The Atlanta News. (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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LOVELACE BROS,, Publishers
ATLANTA,
TEXAS
Standardizing Education.
When Mr. Carnegie established his
!Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching, he may or may not have
laad in mind a unification and stan-
dardizing of college education in
North America; but that is something
which his great gift is likely to accom-
plish. The nominal purpose of the
Foundation is to provide a fund the in-
come from which may provide retir-
ing pensions for aged professors in
Buch non-sectarian colleges of the Uni-
ted States, Canada and Newfoundland
as are not supported by the state.
This purpose has been strictly ad-
hered to, but in order that it might be
accomplished it has been necessary
for the president and trustees to do
much preliminary work. What is a col-
lege? What is "non-sectarian?" Does
& small grant from a state constitute
state support? These and pther simi-
' lar questions were fundamental. In
order to settle the first one, says the
Youth's Companion, the officers of the
Foundation were obliged to establish
certain standards of admission, cur-
riculum and graduation, to which
every institution which desires its pro-
fessors to benefit by the fund must
conform. The direct result is a gen-
eral raising of the standard of college
education throughout North America.
The result of the investigation into
the sectarianism of colleges is having
the effect of defining more clearly
tfcan has ever been done before the re-
lations between various denomina-
the colleges with which they
related by bonds of one sort
or another. This, too, is a gain. Still
a third result is the establishment of
a uniform system of accounting among
i treasurers, which, in turn, will
make possible a better knowledge of
and a chance for wise suggestions con-
cerning the investment of college
funds. The value of participation in
the benefit of this fund is keenly felt
by the colleges. A large part of the
time of the trustees is devoted to in-
vestigating the claims of American in-
stitutions which desire that their pro-
fessors shall share in the pensions
yielded by the fund.
Ypcifanti and Chicago.
Postal officials who have taken the
trouble to keep a record of peculiar
spellings declare that there are no
-fewer than 372 varieties of "Ypsilan-
tl," and that this fact entitles the well-
known, thriving and beautiful Michi-
gan city to the lead in this particular
among American communities. Every
except "H" has been used, as an
in spelling this name. It is
pointed out, however, that the varie-
ties in the spelling are chiefly confined
to the first syllable, "y" being a letter
lacking, or having only an indifferent
standing in foreign languages. "Tipsy
Lantl" and "Zip Sllanti" are two of
the most peculiar spellings, while
"Whypserlanter" and "Hipasslander"
are two of the most impossible, tf
Ypailanti stands first among those
which are spelled queerly, says
Chicago easily comes
second. Here are the ways it is
spelled, besides the correct way: Chic-
cago, Checago, Chicawgo, Chlkkago,
Chicago, Cheggego, Cheegago, Chir-
gago, Shecago, Shikkago, Shercaggo,
Shakakko, * Schuerkalgo, Psceschaggo,
Stkschaga, Tschakko, Tzstchago,
Stktschagko, Schenkakko, Zheekako,
^tchaggo. I V f 1
We may trust the university student
readily to agree with the professor
who has made the great scientific dis-
covery that tobacco makes a man.
The youth who is ^nixing educational
endeavor with a knowledge of the
graceful art of blowing smoke rings
will bite his bulldog pipe the closer in
his teeth and feel that he has been
HJ! ▼indicated. Of course, if it isn't wrong
or harmful the pipe will not taste so
good, but then he can get enough au-
thority on that side of the fence to
satisfy himself and the new discovery
of the professor's will come in handy
to use in arguments with his parents.
It is wonderful what a college profes-
sor can discover when he sets out in
a certain direction, knowing in ad-
vance just wh«re he will arrive.
A number of New York women were
invited to take a bath as something
novel. After the dip their hostess
handed them kimonos and a talk oh
the delights of the bath. Most of
them were so much impressed that
they declared they were going to have
another bath some time. It will be
from this simple narrative thlt
Is still hope for New York.
German officer who killed him-
self while under sentence for murder-
ing a comrade in arms declared that
the woman in the case had hypnotized
him. Adam's old plea which it is sel-
dom remembered-was thrown out of
doctor slept for 812
Let's see, what city of Penn-
it that's so famed for som-
any rate, whichever city
allow this challenge from
to to unnoticed?
PROMINENT PEOPLE
CONGRESSMAN RESIGNS
A
Congressman Charles E. Littlefield oi
Maine, in a letter sent to Gov. Cobb the other
day, resigned as representative from the Second
Maine district He states that his resignation
is prompted by the desire to resume his law
practice, which has been interfered with by his
congressional duties. It is understood that he
will praetice law in New York with his son.
