APRIL 4, 1907.
12
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
folurr. They would have laughed in
their sleeves had he done otherwise.
In their hearts they know they are
fortunate, and the country too, that tlie
task of driving them back to ttv-Ir
reservation has fallen into the hands of
a president so unswerving and so un
fanatlcal s the present one.
TIIR MKIIIT SYSTEM.
Foreign critics of American manage
ment in the Philippines, Panama,
Porto Rico and Cuba unite in pra'se
on one point. Plenty of fault Is found
with the ways of officials appointed
because "of party service at home to
govern subject people abroad; but the
efficiency of the sanitary departments
Is not seriously questioned. The feat
of turning Havana into a health re
sort, the more difficult task of reducing
the death rate in Manila, and tho
triumph of Major CJorgas in the canal
lone are pretty generally acknowledged
to be achievements unsurpassed of their
kind. Hut one explanation for he
notable efficiency of thl department
is apparent, the fact that Its work was
done by 'men chosen for that purpose.
Men chosen to do other forms of work
worked a hard and as conscientiously,
perhaps, but they had been chosen with
reference to their ability to manipulate
a. convention or "bring,jn" their ward,
and that kind of ability does not carry
far in dealing with Malays and problem:-;
of tropical administration. The
country will be interested to observe
whether the new policy of appointing
consul to foreign cities with'referencj
to their fitness for their duties .vill
eventually give our consular service
tho reputation now enjoyed by other
departments whose membership Is e
cruited by like methods. The first con
sular examination has been held, with
the result that the 100 applicants for
sixteen positions yielded ten eligibles.
It requires only a glance at the new
Matilda Zieglcr Magazine for the blind
to show that it is a costly publication
to produce. The sheets are twelve
inches wide and fourteen inches long,
and the fifty pages of heavy, pulpy pa
per make a thickness of nearly an inch.
The paper is printed wet and hardened
to withstand the pressure of the read
ing fingers. Mrs. Zeigler, who has en
dowed the magazine, is anxious that a
copy be placed in the hands of every
blind person m the United States. As
no list of such persons is available, a
general appeal for names is made
through the press. Such names should
be sent to Walter (. Holmes, 1931
Broadway, New York, with a state
ment whether New York Point or
Braile type is desired. The magazine
will be sent free to blind people who
cannot afford to pay for it, but it is
expected that a nominal sum will be
paid in order to insure interest of the
reader and to keep the subscription list
in a live condition. The actual cost of
producing the magazine is about $3 a
year.
The inception of this beniflcent work
was a letter sent to a New York news
paper by Mr. Holmes, a former news
paper man of Memphis, Tenn., calling
attention to the pressing need or more
abundant and cheaper literature for
the blind. While an edition of Ben Hur
can be bought in type for a dollar or
less, tho blind must pay $10.50 for a
copy. Other works are also at almost
equally prohibitive prices.' Mrs. Ziegler
was interested because she has a bund
son, and is determined to use some of
her wealth in meeting this great need
Millionaire Rudolph Spreckles made
possible the rout of the grafters In San
Francisco oy underwriting the ex-
ner.se of the anti-graft investigation.
It is respectfully submitted to money
burdened men everywhere that here is
a way to do good with their surplus
wealth which can b adopted and no
honest man impugn their motives. Why
does the public look with distrust upon
the gifts for charitable vt educational
purposes of some of our great million
air" For the reason that these men
are believed to have profited from and
helped to create bad or inefficient gov
mnient. bv the special privilege meth
od. and that in making gifts to ths
public v.rTulIy abstain from giving
for any purpose that would tend to
jeopardize their special ami unjust ad
vantage. They have the appeai.imt
of ( jeorge .F.lllot's character who never
stole a K's but he nave the nlhlets
to the poor. Tho motives luliind J.
Pietpont Morgan's gift to a New York
charity may be doubted, but a sin of
funds to be used In flushing the city
of thrt onV1.il Kraft through which It
h believed his publie htvIc corpora
tion retain their gtaq on New York
city politic and people, would bs sub
jK t to no much suspicions.
Railroad wrecks as a rule conatituU
flue ttdvt'rthementd r th Pullman
loping tar service. Thin was the
rttth Hie OUon wreck In Cali
fornia Thursday. In which twvnty-odd
I .,!":'. only two of whni w
nbout l"' Injuud more or w.r
imtslv. Thne were elhty Pullman car
MWMU'-r. -nly I wo of h
Jaliifd injuries worth noting. lhl wm
M tartly to h neuter tontrue
,i, , of th inihn-an ram. and partly
M thrlr ros.itl.in at lh Tt of the
train. No doubt the long observation
of this rule by the traveling public
has had something to do with the abil
ity of the Pullman company to turn
Its monopoly to the pleasant task of
paying eight per cent dividends on
fifty millions or so of hydraulic stock.
