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Monopoly and the
By J. I.
SEOPLE act under tho belief that only Federal courts can
grapple with trusts and monopolies. Toll Is a mistake.
The common law prevails la every state, and state
courts con punish these wrongs by fine and imprisonment,
if the people that suffer and public prosecutors will use
those courts.
Mr. Cleveland told that state law was adequate lor
this purpose.
Judge Uruinon, In his work "The Fourteenth Amend
ment," page 131, thus states the law: "The States possess power to regulate,
protect and defend interstate commerce, and can pass healthful legislation to
prevent unlawful combinations, monopolies or trusts under Its police power,
and consequently may, as Congress can in Interstate commerce, condemn any
contract which prejudices it, without violuting liberty as protected by the
Fourteenth Amendment.
"Centuries ago the common law and old statutes branded as Indictable
offenses these things, calling thera 'forestalling,' 'regrating' and 'engrossing.'
"Forestalling is 'the buying or contracting for any merchandise or vic
tual coming In the way to market; or dissuading persons from bringing their
goods or provisions there; or persuading thtm to enhance the price of them
when there.'
"Engrossing Is 'the getting Into one' possession by buying up of large
quantities of corn or other dead victuals with Intent to sell them again. And
so the total of engrossing of any other commodity, with Intent to sell It
at an unreasonable price, is an offense Indictable and finable at common
law.' Mr. Bishop says that these offenses exist today where the common law
prevails not eupplnnted by statue, and that remedies against combinations
exist under tbla old law."
Under this law how can the conl barons pile up coal for high prices?
How can the cold storage men buy up eggs, chickens, butter and other things
to keep till winter for high prices?
Tho suffering people do not go berore the grand Juries, as they should
do, and do not, as they should, require the public prosecutors to do their duty.
If prosecution were Instituted against corporations, Individuals and com
binations of Individuals the suffering of the people would be lessened; but
these wrongdoers are permitted to go on with their work. They should be
held to widespread liability. Justice demands it. The Interests of the
millions is higher than the privileges of tho few.
How Science Imitates i
feature
e? Cv Professor Henry A. Torre?
URIN'G the last half-century the progress in a certain branch
nf Kflenie. known ilb synthetic chemistry, has been so great
I "V X that It may properly
i I I i ot knowledge that has been accumulated by work In this
X field hns not only had a wide-reaching Influence upon
if chemical theory, but It has also had an important economic-
bearing. Many substances that until recently were known
lM)f onlv 1,1 t,le anlmnl an1 vegetable kingdoms may now be
built up step by step, frequently from the elements them
selves, in the laboratory of the organic chemist.
It would be a long list, Indeed, tbat would embrace all the products of
the living organism that may now be Included in the list of the synthetic
products of the chemist. In the vegetable kingdom, among the more familiar,
may be mentioned the fats, some of the sugars, such as grape-sugar and fruit,
sugar, camphor, theobromine of cocoa, caffeine of tea and coffee, vanillin, the
aromatic principle of the vanilla pod; and among the alkaloids, conlne of the
poisonous hemlock and cocaine of the coca plant; among the products of the
animal organism that may be produced artificially one finds urea, uric acid,
which Is closely related to caffeine, creatin from muscular tissue, tyrosine ot
the spleen and pancreas, and many others.
Perhaps the most striking achievements, however, have been In the dye
stuff Industry, which not only manufactures many successful substitutes tor
the naturally occurring coloring matters, but vies with nature In the produc
tion of dyes, the formation of which since the world began had been the secret
of vegetable life. Harper's.
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Kew Position of Woman
By H. M. JUdin
OMAN had little to do
Wizations; but we cannot help thinking that our modern sense
I of life and its more real and human investment are largely
una aireciiy aue not oniy 10 spiriumi (jimmies auu
tively feminine, but to feminine Initiative.
In the clarified light ot the soul womanhood has been
translated. The woman is still the mother, but maternity
hits for our modern vision a significance which is not mere
ly physical, but spiritual In its fullest meaning it Is the
liberation of humanity for finer uses. She is nearer than man to the new
Nature as she was to the old. But our ultra-modern nuturallsm has a pellucid
atmosphere, full of light, and there Is a clearer vision of truth. The Human
ities and, we might also say, the Divinities have been transformed. A de
lusive network of sophistication has vanished. The terms "masculine" and
"feminine" have no longer their old elemental or conventional meanings.
