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■ Happiness Is Prophesied In Pevival ofHandicrafts By H. B. B. in the Living Age. We buy a manufactured article because a machine makes the article for 116 more cheaply and conveniently than we can make it ourselves; thus the ■cloth woven in factory towns replaces the honest and laboriously made home ’ spun; let the machine process, however, become over costly, more costly •even than the clumsy efforts of home manufacture, and the situation will be reversed; the homespun industries will thrive, and every house will once more become a workshop. This is exactly what is taking place today all -over the civilized world. To use a homely illustration, Mr. X. who used to •buy his shirts ready made at the haberdasher's, is now content to buy good •cloth and let Mrs. X and her needle provide the manufactured article. The •economic, law, for the most part unperceived, is fulfilling itself in 1,000 ■different ways. In fact, the world over, there is a genuine revival of the ■oM handicrafts. Though born of economic tribulation and not of the spirit, the revival •is a pleasant thing to chronicle. We have too long suffered the mastery of the machine; we have too casually watched it robbing the articles of daily use of beauty, individuality, and humanity. For instance, compare a wooden spoon made by a Russian peasant with a wooden spoon turned out by some abominable mill. The one is a genuine creation of personal art; it has enabled a human spirit to express itself Imaginatively and with beauty; its very imperfections are likeable; the other is a lifeless affair whose manufacture has necessitated the selling of a human being into slavery—no, not the slavery of capitalism or the worse slavery of socialism, but the soul destroying slavery of the machine. Those who have worked in factories and understand the nature of the machine have no socialistic il lusions. They know that strikes are no longer battles for better wages and hours, but the cry of the distressed human soul and body in bondage to an •unnatural kind of labor. If the revival of handicrafts can lessen the spiritual curse of the industrial system, it will mean a renaissance of our machinery ridden civilization. It is an engine at hand by which the chichanery of the profiteers and the arrogance of the industrial laborer can be brought •under control. And now, if ever, the time is at hand. To be successful, a revival of handicrafts must be something more than an artisan’s gospel of perfection, it must be an economic possibility. Today’s revival is more than possible, it is a true product of the working of an economic law. In England the movement is widespread. Ruskin as a prophet has at last come into his own; in Germany societies have been founded to encourage and develop house hold arts and there have been exhibitions of handicrafts at Leipzic and Berlin. America has inherited from her colonial artisans a handicraft tradi tion of exceptional dignity and beauty. May these roots, which have never •died, thrust out new branches. Should they grow and bear fruit, it will mean much for human happiness. Politeness In Army. From the Stars and Stripes. A congressional investigating com Wiittee while in France saw poilus en ter cafes, salute courteously as they en tered, then nod politely to any of their -company officers who happened to be there and be treated with as much re spect as civilians. That committee re turned to this country and resumed its hearings. Said one of the committee to an American general, after retelling what they had seen in France: "Why 'couldn't this come about in our army?" "It never could,” was the general's startled reply. Such a conditions as described in 'France was never dreamed of until re cently when the House by an amend ment to the anual army appropriation bill directed that no funds be paid offi cers who posted ,or caused to be posted orders anouncing “For Officers Only.” Social intercourse and even fratern ization is permitted under the amend ment. But we don't think the aver age enlisted man will rush madly to his C. O., seize his hand and tell him how glad he is that he can* talk with him p- as one gentleman would talk to an other. True, it will remove the em barrassment often apparent during the recent war, when welfare workers or young women actually thought more of a private than of an officer. It will actually ease the officer to know that there are no hard boiled, iron clad, time honored regulations making it a breach -of military etiquet to treat a private as a human. The amendment is a beginning to ward common sense in army etiquet. And as the bars of regulations are low -ered, those of mutual respect and self •respect will bo raised in their place. From the Kansas City Star. Many workers have begun to ask (themselves whether the decline in prices will carry wages down. Wages are the price of labor. A general lowering in prices might involve wages. But there is a difference in the price -of labor and the price of commodities. A yard of cotton is a yard of cotton. A -day's work is what the worker makes It. The carpenter, the bricklayer, the plumber has it in his power to maintain wages by increasing output. It used to be thought that there wasn’t work enough to go round and that it was necessary to restrict pro duction so as to make more work. But that is an exploded theory. It has