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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
U. S. ARMY'S NEEDS
STRIKING REPORT IS ISSUED BY
SECRETARY GARRISON
MUST BE PREPARED.
AN ANSWER TO OPPONENTS
Unsparing In Its Criticism of Ultra
Pacifists Arfluments of Those Who
Would Have No Military Increase
Replied To.
Wrtrm VrTHptppr t nlon Nw SrTlcf
Washington, D. C Secretary Gar
rison declaroB In his annual report
to the president that It tho adminis
tration plan for a continental army
falls, tho United States will face some
form of compulsory military service.
In what many men In official lifo
characterize as tho most remarkable
report over made by a secretary of
war, Mr. Garrison passes quickly over
the wide-spread routine activities of
tho war department and devotes prac
tically all his words to tho subject of
military preparedness, the need for
which ho sums up by saying:
"So long as right and wrong exist
In tho world there will bo an inevita
ble conflict botween them. Tho right
doers must bo prepared to protect and
defend tho right as against tho wrong."
Unsparing in his arguments in an
swer to thoso who would havo no In
croaso in tho country's military pre
paredness, Secretary Garrison declares
that tho American people must vlow
their responsibilities nnd measure up
to them and then goes on to tako up
tho various arguments of the opposi
tion Boparatoly.
Many Ignore the Facts.
"There nro some who do not feel
free to base thoir conduct upon a con
sideration of facts or conclusions of
reason because of their interpretation
of dlvino Injunction," ho says. "They
do not bcllovo in resistance to physical
force; and thoso whoso consciences
aro so convinced surrender llfo and
nil that they chorlsh and love at tho
behest of tho nggressor. Tills attitudo
concerns tho individual, and him alone.
It cannot bo mado tho general rule
of conduct under our form of govern
ment without departing from tho basis
upon which our government Is found
ed. One Is Impelled to query upon
what propor consideration thcro Is
based any distinction between tho
right or necessity or desirability of
using mental forco to ropol error,
moral forco to ropol ovil, and physical
lorco to ropol wrong. It would seem,
if reason wore applied, that in each
instance tho situation is identical; and
that If wo should properly prepare our
minds to bo strong so that wo can
reject error nnd our moral characters
to bo Btrong so that wo can reject
evil, wo should likewise make our
iphyslcal forco strong in order that wo
may maintain tho right as against
thoso who would physically Impose tho
wrong upon us.
Wars Are Bound 'to 'Come.
'Thoro aro others concerning whoso
clarity of vision wo nro not advised,
and concerning whoso soundness of
reason wo aro not Informed, becauso
tho attitudo which thoy take is ad
mittedly not based upon cither vision
or reason. Thoy aro thoso who pro
diet 'that war will novor come to this
country, and assort that thcroforo pre
cautions with roBpcct thereto aro un
wise and neodlcss. Sinco wars havo
como upon nations from tho earliest
date of recorded history to this mo
ment, thoro is no basis of fact for
Buch .a 'position, but an actual demon
stration of tho non-ezistanco ut -such
basis. Wo were early warned that
there would bo wars nnd rumors of
wars, and that nation would rise
ngalnst nation nnd kingdom against
kingdom and tho end was not yet; and
that prediction has been fully vorlllod
There is mo basis and no foundation
to conclude that thin great ovil 1ms
been eliminated, and It thoioforo must
bo treated at) aro nil other exlatlng
evils and must bo prepared against
.Surely, ma ibotwren lestlng upon (pre
diction or upon preparation, wisdom
would not 'hosltato.
Othnratof Clearer Vision.
"There nroiOthorB among us whomro
itoo intolllBont and clear sighted not
to seo tho facta and to reallr.e their
significance, ibut who counsel Inaction
Ibecauso tlwjj" .mistrust thomserrB and
tho nntlon. Thoso to whom 1 bow re-
"fer do not hollovo In tho doctrine ot
inon-roslslnnco.; thoy do not roc' upon
tho prediction 'that an evil which has
existed since tho world began has
ceased to ciilut null been nboUahod
and Bhould not therefore ho consld
ored as one to ibe prepared against;
thoy oven point .out our potentiality
(of force, but tboy (counsel against any
preparation theresaf.- They base this
counsel upon thfl (expressed fear that
if we possoss force, wo will bo Induced
to ubo it when we should not. This J
position Ignores the responsibilities
which wo havo undertaken ami which
wo must maintain at any self Biicri
fllco. t ignores the ittvct that if nations
which possesa forco aire likely to use
Jt when thoy should snot, some nation
which has hucIi fore Is likely to use
It against us when It should nol it
BBfiumca that our nntiuu jnay not be
trusted with forco for fear that u may
mlBuso It.