The resignation is to be effective September 20.
Congressman Littlefield, who succeeded the
late Nelson Dingley in the house, is noted for
his independence and disregard of cut and dried
programs when they are at variance with his
convictions. His advent in congress made the
cold shivers run down the backs of the old time
managers who had been accustomed to controll-
ing the powers of the house. Several times Mr.
Littlefield broke away from the dictum of the party caucus and with charac-
teristic vigorous tactics told the house he would not permit any man or set of
men to determine how he should vote.,
For these so-called breaches Mr. Littlefield was disciplined by the house
steam roller, otherwise the organization, being used to flatten him out, so to
speak, but each time he was run over he bobbed up serenely and just as in-
dependent as before.
Mr. Littlefield ran against the Republican program in the house when he
said he would not consider politics in his consideration of the Brigham Rob-
erts case from Utah. He was defeated, but the fight gave him a reputation.
Mr. Littlefield again took issue with Republican leaders on the Porto
Rico question. He took the stand that Porto Rico was ^domestic territory
and that there could be no tariff imposed on commerce between the United
States and the island, backing up his views with a vigorous speech.
The hardest contest which Littlefield ever had came in his last campaign,
when, because he had incurred the displeasure of labor leaders, he was op-
posed by its organizations. Secretary Taft and Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor, stumped the state for and against Mr.
Littlefield, who was re-elected by a vote of 18,268 tp 17,217 for the Democratic
candidate.
CHAMPIONS LETTER CARRIERS
Jacob H. Gallinger, United States Benator
from New Hampshire, is advocating an old-age
pension for letter carriers who have reached
the age of 70, provided they have served con-
tinuously for 40 years. Both of these condi-
tions, the 70 years of life and the 40 years of
service, must be present to obtain a pension,
and the probability is that the applicants will
be few and far between. The senator was one
of the most persistent advocates of the mail
ship subsidy, and he made his position very em-x
phatic when he pictured the 16 battleships
steaming into San Francisco harbor, two Amer-
ican battle ships for every merchant ship the
United States has in the foreign trade of that
ocean. The senator is a doctor by profession,
and is a strong opponent of vivisection.
Senator Gallinger is one of the most striking characters in the senate.
The athletic figure, that enthusiastic step, that glow of complexion and that
smile ever breaking over a countenance which shows scarce a seam of shrink-
ing tissue, that yet youthful voice which, behind the arras, one might take
for the voice of a man of 35, are all significant of the blessings that come
to them "whose lives a peaceful tenor keep."
Mr. Gallinger is progressive, and that is why he never will grow old ex-
cept in years. Age is a question of arteries and habits, and he will give any
Inquirer a working recipe for keeping both resilient. He is old-fashioned
only in being a man of habitual simplicity.
Mr. Gallinger is of the modest brethren who avoid the limelight; but it
happens, under some law of compensation, that the fellow who shrinks back
becomes the most conspicupus of them all. The summons to come up higher
—unless Scripture and Emerson are mistaken—is addressed to him who of
his own accord goes away back and sits down. By long odds the most ob-
served American in the delegation receiving Witte and Komura at Ports-
mouth was Mr. Gallinger—the only member who did not wear a silk hat But
even the women conceded that there was more real distinction in his derby
than in the whole procession of "stovepipes."
PRESIDENT OF HAITI
Nord Alexis, president of the black republic
of Haiti, who has been threatening France with
war because she refuses to give up some ln-
surrectos who have taken refuge in her consul-
ate, is an interesting type of the pure-blooded
Negro.
His crinkled wool is snow white and his
long, bony face seamed and wrinkled. He was
born in Ca#e Haitien, August 2, 1820, his father
being Baron Nord Alexis, the right-hand man of
Henry Christopher, who afterwards proclaimed
himself king of Haiti, but who finally was ex-
iled. The mother of Nord Alexis was Mary
Louise, the daughter of Dessalines, the liberator
of Haiti from French rule. Nord Alexis was ed-
ucated in a French Roman Catholic school in
Cape Haitien, and at the age of 18 entered the
Haitien army with the rank of lieutenant During the administrations of the
14 presidents who had governed Haiti sin<e the overthrow of President Boy-
er. Gen. Alexis, with the exception of two short intervals, held the position
of commander-in-chief of the army.