been demonstrated over and over that world -Is full of opportunity. The more work done, the greater the general wealth of the community and the more work there •is to do. A higher level of production will keep wages from failing with other prices. It depends on the man. If the worker who has been easing off. restricting his -output, can bring himself back to a bet ter standard, then it will be possible to maintain the high wage scale. Other wise the equalizing process during a general decline will force a reduction in wages. We say that cureney and prices are Inflated and that a process of deflation must set in. Wages can be deflated without reducing them if the output -of labor can be increased. Expecting War. From the Milwaukee Journal. The republican party also believes that It should be the declared policy of our government that the freedom and peace of Europe being again threatened by any power or combina tion of powers, as was the case in 19H, the United States should regard such a situation with grave concern as a menace to its peace and free "dom. We believe that under such circumstances the United States should oonsult with other powers affected with a view to deviso means for the removal of such a menace and be prepared when the necessity arises to render every ser vice, as we did in 1917, for the defense of civilization. This is the second part of the treaty plank of the Indiana republican 'plat form, which it is said will be the model for the national republican platform. It follows approval of the republican re jection of the League of Nations. The cold blooded proposal is that we Chould not associate ourselves in the only effective organization to prevent •war, but that when the world again reaches the threshold of war, we should t>eg n to talk about it. And further, be < cause our experience has made it ap parent that it is then too late for talk ing to help any, we should be “prepared to render every service as we did in 1917"—that io, go to war again. We should reject the League of Na tions. Having done so, we must ex pect the recurrence of a world war, and be ready to fight. That is the substance «f the Indiana plank, and no soft words can take that out of it. Call it a compro mlse, call it a straddle—these are terms relating to temporary party expediency, and they are bad enough. But the in iquity that Is proposed Is worse. Will «ny party go before the American people declaring that it rejects the only hope ©f peace and that it expects the recur rence of war? Could any man take flUch a stand and even hope for the world's forgiveness? The Big Plow Horses. Idle, comfortless, bare. The broad bleak acres lie: The plowman guides the sharp plow share Steadily nigh. The big plow horses lift And climb from the marge of the sea. And the clouds of their breath on the clear wind drift Over the fallow lea. Steaming up with the yoke, Brown as the sweet-smelling loam. Thro’ a sun-swept smother of sweat and smoke The two great horses come. Up thro’ the raw cold mom They trample and drag and swing; And my dreams are waving with un grown corn In a far-off spring. —Alfred Noyes, in Christian Science Monitor. A Half Million. From the Milwaukee Journal. It Is possible that William Cooper Procter believed it a patriotic duty to advance “with a faint expectation of » its return’’ $500,000 for the campaign of ) General Wood for the nomination for I presidency. He would not be the first • man who attended the Plattsburg train ing camp and now believes that the choice of Leonard Wood would be the best thing for the United States. Be lieving that, he might also believe that he ought to do his utmost, and his ut most is far beyond the capacity of most ) men. j What Colonel Procter did not see and could not see was that it could not pos sibly be for the interest of the United States, a democracy, that a man should | be nominated if he could not be nomi ! natod except by the aid of the gift of $500,000 from one man—from any man, no matter how readily he could spare the money. The error of judgment is j now corrected by publicity. For { whether or not General Wood is nom ' inated, Colonel Procter’s munificence will have done the general’s candidacy as much harm as good. But if it is possible to imagine Mr. Procter’s point of view, it is not easy to understand how General Wood could consider for one moment letting anyone make so great a contribution. Of course • he would not solicit it. But no man ‘ who reaches a position which makes j him a candidate for president could es I cape the sense of a great obligation—a | greater obligation than a president of ! the United States ought ever to owe • any man. They Were Almost Right. From the Indianapolis News. In the archives of the Nuremburg railway which was the first line con structed in Germany, a protest against railways has been found, drawn up by the Royal College of Bavarian Doctors. It declares: “Travel in carriages drawn by locomotives ought to be forbidden In the interests of public health. The rapid movement cannot fail to produce among the passengers the mental af fection known as delirium furiosium. Even if travelers are willing to incur } the risk, the government should at least I protect the public. A single glance * at a locomotive passing rapidly is suf | ficient to cause cerebral derangement. Consequently, it is absolutely necessary to build a fence 10 feet high, on