Haterji of "MllltarJun."
"Tho eyes of many aro Minded to
fact and their minds clotd to leavon
by an abhorrence of what they term
'militarism,' without any actual con
ception of Just what this means or
Great .Labor Union la Formed.
London. Tho largest labor organi
zation In the history of England, rep
resenting about 2,080,000 men. haB
been formed for tho purpose of offen
sive or defensive action in mattorH re
specting wages and conditions of
work.
Now York. Tho stcamhlp Fred
frik VIII. left Now York for Copen
hagen Decombor' 8, carrying nearly
l.OQQ passengers, among thorn twouty
two persons who intend lp JoJj the
Foril peace parly abroad,
how It should affect tho propor con
sideration of tho subject. TIiobo who
really fear militarism, or, more accu
rately slated, those who dread real
militarism, should be tho strongest
advoevtw of reasonable preparation
The lattor is tho preventive of mili
tarism. If they unwisely dofeat rea
sonable preparednoss, they leave tho
country in a condition where tho inev
itable result ot dofeat, humiliation or
ncuto apprehension will bo hasty and
ill ndvised provisions as to armament
far beyond anything which calm rea
son nnd wise provision would deem
necossury.
"Thoro will bo thoso who assert that
tho proposed policy opposes tho tradi
tions of tho people nnd runs counter
theroto. This is more assertion; It is
not the fact, and in truth the fact 1b
to tho contrary. Tho proposed policy
is exactly In keeping with our tradi
tions. "Thcro also will bo thoso who will
oxpross regret that tho policy hero-
toforo pursued, of lack ot proper mill
tary precautions, is to bo departed
from becauso It has been invaluable
as an example to tho rest ot tho world
and wo should not remedy tho lack
becauso wo would then cease to be
such an example. It should be ob
served first, in considering this point
of view, that it entirely overlooks tho
vital and imperative duty to ourselves
which requires that wo should pro
tect and defend that which wo cherish
and hold dear. Furthermore, it over
looks the fact that although we havo
been Just tho example that they desire
throughout tho more than a century
and a quarter of our existence, the re
sults existing In tho world today do
not warrant tho belief that our ex
amplo has had any beneficial effect.
U. S. Should Be Prepared.
"Thoro aro some who decry taking
any precautions or making any prepa
rations of tho military power of tho
nation becauso they say it will not
prevent war, but will provoke It. Men
and nations must prepnre to meet
their responsibilities; If It 1b inudvL
Bublo to develop strength sufficient to
icpcl wrong becauso such developed
strength may bo misused, human na
ture has Indeed reached an Impasse.
Why should it bo presumed that n Just
man or a Just nation will cease to bo
Just becauso it lias tho power to be
unjust? Wo must cithor truBt others
or trust uuTHoIvcm.
"Another stumbling block to somo is
tho suggestion that no preparation
should bo made and no precaution
should ho tuken becauso no ono can
fortoll how much wo may havo to meet
nnd what wo will requiro to meet it
Hero again tho Idea embodied In this
suggestion would stay all human prog
ress. There will bo somo who assert
that tho devastating offects and the
horror produced by tho war now be
ing waged mako it certain that war
will bo avoided for a long period of
tlmo aftor the closo of tho present
war. Thoy will argue that tho exhaus
tion of resources anditho recollection
ot tho awful suffering will havo tho
effect of deterring nations from en
torlng upon war. What basis is there
for such beliot? Certainly such basis
cannot bo found In history our own
or that of othor nations.
Advocates of Arbitration.
"(Thoro will bo thoso who believe
and assert that the tlmo when wur can
bo avoided by negotiation or arbitra
tion or other llko menus will be ad
vanced It wo refrain from adopting
a ipropor military policy, but will be
set back if wo do so. It Is difficult to
comprehend on what basis such a bo
liefcan reasonably roat, and thcroforo
It 1b difficult to reason about It. It
seems to rest upon tho idea that if
wo nro fooblo and weak In action, wo
will bo strong nnd porsuiiBlvo In coun
sel; that by avowedly neglecting to
prepare tto iprotect our rights 'Wo wll
bo the better able to securo their pro
tection oy appeal, by arbitration, or
by argumont. No ono need havo tho
slightest fear that our volco for peace
ful sattloment of tho quarrels of na
tions will rocelvo nny tho less atten
tion becauso wo stand for tho right
nnd nro prepared to maintain It at
any proper cost. On tho contrary,
tho volco of such a ono is always lis
tened to and usually controls.
