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PROSPERITY IN 1 FREE LIBRARIES Every Town Should Be In Pos session of Ooe. CONDITIONS OF CARNEGIE. Why Some People Are Against the Acceptance of Libraries From the Steel King—Most Cities Now Hsvc Libraries—Majority Given as Gifts. There is no doubt, that where there Is a free circulating library there is an intelligent eoinmuuity. Every town, whether it has 400 or 10,000 popula tion, should furnish some sort of mi ter where the Inhabitants can procure «m insight into the labors of the mighty and know what Is going on in the world to increase knowledge. The great majority of cities of 25. 000 inhabitants ami upward in the United States, says a New York edu cator, have a public library of some sort, and the same is true of many of the smaller cities and towns. Hut there are still quite a number of towns that are minus them, towns that really need them. A few public spirited citi zens could easily advocate a library MODEL LTBItAItY BUILDIWOB. or reading room and get the support of the rest of tlie community if not of the town itself. Books will always bo forthcoming either from the shelves of individual libraries or from contributions solicited through various means. The newspa pers will always help their town to gain the financial support of tile cit izens. Many of (he libraries already estab lished have hi cn founded oil gifts of Individuals, some have developed from subscription libraries, but the majority are now supported mainly or entirely by funds appropriated by tlie city government. A considerable number are si ill in the formative si.•*. tips lining true of those for which build ings are being erected from funds provided by Mr. Car.'" an 1 ! several hundred olhc < hr 'u h 1 will probably provide I 1 ’;<1: The conditions upon v m '> In* pro vides funds for tin* ere ' on o1' 1 lpal library buihliiu m• ■ u • u n . city must provide a ■ h1 ' i* my obtain by gift if it can, anil it must agree (o provide nun unity f"'- Mm -uni’: tcnance of the library a sir .. to at lmist 10 per cent *o’ 'he cost of file building, Practically tb.is olT ’• K open to any city or town which in s no public libvary building. Some good citizens think th:P the city should provide it m ■> building and not ask for it as a gift. The people who have no taxable properly ami wbo therefore often erro neously suppose that the.i eonlrilmte nothing toward the payment of the taxes are usually quite willing to have a higher tax rate imposed for the pur pose of securing for themselves and their families free library facilities, although in exceptional cases religious or sociological opinions may lead them to oppose It. A considerable number of taxpayers arc more or less reluctant to have their assessments increased for this purpose. They say: First. That they should not be tax ed for things they do not want and never use. Second. That the furnishing free books tends to pauperize the commu nity and to discourage the purchase of books for home use. Third. That there is no evidence that free public libraries improve the community materially or morally. Fourth.- That the greater part of the books used are works of fiction, and that these are Injurious to the renders. Fifth.- That most of the arguments used in favor of free public libraries nre merely sentimental and emotional, and that those who urge them most strongly do so for advertising and po litical reasons or to make a place for themselves or some of their relatives. While it is difficult to trace to either specific instances of material or moral Improvement, it is certain that tlie general diffusion of intelligence which both certainly effect does result bene ficially in those directions. Communi ties with flourishing free schools and libraries are usually more prosperous and better than those witliou such facilities, and while there Is doubtless room here for a confusion of cause nnd effect It is probable that there is both action and reaction. Prosperity calls for Increased facilities for edu cation, and these in turn tend to make the community more prosperous. 1 ADVICE TO CLERKS. '! _ ^ By ELBERT HUBBARD. Tc the clerk who would <• suee -ed l say. CULTIVATE l CHARM OP MANNER. j Courteous manners in little things are au asset worth no- _’j i|Uiring. W hen a customer up- .< pmnehes rise and offer a chair. j Step aside and let the store’s •• guest pass tirst into the elevator. '* These are little tilings, lint they < make you and your work finer. , To guy visitors or to give short, ■ sharp. tlippunt answers even to ', stupid or impudent peop.e is a " great mistake. Meet rudeness , with unfailing patience and po ‘ liteni'ss and set' how much hot- . ter you feel. Most inaceuraeies come from not ■ veallv listening to wlmt is said or not really see intr what you put down. The ehewlnjf of Kum. tobacco or jmper as a Jaw exercise s h o u 1 d he eliniinat e d. The world is .. *“*• u o w ]> r o nouncing it vulgar, unbusiness like, useless and silly. Keep abend of your employer and of tlie board of health in this ' thing. If your business is to wait oh , customers be careful of your dress and appearance. l>o your manicuring before you reach the store. A toothbrush is a good investment. A salesman with a bad breath is clear at any price. I.ct your dress be quiet, neat and not too fashionable. To have a prosperous appearance helps you inwardly and helps the busi ness. Give each customer your whole attention, and give Just as con siderate attention to a little buyer as a big one. If asked for information lie sure von have it before you give . it. Do not assume that the lo- ] cation or fact is so now because • you once thought it so. Don’t misdirect. Make your directions so clear that they will be a real help. WASTE CAN FOR USE ON STREET CORNER POLL Substantial Receptacle of Which Any Town Might Make Use. The accompanying illustration shows a self closing can for receiving paper and other waste which has been in successful operation (luring the past four seasons, tnul any town that cares for the appearance of its streets might . , f ' ;)r ■ it :■ ’ 0 m ■ yi$. Vf-ui *iiiI HiCfi Bi WASTE RECEPTACLE. adopt it with advisability. The can is semicircular in horizontal section, with a fiat hack, and is made to lit into the iron street railway poles used in most cities, being held in place by a hook which engages In the latticework of the pole. 