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'. The Gomtrtoner. VOLUMES, NUMBER 30. r vBff r-m in M' ' WHILE SPEAKING-OF CULINARY ARTISTS. i. I have, .heard pd many follows lolling , with a glow of pride : , j Of tho wondrous pies and doughnuts that tlidfr mothers ' used to make; 1 , And I've sat In awe and wonder j as they've prancoa, around and tried 1 To convince mo that their, mothers took tho ribbon for their cakol Far from mo to doubt theli stories :of tho culinary skill Of their ancestors maternal in the days now dead and past, But I'm hero to toll you truly that your truthful Uncle Bill Is upon this thing of cooking quite a brave iconoclast. , Now, niy mother had rew equals in ttio culinary lino, And, she made a line or roodstuffs that was known for miles around; Fie3 and doughnuts, cakes and jellies, bread and saucesthey wore fine And upon tho pantry shelving in abundance they were found. . But while here and now declaring that she knew her business -well, , . And was something or a wonder in concocting things to eat, , I've in mind another artist, of, whose skill I love to teil- She's a culinary wonuer, and her cooking can't be beat. Mother made a pie of pumpkin that was known along tne line, , But tho cook( I ,havo can beat her by a half a dozon blocks; Mother made bread called "self riaiii'" ' f and I tell you It was fine, ! But tho bread my coolc malves for mo ev'ry ripe persimmon ' " knocks. In the art or cake construction moth er always showed up right, ' But the cook that feeds me gives her ev'ry single card and spade In' constructing cake and such things , , . that just fit my appetite , jVhen upon the supper table in their glory they're displayed. Yes," my mother was an artist in the art of codking things ,' That went to the spot lnstanter ' when she dished them up for ,. roe; And discussion of the question back to mem'ry always brings m Thoughts of home -and days of boy hood in the Land or Used to Be. But grim justice is demanding that ,, I give my meed of praise Tq the- skillful cook who blesses ... ev'ry day and hour of life in the happy, glowing present, and my earnest voice I raise In a song of deep thanksgiving for this wondrous cook my wife. THE EVENTUAL AWAKENING OF MR. BIM. Mr, Bim was head bookkeeper for the firm of Heza, Squeeza & Co., and accounted one of tho best in the busi ness. His duties were onerous and his responsibilities large, and al though a small man of none too ro bust physique ho bore his burden woll and appeared to be & very happy man. Thoro was no reason why Mr. Bim should not bo happy, however, for by dint of hard work and close econ omy he had managed to -acquire a comfortablo llttlo home, and that home va3 blessed by a charming wlfo and three or four little Bims. In ad dition to his duties as bookkeeper for. the firm Mr,. Bim was something of a political leader in his suburb, that duty having been imposed upon him by Mr. Squeeza, who was tho political manipulator for tho big manufactur ing llrm. "The best interests of our country demand that the protective tariff be continued," said Mr. Squeeza, in con fidential mood, to Mr. Bim, "and doubtless you will agree wi.th me in that proposition." "I have not given tho matter se rious consideration," said Mr. Bim, "but I am inclined to agree with you." "Certainly you do"," said Mr. Squeeza. "Without tho protective tariff we could not ao business and pay good wages. The tariff is tho bul wark of the worklngmen of this coun try because it shuts out tho pauper riiade goods of Europe ana enables us to find a home marlcet, and that en ables us to employ American vorking mon and American wages." , "That seems' reasonable," said Mr. Bnk It is reasonable, sir. Indeed, it Is absolutely true, and. we. expect our worklngmen to vpte for their own in,- 'terests as woll as for the, firm's." By degrees Mr, Blm.s .political du tQ8, had .been impressed upon his. mind, cal manipulator of considerable force. It was through his efforts that his ward always sent a delegation to the county convention that could be manipulated in the interests of Hcza, Squeeza & Co.'s plans. Mr. Bim gavo very little thought to political economy. lie merely per formed what he thought was his duty to his1 employers, and in his leisure time pottered around his little cottage and played with the children. The first shock Mr. Bim received was when his wages were reduced 20 per cent without warning. Ho mod estly, sought information from the general manager, Mr. Heza, who said to him: "i. am sorry to do it, Mrt Bim, but necessity compels it. Business is not good and we find it necessary to cur tail expenses. We hope to restore wages in a few months." This sot Mr. Bim to thinking. Ho knew, as bookkeeper, that the factory was selling more goocrs at higher prices than over before, and that ex penses had not increased in propor tion to profits. After thinking awhilo he suddenly remembered that for sev eral months a great change had been going on in tho personnel of the firm's employes. Now employes with unpronouncabio names were being added, while old employes who owned little homes and were bearing names easily pronounced and quite familiar, had been dismissed. Mustering up his courage he spoke to. Mr.' Heza abou,t it. "We are merely employing men best suited to our business," said Mr. Heza. "These American workmen are be coming too independent, and wo find it necessary to employ men who are amenable to discipline." This satisfied Mr. Bim for a little while, but when he "was notified of an other reduction in his wages ho grew and he soon blossomed Into a polltl- restless. Ho went home and got down the bills from the butcher and grocer, and found that whilo his wages had been reduced 30 per cent, his meat and groceries were costing him from 20 to 30 per cent more than they had before his wages were sliced down. "I can not understand it," said Mr. Bim to Jim Harkness, foreman in the foundry department of the factory and one of the men whom Mr. Bim could not control politically. "You mean you don't try to under stand it," retorted Harkness. "But it's plain enough. The packers have a' trust and can force prices up as high as they please. Sugar is con trolled by a trust. The tariff