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TtUE8DAY, APRIL 30, 1912.
SMALL PARKS.
Thie cil) 'tmilnllsionersll )yesterday
took steps toward the purchase of ai
small tract of luad ont the south side
for park purposes. The action was
taken upon the Initiative of the Wonl
an's club. It Is wise action, we believe.
Further, we believe that the city
should, as occasion permits, acquire
other tracts wherever posiblte. The
aaggestion has been made that ever'
a-dition to the l' .v, hereafter mllt|',
al;ho:,I be r quir,,ld '.i set auli 1. mli
t'!m'ck or alm r, for park iou tp, ,es it
seety. to us taist this Is a nutgeltionl
wllitli should be approved. Thei'ie lit
tle parks will one day be the salvation
of Missoula. Always, they will add to
the 'beauty of the city. The street
railway cotmpany, we understand, has
offered to mark the pl't of ground
which the city owns In front of the
Northern Pacific station. There will
lie a track loop constructed here and
the park trill be inside this loop. It
will be a pleasing inl'novaltion. Thile
more of these little Iarks we have.,
tihe better, an long Its they are prop
erly maintulned.
PLAYGROUND8.
The school board of Missoula has
decided to carry on theII' supervised
playground work thins stoIIIII'r, along
tihe lines which were followed last
season. We are sure that this di.
clisIon on the part of tile st'hool b)oreld
will meet wit Ii tie uliulmaitilfi.,d iip
proval of ti. people of thie city. Iast
year tiiimm o"ork was Inauguratedl ill
Missoula by lthe ptlmygroimnd i.nsuolit
tion; it was undertakel for ItheI piur
pose of delllmonstrating to tue publici
the value of systematized, sulpervised
play. We feel certain that the denli
olestratlon Was ilmpressive and col
vincing.
In last year's work, the school Ihardi.i
co-operated splendidly anld It was
largely due to this co-operationl that
the summer's/demonstration was so
satisfactory in its results. Thiis nse -
sosn,. Ule school boart( Is taking the
initiative. It is asked of the tIemm.pIle
who are interested that they ln) Imd their'
counsel and their mornl suptport to
the movement. The school boalrd,
through Chairman Coffee, asks that
the playground association he revived.
It is up to MIssloula's peopei to rn'lm
der the aslsistance which Is sought.
The request is modest and the effort
required will the slight. Tlhere should
be a reorganisation of the play ground
assolation.
DIIERTING TAFT.
Yesterday morning The Mliesoulian's
disLptohes told of the desertion of the
p.sr.tent by prominent men in New
York. A letter from one of these men
was, given. In whlich his reuasons for
transferring his support to Roosevelt
were etei iy set forth. These reasomns
wtll, apppr as1 pound to anybody who
Itudtloe eondttlons fairly. In Kansas
a sabiiar situation exists. In South
Caroll,a. the Taft-instructed delegates
iave announced that their Instruc
tions were accepted under a mnliun
dertaanding of conditions, the situation
hlavitg been mtirepresented, and they
do nlot teal bound by them. ,..'ery
where' that p . men view the lit
w1 1. eR + u'<t l-tioIsi ton is
jt eheied that the Taft candidael is
i hpsieas sand that the repudiation of
the boeee has been so complete as to
vitiate the campaign vWhich they have
undertaken.
t Newupapers, also, whlch have been
supporting the Taft campaign with all
degrees of cordiality from clim frlend"
linems to enthusiasm, are deertintag tile
cause of the presialdent. Editors of
eastern newspapers are frank In their
statements. Here are some of them
so plainly expressed that they require
no comment:
People have ceased to regard Mr.
Taft as a possible nominee for the
republican party. They cannot
concelve that a caidtldati Wl"d' fs
utterly rejected by the voters of
his party everywhere could con
) template taking the nomination
from its convention, though he
might have the delegates so to do
if he were sufficiently Indifferent
to the consequences at tile polls.