each side of the railway.” Galileo Discovered Pendulum. From the Kansas City Star. There is a general belief that Gerbert, the monk, who was the most accom plished scholar of his day. was the one who first took the important step of producing a real clock, and that this occurred near the close of the Tenth century. Galileo, the great Italian, in 1*81, when a youth of 17, stood in the cathe dral of Pisa. Close at hand, a lamp sus pended by a long chain swung lazily in the air currents. There was nothing unusual in such a sight. At this mo ment, however, a great discovery of far reaching application—one which was to revolutionize clock constructiora— hung waiting in the air. Young Galileo tosk notice. The lamp swung to and fro, to and fro. Sometimes it moved but slightly. Again, in a stronger breeze, it swung in a considerable arc, but always—and this was the point that impressed the Italian lad—the swing was accom plished i* exactly the same time. In or der to make sure of this fact Galileo is said to have timed the swinging lamp by counting the beating of his pulse. Thus was discovered the principle of the pendulum and its "isochronism.” By “isochronism” we mean unequal arcs in equal time. The Babylonians had known this thousands of years before, but did not know how to apply it. It remained for Galileo to suggest an application. Usually the Case. From Ufe. Reporter—I called, madam, to learn something of the early struggles of your distinguished son. Old Lady—He had no struggles that I can recollect, except that he made a good deal of fuss about having his face washed SAY WILSON MAY BEjlNDIDATE Close Political Advisers of Executive Suggest He May Rur. Again for Presidency. Washington. Juno 17.—President Wilson Is preparing a message to tho democratic convention which wiH be read at an opportune moment during the conclave to further his efforts to bring about a referendum which he has made with reference to the peace treaty and the League of Nations. Close political advisers suggested President Wilson might be a third term candidate although It was ad mitted he was determined to have the convention adopt the platform en dorsing the ratification of the treaty without damaging reservations. FRAZIER MAY RUN FOR THIRD PARTY Expected to Be Presidential Nominee ii La Follette Doesn’t Accept. Grand Porks, N. D„ June 17.—If Gov. Lynn J. Frazier, of North Da kota, should be a third party candi date for president his pjatform will be based on non-partisan league poli cies, he said today. Governor Frazier is prominently mentioned by officers of tho "Com mltee of 48” and the labor party as their choice for president In case Senator Robert M. La Follette does not accept the nomination of the com bined convention to be held In Chicago nn Til 1 v 1 ft The officers of the non-partisan league of South Dakota announced Senator La Follette was their choice for president. Madison, Wis., June 16.—The Wis consin branch of the non-partisan league has adopted a resolution In dorsing the stand of Senator La Fol lette on national Issues. A complete state and senatorial slate Is to be put In the field by the organization. The candidate for governor Is-to be James J. Blaine, of Boscobel, who was a La Follette delegate to the republican convention. Other members of the state ticket are La Follette men. Delegates from 88 Wisconsin coun ties attended the convention here. LYNCHES THREE Duluth, Minn., 3 une 17^—State guards arriving here early today from St. Paul are expected to prevent fur ther race troubles following a night In which a mob of 6,000 lynched three negroes held In connection with an attack on a 17-year-old white girl. Six officers and 124 men are in the company. The mob stormed the city Jail cap turing six negroes held for the of fense. Three of the accused were found "not guilty” at a mock trial before the lynchtngs. Not a shot was fired In the mob demonstration. Four negroes held In Virginia, Minn., In connection with the at tack on the white girl were believed safe. Reports, however, said part of the mob started In automobiles early today for Virginia. It Is reported that 10 negroes are being rushed to St. Paul In autos ahead of a mob bent on further lynchtngs. ILLINOIS WOOD MAN ATTACKS DR. BUTLER Chicago, June 17.—In an open let ter Col. Nathan William MacChesney, former Illinois manager for General Wood, tonight characterized Dr. Nich olas Murray Butler’s statement that the general was backed by a "motley group of stock gamblers,” as "language almost paranoiac In char acter.” Colonel MacChesney sent copies of his letter to Senator Harding and Chairman Will H. Hays, of the nation al committee. “Tour opposition to the popular pri mary and distrust of the people In general Is, of course, well known,” Colonel MacChesney wrote Butler, "but should not have led you Into an attack, the language of which Is al most paranoiac In character.” MacChesney further wrote that SJUtivi p ivuti VUUHS UUI UUl 11 a V o an unfortunate effect upon the pro gressive citizens of this country, and if allowed to stand unchallenged by the nominee and by those responsible for his election. It might almost Jeopardize the success of the ticket next fall.” SKELETONS OF 2 BABIES IN FURNACE VENTILATOR Pittsburgh, Pa., June 17.—Skele tons of two babies, presumably but a few days old. were discovered In the furnace ventilator In the home of A. ML Travis here. Travis found the skeletons upon his return home from a several months' tour. PLAGUE SPREADING AMONG MEXICAN TROOPS Vera Cruz, June 17.