'J'his permits easy removal for the purpose of emptying the can. The bottom of the can is perforated with hall inch holes, allowing water from rains to drain off. The top is a cover which is made somewhat smaller than the can itself, allowing about one inch play between the edge of (lie cover and the sides of the can. The cover is fastened to a horizontal rod which extends through holes in opposite sides of the can and serves ns a swivel, allowing the cover to swing downward. This rod is fas tened a short distance from the hack of the cover, and at the back a weight Is fastened to the underside of the cover sufficiently heavy to draw the latter back to place, thus making it self closing. The material used in the con st ruction of the cans is heavy gal vanized iron, painted. For guidance, the words ••push Down" are print ed with stencil on top of the cover, and the request to "Put It In Here" Is stenciled on the outside of the can. Good News For P.etailers. It is reported that the mail order houses experienced a shrinkage in business during the past year, and the head of one of the biggest mail order houses states that I his shrinkage la due to the retail merchants learning to advertise their prices in big figures, j A TEST FOR I COWARDICE By VERNON ARNOLD I Copyright, It'll, by American Press | Association A number of army officers In a gar rison on the western frontier where they had nothing to do were discussing what constituted bravery. One de clared that a brave man was born brave and a coward was born a cow ard; another that true bravery was re sisting fear natural to all normal per sons. One offl'-er declared that brav ery depended oil the action of the heart, citing the ease of Napoleon I., whose heartbeat even on the eve of battle was not over forty to the min ute. A young lieutenant with a mild blue eye and soft voice remarked that Frederick the (.rent had said, "The man who lias never fell fear has never snuffed a candle with Ids fingers." The colonel looked at (Ids speaker contemptuously and gave u grunt. Surgeon Bates observed tin* colonel's action, but went on smoking without expressing any opinion on tin* subject under discussion. "What do you think about it. doc tor/" asked the colonel. "I think you are a coward, colonel." if a bomb had come out of the doc tor’s mouth instead of words and < x ploded then and there it could net have produced more of a shock. "Withdraw your charge, sir. at once or go to your quarters under arrest." "1 will only withdraw it after a fail ure to prove its truth." "I have proved its falsity on many a battlelield." "I will not deny that under excite incut you have temporarily thrown off fear, but 1 deny that you can maintain your bravery while perfectly cool. If you will submit to a test I will prove wlint I say that you are a coward." “Proceed with your test. 1 have sat on my horse motionless while shell after shell burst over my head. There was no exeltement in that. Members oT my staff were so restive that they moved at every shot. Does not that. prove 1 am no coward?” “You may have stood that test so far as appearances were concerned— that is, you were able to control your i fear. The test 1 refer to will elimi nate everything except fear and show you what you arc a coward." , “Bring on your test, sir,” cried tlie colonel angrily, “and if you fail to prove your charge be prepared to an swer yourself the charge of conduct prejudicial to military discipline in this, that you have called your com manding officer a coward in presence «>f liis subordinate officers.” Surgeon Bates while in tin* wild west had gathered a number of live speci mens of animals of different varieties, one of them a rattlesnake that lie kept in u five gallon demijohn divested of ! the wickerwork on the outside. The glass was transparent, so that the snake could sec and lie seen, air pass ed through wire gauze, used in place of a stopper. The doctor arose and. going into hi office, returned with the captive, placing the demijohn on a table. “Colonel,” lie said, “I hnye called you a coward. But, mind you. 1 have only applied t li-■ word to you in ac cordance with your own Idea of what constitutes a coward, if you stand the test I am about to apply i will will ingly submit to lie tried by court martial for throwing discredit on my < ommanding officer. Step up to the table, colonel, and place your band oil i lii(> demijohn.” The colonel walked to the table and placed the palm of his hand on the glass. (Jul 'k as lightning t ho snake, vicious beyond measure, struck at fit ■ hand, and equally quick the colonel jerked his hand away. Mortified be yond measure, lie put it back on the demijohn, and when the snake struck again he drew it away again. “That will do, colonel,” said the doctor. “You are welcome to prefer ! charges against me, but to substanti ate your case you must be prepared in keep your hand on that glass while the snake strikes at you. But you arc not the only man here who, ac cording to your idea, is not brave. Not one of you can stand the test, Men tlcincn. step up and try it. The snake can't hurt you; the glass is a perfect protection.” One after another of those present placed a hand on the demijohn, and at the snake’s strike each and every man recoiled. Then l>r. Bates said: “No man can keep his hand on that glass where the snake strikes at it; for the simple reason that the nerves that direct motion act independently of the will. In tliis case before the will can be brought to bear the muscles have done