Whether this public opinion is
correct or not, whether the fed
eral machine with its reatdy-nmade
delegates, Intends to go throughl
with Its p,rogramnn or merely to
maneuver with the Taft candidacy
for position in the collvention, pIrl
mnrles in Nebr~anka and Oregon,
like prllmlaries before those, irn
wireless warnings in lightning
flashes to the repoublicans of the
United States that for their iarty
the course marked by the Taft
managers is strewn with danger
and destrtucltl.--New York Press.
It has ceased to be a contest for
the presldential nomination. It is
a procession, nothing more. Frl
day Mtouth Carolina's delegation
sent word to Washington that hulf
its members will vote for Rooset
volt, claiming that they were mlis
Itd into Taft Instructions. The
alame sort of tiling is happening
elsewhere. rite landslide Is now
in pirogressa.-BlaulittlI)re News.
lnrliter Injured Taft In Illinois,
'Penrosnre and (ll'ver anti Tenllr in
jured hint In Pennsylvanita. Truly,
it is something terrible the way
the president's friends are over
whehlllig him. Yes, It Is more
than that: it is fierce! iktwever,
if Imeory does not pily uIs false,
we believe we rememlber the days
when the people of this country
pleaded with William II. Taft to
drip the ioriliters, P.'nroes, (till.
vers, Toners, Crantes, Smoots. Al
driches. et al. He preferred their
e.*nltainy.V ti that of the people, tInd
lhe antl hardly expoet to hIe judgFed
by other colnpany than tIhat whVicih
lhe keeps. Hald he( not chosen to
run with tile gang Io would hlave
been a diffetrent presldetlt andti this
amlnpaign would not be what it Is.
Detroit News-Tribune.
Mllisulllit today exitends a i ordial
welclmel to some distlingulshled guents
alllnd uks thalt tllhe weatlher iiln diu him
pilrt to Illimke tell' alli Itolgetherllr
AIr. 'Perkins makel sugg!stins which
itare itlh tmlnely ond ipertinentI. Why
dtleq not the dnilllllstration tell the
wholet truth about the hurvI'utter colml
pany?
Tl'here's plentty of reason for urging
th ltenetlrlent ilo a pIlrlll' law, right
now: thle retdii ptionl of the Ill state Ilt-.
po'nds upon the enaltlllent of suh it a
tllr tr.llltiN
Thle II enatIIors who art , stallllingl
aainslt the prilaury I;aw ilrel l oundinll
their o\ni dolnl. T llhey ire tlhe elne
mlies of teil stalte.
'iThe i.~ linlnll clhasl ad, Ile.ne pringllll
ditys, will 'ave ilu IntI it time and
wo1rry If .t. t will give it a ctuIne to
iil your I'rranls'i
ll're than ever \4 are m° utis.Iu . , Ji
w ith M .I oIll a' I ' ihiln/tIlt . l .tI I ilter
lol 1 It i ltlntter Ilan e,' to I Iv l t.; ll tIe
turnadu halt.
1ll'l o1111r fll the IbI*lI. elr t In i llotign.
'Thereti i t llll Ii fl ilth Ist t.I'he
W• klt H pia .s,
Write 3l lttier to the gtverni 1ti?
M'11 I )lll ', I'~ll ( ·ll )tI.-l, Cl.l ItrllulI Ihe '
A1iil.ntmu o~wn miucIh of helr .splllldh
dl,vlolnal, Ilt to tothie olIpptu lnit t whi
the os1evetlt udministrlhtin aridled.
Te'ih, riush fi] the In.noevelt llonl
ira:n increatlI a'ne of the late Citki b
riall 'eit, Wa hl llApi 29ef) d'l. ll
Pall fllor M.IHnmat0llu1 Iett twint; v3l.
tory there for I.sl evelt wi"ll e oui1n the
tlld of too flght.
i'.llPlr t1'lluur Mrl tlh %i a l ll lg.
Ilntg 1wriO folo1neh the (oltt|iols of
Rh osev' elt.
I f Miusnl llhustta ro*,q fur 'r'eihly t.
aiiyi, slt wl, I m11r 03 Ihy li l p to her llr -
IIIullo .
1,uity to Minuoula dreauun ialsby
ilty to the ti who ,have hlpeld Mll.
