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death and lliot "mall model of tli«
barren earth which nerves a" paste am
cover to our hone*. —Richard 11
BEGINNING THE DAY—O God,
In my Intimate secret life put me
In harmony with Thee. Then may I
move outward In thought, speech
and act. along lines of sweetness
and rhythm. May my life accord
with the whole order of things un
til I shall feel the pulsing of God’s
wide symphony. In Christ’s awmo.
Amen.—H. M. E.
Meeting the Aeroplane
When a new element is introduced
in warfare inventive minds immediate
ly become busy devising means to meet
that new method of attack. This is par
ticularly true of the present conflict
and while the aeroplane has developed
greatly defensive tactics have kept
pace.
The chief difficulty in guarding
against aeroplane attack has been in
finding the range. The gunners arc
unable to see where their shells ex
plode and consequently cannot accu
rately correct their aim. To remedy
this a captive balloon is sent aloft at
a given height. If a hostile aeroplane
heaves in sight the fire control officei
knows how high the captive balloon is
its relation to the approaching aero
plane and he can approximate very
accurately the distance of the hostilt
craft. It is then a very simple problem
‘to find the range.
In order to give their men practiei
in “potting planes” the British of
ficers in France send up huge kite:
towed by automobiles and sharpshoot
ers practice in firing at them.
In offensive operations of aero
planes the aviator always tries to keej
the machine between himself and hi:
foes. The gunners, with the sun shin
ing straight into their eyes, are unabli
to take' accurate aim and in mos<
cases the scout returns unharmed tc
his lings
The German protective measure!
against aeroplanes consist of shrapne
shells filled with a explosive givinn
off a dense black smoke. The gunneri
fire several of these shells and correc’
their aim by the smoke, then firing
shrapnel shells filled with bullets.
So successful have both sides beer
in their defensive tactics that it is n<
easy matter to carry out a recon
naissance in the air and the aviator!
J-e forced to ascend to such an alti
ide that observations are extremely
fficult.
Cotton Napkins for Hotels
“Shall $5 dinners be eaten with cot
ton tablecloths beneath the diners
plates and cotton napkins across thei:
knees? Never!” These emphatic word;
are creditied to Ernest Stevens, man
ager of the La Salle hotel in Chicago
by the Chicago Tribune. Manage
Joseph Beifeld of the Hotel Shermai
asks “Why not?” Thus the manager
V two of Chicago’s finest hotel
stand deadlocked concerning a mat
ter of great interest to southern cot
ton growers, although members of th
Illinois Commercial Hotel assoeiatio
had agreed to substitute cotton naper;
for linen.
Manager Stevens declares that h
will not make the change. He contend
that “cotton napery isn’t so good a
linen. It isn’t so sanitary. After sev
•ral launderings—and it doesn’t stan
the wear and tear of the laundry s
well, either—cotton napkins and table
cloths lose their freshness. They loo
smudgy even when clean.” In hi
opinion substituting cotton for line
napery is the “wrong kind of patriot
ism." Enough for Manager Stevens.
Quite the contrary are the view
expressed by Manager Beifeld of th
Sherman. Despite his German nami
hes a true patriot and wisht
to help the south. “I’m not g<
ing to throw away the tab!
Hnen at the Sherman," says M
Beifeld, “but as soon as it weai
out it will be replaced with cottoi
When he says cotton isn’t as good i
linen for napery Mr. Stevens is talkin
about something of which he has littl
or no knowledge. Let him go down 1
tbp Fort Dearborn hotel and see th
,
I cotton ‘linens’ we are using there. Al
though the cotton napery there has
■ been in use since March, I defy him
; or anyone else to tell it at sight from
• linen. Only by feeling it can one tell
the difference, and then he must be
’ something of an expert.”
0 Well spoken! Mr. Beifeld says there
* are 8000 American hotels and 40,000
o restaurants, besides dining cars and
’ boarding houses, which would give the
' south a market for 600,000 extra bales
of cotton annually if all used cotton
■ napery. The esteemed manager of the
( La Salle evidently formed his opinion
1 of cotton napery from an inferior
product. Mr. Beifeld, on the other
: hand, sees a splendid opportunity to
save money and help the south at the
same time. The best grade of cotton
“linens” cannot be told from real
linen—certainly not by the diner who
spends $5, $10 or even $15 for his
dinner.