keeps out foreign cattle and foreign sugar. This " '"But the tariff compels them to pay higher wages," said Mr. Bim. "0, does it?" said Harkness. "Haven't you noticed how wages have been cut in our factory? The tariff keeps out the pauper made goods of Europe, but the fellows who make the goods in Europe come -over here in bunches and go to work for European wages. Haven't you noticed that?" ."Well, I've noticed a few things along that line," said Mr. Bim. "Then open your eyes a little wider and you'll see more," said Harkness. "I've got to go to union meeting or I'd give you some pointers that would do you good." When Mr. Bim went to work Mon day he was called into Mr. Squeeza's private office. "How about the primaries tomor row night 1" asked Mr. Squeeza. "I've got my men lined .up, 3ir." "Well, see that there's no mistake. We've got to give Judge Bloke our delegation. We must secure his re nomination at all hazards." "I'll do my best, sir," said Mr. Bim. "I know you will, Mr. Bim,' but see to it that your best is what we want. Good morning." Durjng the day Mr. Bim thought of Harkness and wondered ir he could swing him into line for Bloke. He asked him about it that evening and Harkness was rather profane in his refusal. "Bloke? Not much. He's owned by tho corporations." "You should not cultivate such dis respect for our courts, Harkness," said Mr. Bim. "Disrespect nothing. Such judges as Bloke are entitled only to contempt. He's a mere tool. Remember what I tell you." But Mr. Bim worked for Bloke, and in due time Bloke was re-nominated. Three days after election Heza, Squeeza & Co. announced another 10 per cent reduction in wages and the union men walked out. Mr. Bim, not being union, remained at work The morning after the strike he picked up his paper and noted tnat Judge Bloke had issued an injunction restraining the strikers from assembling in groups of more than three, from ad dressing the strike breakers either upon the streets or at their boarding houses, from paying strike benefits, from -meeting in iheir union halls, from holding religious services and from walking tho public streets within sixty-seven blocks of the fac tory of Heza, Squeeza & Co. Then Mr. Bim remembered what Harkness had told him. This made Mr. Bim think some more. Thinking was becoming quite familiar to Mr. Bim by this time. The strike wore along for several weeks, -but was finally lost by reason of added injunctions and the influx of strike breakers" who appeared mys teriously and talkeo as many lan guages as suddenly made appearance at the tower of Babel. Wages were' lower than vever, but the prlco of everything Mr. Bim nad to buy were mqunting higher than tho smokestack of the factory. He 'found himself 11W ( able to add anything to his bank ac-f- B right's Disease and Diabetes Cured University Chemist Acting as Judge Irvino K. Mott, M. D., of Cincinnati. O dm onstratcd boforo tho editorial board of tho iS wiy i ustjuuuui tuu 11-auiuK uuuy papers Of Cln- v'uuuw, mo power of his remedy to euro tho worst forma ol kidney diseases ter a public teat wos in. Btituted under the auspl. cles of tho Post, and live tmd Diabetes were select ed by thorn and placed under Dr. Mott's care. In three months' time nil Were pronounced cured. Olin Of ihn mnaf ...' pcntTJnlverflltiesln tho United States havlne been chosen br the Post to make examination of tho cases bofore and after treatment Any ono desiring to read the details of this public test can. obtain copies of the papers by writing to Dr. Mott for them. (This public-demonstration gave Dr. Mott an international roputatlon that has brought him into correspondence with people all over tho world, and aevoral noted Europeans aro num bered among those who havo taken his treat ment and been cured. Tho doctor will corrosnond with thnso whn arc suffering with Bright's Disease, Diabetes or HSkJB ' w any kidney trouble, cither m the first, interme diate or last stages, and wlllbe pleased to glvo his expert opinion free to thoBo who will send him h descrintibn of their svmntoms. An pww which the doctor has prepared about kidney troubles and describing his now method of treat ment will also bo mailed by him. Correspon dence for this purpose ahould bo addressed to IRVINE K. MOTT, M. D., 89 Mitchell Building, Cincinnati Ohio. count. Then he had to check out a little. He couldn't add the back porch that Mrs. Bim had wanted for so long. He had to sell the pony and phaeton. Then ho had to resign from the sub urb club ' because the dues worried him. Finally his bank account was gone and he found himself unable to meet the butcher's bin one month. He .asked Mr. Heza fpr an increase in wages, but Mr. Heza shook his head sadly and said he couldn't see his way clear to grant rne request. "Wq're losing monoy,. every day, Bim," he said. "We are only keeping the factory going in order to give our old employes work. We hope times will grow better soon." "But the papers say times are good," protested Mr. Bim. "All bosh," said Mr. Heza. "We know l)etter.'' "But the books show larger profits than ever, while tho ayerage expenso is thirty-three per cent lower than ever," said Mr. Bim. "That may be the appearance on the books," said Heza. "But in actual ex perience it IS not so." Mr. Bim went back to work. He had several more talks with Hark ness, who was doing' odd jobs around the suburb pending an opening. "No work yet, Harkness?" "No, I'm blacklisted." "What's that?" "Heza, Squeeza & Co. belong to the Amprican Association of Manufactur ers, and he's' sent my name to them. "But that's illegal," said Mr. Bim. "Yen, and so are the trusts. Birt the trusts f?n nn lust the same. When some of oilr men violated Bloke s in junction they went to jail. When the packers violated an injunction they went to Europe and the watering places." nnhon -mtv THm fhoucrht some more. -While thinking Monday came again and he hastened over to the laciory. ' "Closed " i That is what met Mr. Blm's eyes. (Continued on Page 10.; Drakt's Palmitto Wint- a .-!-. ,.-!..., , 4. ntri frpn of cbanrp. Atrial uuiuu j awuu yfutuuM -- ri,ronl0 .'to every teador of this paier who bus . enrou ofAn.nnv. m.niv.ia w dtiilnnnv. 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