Part' of Raw i truthn avIar ot i ntruth.
It is the whole truth that tle people
want.
(t10 snnle flower seeds ai id make it
flu 'ler garden. It 'will buost Mi.a1att.
Today l th1e0 day to write to tUnv
iernor Norris.
Are you mItaing t garden?
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIE8.
Mile, City, April 2J.-I« . Thomas,
a cattleman, whose ho.e is at Paris.,
Tenn., died this morning while on a
train golog from Terry to Miles City,
i uccumbing to Injurles sustained by
being struck by tho pilot of an en.
gne on the Puget Hound lino.
BIG WOOL SALE.
Cheyenne, Wo., April 29.--'l'hu first
big wool 'crop of the season, aggregat
ing 1,000.000 pounds, was sold today,
nearp Rawlins at an average of 19 cents
There area good ,many reasons why o na rs
should oj the carndldacy of Mr. Taft. t ii o
reason wh$ t`'ey should not.
One of these reasons stands out conspicuoutly. M1sittana
is a great agricultural state. Her annual receipts ftrbm her
farm products now annually exceed even thr great pro
ceeds of her wonderful mines. Her land valum are goof;
the Montana farmer has become rich, just by olding his
lands.
Yet, it is fresh in our minds that Mr. Taft not on.' advo
cated earnestly the so-called reciprocity treaty w4th Canada,
but he called an. extra session of congressl tp piss that
treaty agreement, which, under the false guise of reci
procity, would have reduced Montana land valTes' tO one
third their present figure, merely by placing. tlhe Mpntana
farmer in a one-sided competition with the Ca`iadlan
farmer.
That alleged reciprocity treaty would have rdtined the
market of the Montana farmer by flooding thfbpi ran marts
of this country with Canadian wheat. It would hive re
duced the value of his land by reducing his revenue from
that land.
The very fact that the alleged reciprocity treaty carried
with 'it no compensating advantage to the American farmer
proved the falsity of the claim that the agreement' was in
any way reciprocal.
The American farmer would have received only the
worst of the deal had the Canadian treaty become effect
ive. He would have been deprived of his present market;
his land would have suffered great reduction in value; ,he
would have ihad to pay just as much duty upon the man
ufactured articles which he buys for his farm; he would
have had to pay just as much duty on his flour.. His rev
enue would have been greatly decreased, white -his ex
penses would have been lessened not a whit.
This spring and through the winter, the farmers of the
Bitter Root have shipped their hay and their potatoes to
eastern markets at high prices. Had the Canadian treaty
become effective, the haystacks would have been as thick
in the Bitter Root valley this spring as they were last fall.
The Canadian farmer would have supplied the markets. The
American farmer would have watched the railrays haul
ing loads of hay from the north, while his product was not
moved-u-nless he met the low price of Canada.
The farmers of Dakota remembered this. The farmers
of Illinois remembered it. The farmers of Nebraska re
membered it. The farmers of Kansas remembered it. The
farmers of Montana should not forget it. 'i
Manager McKinley's press service tells us tet' Colbnel
Roosevelt approved this reciprocity agreentt.: -'This is
not true. ' ~ ;t : ', s
The reciprocity agreement to which Colonel. Roosevelt
gave his approval was one which Mr. Taft outliped to him,
verbally, before the real agreement was made public.
Colonel Roosevelt was made to believe that e proposed
agreement was a real reciprocity instead of th, oig-handled
arrangement which was finally foisted (Lpon tlt .edpl4e.
Mr. Taft deceived Colonel Roosevelt in this ,matter, ex
actly as he deceived the rest of the people. H 'told them`
it was reciprocity and it was not.
This is just one of the reasons why the Moptana voter
should oppose the candidacy of Mr. Taft. It was only an
accident that prevented the Taft style of reciprfocity'from
being saddled upon us.
Let us not take another chance.