There Is, or there is becoming, a new woman and a new man, and the dis
tinction between them is not one of "spheres." No exaltation of life, here
or hereafter, could be humanly interesting or at all human in which woman
did not have her proper share and her peculiar distinction.
This shaTe and this distinction woman has bad in the great modern
renaiscence. She first brought the creative imagination within homely
hounds. But here we touch upon a field to which we must give separate con
sideration. Harper's Magazine.
Noised Abroad.
He I thought our engagement was
to be kept a secret for six months?
She Yes, that was the agreement.
He Well, we've been engaged less
than a week and half the people In
town know of It.
She I don't see how that can be.
I'm sure I haven't even whispered It
to a soul.
He Oh, I don't doubt that but are
you quite sure you didn't use a mag
aphone? Chicago News.
Australasia embraces J,2S8,00O square
miles.
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Common Law
Warder
sr
be termed revolutionary. The body
directly with the shaping of old civil-
A Forgotten Art.
New Customer "I see you have
Van Falutln for a customer. Are yon
aware that his ancestors came across
on the Mayflower?"
Tailor "So? It's too bad he doesnt
try to emulate their noble deed."
"What do you mean?"
"I mode him two suits and be
hasn't come across yet." Puck.
The sticks of dynamite used In a
year in building the Panama canal,
if placed end lo end would reach In
a straight line from Boston to 8p
kane.
WOMEN: THEIR FADS; ;
FEATHERS IN PARISIAN MILLI
NERY. Ostrich is used a great deal, and
the market is flooded with the most
beautiful tips and half-long feathers;
I am told that a great many of these
come from the ostrich farms estab
lished some time ago in the South of
France, which are proving a brilliant
success, and they have certainly con
tributed to bring down the prices
somewhat.
A sort of blcorn, with the brim
turned right back la front and merely
rolled behind, Is sometimes trimmed
with two half-long Amazons attached
to the left side and sweeping right
across the crown. The hat, which Is
intended to be worn so as to come
down almost to tho eyebrows, looks
particularly well made of black hair
with sage-green or reseda feathers,
but it is also made In such combina
tions as deep violet and reseda, tete-de-negre
brown, and a light gaiac
shade.
Feathers are arrayed In a great va
riety of ways, but they are no longer
stuck up erect. Indeed, trimmings do
not as a rule very seriously Increase
the height of the shape. This does
not mean that low arrangements pre
dominate, because many ot the late
shapes have the wide brim turned
high, or else fairly high crowns, but
that the proportions are preserved
pretty strictly. Exceptions are to be
found In some of the evening toques,
built up of light puffings of tulle,
often frosted with gold or silver, and
surmounted by aigrettes ot crane or
Other very light plumage.
Trimmings are often placed against
s :
liaised Doughnuts. Mix together three cupfuls of bread
dough, ready for shaping into loaves, a piece of butter size
ot walnut, one cupful of sugar, two eggs and nutmeg. Let it
rise until It doubles Its bulk. Then roll into thin sheets and
cut Into rings. Let these stand until double in bulk, then
fry In deep fat.
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the up-turned portions of the crown,
whether this be at the back or at the
front. If the feathers are fastened,
then they come forward over the
fcrown, and vice versa.
Very stylish is the very large leg
horn turned back right up from the
left temple and forced in this position
by feathers that sweep over the bat.
Others have the crown covered with
flowers and coming over the brims,
iare turned up straight either behind
or before. This arrangement is very
effective, carried out in lilac, wistaria,
or laburnum or sage-green, or some
nulte dark-green straw shapes, lined
With crepon or surah of the same
icolor as tho flowers.
If the brim Is rolled at the side or
nearly In front, a quantity of muslin
roses will sometimes be clustered over
the roll. A black Btraw hat trimmed
in this way has the crown covered
with puffings of black tulle. Another
;pretty way of arranging roses
'either muslin or Dresden roses Is to
make them up into a close garland
lor cordon, which, after encircling the
Iback and right side of the crown,
'passes over the brim (rolled on the
tleft side) and Is continued around the
loutslde ot it, close to the hair, to the
back. I was shown a big hat ot black
Cbantllly all-over trimmed la this
way with pale gray-blue Dresden
roses, mixed In with a few dull-green
leave3. Millinery Trade Review,
iKAv'iiLING CHEAPLY.
"The best you can get on a Jour
ney," said a seasoned traveler, "is
none too good."