Since the little republic threw off French rule it has steadily retrograded
until, although it hgg greater natural resources in proportion ta its size than
any country in the world, the whifce population has dwindled down to about
500 persons and the one prosperous industry of the country outside of revo-
lutions is grafting. After a successful uprising the revolutionists grab for
custom houses and other fat offices and proceed to rob the country to the
limit, knowing that it is merely a matter of a few years before another revo-
lution will oust them. Therefore they make hay while the sun shines.
ENGLAND'S ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sir William S. Robeon, England's new at-
torney-general, holds, next to the lord chancel-
lor, the best paid billet in the administration.
He gets a salary of $35,000 which, although his
is not a cabinet post, is $10,000 more than any
member of the cabinet receives, with the ex-
ception of the lord chancellor, who draws
$50,000 a year. But lawyers, who have most to
do with law making, always see to it that the
jobs reserved for tnembers of their profession
yield the largest incomes. The lord chancellor
is, of course, a lawyer.
Before he got his recent promotion Sir Wil-
liam was the liberal solicitor general, and for
that received $30,000 a year. But there is no
_ M doubt that he makes a considerable financial
sacrifice in taking a salaried job. He is one of
the topnotchers of the legal profession in England, and in private practice has
long commanded very high fees. It is recorded of him that he once refused
to take a case for which he was offered a retaining fee of $50,000, because of
conscientious scruples.
He Is one of the most brilliant speakers in the Liberal party. To borrow
one of Mary Ann's expressions, be "has a way with him." It is a way that
makes a man popular. He quickly gets on good terms with his audience and
then drives his points home. In dress he is a good deal of a dandy and is
particularly partial to white spats and colored waistcoats. But nobody ven-
tures to poke fun at him because of his sartorial tastes. He is 56 years old
and Is an exception to the general rule that, to achieve success in parliament,
one must make an early start there. He was 43 whin he was first elected
to the house of commons.
IN AMERICAN HANDS
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FIRMS FROM UNITED STATES
CAPTURE LONDON MARKET.
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Push and Energy ft Western .Methods
Causes the Market Men "of Old
London tp Raise a Cry
of Opposition.
Xondon has just awakened to the
fact that the center of. its vast meat
trade is virtually In the hands of
Cousin Janathan. The indignant out-
cry which this discovery has called
forth doubtless has been reported in
the cable dispajteh^S, but the inside
facts are practically unknown. Nor
has anything been? said as to the re-
markable character of the mafket it-
self, which, ap^rt from its vast ex-
tent, possesses historical, associations
which entitle it to more than passing
notice. To Americans the place fair-
ly teems witfc human interest.
The story is exceedingly interesting
reading for American readers of how
this great markfet and mine of histori-
cal association h|s fallen into the
hands of American meat packers.
For many years now the United
States literally has been feeding Eng-
land. The total money value of fresh
meat and live stock which the United
Kingdom gets 7 from America alone
amounts yearly to the colossal sum of
more than $144,000,000, which repre-
sents more thaii 80 per cent, of the
total meat whish England imports
from all parts of the world. Up to
a comparatively short time ago Amer-
icans Contented themselves with
simply supplying the meat to the Eng-
lish market and letting the local meat
dealer do the rest. About four years
back, however, oje or two of the large
American packing houses thought It
a good move to "break into" the Eng-
lish market as local sellers.
At that time Smithfleld market was
run wholly by English butchers.
A characterise story is told of
how one of the American meat con-
cerns which controls a large stall in
Smithfield dealt with a noble duke
who always ran up big accounts and
usually forgot to pay them until he
was threatened with a lawsuit It
seems that the American house pre-
ferred, at first, to conceal its identity,
and though it had bought out a large
butcher, he was engaged as manager,
trading under the .old name. The duke
in question sent down a large order,
and was informed that the meat would
be supplied if "His Grace" was willing
to pay for his goods at the end of the
current month. "His Grace" replied
with a very curt and disagreeable let-
ter, to which the butcher answered
that unless the cash was forthcoming
no meat would be supplied. "His
Grace" threatened to take his trade
elsewhere, whereupon the butcher de-
manded the immediate settlement of
his entire outstanding account. "His
Grace," quite taken off his feet by the
new "business methods" of his old
tradesman, soon came to terms, and
not only paid his accounts, but agreed
in future to pay "as he went."
The precedent laid down by this
firm was followed by others in the
market, and though most of the trad-
ing has been carried on in the names
of the old firms, it recently came to
light that 50 per cent, of the larger
dealers of Smithfield have been bought
out by American firms.