The Methodist Conference
By Frederio J. Haskin
*m Th •nas G em
The iliiudlrnlllllal ge1ter1' l 'a(llf'erenee
,f the Me.thldilt i; plhiopln church willI
t'elvtlenel' Ill II iiMhlliapolin tomorrow for
pi 1110) 11-h'h ne(iioiII. It In tIhe hu lirtle .
lil tosl tlre of til is largest of tihe
Mithotliotlllt bodilix tloi to it ure flinally
r'ferredl iuiand appuealed iall cluestioIns
affectilng tlie spiritusl lant teinlsrIdl
adminisllllltration of tlie chiurc. To this
thllirty -flrht gelierail cn'llferrinnen will
(icomie tdelegnsitis4, lIleri'lhal anlld liay, from
sill the Iannul cnllferelte iof the
Metloillht Eliscopal colnnectlionl, andI
il iaddiiion tiuhereto there will be
frt'slterliI d(legatsL.i f'rion other Mellth
sdillit Ihtidlies, suchl as the, Methodist
I':piliiputl c'hiaullrh., Sloutlli, the Methiodist.
tIFlul'lmpnii clhuit'lc of Juanll and io o l
In ill, dieleguates will omine frost hll
over the tolltted Htaltec. froml Clanadat
iandl I:tnglanlil, froti W.st and l'':tt
If'ntral Africa, fromn til Ii' negir re
lpu lie of Ihliiarli, frioms northl, Ce'nltll'l
fllid w'lt China, fro Itlaly. tleriinil,
Hswitu.'rlundl, MSwedu(l , Norway, Din
nsurk. lFiniilid, North andI South Iliills,
the presidency of ilsnhlin y, the provw
ince' of Ilengal, Iluritna, Maleaysla, th n
I'hlillpplnei, Ja1u111i, Korea, Mexico and
oilIth A ieirica. IIs e.chi of tihere
e'trlllltl'Jth there i .'r IIri1 1i1ln cOnfot'll teles
I!)s I sickni'owledg'e subjcttlio'llu to Ih111
eilrts I i'onfereni'e.
T'lle .Mltlhodlst ]':piScopnl chllrclh IN
Ithe lllrgest Methodillst bouly inl tlhe
world. it lin te Unilted states it lilts
3.:t.ls,000 oullllllllicants, emllploysi 19,000
inlisisterC', and hliasi 18.458 church build
lsgsa. Next IIIn ale In thlis country is
theI M'ethllslt Plllescopal church, South,
wiltl iei arly 2.000,000 cot inunileants.
'ihe ther'e are the Metlodist Protest
ant church, the Wesleyan Methodlite,
tllt ('olliregataional Methodists, the
Il'ree. Meithoditst and a few others now
holdingll tile plt.,lsopatl forn,. There are
also threu large and" several small
Mlethodllist mdlies cnomposed exclusively
of colored people.
Altogathler the Methodists In tlhe
liteIlt tlatus now nmIllllber nearly
7,Q00,000 church mnieO bers, employ
i0,000 itnlliters and occupy more than
00,000 cihurches. During the last yoar
more than 200,000 new linltmers were
added to to the churcheis, 1,000 new tni
uItoresr egaun 'tlheir servlce anq about
400 lnew church bulldings were erected.
Aside from its regular church work,
the enormity of the growth of Meth
odlsm in the United States is best at
tested by Its publlcatlon tubtllipe.
Since the last general conferenoe hs)ld
In 1908, the sales from the Meohod st
9914 9Qp0erp, representitg only t,4
northern 'hlody. iai ' hionoulited to
S1i0.:04,070.03. TJhis byp*lnes has been
divided bletweent tile lItles of Boston,
New York. Pittslurghý ~inllunati. Chi
;ago, Kunsas City, Detroit and San
Frunlsco Iin alcll of which thlero is a
larl. hbMsinsli0s building occupied by a
Metihollst publishing pllant. Thirty.
two pleriodlicals are pilllshbed, Includ.
Ing weeklies, molllnthlies and quarterlles
indl hdurln.; the general conference
I there will be a dully publishod giving
the, detailed reports of every moot
Ing and events connectbl with the con
fllrnce. Thollusands of subscriptilons
to thiIs dally have already been sent
In from all parts of the world.