—The Bubonic plague has broken out among soldiers in the Garrison here. Two cases have Just been discovered. The news has thrown the entire city into panic as It 1s feared the plague may spread rapidly. IIE'WET'PM, DEFEAT MWO, TIMM'S AIMS “Bosses” Yearn for Liquor Platform and Consider Plana to Nominate Non-Adminis tration Candidate. •t BY FREO S. FERGUSON. United News Staff Correspondent. French Lick. lnd.. June 17.—Take any pnllcital boss, any governor, a West Virginia senator and an Indiana political boss. Season with the keen political imagination that exists throughout the country. Set in a farmous secluded watering resort, put a few correspondents around to watch the fermentation. And you have one of the best political "home brews" calculated L.e the rafters out of the eel'- r to settle Into a kickless noth r. .,at has been Invented dur ing i ’ ^ hectic political year. Huj tho Yeast Been Forgotten. T1 ■ meeting of Tammany, as rep res< nted by Governor Smith, of New York, and “Chief’' Murphy with Tom Taggart. Indiana democratic leader, may eventually mean a lot in San Francisco, or may moan nothing. At present It looks as though some body had forgotten to drop In a cake of yeast and that the water around these parts carried greater kicking power than the so-called political conference. Between golf games and strenuous periods of resting beneath big shade trees, politics bobs up, all of the prin cipals being politicians. But Insofar as anything tangible is concerned, on which speculation on a coalition could be based It stmply doesn’t exist. Tak ing the "conference" therefore, on its face value, as a meeting of state leaders In which some opinions are being expressed, these facts are ap parent: Beat Administration Chief Aim. 1. William G. McAdoo "ain’t got a friend In the wide world.” Insofar as French Lick Is con cerned. 2. Governor Cox. of Ohio, stands fairly well In French Lick so ciety. 3. McAdoo may not have any friends, but he Is a national hero as compared to the administra tion, Insofar as Tammany is con cerned. 4. There’s a yearning for a "wet” plank In the democratic platform thaVthe French Lick so journers have not yet Quite found a means of expressing. 5. It's Tammany’s Idea In go ing Into the convention to beat the administration above every thing else. Murphy and his fol lowers are ready to urge a “wet” plank, but even above this they want a non-administration candi date. How New Yorkers Figure Campaign. As New York figures the campaign, the best chance of beating Harding Is for the democrats to nominate a man who can go out and make a vigorous offensive campaign, attacking Hard ing as a reactionary, the republican platform as evading all vital Issues and generally carrying the fight to the republicans. A candidate, who Is now or was formally connected with the Wilson administration, would have to become a defender of the administration. It Is figured, and the politicians who are pounding golf balls and drinking smelly water down here are not doing It In preparation for a defensive casi 1 palgn. They want to take the of fensive. This line of reasoning Immediately eliminates McAdoo first, because he was such a prominent figure In the Wilson administration that It Is felt he would certainly be one of Its staunchest defenders. West Virginia for Davis. Palmer falls In the same category and In addition his labor record Isn't any too certain. But above all no defenders need come around figuring that It will be the field against Mc Adoo In San Francisco. New York’s Idea would be to keep the field Intact Just as long as possible and thus demonstrate that It Is Impossible to nominate McAdoo. Senator Watson, of West Virginia, will help out with that as his delegation will be for Am bassador John W. Davis so long as It looks as though he had a chance. Indiana Is prepared to stand by Vice President Marshall. New York Is talking of putting Governor Smith forward at least during the cllmina non neais. But all this hasn't anything particu lar to do with French Lick. Governor Smith swears that the most serious conversation he has had with Tag gart In the way of ''negotiations" had to do with the question of whether Taggart could get him a Pullman reservation for Friday night. Tag gart went to Indianapolis Wednesday and "Chief” Murphy played golf. “Take Your Choice.” The correspondent for one New York newspaper received a message from his office before arriving here saying that one morning paper in New York said the French Lick “con ference" favored Davis and that an other declared the “conference” fav ored Cox. Since there were just two correspondents here—and one of these a news agency man—before the arrival of the United News and the New York correspondent mentioned, you can read your paper and take your choice. COME OUT FOR EDWARD. —f— “DRYS" PLAN FIGHT. Washington, June 17.