-
, , Result of Boycott-Continued ,
/
facilities and the best grade of fair ,
capable and peaceable mechanics
Imown.
Details given upon inquiry of the
"Secy. of time Cltlzons' Ass'n. "
, \ . , ldentlficatlon.
The public should remember that
. there are It few labor unions conduct I'll
on peaceful lines and In proportion as
they ire worthy , they have won es ,
teens , for wo , as It pooillo , are s "onglj'
in sympathj' with any right act that
has for Its purpose ) better conditions
for wage worlwn But wo do not for
get that wo seek the good of all and
not those alone who belong to souse
organization , whereas even the law-
. - abiding unions show undenlahlo evl-
. n
deuces of tyranny and oPlu'esRion when
they arc strong enough , while many
or the unions harbor and encourage
criminals in their efforts to force a
yoke of slavery upon the American
- . . _ Ieoplo. As It public speaker lately
\ said : 'I'he arrogance of the English
King that roused the fiery eloquence
, of Otis , that inspired the Immortal
,
declaration of ,1t'ffonon , that left Warren -
ron dying on tim slopes of l3uuker
Hill , was not more outrageous than
the conditions that a closed shop
would force upon the community.
These mon hurst into robolllon 'whon
the king did but touch their pockets. '
Imagine If you can their indignant pro'
test had ho sought to prohibit } or
restrict their occupation or determine
the conditions under which they
" should earn their livelihood , " and to
assault , heat and murder them , blow
up their houses and poison their food
If they did not submit.
The public should also remember
that good , trite Amerlcail citizens can
. bo found In the unions and that they
c , deprecate the criminal acts of their
fellow ] ) members , but they are often In
bad company
Salt only hlll'ts ] sore spots So , the
, ! . honest , law-ahhllng union matt Is not
hurt when the criminals are denounced -
nounced , hut when you hear It union
man 'holler" because the facts are
made public , ho has branded himself
as either one of the lawbreakers or
a sympathlzel' , and therefore with the
mind of the lawbreaker , and likely to
become one when opportunity offems.
That Is one reason employers decline
to hire such men
A short time ago inquiry came from
4 the union forces to know If 1\11' Post
woulll "Iwcp stilI" If they would can
o ' the boycott on Postuln and Gravo-
Nuts
This is the reply : 'rhe labor trust
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
because we would not join Its criminal
conspiracy. \Ve are plain American
citizens and differ from the labor
union plan In that wo do not force
people to strike , picket , boycott , as-
sault , blow up property or commit
munlcr.
Wo do not pay thugs $20 to break In
the ribs of any man who tries to sup-
port his family nor $30 : : for an eye
knocked out.
. \Vo tryto show our plain , honest
. I regard for sturd - and independent
workmen by paying the highest wanes
In the state
I \Vo have a steady unvarying respect -
I spect for time law-abicling , peaceable
union man and a most earnest desire
to see him gain power enough to
purge the unions of their criminal
J practices , that have brought down upon
: . . them the righteous denunciation of a
long.sufferlng and outraged public , hut
WI will not fawn , truckle , hend the
knee , wear the hated collar of white
slavery , the union label , nor prostitute
1
, our American citizenship under "or-
ders" of any labor trust.
You offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with "union" gold
choke the throat and still the voice
raised In stern denunciation of the
despotism which tramples beneath an
Iron-shod heel the freedom of our
brothors.
You would gag us with a slIver bar
and muffle the appeal to the American
F.
- -
people to harl\On to limo cries for
'
bread of the little children whose
faithful fathers were beaten to death
while striving to cart food for them.
four boycott may perhaps suceeell
In throwing our people out of work
amid driving us front business , hut you
cannot wrench from its that priceless
jewel 0111' fathers fought for IUIII which
every trite son guards with his lIfo.
Therefore , sllOaltlng for our worlt-
pcople ) , and ourselves , . the Infamous
offer Is decllnpd. "
POS'I'Ul\I CEREAL CO. , L'I D.
Note hj' Puhllsher
The Postum COlllpany have a ygariy
contract for space In this pn1l0r
which they have a right to use for
announcements of facts find principles -
ples Such use does not necessarily
carry with It any editorial opinion.
ACCENT HARD TO USE.
, -
Barrymore Was Handicapped on Both
Sides of the Water.
Francis Wilson says that Maurice
Ba rrymore onto made the rounds of
the offices of the theatrical managers
In London , trying 10 t get them t to put
on a new play that lJal'l'j'mol'o hhllfwlf
hall wrlttell Ono of the managers to
whom BllI'rj'moro hall read the play
seemed much I1nllrossoll. Before their
Interview had ended it hall been decided -
tided to give the piece ) an early production -
duction and to have Barrymoro " 110"
the leadln 1'010 Abort a \\'eelt after
what Barl'j'moro had supposed was
the definitely agreed upon arrangement -
ment Itad been reached , the actor received -
ceived It note from the ( manager ask-
Ing him to call. When Bal'l'j'more
responded to time summons the man-
ager said :
"I like the play , old fellow , and I'm
going 10 give It a fine production ;
hut , really , I don't see how I can use
you in the cast. Your beastly American -
can accent won't do at all , you Imow
They don't like It hero "
"That's odd , " said Barrymoro ;
"t he } ' tell 010 on the other sillo that
I won't do on account of my beastly
English accont. What on earth am I
to do-glvo recitations on the transat-
lantic steamers ? "
An Oxford Epigrammatist.