'i'he Methodlst Epis.depal church, as
is generally known, owes its Inception
to the efforts of John Wesley, a
clergyanl,, of the lChurch of .ngland,
to increase the spirituality of the re
ligious organisations Of that period.
While he Is now recognised as the
founder of tile Methodist church, he
himself had no Idea 1$ establlshing a
now church and did :ot realize the
posslbllitles of the mlnhty movement
he was starting. The first Wesleyan
dilscple to preach In the United
States was Philip Ilnt>mrx, whwo formed
at society near 'tile John street church
in New York in 1766. A few years
later, Captain Trhomlas Webb. of the
Jrltilsh army, preached in a hired
room lunar the barracks in tile seine
city. At about the syqlu time, Robert
Strawbridge settled in F1rederick
county, Maryland, and preached and
formed several somettee. In 1769,
Itlchard Iloardman and Joseph Pillmore
Ocme to America as Itinerant preach
ers amd two years later Prancirs
Asbury and Riclard *ri#bt. followed.
At the close of the revolutionary war,
there were about 80 Itinerant or trav
ellng preachers and about 8,000 mem.
hlers of Methodlst sooletles in
America.
The church, as it now 1i, was or.
ganized at the Christmas conference
hold in Baltimore ii 1784. when 60
preachers met with the 'R., Richard
O(ke, a doctor of civil law and a pres.
byter of the (Church of England, and
FZrancis Aebury, and ebie or tW there
who were especially 41et Mr.
Wesley "to preside. k of
Christ in AInerloI.'to '.Wel y him.
self prepared the. "Ar.tll of eligloW'
and 'the Sunday ser 4 whiobh were
adopted by this first o0nfereno Which
orgapnlised the Methbdlst EAI11O1P1,
ohurch. not
Ito agfrOeaiqce fortA Qb44 r t'.tt
aggregation of .
triat and thi o'at
which the work
trlets of a
summarised. .. 14 ,
f tenaeo is then
whleih mhas Met ech fei ar c"
1i?9. At first all of the minstert
I, were members of the Ieteral coi..r
once but as the chrchb grew this .hi
came impossible and, int 180 It wet
decided that the getnteal elerenene.
should consrst of delegates trlotathe
annual conferences proportionate to
their menbeeship. The flat diA ed
general conference was eid in iI,
Until 1144, the general ae
included -both the northern and' the
southern states. In that year the
slavery question became acute and the
church divided Into northern and",
southern branches. cWithin the past
few years, numerous efforts have been
made to unite these, bodler'nd It was
thought that further aetlot might be
taken at this general conference, but
it is not upon the list .of subjects
scheduled for discusslon.o WMile all
barriers between, the ttir Methodist
churches heveo now been absolutely
overcome, there are reasons why' their';
unity would not promote the. giowth
of either and it might lead to compli
cations which would consume time
that tilllht be more profitably ;de
voted to other things. They have ar.
ranged a system of co-operation which.
prevents their activities from over
lapping in any way and have divided
the forelag, mission field In such a
way that the church south does not
send missionaries into fields already
covered by the northern church.
While the general conference is the
governing power of the church, there
are several things which It cannot do.
It cannot change "The Articles of Re.
ligion" or the "Doctrines of ' the
Church" or the "General Rules." It
cannot change the epiacopacy or the
plan of itinerant general superin
tendency as It existed in 1808. It can
not deprive ministers and members o(
4he right of. trial and appeal and It
cannot divert the profits of the Meth
odist Book concern front the preachers,
their widows. and the children. of de
ceased Methodist preachers. It il the
law-makling body of the church com
blning its legislativb, judicilal and
executive functions. It cannot try a
member of an annual conference until
after a trial has been given by the
body, but it can hear an appeal after
a preliminary process and trial in the
lower conference.
"It is made up of Inlnistetal dele
gates .elected by the annual confer
onces and.of lay delegates elected by
the lay' electoral conferences within
the same territorial bounds as the an
nual conferences with which they are
connected. Lay delegates have. only
been admitted to the general epurer
ence since 1972, but the advantage of
lay representation has now become so
w-ell established that one of the most
important matters to be discussed by
the present conference is the admis
elon of lay delegates to the qnnlual
conferences b fanl itetnbers. thes .<1
lowing them to' voao tl.on matters rep
resptiting the chutchl activittes in their
respective communities.