tlie work.” “Then what is bravery?” asked the colonel. “A brave niau is oik* whose bodily machine is sc constructed and adjust ed in its dliferent parts as to enable him to be brave. “But tin* will,” asked the major "what part does it play?” "In reply to this question I give you only my own idea on the will's part in bravery. IT it is strong enough and other faculties are not too weak it may enable the man to stand up in face of danger t ill lie gets back near enough to tils brute nature to fight. In other words, his fear becomes paralyzed, leaving him what we call brave.” The colonel soon after this, leading Ids men against the Indians, showed the white feather. The surgeon’s test had destroyed his confidence In him self. The blue eyed lieutenant was promoted for bravery. I I NEW CURE FOR ALCOHOLISM Surgeon of San Antonio, Texas, Re moves Part of Stomach—Called Gastro-Jejunostomy. One of the most recent contribu tions to medical literature doalH with ian original method of treating chronic alcoholism. The writer. Or. J. . lvenney of San Antonio, Tex., declares |that the only means of curing alco holics is by surgery. In proof of his contention he cites a series of cases so treated by hint, asserting that 111 a majority of them a cure was effect ed. His article, entitled "The Alco holic Case and a Surgical Operation for the Cure of Chronic Alcoholism, appears lu the current Issue of the Texas Medical Journal. Doctor Kenney's method Is to make an artificial opening In the stomach loop up the Jejunum (a part of the intestine), make an artificial opening In ilie Jejunum, and unite the two tir liflelal openings. The operation Is called gastro jejunostomy. Here are Doctor Kenney’s reasons for resort ing to this operation: "1. Iiectiuse medical treatment laiiR In a majority If not all cases, anti must necessarily continue to fail be cause il tloos not remove the cause of the gnawing or craving for alcohol. , "2. lieeause the pathological condl- I tlon caused hy alcohol Is almost Iden tical with pathological conditions pro duced hy other ciuises which are re lieved by surgical treatment. "The drunkard in giving a history of ills case usually points to Ills stom ach as tlin cause of liis drinking. Very few claim that the taste for liquor lias anything to tlo with it. lit the stom ach will also he found the llrst evi dence that tlie physical basis of life protoplasm -has been injured and the physical structure of that organ is the first to present pathological condi tions. "It. has been proved that alcohol stimulates the action of the senses and organs of the body for a short time. This supranormal condition is quickly followed by the infra-normal, which indicates a partial paralysis of flie nerve ends, anti eventually of tlio nerve centers. ‘‘Continued repetition of tills proc ess results in hardening and partial paralysis of the muscular coat of the stomach, and an Inflamed or ulcerated condition of the mucous coat. Such a condition produces a vitiated appetite and impairs the action of the stom ach, which is the most important of the digestive processes. To relieve this condition, when produced hy any agent other than alcohol, surgical measures arc demanded. Why not apply the same pliiii ipl© in the alco holie case? Reasoning along this line con I vim i d me that all hope of curing a I case of chronic ul iholism lay in a I surgical direction, and ! resolved to ! try the operation that 1 had in mind j upon the tirst case tbat would grant i nie tl'i privilege. An ideal case soon pro ntetl itself ■ a young man of i.itr.it degree, yvlio I d descended to tiie lowest depths of saioondprn, and i lmd floundered about In it for sev i eral years, presented himself with <he : request that 1 do someti ing for him. "Alter u two wicks' preparatory i treatment, it post crier gaatro-jejunos j torny by simple suture was performed upon him. He left the hospital thirty ! days later. This patient was about thirty-five years old, and had been drinking for about ten years. During I the last three years business had so interfered with his drinking that lie quit business and drank day and night, consuming from one to two quarts of whisky during the twenty 1 four hours, lie was one of the best : known drunkards in ihe city, and no i one could remember having seen him 9ober during the three years preced- j tug tins operation, and lie was looked upon as past redemption and abso-' lutelv valueless, from a business standpoint. Today he is assistant manager of a large mercantile estab lishment in tills city and a sober, re spected citizen. ‘Case No. 2 is that of a young den tist about thirty years of age. He stated that for several years lie bad consumed all tiie liquor he could get during the day and took a bottle to bed with him at night. Ills constant drinking had made a veritable neuras thenic. of him. He consulted me re garding tlie operation, and was ad vised to have It performed. "He finally came to the sanatorium and had the operation performed. From a vagabond dentist, bounded by dozens of people whose money lie had taken during half-sober intervals as advance payments on work which ho was never able to perform, he is now, I and has been ever since the operation, | a sober man, and no one hesitates to j trust him with his work. "t ase No. 3 is that of a traveling man about thirty-five years of age. He iiad been drinking at irregular in tervals for a number of years. The intervals had gradually grown closer together until life became just one long drunk. He entered the sanato rium and had the same operation per formed. "It is not my purpose to advocatp so grave a surgical procedure in all J cases of chronic alcoholism, but only in those apparently hopeless cases where everything else lias failed, and the patient is still in fair mental and physical condition and wants to lie cured. The result at my hands has thus far exceeded expectations." 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