Two courses. suggest themselves to the
public in connection with these mat
ters. One is to demand ordinary pas
senger coaches built to withstand
shocks as are Pullman coaches. An
other is to reduce Pullman rates to
within hailing distance of the cost of
service. There is at present a disposi
tion to do both.
Rumors that Emperor William has
definitely decided to enroll his fifth
son, Prince Oscar, at Harvard next
September have been confirmed. One
reason given for this decision is a de
sire on the part of the emperor to have
his son grow up with a son of President
Roosevelt. The president will have two
sons at Harvard next year. This is, of
course, not the broad reason. That
Is no doubt found in the general Ger
man policy of getting acquainted with
the manners and habits of thought of
other countries and as far as pouslbio?
to win their good will. This is the
deliberate policy of every ambitious na
tion except, perhaps, the United State.
This country is full of Japanese stu
dents, whose knowledge of American
ways and institutions will be invaluable
to Japan in her future dealings with
us. Just so the future of China lies
very much with the 13,000 Chinese stu
dents now in Japan seeking for the
secret of Japan's power to hold her
own with the Occident.
Spain's twenty-year-old king is still,
it seems, verv much of the boy. Every
once In a while he drops unexpectedly
Into the unconventional in a way pro
ductive of much embarrassment to his
entourage.
Ills latest prank was played in the
great cathedral at Leon, to which,
with bis niippn he recently Daid an un
official visit. He had gone alone into
the organ-loft, and had begun to piay
a chant for Alfonzo's education has
ntade him an organist of ability as well
as a linguist when with no warning
whatever he switched off into a sharp
military march, at the same time call
ing out in a loud voice:
"Attention! Quick step! Forward!"
Priests and suite were for the instant
too surprised to do anything but gasp
nnd the next minute there was the
solemn strain of the chant again, with
the laughter of the king heard beneath
it.
If the common report can be trusted,
when Secretary Taft reaches Cuba he
will find eighty per cent of the voting
population eager to convince him that
the American protectorate should be
lifted and elections called at once -under
the suspended constitution. Hx
will find on examination that eighty
per cent of this eighty per cent expect
an office when the new arrangement is
effected. There is nothing remarkable
in that to an .merlcan, but the trouble
is that a Cuban office seeker is not
gifted, like his American brother, with
the power to take defeat peaceably.
The leaders of the majority party real
izing the Impossibility of creating an
office for every man who wants one,
hope to induce Mr. Taft to leave the
American troops in- the island for j,
time after tho i&publlc is re-established
to protect them from the vengeance of
disappointed patriots.
A New- Yorker who nas just re
turned from the south was most strik
ingly impressed by the vagaries of the
southern railroads, and he offers this
illustration: When he arrived at the
stntlnn he was much surprised to find
that the 11:15 started promptly on
time. '"Well,' said he to the conductor,
"thev libel you up north, where they
. . . .
say your trains are never on ume,
either eomintr op cointr."
"The northerners are right," was the
nnexneofed response of the conductor.
"We never got a train off in time in
nur lives."
"Why, this train got off on time. It's
the 11:15". isn't it?"
"Yes, my friend, it's the 11:15, but
It's last Tuesday's 11:15. Today's 11:15
won't start much befo' Monday, I reck
on.
According to the census bureau the
growth in population In the United
stt.. from 1905 to 1S0 was 1.367.315.
A glance at tho Immigration records
shows that 1.100,735 of these were
ti.i.i.,,1 i,v immigration. This leaves
for the natural increase a trifle over
a quarter of a million, about a fifth
of one per cent. With Immigration
ntonnd that would be a near
approach to equilibrium.
Wnrewcn is revealed by the recent
troubles In a state of hopeless
Houmanla U bchavtaff
abominably vmi for n Balkan Ute.
Th t to In Central America threat
ens to prtad to all th nt.ites of that
region. All thrf ar orrering excellent
ti-uae for Dome netlatd tlir nelKh
i.rtr in hind thrrn over to kefD ths
Pc. Franca U already n th way
ta Moroctcu.
Tests For Shoppers' Use
1 1 1 "
Points About Buying Silks, Linens and Woolens.
Shopping tests for linens, silks and
woolens rtre simple and easily applied:
In purchasing linen for sheets, pillow
cases, napkins and tablecloths, fineness
is to be desired. A linen tester, a small
magnifying glass, by means of which
the threads in a given space are count
ed, is essential to determine this point.
