipped as far as one pleases, In light cor
rugated pastboard containers. The post
age on one of these containers, with a
dozen eggs in it, will be 10 cents for points
Inside the 150 mile zone. Add the cost of
the container and make allowance for the
trouble Involved, and it Is very doubtful If
there will be any saving as against old
marketing conditions.
Farm produce in general cannot be
moved from farm to town because of the
weight limit. A peck of potatoes weighs
more than 11 pounds, so It couldn't be
handled, even if it could be shipped with
out a container. Allowing for the con
tainer's weight, about a half-peck of po
tatoes could be shipped up to 50 miles;
but the postage would be 8 cents, or at the
rate of 64 cents on a bushel, which plainly
Is quite prohibitive.
These illustrations indicate how little
may be expected from the parcel post in
the matter of reducing cost of produce.
Without doubt, a vast amount of light
merchandise, novelties, etc., will be moved
in this way. The service will be a gTeat
deal of business delivering goods within
the large cities.
But until the weight limit is greatly in
creased—it is 110 pounds in Germany, and
does bring farm and towm close together—
and the rates readjusted, the town-dwell
er need expect mighty small relief In the
matter of cost of living.
The Mountaineer’s Rope.
From the Wide World.
Before the Alpine club took the matter
In hand, many valuable lives were sacri
ficed through the inferior rubbish Bold to
the mountaineer as rope. It was the scan
dal concerning the fate of the Abbe Chif
fet and his two guides which first set
ablaze the storm of Indignation. They
were climbing the eastern slopes of Les
Courtes, when four of the party slipped.
The others held their ground stoutly
enough, and would probably have drawn
their companions to safety. At this cru
cial moment the rope began to creak omi
nously. It started first above the leading
guide, who was supporting the three below
with his rope. He made a desperate strug
gle for his life. His fingers were many
Inches below the edge of a cliff; his sal
vation lay In grasping this. In spite of
the weight of his friends below, he made a
superhuman effort to touch this ledge, and
at length, after a few terrible moments,
he succeeded In grasping It. Below him,
however were sounds of the rope strain
ing and creaking. At this Juncture prac
tically the combined weight of the other
three men was resting on his fingers.
Flesh and blood could at length endure
It no longer. With a moan of agony he
relaxed his hold. Once more the rope
grew taut. Once more It cracked and
strained. Those above waited with bated
breath for the end to come. Their pa
tience was not put to a severe trial, for
a very short time after the rope snapped
beneath the leading guide, and In an in
stant the unfortunate Abbe and his com
panions were dashing to destruction down
the cllffslde. In their long bounds to the
bottom the rope snapped once moro. The
body of the Abbe was discovered many
feet from his companions. From this
calamity it will be seen that the quality
of the climber’s life-line is of first consid
eration. Whatever guarantees the Swiss
shopkeepers may offer you in the pur
chase of rope, the only safe plan Is to in
sist on having that known as “Bucking
ham’s Alpine rope.” It Is that adopted by
the Alpine club, and Is recognized by a
crimson thread woven between its strands.
A keen eyed mountaineer led his
overgrown son into a country school
house. “This here boy's after lamin’,”
he announced. “What's yer bill o’
fare?” “Our curriculum, sir,” correct
ed the schoolmaster, “embraces geog
raphy, physiology, arithmetic, algebra,
trigonometry”—"That'll do,” interrupt
ed the father, “that’ll do. Load him
up heavy with trlgerometry. He's tha
only poor shot in the family.”
J
IE BANKS
jnMDA
The closing of the year 1912 has
brought out the usual bank statements
accompanied by the addresses of the
Presidents and General Managers of
these institutions. Their reading is
interesting as they show In a striking
manner the prosperity of the country,
and deal with economic matters In a
first hand way. Those who know any
thing of Canadian banking methods
know the stability of these institu
tions, and the high character of the
men who are placed in charge. In
discussing the land situation the Pres,
ident of the Union Bank of Canada,
whose branches are to be found in all
parts of the Canadian West, said:—
“A good deal has been said about
speculation in land. The increase in
land values has added enormously to
the assets of Western business, and
has to some extent formed a basis for
extended credit, but this is not felt to
be a drawback when the value is real
and convertible. We consider that a
business standing which is strength
ened and enhanced by property hold
ings is entitled to a reasonable en
largement of credit for legitimate busi
ness operations.”
It will thus be seen that the banks
recognize the certain rise in the value
of farm lands in Western Canada.
When the facta are known of the won
derful producing qualities of farm
lands in the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, it is sim
ple to understand the liberal stand
taken by the banks.
Living not far from Lashburn, Sask.,
Is a farmer named Clarke who in 1912
secured a crop of Marquis Wheat,
yielding 76 bushels per acre. This
is spoken of as a record yield, and this
is doubtless true, but several cases
have been brought to notice where
yields almost as large have been pro
duced, and in different parts of the
country. During the past year there
have been reported many yields of
from 35 to 45 bushels of wheat to the
acre. Oats, too, were a success
ful crop, and so was the barley
crop. Wheat that would yield 40
bushels per acre, would bring on the
market 70c (a fair figure) per bushel,
a gross return of $28.00 per acre. Al
low $12.00 per acre (an outside figure)
there would be a balance of $16.00 per
acre net profit. This figure should
satisfy anyone having land that cost
less than $100.00 per acre. Very much
less return than this proves satisfac
tory to those holding lands in Iowa
and Illinois worth from $260 to $300
per acre.
The latest Government returns give
an approximate estimate of four hun
dred thousand of an immigration to
Canada during 1912. Of this number
200,000 will be from the United States.
Most of these are of the farming class
and It is not difficult to understand
why farming lands in Canada will ad
vance from ten to twenty per cent,
within the next twelve months. There
fore investment in Western Canadian
lands is not looked upon as being in
the speculative class. Those fortunate
enough to secure free homesteads in
Canada will acquire in the intrinsic
value of the land alone the best pos
sible start for a splendid future. Ad
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"You never thank a man for giving
you a seat in a street car." "Not any
more,” replied Miss Cayenne. "I used
to until I noticed that almost invaria
bly he was going to get out at the
next corner anyhow.”
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Demagogue.
William H. Maxwell, the superin
tendent of New York’s schools, said
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“But the best definition of a dema
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Wedding Rings That Wear.
The next time you are married—or,
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don’t buy a gold wedding ring. It isn’t
being done. Platinum wedding rings
are the newest thing. Mile. Jeanne
Provost, a French actress, is to blame.
She thought of the idea, and when she
was married to M. Firpo, she had one.
Platinum rings are more expensive
than gold and wear better. Just why
an actress, especially a French ac
tress, should want a wedding ring
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No Indulgence.
Mrs. Alec Tweedie of the Eugenics
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“Eugenics will save the son from
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genicB shows us that there has been
no escape heretofore from these pen
alties. In the matter of eugenics it is
not as it was with Spence.
“ ‘Let bygones be bygones,’ Spence
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he started in to make some new ones.”
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