The grave has lately closed over the
nev n Bartlett , who was formerly
said hy his friends to bo the most
popular man in Oxford , and who was
certainly both genial and witty. 'rho
most original of his sallies was It skit
on the condign l1unlshment of an un-
dergralluate who , after drinking too
freely , had knocked down the college
110rter-
,
Why was his time , nrcfHl ) ' short ,
Cut prematurely shorter ?
.
BecallRO at lit 5t ho floored ) the port
And then he floored the perleI'
Professor Conlngton said that it was
Bartlett who invented time word
HIUUI'Sm"-that now famous equivalent -
lent for what In Suffolk Is called a
"ulacJt squire " The manufacture of
this 1101'tmunteau'wol'Il , " as Lewis
Carroll would have termed It , Is com-
monly ascribed to Bishop Samuel \VII-
berforco The Bishop Is report to
have playfully styled himself It "SCIuls-
hop ) , " and this may have led to the
conjecture that "RIIUl\rSOn" was also
invented hy hlm-London SI ectator.
Pa Twaddles.
"Lool\ : here , young man ! " said Pa
Twaddles excitedly , "did I see you
kissing my daughter last night ? "
"Wero you in the vicinity of the
front gate last night , \11' : 'l'waddles ? "
"I was "
"Wero you looking In my direc-
tion ? "
"Yes sl1' "
"Well , sir , If you are not troubled
with myopia or all astigmatism , 01'
anything of that sort , and you are telling .
Ing me time truth your question Is
highly superfluous , and I can only re-
gard It as trifling , sir. I repeat It , sir
-trifling ! "
Aid I'n Twaddles sneaked into the
h01lso.
. . .
STALLS IN DAIRY DARN
Arrangement That 13 Considered Prac'
tlcnlly Perfect.
In n barn which Is conRlllered nn
Ideal Rtructnro time stalls al'o douhle ,
the cattle being tied by chains on sliding '
Ing hers attnchell to the stall pasts )
The stllll partitions are or light hun
her , lI\lntoll IIlu'lt reel. 'l'h < . 'I1O are very
neat , and sl1l1l.1to \ their purpose with
out unduly hilling the anlmalu. 'I'huy
are 3 feet 10 inches high [ , they oxtmlll
19 inches hack of the manger pORt ,
and 14 inches In front of It Ilt time top.
Baelt of time IIlIUlger the partition
slopes ahout three feel at the 11001'
This Is shown In the cut Extending
the length of the passage In front or
the cattle rails nl'e attached to the
edges or the utlll lIartitions. These
.
ww
\ M
i
Section of dairy barn , showing ar ,
rangement of partitions , mangers ,
water cups , etc.
are so placed that the cattle while
standing have plenty of roolll without
I having to Step haclt Into the gutter
This Is giving first . rate satisfaction ,
Feeding Bees In the Cellar.
Sugar syrup may ho given to bees )
In the cellar with the regular divisiomt
board fcellol' It would bo advisable
lo put the feeder In the middle of the
brood nest ; but It better \ \ 'a'oulll he
to give time bees cakes of hart ! call1lj'
The candy shoulll ho l111l/le hj' boiling
granulated / sugar syrup , with , little
honey In It , so that , when cool , It will
form Into a hard , translucent caIto A
two or three pound brick of this when
put 011 top oC the brood frames will be
enough to take care of any colony
short of IItores.
' 1'he question as to whether the empty .
ty sugar should lJo put on top will
depend largely on the size of the on
trance If it Is one ineii4iy time width
of the hive , take off the super ! and put
the cover on top next to the fmUlcs. If
the entrance Is only three-eighths of
an Inch deep it may ho advisable to
leave the super on , lIuttlng In a chaff
cushion In this case the cover shoulll
ho left off. In the absence of time
cushion any old carpeting may do as
weIl-GleanlngR
Ice In Storage.
Provided time walls are constructed
so as to keep out the warmth by rea-
son of good Insulation , the Ice may ho
stored close to time walls. In order to
cover the Ice sufficiently flllly three
feet of space shoulll lie left above for
straw : or other Insulating material , and
an air space for vOl1tllatlon The Ice
shoulll ho cut In ! uniform blocks and
packed as solidly as possible : , filling
time chinks with hrolwn ice as the fill
Ing proceeds When six feet of ice
have been put In and chinked up 101. ;
Idly , dry straw , which Is the cheapest
and most convenient Insulating mate-
rial , should bo tightly IJIlc1w11 in . lea"
lug a foot of space for vontllatlon
About four openings one foot IIquare
shoulll ho left In each side ] close up
to the roof , and Ilt least three ventilators '
torR shollld he built In the roof to allow -
low the escape of warm air which
would radiate through the flat roof.