The bishops will also come in for a
large share of attention at this ger?
eral conference. Some persons feel
that It would be better to elect them
for a' term of years instead of for life.
Then comes up the question of an age
limit for the superannuation of
bishops. The need of a bishop for
northern Europe as well as a bishop
for the colored annual conferences will
be presented in opposition to the'ques
tion, "Should the Methodist Epis
copa'y, be discontinued?" Giving the
bishops the veto power in the general
conference and limiting the powers of
the bishop's cabinet, the- location of
their residence, their allowance for
secretaries and several similar matters
are all to be thoroughly discussed, at
this gathering.
There is a strong feeling In favoy of
the restoration of the time limit' for
Methodist pastors, and this subject is
one of the greatest interest which will
ie considered. The results of'the in
determinate appointment have been
acknowledged disappointing in many
ways and there are many' conferences
which have instructed their delegates
to vote in favor of a five-year limit
and there are many Methodists who
confess their willingness to make It
three years. The question of restoring
the title of "presiding elder" to the
district superlntendents will also In
terest many persons who objected to
hlaving that time-honored title dis
continued.
Tomorrow--.'arribeen Politiecs;
I.-The New InternationIal Problems.
ON THE SPUR OF
THE MOMENT
By Roy K. Moulten
Aeoording'to Unele Abner..
It In very seldom that you, se_ a
white man doin' whitewashin' or a
colored man driving a coal wagon.
When any feller thinks: he is the
only one in this world who has got
any troubles, he only needs to 'drop
into a house where the folks ate get
tin' ready for a party and the fond
father has seven daughters who
"haven't a thing to wear."
Some men are born toolish, others
acquire foolishness, and still othesI
have foolishness thrust upon ,thom,
but there is no excuse for a toilet de
liberately goin' Into a store a4n buylnt
one of those hats' with a :dinky
little feather ,stuck up oq the side.
Proesident Taft sgys It more ,pople
don't, tike up :,fprmig there tj gting
to be a famine In this ooul$ r, and
nobody looks foy a famine ,At' : -re
apprehenplon thpl ,he oes,
It Isn't .proper for anybod, ereopt.
ang a vaudevillV p; orLO wmert.rwar a
dreos Suit .in 1t",gein. ; n.
deville rpeorm.fu ki vear a sty)til
or nothing,
livery time Hg kTulmattee fish18
it. he sto ps A iy ws'ia o at t
meat narket an . hl t r
thrbw p nice trot at p . -a".I -
can say he caught. t
QV 10,1tII o who 9 i$F Q l
M .., r E A:
- , 7 k..i c y
whol some + i4
4 , .
the nb6st numerousthing In this coun.
try Is the author who has never had
anything bublished.
Imne .leople Whom We All Love.
Thd 'glink who smokes a cigarette in
a telephone booth.
The' giddy young gum-chower who
raves about the hero while the play
is in progress.
The gabby Individual who has seen
the New Orleans mardi gras and can't
forget it.
The sweet critlc who can't play
"Home, Sweet Home" on the piano
wi(h one finger.
The literary expert who can't write.
The man who comes along With a Joe
Milller mlasterplece and says: "*'Hero'
a new one I heard yesterday."
The ledge brother who espects to
make all the speeches.
Tho man who calls you by your
first hame when he has known you
only two minutes.
Caught en the Fly.
Woodrow Wilson ham a brother who
htl been In the newspaper business
many yearJ. Perhaps the brother 1s
the one In the family who Is entitled
to the' piesldncy.
if Hon. James Ham Lewis ever
wishes to remove himself absolutely
from' the political firmament he 'can
easill) do no by getting shaved.
A'-,nurseri firm Slt the easut l ad.
ver~tsing for graftersr A want ad In
tbe Washlngton papers should bring
results.
IEx-Senator Dick will lead the Taft
forces in Ohio. but where he will lead
them remains to ibe seen.