Sympathy and Relief for Italy
The first reports of the earthquake
in Italy were indeed appalling, but
later information brought the list of
dead up to a record almost unthink
able and makes the situation the most
heartrending and staggering in all his
tory.
The earthquake in Sicily a few years
ago caused the death of nearly 30,000
people. It will be several days yet
before the total number of dead as
a result of this week’s earthquake can
be ascertained, but the number will
be much larger, perhaps, even than
that of Sicily. The property damage
will be much greater, because this
earthquake included in its wide area
many large towns and cities, even
Rome itself.
Besides the thousands upon thou
sands of souls dashed to eternity, beau
tiful churches of historic interest and
works of art of priceless value were
ruined in the twinkling of an eye.
Catastrophes such as tornadoes and
earthquakes are no respecters of per
sons. Me* and women of distinction
as well as those of the humblest class
have been the victims from time to
time of raging storm and frightful
earthquake. In this latest visitation
■ of Providence many of Italy’s promi
nent citizens lost their lives.
The sympathy of the whole world
will go out to Italy now, and in addi
tion to smypathy substantial relief
will be needed. In all great earth
quakes countless families not only
mourn for the dead, but are themselves
left destitute of home and food. The
list of wounded is always large and
the sufferers must be aided promptly
by the generous people of the world
at large.
In 1908 when Sicily’s terrible earth
quake occurred money and provisions
were sent in abundance from the Uni
ted States as well as from the coun
tries of Europe. The appeal for help
which will be issued for the Italian
sufferers at the present time will meet
with ready response. No matter how
depressed business conditions may be
in the old world and in the new a
relief fund must be promptly raised.
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Republicans Criticizing the President
The majority side in Congress is
supposed to treat, and as a rule, does
treat the minority side with the ut
most respect, and vise versa. The re
publican minority has been in accord
with the democratic administration on
several important questions, and re
publican leaders have been as courte
ous to the President as have been
members of his own party. But now
some of them have taken to comment
ing on him adversely. They are even
disposed to indulge in spleen.
President Wilson in his Indianapolis
speech criticized the republican party.
, He said many true things about the
standpatters which the country at
large applauded. The President in
jected some sarcasm into his speech
and gave expression to many witti
’ cisms at the expense of his political
( opponents. “The republicans have not
had a new idea in thirty years,” he
said. But there was no bitterness in
3
his remarks.
While it may not be literally true
that the republicans have originated
^ nothing in thirty years, it has been
so far as large measures are con
cerned, virtually so. The republicans
taking umbrage at the President’s
criticism of their lack of originality is
calculated to make lookers on smile.
President Wilson has usually been
j very considerate of the feelings of
men no matter whether they differ
1 with him or not. It is his rule and
manner to be considerate. But it was
never considered an offense in anj
S personal way for one party to pounc<
1 on the other. That the republicans
should have become thin-skinned at
this late date is really amusing,
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e The annual midwinter number of the I.oi
!, Angeles Times, recently published, con
s tains 228 pages. The wonderful resource
!_ of California have never been set fortl
e to better advantage than they are In thi
, huge edition of one of the greatest news
papers In the country.
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I. When this war la over American hoboe
s should find It easy to “panhandle" h
g Belgium.
6 Italy was badly shaken by an earth
0 quake but her neutrality Is believed to b1
• still intact.
“Child Rptt^rment and Social Welfare,”
published by the child betterment bureau,
Incorporated, 60 West Washington street,
Chicago, makes an appeal to the press In
a recent issue to emphasize the Increas
ing number of deaths of small children as
a result of their parents using poisonous
fly killers. Most of the victims are be
tween the ages of 1 and 3 years. In a
period of four months, from .July to Oc
tober, there were 47 such cases reported,
of which 10 proved fatal. Indiana leads
the list of states with eight cases of child
poisoning from this cause. There was no
case reported in Alabama during that
time. The authorities of South Africa
have prohibited the sale of fly poisons that
contain arsenic and it is hoped that
remedial legislation will be passed in this
country to prevent the setting of “poison
taps'* for babies. Persons interested in
preventing the sale of poisons dangerous
to children are requested to send their
protests to the publishers of “Child Bet
terment.”
New York newspapers claim that the
theatrical taste of Broadway has im
proved, in spite of the fact that Mr.