There Is truth In this statement,
but everybody cannot get the best,
inadequate as even that may be. An
increasingly large number of busy
workers have to travel cheaply if they
are to travel at all, but they need not
travel uncomfortably on that account,
especially on long journeys. A brave
and gay spirit, however, can make
light of many discomforts tbat crush
the grumbler, and a sou peon of com
mon -snse when one is making prep
arations for a long trip in the tourist
instead ot the Pullman cars will go
far to lessen the natural envy the
"tourist" will probably feel as wealth
ier fellow travelers sweep toward
their plush covered seats.
A young woman who has crossed
the Continent four times as a tourist
passenger declares it can be done
very comfortably, especlaly if two or
more travel together. She recom
mends that the porter be tipped at
the start, wlBely, but not too well,
with a hint of further emoulment as
It shall be deserved. He will then
afford gladly all the aid you need in
the preparation of meals.
"Before you pack up your provis
ions," she says, "make as many
cheesecloth bags from three to Bix
inches square as you expect to,have
ueals. Half fill them with tea or col-
THEIR' W0Rr . 0 ,
fee sufficient for each meal. These
bags are easily thrown from the car
window when the tidying up begins,
and they save the always somewhat
disagreeable task of washing teapot
or coffeepot.
"Take a small but well stoppered
bottle and fill It with what I heard a
little girl call the 'squozen' Juice of
two or three lemons. Add some su
gar, and see that your cork is firm. A
spoonful of this mixture in your cup,
which has been filled with water from
the ice cooler, will make a drink
which, agreeable at any time, be
comes nectar on the hot, dusty train.
And It is so easily made!
"Another luxury that will be much
appreciated Bhould be provided before
starting, namely, some large squares
say, from a quarter to half a yard
across of cheesecloth, equal In num
ber to the number of toilets you ex
pect to make. Then you will have no
damp, mussy things In your bag,
moistening the powder that you have
spilled and making an uncomfort
able, pasty substance that adheres to
your combs and brushes. Be careful,
by the way, to carry as little powder
as possible. Let your dentifrice take
the form of a paste.
"A very nice gift for a traveler
starting on such a journey, one that
costs nothing save time and affection
ate forethought, is an envelope of
clippings, especially humorous clip
pings. Magazines are expensive on
the cars and heavy enough to tire the
hand, but an envelope from which
you draw, you know not what, with
the added satisfaction of remember
ing that whatever you draw was put
there specially for you, Is a real de
light, and the Joke over which you
know your friend has laughed will be
mirth provoking on the Journey,
while the useful fact or Interesting
opinion will derive a double charm
from place and circumstance." New
York Tribune.
Some of the checked babutai silks
are unusually attractive. They are
to be had In a wide range of colon.
As a rule afternoon hats are large,
with wide, rolling brims, forming a
most lovely background tor the face.
The thin muslin collar, appllqued
or inset with lace or embroidered mo
tifs, is the latest comer In the round
styles.
The lace dress, whether ot chantll
ly or other band-run laces, will un
doubtedly be a feature of the coming
season.
Sleeves tucked in groups with
bandings showing handwork separat
ing the groups are seen in some of the
new gowns.
There are big wired bows of chan
tilly. Ilka graceful butterflies, which
are being shown on many ot the new
millinery models.
Perhaps the most conspicuous fea
ture in the latest waists is the use ot
cbantllly lace for the main portion of
the body and sleeves.
The first evening toilet worn in
mourning is usually ot chiffon over
dull silk, lit up with a touch of jet
and hand embroidery.
The ribbon sachet flowers are used
for all purposes, for muff, corset or
garter garnitures, and for sachet,
skirt and shoulder bows.
Short dressing jackets show rib
bons at the throat, back, in front in
long loops and ends at the waist line,
which is usually rather short.
Hats are unusually attractive in
themselves, combining the charm of
simplicity and graceful lines which
will be generally becoming.
Black-bordered handkerchiefs are
worn with crepe or plain black; also
onyx Jewelry, Bilk watch guard and
white liBse for neck and sleeves.
Metal straws that Is, a straw with
a few threads of gold or silver woven
in It are another new feature and a
most charming one for evening hats.
Where People Live Long,
Church White says that over in
Hainesvllle, Mo., where he lived as a
boy, people lived until a great age;
if man died as young as ninety It
was generally said he died of cholera
tnUatum. Atchison Globe.