"If the (determination arrived at by
thoso Whoso knowlodgo, skill, nnd ex
perience makes their Judgment prac
tically concluslvo 1b nccoptud, wo
should iluwo 'In rthls country a -forco
of nt leant COO.OOO men rendy 'for In
stant response to a call In tho .ovont
of war or tho Inunlnenco of war. It
s surely not necessary to state 'tho
many reasons whyithls force may not
bo supplied by a regular standing army
of thnt number constantly under
urnm. There is no legal way that tho
National Guard cun, In tlmo of rouee,
bo governed, ofUcerod, or tralnod by
tho national government; nnd there Is
no legal way, oxcoptlng by volunteer
ing, that It enn bo made avallablo to
tho nation in time of war to nny great
er oxtent than spoclfletl In the con
stitution, which confessedly falls ehmt
of tho necessary Ubes to which mi
army may have to bo put In tho ovemt
of a war with n foreign nation
Plans for Bin. Army.
"It becomes necestmry, thurofoio, to
devise somo method of making avail
able for tho use of the nation In tlmo
of war a national force in supplement
of that part of the national force, to
wit, the regular army, which Is con
stantly under arms; a part of tho
army, in othor words, to bo ralbod
and maintained by congress and gov
erned in all lospects in accordance
with its directions When (his system
Is devised und mado operative the na
tion would mllltntlly bo In this situa
tion It would havo, as th consti
tution provides, an army raised and
maintained by It, composed of n cpi
taln number constantly under aniiB,
Accauntlna for Pralrlei.
Tho trcelesR prnlrios of Texas, Mox
Itn and Central America are attributed
to primitive Indian agriculture Lands
onto cleared nnd artenvuids aban
doned were prevented by flro from bo
coming reforested, until all primitive
ngrlculturo ended In tho nfe of grass,
praltio ill os, wandering butfnloi'H, and
tiomudtc hunters
"Scent" lecberflo.
If the v,iud Js In tho fight direction,
a sort of cold cmcll Fives sailors warn
injr ol the nroxjmiiy of an Iceberg
and a very much larger number da
lnltely identified in personnel, pro
vlded with equipment nnd organiza
tion, possessed of somo training and
subject to instant call. Tho states
would havo tho organized militia, de
veloped with federnl assistance to tho
highest practicable point of efficiency,
avallablo for tho purposes specified
in tho constitution, and so circum
stanced that in tho event of a war with
a foreign nation thoy could, by tholr
own volition, immediately tako tholr
placo with tho othor military forco of
tho nation."
The report takes up in detail tho
plan ot military preparation already
mado public and Indorsed by Presi
dent Wilson, and declares tho Swiss
and Australian systems are founded
on governmental Institutions and pow
ers differing bo radically from thoso
in tho United States that any attempt
to adapt either to American uso would
mean great delay.
"Enough hoB been said to demon
strate," the secretary concludes, "that
to get something done now something
thnt Is well worth while tho best
course is to recognize and operato un
der existing conditions. Tho other
course Is to Imagine a vain thing and
accomplish nothing."
300 HOMES BURNED.
Fierce Fire Almost Obliterates Hope
well, Va. No Lives Lost.
Hopewell, Va. This mushroom
town of 25,000 people, grown up Blnco
last summer with tho great new ex
plosive plant of tho Du Pont Powder
company, was almost wiped off tho
map lato December 0 by a lire which
started in a restaurant and did prop
erty damage estimated at consider
ably more than a million dollars. The
Du Pont works outstdo of tho settle
ment were not damaged, although for
a tlmo seriously threatened.
Scones of wild disorder accompa
nied tho flio, and citizens nro said to
havo lynched a negro for looting.
There was no loss of life otherwise,
however, and only a few minor in
juries were reported.
Martial law Is being enrorced by
seven militia companies brought to
tho scene by a special train under
orders from Gov. Stuart.
While many of tho buildings In the
eastern section of the town wcr
saved by a strong wind blowing In tho
opposlto direction, somo 300 houses
wcro destroyed and thousands of per
sons left homeless.
An oil stove which was accidentally
turned over in a boarding house res
taurant started tho conflagration. Fed
by a small stream of oil from the
ntovo, tho flro leaped from building
to building with amazing rapidity.
Tho arrest of a foreigner in tho
plant Wednesday on tho bollet that
ho was a spy led to tho report that
tho lire was started by conspirators.
Officials, however, said there wbb no
foundation for such a theory.
PEACE HOPES DAZED.
Teuton Chancellor Says Allies Must
Act If End of War Is Desired.