George M. Cohan is again nasalizing and
dancing before enthusiastic audiences.
President Wilson, it seems, doesn't take
much stock in newspaper editorials. That
being true, he probably doesn’t believe
half the adverse criticism of him that ap
pears in republican newspapers.
Citizens of Naples said the recent earth
quake was sent as a punishment for the
sins of men fighting against their brothers
in the European war. But why should
a neutral country be punished?
Tea is being served at a series of high
brow lectures in St. Louis, but the brew
ery business of that grand old town Is not
seriously affected thereby.
It is said that the legs of 600 Austriau
soldiers were frozen and had to be ampu
tated. The next war will be fought in
steam-heated trenches.
The next heavyweight pugilistic battle
will be “staged” in Mexico, where Gen
eral Villa will doubtless be an interested
spectator.
“Why doesn't the country go ahead?”
asks Thomas A. Edison. For one thing,
every man in this country is not a human
dynamo.
“Some day the world will have to strug
gle along without George Bernard Shaw.”
says the Chicago News. Nothing could be
easier.
The old style calendar should prove
helpful to the man who wants to post
pone paying his bills a while longer.
No, Tessie, dear. Horatious at the
bridge didn’t smoke a cigarette while
there. He had his hands full.
According to later dispatches, the Turks
still have at least one punch left.
ALABAMA PRESS
Troy Messenger: Representative W. E.
Thomas of Chilton county is the only
bull moose member of the Alabama leg
islature. Representative Chester Tubb Is
the only standpat republican member.
Talladega Home: "Alabama must feed
herself.” declares The Age-Herald. And
then help feed the rest of the world.
Mobile Register: The opponents of the
ship purchase bill are much disturbed lest
the government should get Into trouble
when the purchased vessels begin carrying
cotton to Germany and Austria; but they
do not explain how It Is that American
citizens can ship cotton to Germany, but
the government, that la simply another
name for American citizens, cannot do so.
Each and every citizen may do It, but all
together they cannot do It! The objection
of the opponents of the shipping bill is
fanciful and apparently is gotten up to
alarm the ill-informed.
Huntsville Mercury-Banner: Selma Is
having a bill framed to be presented to
the legislature asking the privilege of
levying a tax of 3 mills to support the city
schools. Other cities will soon have to
follow Selma's lead If the legislature
passes a state-wide bill at this session.
CUTS DOWN COTTON PI.ANTING
From the Washington Post.
"Ten million hales will be the maxi
mum of the cotton crop of 1915, in my
opinion,” said Judge Henry D. Clayton
of Alabama, former member of the House,
now on the federal bench, at the Willard.
"Many farmers in the south who have
grown cotton almost exclusively in the
past have planted wheat and other small
grains, and are planning to put In pota
toes and other farm crops upon which
they can live. It Is a sure thing that the
cotton crop this year will be far lesB
than that of 1914, which reached nearly
17,000,000 bales, and this undoubtedly will
solve the so-called ‘cotton situation.'
Thire has been a very pronounced Im
provement in conditions all through the
south. Cotton planters have been send
ing their cotton to market and getting a
pretty good price for It. The trend Is
upward all along the line. I look for
large shipments of cotton to Europe In
the next 30 to 60 days. Europe needs the
cotton and we have it, and as Europe has
declared and our cotton men have been
convinced that it Js not contraband of
war. there will not be any timidity about
sending it abroad.
"I am much gratified with the outlook
for 1916. We are sure to have a highly
prosperous year. There Is no country on
the globe that has such bright prospects,
and. above all, we are at peace with the
world.”
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.
Fresh young men delight to get pickled.
If we could only settle our bills by pay
ing compliments!
It's easy for a man to fool a woman—if
she really wants him to.
Some men who boast that they pay aa
l they go never manage to get very far.
It sometimes happens that a man who
fails at everything else marries quite
i well.
, You never miss the water until the
courts get hold of the stock and squeeze
• It out.
Men wouldn’t care how much their
wives talked if they would only use the
sign language.
The wild a|ats sowers of the stone age
must have Wad a strenuous time turning
i over new leaves.
In after years a married woman likea
to boast dt the many proposals she had
. while yet f in her teens.,
It's almost as difficult to get a man
' to change this brand of cigars as It is to
get a wou^aa to ehangs bar religion.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Ttlnkop McCoy Returning to Trim
Bishop ,T. H. McCoy, who was assignee
to the Texas conferences of the M. E
church, south, at the last meeting of th«
episcopate, and who has spent sometime
there, will return to the Ijone Star state
this week after having spent the holiday!