The Daughters of the Mexican Rev.
olutions should Ibe about the largest
organliation in the world.
One good thing about the presiden
tial campaign is that it crowds sched.
ule K off the first page.
A report gays more actors go into
bankruptcy than do members of any
Dickens' Wit and Wisdom'
By Mrs. Hogue Stinoheomb.
Self -Swindlers.
"All other swindlers upon earth are
nothing to the self-swludlers."--reat
expectatlons.
If yourself, as you think you are,
shoyld meet yourself that your neigh
bor sees, do you think they would
"speak as they pass by?" '
Woaild'it not be Interesting to eaves
drop, while they talked of Ife and its
little ironies?
It is so easy to believe In yourself.
You know how good you would be, lf
you ;"had the chance."
You build almshouses or churches,
endQW. colleges, or libraries, or send
missionarles to foreign fields--I your
mind.
You: know you would be gentle and
kind' to all, If" some magic wand would
suddbMily transform you Into a milllon%
alre.
PRIZES FOR F tWW RDN
The Missoullan offers $50 ip prizes for ,the nlsit
successful efforts inomaking flower gardens, this saq..
son, in the city of Mliýulia,
" The' first prize w4i1 b,.. .
The second pr ili
The third jjit /.. v. . :
The competition a op -! to l. rsidnts b .the city,
tries should be made not liter atn Mayl 1, ;lth
, Qretary BEietnsteln of thte, e 4 oh er omomerc,
,o has consented to take..blhep.'tthe CeOtjst.
The condition of the yard whne en' he rnie y
will be contrasted with its condltio when the garden,
s. in th height of its beauty, and the co ri~on w
have affeet upon the award.
: On this account, the entries:sho be
is will nalke is posiable to itnai lthe,:
Ihe date of e final itnspectonpi will depe
Sseas on. Announce ent i be d the pi
o Aarll invgeg'to .. -
'ý(
other profession. Well, look How Often
they get married.
, Sone favorite sons are begidnbig to
wonder whose favorites they are.
A new York paper says there ais.
many well-preserved men In.that city.
Yee, and there are others who are
pickled.
The Obeteelh
In the spring the young man's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love;
To a fine five-room apartment for, Mi
chosen turtle dove.
In a swell apartment building that is
strictly up-to-dite,
With electric elevators and, a . cosy
corner grate;
To a patent tireless cooker and a
A handsome touring car
To. the sweet domestic drama in Nrioft
she would be the star.
Oh, the cheerful cosy evenings by a
Pocahontas fire,
And the confidential chats, of Which
4 mpan could nevos.tire . . '
hil, the. charming litife 'diners, ivlth
the partner of his life,
In his five-room apartment with: his
dainty little wife.
It's a dream that is worth trealllnpi
and it would e very nice.
There is just one- thik preventlpg it
-he hasn't igot'~ti piice.
ttl-tt :. Apri ItS-A plisonet in
the Jall at Terry, Whose name is un
known, Jailed . on : a misdemeanor
charge. was acdldentllty lhilled this
morning by & gun belongin.td an: of
fleer fallinr to the floor. :iid being
discharged.. The Roylee. M jgpL tjle
comi.aby Oatabllshmint'wsla ::sobbed
Saturday night. One. bagllar- was
caught, but two escapied. whll6'the
prisoner was being placed in jall, the
officer's. gun slipped from his pocket
and was discharged.
But would you be any different fromn
what you are now?
Would you not still be as selfisha in
a larger way?
Wouldyou nort_ pay off somne old
scores It you had the chance?'
In short, would you not be just your.
self?
If you are not being kind In your
present sphere of action, would you
be able to be kind In a larger one?
If you forget Ulegllttle'courtesles that
you could render, npw, Would your
money be any oIetter It you should have..
a greater opportunity?
In fine, are you not swindling your.
self? Is your opinion of yours41t jus.
ttled by the opinion of others?
Are you not giving your little ego'
an lntLateg v.a.get
rItrls. ntar t :be holiest wilf "ine's
solr than to led an ~p.lx.S
If you do '.6 b'ielleve it, just try it.