Creolln for Killing LIe. :
To prepare ereolln to be used for
destroying lice 011 cattle ! :
One part croolln should ; ho mixed :
with twenty parts } of soft water , and
the preparation Is really for aplJllca ,
tlon. It should he thoroughly applied ) }
to every portion of the body CO'red
with hair two or three times at Int'l"
vas ] or eight days
i
. r
-
Humble Origin of FigureD.
"Prohably no Bunt wan ever more
devoted to or 11I01'0'I'allllod up In
figures than the Into General ! Alonzo
B. ,1aclcJIlnn , who devised the only Silt-
IlIfl1ctOl'y ( llletholl of HlllIlrln } ! time circle -
1'10 , " Raid Professor Elijah 1I0wo.
"And yet GOllel'nl .1l1cltllll1n nllmlttod
that time science of 11gures cuts hut avery
' ' ' ' ' In Hs the tOl'm
very poor fIg1ll'o origin ,
torlll cnlmllntlon holng derived ! from q
the 'clllculus' o\ pebbles used hy the
Homann nB counters , whoso nUlllemls
stolen from the I1nclont Etruscans ,
s'em to have heon Suggested In time
first 1IIHtance hy the five 1ingere. Indeed '
Ieeel ] , the term 'tll ( igit , ' 01' huger 1\11' ) j
Ph led to any slnglo nUl11her IHlll1clently
indicates time IJI'lmlU\'o coda of count-
Ing.
" ' 1'ho Homan V Is only a rude outline
of the five fingers , or of time outspread i
hand narrowing to the wrist , while the , -
X Is 11 symbol of the two lIves or the
two hands cross 011.
"In nil probability the oal'lIost numerals -
merals Illd not exceed five , which wan
repeated with lultllUons for the higher
n1llnhers It lu n remarkable coincidence
denco that to express nix , seven , eight ,
the North Amm'lcnn aborlgines 1'0-
pel1tell the five with the addition of
one , two , three , on the same plan ns
the Roman VI , VII , VIII.-N. Y.
II 0 1'1It 1.
Every IlouHt'lwepl'r ahould know
that If they will buy Dollanco Cold
Water Starch for '
laundry use they
will save not only time , hcclune it
novoI' sticks to the Iron , hut because
each puclwgo contains 1j ( oz-ono full
pOIlIHI-whlJo all other Cold I Water
Starches are put UII o/a'IIOIltHI packages -
ages , and the price Is the same , 10
cents 1'hon aguln because : Defiunco
Starch Is free from all Injurious chemIcals -
Icals If your grocer tries to sell you
n. 12-oz , package It is because ho ] hns
It stock on hand which ho wishes to
dl8110se of before ho puts In Dullunco.
lie chows ] that Defiance Starch has t.
printed on every pl1clwge In largo let- '
tors and figures " 1G ozs " Demand lJo- i
fiance tumid save nluclt time and money
and the annoyance of the Iron stick-
ing Defiance never Htlclts.
Smaller Than a Postage Stamp.
The smallest hoole In time world la
believed to he Il Dutch ono , entitled
"nIoem Bofjn , " or " ' 1'ho GU1'IIell or
flowers ; , " published In 1H7. ( 'rho
printed pogo covers Il space ten mil-
IImetros ( about half an Inch ) hy six
lu em. The al'ell of time entire page ,
InclulllnJ t.he margin , Is seventeen
I11lIIl1notl'os hy eight , and there are t
fOl'ly.nlno pages In the whole wOl'lt
The book Is elegantly hound In old
calf , amid has Il decorated gilt back ]
and gilt edges. It Is illustrated hy 7
well-printed plates , and is closed hy
a geld filigree clasp or oXCIulslto {
\Vol'lt lIIan sh I p.
'l'hls dwarf volume Is In the library
of 1\1. Georges Solomon , or Paris , who
Is salll to have the best collection of
such tiny 1I00lts In the worI1. ] :
In time same collection are no fewer
than six other hooltH , published be- f
t.ween 17)3 ! ) and 1823-larger : than 1
this , It In true , hut nm'ol'theless not .
exceeding . a postage stamp In area , ; t
nnd all remarkable for tlto heauty ot 1' J '
their binding
One month In the school of nffllc-
Lion will teach thee macro than the
reat precepts of Aristotle in RO\'Or. .
years ; for thou canst never judge !
rightly of human nlwlrs , unlesR thou f
. .as first felt tllO plows , and found out
the deceIts 01' fortuno-l'uller. ; . '
f
When You Buy Starch '
bury nellllrH'n and get / the best : 1/1 /
ounces for 10 cents Once \IHcII , always , ,
used. -
The average age of the Tapanlso , :
naval crews iff lower than that t of the
men in ! any other nil vy , No one over ,
'
twenty years old Is accented for en
, Jlstnwnt. The average height Is Ii feet t
9 1 Inch os-less thrill that of any other '
navy f ;
' !
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow ?
Then use D'lInncc Starch ; It will
Keep them white-IG ounces for 10
Icnta