In Birmingham.
“Texas Is a great state," said Bishop
McCoy. “It is great in a material way
and great In a Methodist w^y. It is esti
mated that one-seventh of the entiri
membership of the M. E. -church, south,
Is found in Texas. There are seven Con
ferences in that state—live English speak
ing, one Gorman and one Mexican. 1
have charge of the English speaking con
ferences/’
The bishop said he was glad to meet
Ills old friends In Birmingham and that
it gave him great pleasure to see this
city going forward steadily in spite ol
the recent business depression.
Obtaining a Passport
“Americans goipg abroad are advised
to obtain passports, but they are not told
how or where to obtain them," said F.
I. Monks, “and in the hope that my
experience may' serve to help those who
want one I will tell what it is necessary
to do.
“To begin with, the person seeking n
passport can obtain a Copy of trie form
of application from Mr. Autrey in the
customs department on the second floor
of the postolTice building, and here I may
mention that Mr. Autrey will All out the
form if so requested. The applicant must
then attach a photograph of himself to
the application and enclose another copy
of the same photograph with the appli
cation. Then the clerk of the United
States circuit court, Major Allison, at
taches his seal to the photograph and
also to the affidavit of identification
made by some person who swears that
the applicant is the person shown in
the photograph.
“The application being thus Ailed out
md the applicant’s naturalization papers.
If he be a naturalized citizen, are sent
to the bureau of citizenship at Washing
ton, and a postal money order for $1
payable to the disbursing department
must be enclosed with other papers.
“It takes a little time and trouble to
obtain a passport but It is well worth
both, considering all the embarrassment
It will save a person when he arrive#
on the other side. I am very proud of
my passport and intend to have It
framed.”
Novel Announcement Card
“Perhaps the most attractive novelty
that has come to my attention lately is
the artistic announcement card recently
issued to the patrons of a local theatre
by Its management/’ said Mr. Fairchild,
assistant manager of the Hotel Tut
wiler.
“The card presents a neat appearance,
and the color design, which is In good
taste, is carried out well. It is lettered
In orange with a rich purple border on
a white background. The envelope in
which it is mailed corresponds with th€
card in coloring. The lettering is as
follows:
“ Owing to the success of the prevloue
engagement of ‘Today,’ the Broadhurst
Schomer play, at the Jefferson theatre
early In October, t have prevailed upor
the New York booking office to send 11
hack, and those who saw it before and
those who did not see it will have ar
opportunity to do so on Friday, Jan
uary 15. A special matinee will be giver
at 2:30 p. m. R. S. DOUGLASS.’ ”
Visiting HI* Old Friends Here
Walton Peteet, edttor of the Waco
Morning News, but some years ago a
member of the Birmingham bar, is he*e
for a short visit. Ho has a number
of warm friends here and they are all
glad to greet him.
* Texas, like all other cotton states,
has been hurt by the low price of the
staple, but it has a large diversity ol
interests and business In some of the
cities Is very good. Indeed,” said Mr,
I'eteet. ‘‘One thing that particularly
distinguishes Texas Is Its great num
ber of small cities. We have several
large cities—San Antonio, Houston,
Dallas and Fort Worth; several cities
of the second class. Including Waco
with a population of about 46,000, and
countless towns of from 2000 to 5000 pop
ulation. In traveling through Texas on
a train one Is hardly out of a large
town before he passes through anoth
er. Another thing about Texas that
lrdlcates thrift and progressiveness la
the large number of dally papers,
There are about 50 of them.
“When I left Birmingham for Texas
In 1892 this town was not maalng
much headway. But after the hard
times of the 90’s were over the city
began to go forward, and it Is now one
of the marvels of the country.”
The Next Music Festival
‘‘The Birmingham Choral association
under whose auspices Damrosch am
bis splendid orchestra will appear here
on the 19th of April in two festtva
performances, has decided not to givi
an entire evening of oratorio, but t<
have two choruses of 30 or 35 min
utes each—Von Fellta’s ’The God am
the Maid,’ and Sullivan’s ‘Golden l,eg
end,’ ” said a member of the Arloi
club.