Merlin. So long as uncontrolled
hatred of Germany nnd the belief that
Germany Is approaching a collapse
continues to bo tho dominant idea of
her foes, It would bo folly for Ger
many to tako tho Inltlatlvo In propos
ing terms of peace. Germany, how
over, Is ready at any tlmo to consider
u penco suggestion from tho coun
tries with which 8ho Is nt war; does
not wish tho continuation of tho war
and dissociates herself, under these
circumstances, from nny responsibility
for Its prolongation.
This is tho substance ot tho Ger
nmn lmperiul chancellor's roply In the
relchstag to the socialist interpella
tion on peace, in which ho painted a
picture of Germany triumphant on all
sldoH and supplied with everything,
oven If not in abundance, necessary
to tho continuation of the war.
300 Villa Soldiers Meet Death.
Douglas. Ariz. Three hundred Villa
soldiers woio killed, 100 tnken pris
oners and tho remainder of the forces
under Gen. Joso Rodriguez dispersed
flvo miles north of Frontorns when
Gen. P. Ellas Cnlles rushed in from
tho south to tho rescue of tho be
leaguered Can aura dotachment, under
Gen. Angel Floios, according to re
ports received here.
German Staff Taken Prisoners,
Petrograd. Tho entlro staff of tho
Eighty-second Gerinnn army division
was captured by Russian scouts and
brought na prlsonors into tho Husslnn
lines as tho result of a daring night
raid lecently, according to unofficial
accounts which hnvo just been ro
cotved. Wage of M. E. Pastors.
Columbus, O. Tho average wngo ot
Methodist pionhors in Ohio Is $21.12
a weok and what Is truo of Ohio 13
tuie of moat other Btates, according
to a report submit tod to tho commis
sion on Church nnd Country Llfo now
in session hero.
Harvard Enlists In Preparedness.
Cambridge.- I larvni d university of
ficially enlisted in iho movement Tor
prapniednoBs when Prealdont Lowell
announced that a courao In mllltnry
silence would bo added to tho curric
ulum at thai next semester.
Exports Breaking Records.
Now York. - November o.porta
through this port broke all iccouIb by
oxceedlng $180,000,000 In valuo, cus
toms hotiho officials state.
Austin, Tex The Tonus supreme
court holds that a city has no power
to designate a roaJrlc'cd district for
houses or ill fame. The decision was
in a ease from Kl Paso.
Bird Importations.
Tho number of birds imported into
the Unltod States annually amounts to
about COO.OOO, nnd as many us 17,000
havo becomo dwellers In America with
in one day. Tho half million foathored
ittruntsera loproscnt 1.600 dlffoient spo
elus, 'hut iho grentor number of tho
I Impoitutlons aro of canarios, parrots
and gumo birds.
The tusks of the Afrlcun elophant
bumetlmuB weigh w much us 100
pound i rnch and reach a lenuth of
r TWjfrTcE- ITT
Street Scene- is
WHEN tho president of An
dorra sent a message to.
President Wilson, many an
.American was compelled to
hunt up on tho map the location of
tho tiny republic in tho Pyrenees
"Who has over been in Andorra?"
asked tho Chicago Evening Post, and
in roply Marlon H. Drake wrote:
"In tho summer of 1913 I tried to
reach this quaint, ancient and hidden
republic from tho Spanish Bide, but
could gain no assurance from any tour
ist ofllco in Madrid that it was acces
sible, so I wont tho long way around,
via Uarcolona, Perplgnan, Carcas
sonne, Toulouse, Folx and Ax-les-Thormcs,
in Franco. Hero I was
warned that tho trip was dangerous,
that thoro woro smugglors and brig-
andB and terriblo mountain storms,
and that a woman who took this trip
might not return allvo. This only
whetted my traveler's spirit, nnd I
bought a pair of hemp-soled shoes,
packod a knapsack, strappod a camera
over my shoulder and wont by post
chalso to L'Hospltalet, whero I on
gagod us guldo an Andorrau boy,
handsomo, respectful and noatly
dressod in brown corduroy, who waB
working at tho dirty littlo Inn, hired
THE CA2A
a mountain horse, and with sup
pressed oxcltoment started out over
tho rocky pathway back 'of tho rudo
littlo church ot this far-south town
of Franco.
"I walked ami rodo over looso
stones, on narrow and fearsome
ledges, at times abovo and often bo
low cascados, over hard, sharp, cut
ting, ellppory slato, poBt quaint stono
shrines with Iron crosses, tiny ter
racod flolds of vegetables and tobac
co, perpendicular hayfiolds nmld tho
wonderful stillness of tho lofty Pyre
nees and tho noisy, rushing torrents.