Outside the Smithfield Market;
That the control df Smithfield mar-
ket Is "worth while" will be admitted
when it is stated that every day an
average of 250,000 pounds of beef in
the shape of fresh meat come to the
market, while 1,500 cattle pass
through the abattoirs. The great mart
itself occupies about ten acres of
ground in the very heart of London.
Jt is only five minutes' walk from St.
Paul's cathedral in a northerly direc-
tion, and occupies a site that has fas-
cinating historical Interest In the
early, days, before London had grown,
very far beyond the walls built by the
Romans, Smithfield was known as
"Smoothfield," and it was then a
sort of Campus Marti us for mili-
tary pageants.
Art of Road Making
UNCLE 8AM DOING HIS BEST TO
8ECURE BETTER HIGHWAY8.
Importance of the Good-Roads Move-
ment and the Educational and
Practical Work of the --
Public' Roads Office.
Probably very few people know that
the United States government main-
tains a public roads office for the pur-
pose of assisting road officials In the
Expensive Bit of Road Grading.
construction and care of highways. It
publishes a great many bulletins, giv-
ing instructions, and every highway
official should send his name to the
department and get on the mailing
list It will cost him nothing and will
afford him valuable Information. This
department trains young engineers in
road construction, and a'.so undertakes
to build object-lesson roads in various
parts of the country where the locali-
ties furnish the materials. The de-
partment takes its own machinery and
engineers and furnishes the skilled
labor.
One of the most unique characters
ever connected with the road office
was an old gentleman nearly 80 years
of age by the name of Gen. Harrison.
He was a replica of Denman Thomp-
son in "Joshua Whitcomb." He had a
quaint method of speech that always
cAeght the crowd and made him solid
with the farming community.
The writer once listened to him, and
he proceeded about as follows: "Now
friends, roads have only one enemy,
and that is water, and water is a
coward and will run away If given a
chance. Some folks think you can't
make a good earth road of sticky gum-
bo material. My friends, that is the
best kind of soil. It is said that the
gumbo holds water and does not dry
out soon. That is true; but anything
that will hold water will shed water. A
road is like a washpan. Turn It one
side up and it will hold water; turn
it the other side up and it will shed
it Now, the trouble with most roads
is that they are upside down."
The general always Insisted that if
a road is made high in the center,
sloping each side, half the trouble is
over. The old man has been gathered
to his fathers, but his precepts are
just as valuable as the day he first
uttered them and cover one of the
fundamental principles which no suc-
cessful roadbuilder may disregard.
Everybody knows how hard this
black loam or gumbo gets after being
soaked with water, and when dried
out becomes almost as hard as brick.
In the hands of the farmer boy it is
about as deadly as stone, to which the
destruction of many birds bears wit-
ness.
Now, this is just the time to work
the roads. The wetter you can plow
and scrape this black muck into the
middle of the road the better.
If highway bommlssloners would
make it a practice to do all the road
work in March, April and May results
would be many times better than they
arc. By timing it right and making
calculations the road work can be
done so that it will not interfere with
the work in the fields.
For the care of earth roads, the best
thing ever devised is the split-log road
drag, or its equivalent. Any handy
man for three or four dollars can
make cne, and a road drag of this
kind should be found on every quar-
ter section of land and used immedi-
ately after every rain in ironing out
the wrinkles in the road.
This 13 the best method for tem-
porary work, but all the main high-
ways should be thoroughly improved
by covering with gravel or crushed
stone, built under proper engineering
supervision. By state aid, such as
states are adopting very rapidly, this
can be done without much, if any, in-
crease in taxation, strange as it may
seem.
State aid does not mean that any
district is obliged to build roads, but
if it does so it may call upon the state
to pay a part of the expense, and the
state's share, when spread over ail
the property of the state. Is so small
that It would be considerably less
than a dollar a quarter section
throughout the Mississippi valley.
Every one should become posted on
this new method of building roads.
H. H. GROSS,
Government Road Expert
FROM CANNED STUFF
CLEVER COOK CAN MAKE MANY
APPETIZING DISHES.
How Materials Left Over from the
Winter May Be Utilized—Corn
Pudding and Corn Oys-
ters Both Delicious.