"Mr. Rienzi Thomas, the chorus dl
rector, will soon begin rehearsals oi
those two beautiful compositions. B;
having only short works Mr. Damroscl
will be able to give an overture and i
symphony. The afternoon performanc
will be principally orcheetral.
“The association had an option oi
two nights and a matinee, but it wa
decided to confine the festival to i
matinee and one night. The good worn
en who managed the festival last yea
came out with a little surplus lnsteaj
of a deficit. They are determined t
do likewise this year. They though
that three performances might no
pay out. By having only two per
formances there can he no posslbl
rlek and in all probability there wll
be a larger surplus than last year.
The Iron Market
Rogers, Brown A Co.’s Cincinnati repoi
says in part:
“General trade and financial condition
appear to be rallying consistently, tli
underlying sentiment In the Iron trade I
improving accordingly, but the week ha
seen no particular demonstration In tl
way of sales In the pig Iron trade. Li
cally the market is marking time, ii
qulries and sales being small, but movi
ment on contracts and consumption l
buyers are on the Increase. Sales mat
are for a variety of grades.
“In many of the consuming plants, pa
tlcularly the steel end, business has a
compllshed a marked Improvement.
Is reported that the Steel corporation
business has Increased some half-mllllc
tons is order* .during December, and Uu
- I
present total is th© largest since th
close of August last, with other plan
Improvement reported and the outlool
promising.
“During December the eastern am
northern furnaces increased their unfilled
orders and decreased stocks on the yardi
to a considerable degree. Pig Iron pro
duction during December registered fur
(her decline, being less than one and s
half million tons, and bringing the tota
production for the year to 23,000,000 tons
(which was about what was figured bj
conservative estimators), a loss of 7,700,
000 tons from 1913, showing the extent
to which the Industry suffered during th€
year.
“The whole business fabric Is bettei
and stronger than a week ago, slighl
though improvement is, and no untowarc
incident has appeared to shake the ex
isting confidence.”
1 WAR ECHOES
New Yohi Telegram: Lord Kitchener's
report to the House of Lords did not hav,
a cheering sound to those persons whc
look for an early ending of the war. II
was a plain, straight rehearsal of whal
had heen done, adding not one whit tc
published details.
If memory serves Lord Kitchener's orig
inal statement was that the conflict might
last three years, and he started building
his army on that basis.
Lord Curzon was somewhat querulou,
in wanting to know definitely how many
men Lord Kitchener wanted, but he did
not find out. Censorship was evidently
working even In the upper chamber.
It was strange to see Curzon In the lighl
of heckling Kitchener. They had mel
before. In India, where one was viceroy
and the other commander In chief of the
forces there. Time was when It was said
they might have become brothers-ln-law,
but K. of K. is still a bachelor.
But back to the subject. The lords
learned little from the taciturn man ol
war, who wore his khaki when addressing
the House, and the peers have to do what
the British are willing to, and that la
“leave It to Kitchener.”
Peter MacQueen In the National Maga
zine: I am coming home for the winter,
and will be In Boston almost as soon
as this letter. My experiences In the
French army convince me that the French
have left nothing to chance. They are
the best prepared of all the nations ol
Europe, not even excepting the Germans.
Take the society called Les Femmes de
France—the women of France. It prob
ably numbers 16,«to,000 members, that is
every female In the republic, from 6 to 9E
years of age. Tlvla wonderful organization
of all the females of a race Is, I believe,
not equalled even by the organization ol
the Kaiser's army. From the nobility ol
France to the poorest seamstress in a
garret every female of France Is today
giving money, work, clothing, food, brain,
to help the Injured of their army. I think
they will effect enough of extra cures tc
put a new army In the field of men whc
In other wars would have died, to equal
the army of Kitchener or all the reserve,
of the Emperor William.
There is not a railway station nor cross
road where a train stops but has a com
mittee of Les Femmes de France. Then,
women w-att on the badly wounded, some
times take them off the trains to their
houses or to local hospitals. They glv,
coffee, bread and delicacies to the brave
suffering fellows from the front. Ever
plain housewives who have never seen a
wounded man before will lift a stretchei
and soothe a shattered man and give hltr
care that would do credit to the best Rec
Cross nurse. I saw 40 or 60 of sue!
women in one long splendid vigil look oul
for the needs of 12,000 of the wounded
from the battlefield near Rhelms.