—Prohibition advocates will ask the democratic na tional convention at San Francisco to adopt a plank declaring for rigid enforcement of the Eighteenth amend ment and the enforcement act and will present “a solid front against Governor Cox of Ohio," Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the anti aaloon league declared in a formal statement today. bassador John W. Davie today an nounced that while he was not seek ing the democratic nomination for president, he would not refuse If nominated. „ - MJweM^Ufato p£_R|J-||j^ Mr. McKinley’s letter brings cheer to all who may be sufferers as he was. Read it: "I can honestly say that t owe ■T life to Pern*a. After some of the beat doctors In the country gave me up and told me I could not live another month, Feraaa saved me. Travelling from town to town, throughout the country and having to go into all kind* of badly heated stores and build ings, sometimes standing up for hours at a time while plying my trade as auctioneer, it Is only natural that I had colds fre- __ quentlyt so when thts .would „ , „ _ occur I paid little attention to It, _„**?• *a”,-,,', until last December when I con- ?2a<1 St., Kansas City, Mo., Mem tracted a severe case, which, bar of the Society of U. a Jewelry through neglect on my part Auctioneers. settled on my lungs. Wkn at- __________________ most too late, I began dociortag, bat. wtthowt avail, aatll I beard Bold Everywhere. Of Peruaa. It eared met sol _ , .. _ cannot p-alse It too highly." Tablet or l.lqnld Worm ECZEMl THIS Isn’t one of those fake free treatment offers you have seen so many times. We don’t offer to give you something for notblQg— but we do guarantee that you can try this won derful treatment, entirely at our risk, and this guarantee Is backed by your local druggist. This makes the offer one which you can ab solutely depend upon, because the druggist with whom you have been trading would not stand behind the guarantee If he did not know it to be an honest and legitimate one. Hunt’s Salve, formerly called Hunt's Cura, has been sold under absolute money back guar antee for more than thirty years. It Is especially compounded for the treatment of Eczema, Itch, Ring Worm, Tetter, and other Itching skin dis eases. Thousands of letters testify to Its curative properties. M. Timerlln, ft reputable dry goods dealer In Durant, Oklahoma, says: “I suffered with Eczema for ten years, and spent $1,000.00 for doctors’ treatments, without result. One box of Hunt’s Cura entirely cured me.” Don’t fall to give Hunt's Salve a trial—price 75 cents, from your local druggist, or direct by mall If he does not handle It. A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO., Sherman, Texas Dealers and Agents Wanted The most wonderful fire extinguisher made. Sells on sight. Big profits to agents. Write for information to RIALTO THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY Minneapolis, Minn. SHOWED SIGNS OF TIPPLING Hens’ Behavior Caused English Young ster to Be Doubtful of Good Character of Vicinity. Johnny recently paid his first visit to his aunt’s farm In England.. The little boy had not been there long be fore he came running to her In great excitement. "Aunty,” he exclaimed, with the air of one Imparting grave news, “I don’t think this Is a very nice place I” “Why, what makes you think that, Johnny?” was her amused reply. “Well, aunty, the public houses (saloons) open very early,” was the startling rejoinder. "Nearly all you hens hove the hiccoughs already this morning.” A Boulevard Deputy 8herlff. The other day we dropped Into our favorite garage for a few minor re pairs, which the bus needed. The pro prietor was even a little prouder than ssual, we thought. “What’s happened to the boss?” said fve to Pat. “Haven’t you heard?” he asked. “No. What Is It?” “He’s a deputy sheriff now. Hey, >oss, come on over here an'show your ladge.” A garage proprietor and a deputy iherlft all at once! If anybody can lent that for arrogance and pomp and ordly authority and a supreme sense If superiority outside of Prussia, we’d Ike to hear about It. —Cruel Word*. Sleep Is an aid to beauty, we are old; yet there are plenty of plain »ol Icemen.—Answers. MAN IS AFTER INFORMATION After Listening to Much Sage Advice. Bill Jones Wants One Matter Cleared Up. Our friend Bill Jones Is a traveling man and needs rest, but unfortunate ly he doesn’t sleep well. He has con sulted a number of doctors In the vnrt ous towns he visits, and being a sys tematic person has made a sort of digest of the advice he has received. It sums up as follows: Don't sleep on your left side, ns that creates a pressure on the heart. Don’t sleep on your right side, ns it interferes with the action of the right lung. Don’t sleep on your back, as that is bad for the nervous system. Don’t sleep on your stomach, ns thal causes a pressure Dad for the diges tion. "Don’t sleep In a chair, ns the body cannot properly relax. BUI wants to know If anyone cat tell him how to keep from falling over when he sleeps standing up. Beetles’ Blood for Warts. Dr. B. Escomel describes In Annies de la Facultad de Medleina (Lima, Peru) certain psuedo beetles the blood of which has from time Immemo rial been used by the nntives for curing warts. Under it these growths turn white, as If cauterized by ua acid. Intruders. “Why don’t you take children In this apartment house?" “Their crying,” replied the janitor, “Is liable to Interfere with the phono graphs and player pianos.” Use doo djudgment in meeting the high cost of living Coffee prices are Vay up Postum sells at the same fair price-Whynot drink 4 Instant P< (STUM Instead of coffee as many are doing A table beverage of coffee like flavor. Better for health-At lower cost Sold by Grocers Everywhere Made by Postum Cereal Co..Battle Creek, Midi. IwapBgggPgWgMi “