The housewife who last fall stocked
her pantry and storeroom with all
sorts of canned goods is very apt to
find quite a few of them still on hand,
with fresh vegetables and fruits of
early spring looming up cm the hori-
zon. Stewed tomatoes, canned com
warmed over in milk, canned peas
heated in butter—the family are sick
of all these by now. If canned supplies
are to be used, they must now be dis-
guised by clever cookery.
Corn Pudding.—Take a can of com
and put in a chopping bowl and chop
the corn very fine. Now put) in baking
dish and. add to this corn One cup of
rich milk, butter the size of a walnut,
two tablespoons of sugar and two
eggs which have been well heated.
Stir all together and b&ke in a moder-
ate oven for one hour.
Corn Oysters.—The name is taken
from the shape of the corn when
cooked. Take half a can of corn and
9hop fine, add to this the yolk of one
egg, salt and pepper to taste. Mix
well and then add the white of the
egg, which has been beaten very stiff-
Drop on hot frying pan in lard about
the size of an oyster and fry brown
on both sides. If you find the corn is
very dry, you can add a little milk to
thin the batter before frying.
v Pilan.—Half a can of tomatoes, one
cup of rice, one pint of water, one cup
of diced meat, one-half tablespoon of
curry, one-half teaspoon of salt, two
tablespoons of butter, one-half tea-
spoon of onion and a little pepper.
Heat the tomatoes and water, add
onion, and as soon as it boils add one
cup of rice, meat and curry, salt and
cook until the rice is tender, which
will be about 30 minutes. Add the
butter when ready to serve. Serve
on toast.
Stuffed Peppers.—Parboil either red
or green peppers. Cut the top off,
leaving the stem on, however. Re-
move all the seeds and fill with the
following recipe: Take a can of corn
and chop fine, add to It a tablespoon
of melted butter, a tablespoon of
cream, two eggs, well beaten, salt and
pepper to taste. Fill the peppers with
this mixture, put on the cover and
br*ke in a quick oven.
Cherry Tapioca Pudding.—Soak one
small cup of tapioca in' water over
night In the morning add a pinch of
salt to It and cook until clear; then
add butter the size of an egg, one
heaping cup of cherries, half a cup of
sherry wine and sugar enough to suit
your taste. Flavor with teaspoon of
vanilla, turn into baking dish and
bake until brown. Serve very cold
with cream. If the flavor of nutmeg is
liked, grate a little on the pudding be-
fore putting it in the oven.
Dainty Orange Service.
Cut a thin slice from the top and the
bottom of an orange so you can see
the sections. Then cut around from
top to bottom, just barely through the
skin in as many places as the number
of sections indicates. Now ci$ across
in from one-third to one-half inch
thick slices. Place neatly in a deep
dish and serve either with or with-
out sugar.
The slices open and can be eaten
without soiling one's hands. Three or
four large oranges make a nice dish-
ful.
To carry to picnics or other outings
prepare as directed, replace the slices
to form the original orange shape, tie
together and wrap in waxed paper,
which every one saves from the cract-
er boxes. When wanted to serve
undo the wrappings and place in a
dish.
Sweetbreads.
Wash one pound of sweetbreads and
cover with boiling water. Add a sliced
onion, a little salt a bay leaf and a
slice of lemon. Cook for 30 minutes,
drain, cover with cold water to blanch,
and when cool cut or break into
pieces, removing all skin. Melt four
tablespoonfuls of butter in the blazer
and add three of flour; pour Into this
gradually the strained liquor from a
can of mushrooms, also a cupful of
cream. When smooth and thickened
season well with salt, paprika and a
tablespoonful of lemon juice. Add the
sweetbreads and mushrooms. Just be-
fore serving pour in two beaten eggs.
This may be served in pattie shells,
paper cases or en toast
Candied Popcorn.
Candied popcorn is wholesome for
children and very easily prepared. Put
a quantity of granulated sugar in a
large-sized kettle just moistened with
water and add a large tablespoonful
of butter. Cook until crisp in water if
dropped in; remove from fire for the
moment as you pour in as much
popped corn as you think your amount
of sugar will take. Put back on the
very slow fire and stir briskly until
sugar is all taken up and dried and
each particle of corn is again separate.
Gas Oven Economy..
I purchased a single fas oven with
two shelves and use this over one
burner on top of my stove instead of
using the regular oven. By turning
a pieplate upside down in the bottom
I have three shelves upon wbich to
bake at the same time. By so doing I
economize on ray gas bill.
Use Soap Scraps.
As soon as a piece of soap has been
used until thin make a thick lather
and stick It to a new cake, leave over
night and then use as one caket
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