LEGISLATURES’ UNWRITTEN LAW
From the Tuscaloosa Tlmes-Gazette.
Hugh Roberts, the brilliant staff write,
of the Birmingham Age-Herald, is can
did enough to state what Governor Hen
derson's open letter to the people ol
Alabama meant. He says that the met
who stand by the governor will have th,
distribution of the patronage in theii
respective counties and districts, whll,
those who oppose him will have nothing tc
do with It. Hugh has hit the nail on the
heat. But the governor will need th,
votes of the representatives, even thougl
they do not agree with him on the pro
hibition question, and they may patch uj
a truce between now and the time wher
the legislature adjourns. As a matter ol
fact, a governor has to stand In wltt
his legislature Just like a President doe,
with Congress, and that Is why congress
men are allowed to diatribute the patron
age In their respective districts. Th,
same rule applies to legislators. A gov
ernor nearly always allows the legisla
tors to control the patronage in the coun
ties represented by them in return foi
supporting the measures that the chief ex
ecutlve wants to put through. It Is no
an outright trade, but la the unwrittei
law of legislatures. Mr. Roberts hai
stated the proposition correctly and 1
remains to bo seen whether the gover
nor and hla legislature will get along am
icably after the split or whether the:
will carry bowle knives for each othei
It the latter, there is going to be i
hot time In Montgomery town for at leas
(0 days. But It Is to be hoped that the;
will get together.
“WOODEN LEGISLATION”
From “Affairs at Washington,” Jo
Mitchell Chappie, In National Magaztn
for January.
Memories of Mark Twain's favorite lux
ury were recalled when statistics pre
sented In Washington showed that ove
22,000,000 corncob pipes had been manu
factured In the state of Missouri alone 1
one year, and that corncobs had been util
lzed to the value of 2800,000 In six Mlssoui
factories. A corncob pipe Is the favorlt
of many men from Missouri, In the hour
given - by them to rest, reflection an
happy memories of the good old stat,
and while smoking one the other day
friend called attention to the diminish
lng supply of wool and the lncreasln
population. The wool question was Ion
an laaue In England, where It was pre
vlded that everyone, though he could nc
1 afford to wear it when living, must t
burled In English woolens. Everythin
■ was done In those days to stimulate th
• use of this commodity.
8 Now, how much more logical It seen
8 that people should be encouraged In th
8 use of cotton, which certainly mak<
<- great Inroads upon its ancient, age-ion
i- rival, for today even the blankets and a
those things that look and appear 111
y wool are made prtnofpally from cot to:
e but ever since the time whan Abraha
divided with Lot the pasturage, and droi
Ms flocks to the plains, woolen legist)
)- tlon has In one way or another alwai
It played a part in governmental affair
s so much so, In fact, that It evoked tl
n old saying, “You can't pull the wool ov<
t his eyas."
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
DENIED.
Who longs to dwell amid bucolic scenes
And breathe the sweetly perfumed coun
try air,
Away from trolley cars and “honk" ma
chines,
And crowds of restless people every
where,
Ofttlmes, alas. In some skyscraper tall
By unremitting toll doth earn his bread
And never tastes of country life at all.
Or sees the smiling plains In beauty
spread.
But on a day when spring comes back
again
And penetrates the busy hives of men,
And In sad hearts awakes the glad refrain
First heard when youthful loves and
hopes begin,
The charm of rural lanes where feathered
throngs
Uplift a lilting chorus to the skies
And all that to that tranquil world be
longs
Brings unregarded moisture to his eyes.
A FRAME UP.
“So they are married?"
“Yes. It seems that they were drawn
to each ether from the start."
“Piffle: Their relatives got behind them
and pushed.”
A RARE BIRD.
“Did I understand you to say that you
were a reformer?”
“Yes.”
“What's your hurry?"
“I havent time this morning to hear a
lecture on my shortcomings."
“Don't be alarmed. I'm trying to reform
myself before I start in on anybody else.”
"Your hand, most noble creature! You
are the first true reformer I've ever met.”
SOME HIGH JUMPING. '
“What Is the name of this classic
dance?”
“ ‘Spring.’ ”
“Books to me like a succession of ’em.’
“Of what?"
“Springs.”
AFTER THE WAR.
(Contributed.)