Retail Prices and Living Cost
By J.liAUREXCK LAUGH MX.
There can be little doubt that the
retail organization by which goods g0
from the wholesaler to the consumer
Is unnecessarily wasteful and expen
sive. There are twenty butcher shops
and groceries In every neighborhood
where only one Is needed. Each must
spend much. In advertising, in thDW
windows, 'la rents, In costly fixtures
In telephones, in wages, in horses and'
delivery wagons, which are not essen
tial to the total result. Five or tt
wagons, with salaried drivers, distrib
ute trifling quantities of goods to,
bouses In the same street. The con
sumer pays for this waste in the mar
gin of retail over wholesale prices..
From 1890 to 1908, on an average'
wholesale prices have increased nine
per cent., while retail prices have In
creased sixteen per cent. The differ
ence between wholesale and retail
prices in particular cases, varies
from 10-25 per cent, to 100-150 per
cent.
If one Btops to analyze the process
of retail buying it will bo realized
that it Is the sailer only who practi- '
cally sets the price. There is no true
retail market price. Busy or igno
rant people py what is charged them
without the patience or the power to
select. In these days we pay for the
additional costs of dainty and attrac
tive packages for cereals, crackerB
figs and the like. Indeed under th
cover ot special tins an amount of an
article Is sold at a price which makes
a pound cost two or three times as
much ns formerly. The psychology
of the retail market is Itself a study
of no mean Interest. Habit, ficy,
caprice, rumor, emulation, gregarious
action of a set, may play a part. Once
a man gets established with a cli
entele he puts up his prices. He
charges all he can get, and the con
fiding customer goes on paying the
bills until there rises a general cry
of high cost of living, like that of the
present day. There are different re
tall prices for each half mile as one
passes from the centre ot a city to its
outskirts. Yet some persons think it
demeaning to bargain or seek for
lower prices. To spend recklessly is
an evidence of what some regard at
belonging to social position.
In the margin of the retail over
the wholesale price, In a community
not well shakei down into form,
there is an opportunity for serious
changes in the cost of living. Out ofj
this margin the catalogue houses, the
wholesale grocery houses, the tea and
coffee houses, have accumulated great
fortunes at the expense of the help
less consumer. Then what is the rem
edy? Obviously, the creation in ev-
ery neighborhood of co-operative sj
cletles for the distribution ot goods'
directly from the producer to the con
sumer at actual cost obviating the
waste of advertising, high rents and.
useless duplication of service. Serin
ner's Magazine.
Somewhat Complicated.
Four customers had called that
morning. The dealer reflected that
the order by mall would necessarily
take time, so going to the long dis
tance telephone he got bis favorite
Jobber on the wire. This conversa
tion ensued:
"Hello! Is this the Retailers' Sup
ply Company?"
"Yes."
"Who's talking?" t
"Watt." f
"What Is your name?"
"Watt is my name." ' -
"Yes. What is your name?"
"My name Is Watt Charles Watt",
"Oh! Charles Watt. Well, Watt,
send me this order on this noon's ex
press." (Here he reads order.)
"All right. Are you Schott?"
"No; I'm not shot nor half shot."
"I mean are you John Scbott?"
"No. I'm Knott."
"Well, then, what Is your name?"
"Will Knott."
"Why, won't you?"
"Uh! My name Is Will Knott, of
Knotvllle. I want that order sect
out on to-day's noon express, suiV'
"Certainly, Knott. Good -by,"
And Knott went back to the coun
ter wondering whether Watt said be
would or not or what.
But he got the goods. San Fran
Cisco Star.
Extravagant Mourning.
Pepys' diary mentions an alterna
tive or addition to the black tie of
which we cannot avail ourselvei now;
On September 22, 1660, when there
was mourning for King Charles'
brother, the Duke of Gloucester, he
"bought a pair of short black stock
ings, to wear over a pair of silk ones
for mourning." Next day "came one
from my father's with a black cloth
coat, made of my short cloak, to walk
up and down in." The problem of '
mourning for men must have
greater than it is now in those dayB,
when ordinary masculine costume
was lees sombre. On this occasion;
Pepys records seeing "the King ij
purple mourning for bis brother.'
There is one mourning extravagance'
f the early eighteenth century 'biF
would still be possible, but wouWj
icarcely commend Itself the soles of,
;he shoes used to be blacked. Lon
Ion Chronicle. .