One can tell the quality, perhaps, as
much by the feel of linens as by any
more complex method. There is a crisp
feeling to pure linen that is unmistak
able. When crushed in the hand It.
yields with a crunching sensation
which denotes its purity. It has also
a slippery feeling quite different from
cotton, which is dead and uneiastic
when run through the hand.
If linen fabrics are frayed at the
edges and the threads pull out it will
be found that they will unravel with
out break! ig, while cotton threads will
break or snap In two.
Another test for linen, and one In
vogue with old fashioned housekeepers
is to dampen the hnger and hold It
beneath the material. If the moisture
appears on the surface it is a pretty
good test that the material is linen,
but if there is no dampness visible then
one may be pretty sure that the mate
rial is cotton. Cotton absorbs the water
while the linen does not.
A very good test for linen is to unravel
a portion, taking a couple of threads,
one of the warp ande one of the woof,
and to touch a match to them. If cotton
Is present In the weave the thread win
burn quickly, leaving a charred bit. If
linen, it will be longer in burning.
In drawing threads from both fabrics
it will be found that the linen ones will
hold their body, while cotton will draw
the material awry and usually snap off
quickly before the thread is half pulled
out.
In buvine handkerchiefs one can pull
them cornerwise. If the threads draw
evenly it is good proof of the material
being all linen, while if cotton the hand
kerchief will pull unevenly. Linen hand
kerchiefs of the best quality should have
at least 2,800 threads to the inch. This,
however, relates only to those fine sheer
squares of linen which retail ror several
dollars each. Those of good quality which
retail at 50 cents or 75 cents eacn snouia
show from 1,300 to ,1.400 threads.
It is probably in the buying or siiks
that the greater number of women are
taken in. Frequently it is their own
fault; they are tempted by bargains, and
good silk is always expensive.
in one or tne large ary gooas snops in
New York city there Is a man who has
presided over the silk counter for more
than fifty years. By simply running the
silk between his fingers he can tell where
it comes from, its purity, its quality and
its cost. This is the result of long ex
perience. Once a woman becomes ac
customed to the feel of pure silk she
never forgets it.
There Is a slipperiness and crusnanie-
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ness about -pure silk that stamps It as
the real article. There is also an unmis
takable swish about pure silk. Then if
one takes the material in both hands
and snaps it there is a report like a pistol
shot from a pure silk which will aid in
the selection.
Materials in which the threads running
both ways are silk are springy and to
the touch full of life and electricity, while
those part silk,, with cotton admixtures,
are dull and heavy, or perhaps lifeless
is the better term. In taffeta there Is a
high sheen and lustre in the best qualities
which is convincing, while pongee has a
dull finish. With louisines the softer and
finer the more to be desired they are.
To determine if silks are mixed with
cotton set a lighted match to a sample
after ravelling the threads out. If there
Is cotton present in the fabric then it
will burn rapidly, curling up almost in a
flash into a crisp, while the silk will
hardly have started to burn. ,
This same test may be applied to woof
materials in which is suspected that cot
ton may be woven. Cotton burns very
rapidly, while the woolen threads smoke
and smoulder. Then there is an unmis
takable odor about burning wool .
If one takes up a piece of wool cloth
and a piece in which cotton is present
the former will feel very soft and yield
ing to the touch, while the latter will be
hard and rather smooth than otherwise.
A wool surface when rubbed is rough.
In ravelling out woolen materials when
the threads are untwisted, the wool will
fray and the ends curl up, while cotton
will break off evenly without any ends.
A chemical test which can be employed
a i. home is the application of muriatic or
nitric acid to woolens. If a sample of
wool goods Is dipped into one or the
other of these chemicals it will turn a
reddish yellow color If no foreign threads
are present. If cotton is present the
chemical eats it away immediately, leav
ing behind the yellow warp or woof.
Women have often been subjected to
disappointment in buying jetted laces for
handsome reception or dinner gowns. .
There will be advertised a beautiful look
ing robe gown for, say, $25, and along
side another for $125. To all appearances
there Is very little difference, and a wom
an purchases the cheaper of the two only
to find to her sorrow the first time she
wears it that she has left behind her a
trail of paillettes to mark her path.
In the cheaper gown the jets are simply
run on without being fastened securely,
and as a consequence when the thread
breaks they all go. So if one desires to
be economical In the buying of jetted
robes it is well to go over the entire
pattern with strong silk and knot each
piece securely.
Black silk, nets either in allover or in
edgeings that have cotton in them pres
ent a gray look when the materials is.
held up to the light on a level with the
eye. There is such a thing, of course, as
having a lace all silk but yet not a good
black, but the difference between what
Is termed a good black and that peculiar
gray appearance is the test the buyer
should apply when investing in these
finer grades of goods.
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