A bullet of lead
Failed to break my head, ;
But now I am wounded worse;
For it broke my heart
When I had to part
From my darling Red Cross nurse.
—F. I. M.
QUICK WORK.
“Rome wasn't built in a day."
“That Just goes to show how much more
powerful than human agencies the forces
of nature are.’’
“Explain.”
“What it took man centuries to build,
a little old earthquake can destroy in
about 40 seconds.”
TROUBLE.
The man who buys an auto car,
But liret the price must borrow,
Will never travel very far
Before he meets with sorrow.
—Birmingham Age-Herald.
You may be right in what you wrote.
Of troubles there's a horde;
But, boys, they’ll never get my goat— .
I'm gonna get a Ford.
—Alabama Courier.
A MINUTE MAN.
"I met Plosworth yesterday afternoon
and he seemed to be in a tremendous
hurry.”
“Do you suppose he had a pressing
business engagement?”
“No. Nothing like that would ever
hurry him. I can't account for his haste,
unless he had been summoned to take a
cue in a game of Kelly pool somewhere.”
WILLING TO OBLIGE.
"I just dropped in to see if you could
let me nave five.”
"Make it minutes and they are yours.”
PAUL COOK.
AT THE SAN DIEGO FAIR
S\N DIEGO, Cal.. January 14.—(Spe
cial.)—With the tumult of the open
ing night and New Year’s Day di
minishing, the San Diego exposition has
settled down for Its all-year “run,” with
activities scattered over the entire space
of 614 acres. With the exception of Ne
vada, whose large building Is situated
on the Alameda, the western states have
their buildings along La Via de los Es
tados, on the lower plateau, and from
early mornng until late at night there Is
open house In all these buildings for the
entertainment of visitors from other sec
tions.
The main buildings are closed at sunset
to allow for the Installation of fresh ex
hibits, but along El Prado, on which
they are located, and in the various plazes
there continue special evening events In
the way of concerts and parades until
midnight, when the gates are closed. This
rule did not operate on New Year’s Eve.
It was just at midnight that President
Wilson, In Washington, pressed the tele
graph key which officially opened the
exposition, threw on all lights at full volt
age and set off the array of fireworks at
the lower end of the Plaza de los Estados.
At that moment there broke loose all the
enthusiasm of the 42,000 people who had
been pouring through the gates since sun
set, many In carnival costume and all
lightly clad for wandering about In the
balmy climate of New Year’s in southern
California. The babel of noise which
started then did not end until nearly sun
rise. when the crowd vanished, to come
back for the more dignified ceremonies of
the following day In which there figured
1 Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, rep
resenting President Wilson; Secretary Ly
man J. Gage, Count del Valle de Salazar,
representing Alfonso XIII of Spain; Gov
ernor Johnson of California, Governor
Spry of Utah, Lieutenant Governor de
Baca of New Mexico, Rear Admiral T^B.
Howard, commanding the Pacific fleet;
John Barrett, director of the Pan-Amer
ican Union, representing* the Latin
American nations, and other celebrities. )
On the following day came the military J
and naval parade In which there were i
representatives of all branches of the
army, the Fourth regiment of United
States marines, which is stationed on the
exposition grounds; the men of the United
States steamship San Diego, Read Ad
blfal Howard's flagship, and a large array
of semi-military and civilian organiza
tions. From Mexico came a military de
tachment just now unconcerned with the
revolution in the republic 20 miles away.
Fjom Portland, Ore., came the Royal
Rosarians with their own band, the
members of the society clad in white sum- _
mer flannels. From Utah and Idaho came
delegations by a special train, and the
nearer states of the southwest sent their
representatives in imposing array.
On each Monday will be a special cere
mony for one of the states of the union.
January 4 was Arkansas day; a week
later came Delaware day, with January IS
set for the District of Columbia and Jan<
uary 26 for Oeorgia. The population of )
southern California is made up largely
of people who have come from other
states, and these local residents supply
the nucleus for the state day celebra- i
tlons. All state societies are fully or
ganized for this purpose.
The “isthmus'' has achieved a notable
popularity. From sunset of December 31
it has been crowded with visitors swarm- )
ing through the many amusements along >
its 6000 feet of frontage. They have spent j
hours in the "Painted Desert," watching l
the Apache, the Hopl and Zunl and Nav- .
ajo and other Indians at work in the va- i
ried arts and crafts. They have wan- j
dered about among the palms and ba- 1
nana trees and pineapple shops of the Ha- 1
wallan village, listening to the singers
and ukulele players and watching the
hula dancers. They have strolled
through the streets of Japan and the
depths of underground Chinatown, and
seen the other curiosities of what is as
serted by San Diego to be the greatest
amusement street in exposition history.
The heavy attendance is the best index to
the Justice of the boast.
help a woman gave
From the Chicago Tribune.
ON it* editorial page the Chicago
Tribune prints each day a depart
ment called "The Voice of the
People,” for the purpose of giving to
' persons with interesting things to say a
' chance to say them.
Now comes a "Voice of the People” let
1 ter with the Interest of a front page
' story. So on the front page it Is:
Chicago, January 8.—(Editor of the
' Tribune.)—In a recent issue of your pa
per an article "appeared under the cap
r tlon: “Wealthy Keep Expenses, Give
‘ Balance to Poor,” from which I quote
J the following extract:
1 "It Isn't a thing to advertise, because
r —well, because we are bothered with hun
dreds and thousands of begging letters,
etc.”
» Some years ago I wrote to one of the
» men named In said article begging—not
for alms or charity, but for an oppor
- tunity to earn an honest living. At that
- time I could buy a farm at less than half
r its actual value, and proposed In my pe
- titlon a mortgage on the farm at 6 per
l cent Interest, being as good security as
- any municipal bonds, offering to redeem
1 the mortgage In live years by annual pay
i ments, If he would advance the purchase
■ price.
1 An answer came stating that "he was
i, deluged with Just such tatters, and for
l that reason could not entertain the prop
- osltlon.”
I The same day I received that letter I
K was, as usual, out hunting for a Job, and
- In my search called at several places on
t the north side. At one house I bogged
e the lady to be allowed to clean up the
t yard, but Instead she offered me some
e to eat. I thanked the good lady
for her kindness, but explained It was
s not charity I was looking for. but an
e opportunity to earn an honest living,
s This remark brought a few sensible
g questions. I told her that after 42 years
II of faithful service my employer handed
e me my discharge on my sixtieth birthday
i, without cause or explanation; that owing
n to sickness In my family I had been un
e able to save anything; that my only hope
i- was to obtain possession of a farm, and
’S told her of my plans and my great dla
i, appointment.
• Two weeks later I was Installed on the
tr farm and last Christmas I paid the last
dollar on It Furthermore^ as an uPPre
elation of my own good fortune. I save a
10-acre farm with half of last year’s crop
raised on It to a poor family, starving
from want, and Intend to give each
Christmas the remainder of my life a 10
acre farm to some deserving poor family.
Today I have a comfortable home, a
good Income, am Independent and happy,
thanks to the good lady and her practi
cal common sense. Through, her aid I was
saved from the bread line and have be
come a producer, enabled to help others.
J. S. P. 1
SMALL TOWNS BEST
From the Mayvllle (Mich.) Monitor.
People in cities sneer at life In the j
small towns, but there are worse places.
Give us the small town where your
neighbors will sympathize with you If
you are in trouble—and if you haven’t any
trouble will go out and hunt some up
for you.
THE NIGHT OF THE DOG
By Stephen Chalmers.
That night the moon was pale,
Pale as with death or fear;
And hush, not sleep, prevailed.
Yet all the sides were clear.
Save for a million stars—
A host of campfires on a mighty Held, j
Where Sirius howled all night, till Mars
Aross In madness, mailed!
That night the moon grew red,
Reflecting distant fire.
Low on the horlson flashed
Chain lightning, mounting higher,
Outlining ona great cloud.
Shaped like a hideous beast with bloody y
jaws; !
From whose hoarse throat, sudden an*
loud,
A roar like thunder crashed!
That night's despairing moon
Hid her pure face from shame,
Her brow with cloud-drift stalnsd;
Each star-fire’s twinkling flame
Dimmed and went out. as though
Powers of darkness conquered legions of
light!
And In tl)e bloodshot heavens—lo!
The war deg was unchained!
No more the lovers' moon.
Nor ev’n tho sun's frank light!
The red-eyed fury’s pace
Finds dawn a leprous white, j
Reddened the rare green sod;
Trampled the flow'rs that glowed as fall's
God.
Where God hath turaa* hi* «Ml
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