I waded through trickling, cool brooks,
whero rlvoro woro born, and stopped
tho first night at Soldeu, whero I
found good food, white tablecloth and
nnpklna and slopt In a room with a
rough Btouo floor, on a good bed, witli
WOULD EXTEND G0ATKEEPNG
English Head or Club Advocates Ex
pansion In the Raising of These
Useful Animals.
Goatkeeplng by tho small holder
has increased considerably since tho
war, and suburban jesidents. too,
have found tho ownership of a gont
or two loss troublesomo and more
profltnblo than pigeons, rabbits, or
oven poultry, roraarks tho London
Times. In view, howovcr, of Itev. A.
C. Atkins, foundor of tho now Na
tional Utility Goat club, tho keeping
of goats for utility purposes should
bo moro largely extended, nnd with
this aim ho Is taking a census of all
tho goats In tho country. "Thoro aro
thousands of goats kept for utility
purposes In tho country," he says,
"and everybody who has had ono
knows tholr valuo. Thoy aro littlo
troublo; all you havo to do 1b to koop
them clean nnd provide them with u
shelter, as thoy do not like wot. For
a trifling expense and a littlo atten
tion you cun 'grow' your own milk,
fblch is delicious for all culinary
Kmuumiitimiw
Andorra La Vjcu-a.
embroidered sheets and pillow slips.
Tho people were kindly, interested in
tho news of tho outside world, cour
teous, some quiet and somo loquacious.
"I was now In tho valley of tho Va
lira river, which flows south into
Spain and over tho rocky road from
Canlllo and Encamp I passed churches
built of tho brownish gray stones of
tho country, with Catalan bell towers.
At Andorra la Vlolla, tho capital, thoy
were celebrating their day of liborty,
and tholr flags of yellow, bluo and
red tho blended colors of Spain tho
spiritual and Franco tho temporal
mother wero flying in summer sun
shine. I walked into Las Escaldas lalo
in tho afternoon, passing bubbling sul
phur springs, and was greeted hospi
tably by Doctor Pla, tho cultured pro
prietor of a first-class hostelry. My
littlo guldo left me to return to the
dirty, muddy town of L'Hospltalet. I
bade him farowell in French, nnd ho
replied in Catalan, tho Andorrnn
tonguo. At Las Escaldas hotel 1 found
many fat Spanish priests, gay nud
Jolly, who had como for tho sulphur
baths, as well as numerous Andalu
slans, up in the cool Pyrenees for their
holiday.
Andorra has six counties, about a
DE. LA VALL
dozen towns and somo flvo thousand
Inhabitants.
Tho capital, Andorra la Vlolla, has
a population of 500 and contains tho
Cnsa do la Vail, or houso of represen
tatives. This is a largo sixtoenth-con-tury
building at tho extremity of tho
town, overlooking tho valley toward
Spain. It Is parliament houso, town
hall, school, palaco of justlco and ho
tel for tho councilors all in one. It
is nlso used as a temporary prison in
tho rare cases when a prison Is neces
sary. Crlmo In Andorra Is practically
unknown. The only Andorrnns suf
fering Imprisonment nro tho smug
glerB of tobacco caught by tho French
or Spanish customs ofllcers, and theso
are not looked upon as malefactors by
their fellow citizens Smuggling Is
rognrded as a legitimate trade.
purposes and mnkos excollont cheese."
Mr. Atkins, in recommending goat
keeping on economic grounds, speaks
from experience At his homo nt Uck
field. Sussex, ho keops two goals,
which save him $100 a year! Tho in
dustilous pair provide plenty of milk,
for a household of six.
Mulled Cider.
This Is an excollont bedtlmo drink
when ono feels that ho haB takon cold
or Just aftor coming In from n wotting
in tho storm. Pound half an ounce
of stick cinnumon and ten or twelve
clovos until bruised. Put Into a sauce
pan with half a grated nutmeg, covor
with a halt pint of boiling water and
Intuso on tho back ot tho stovo for 15
mlnuto. Strain, add sugar to taste
and stir Into a pint of hot elder.
Sympathetic.
"I'm sorry you don't admire Mr.
Gumpins," said tho tactful womnn.
"His nncostors woro very distinguished
nnd estimable people."
"Yes," replied Miss Cayonno. "What
a mlsfortuiio for his family that tu
many of them died."
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GETTING
MMMKSEETTPnHBTmiiM "
By
NATHANIEL C.
wpnggaBagraowp
(Copyright. UU. oy tho McCIui-o Nowspaper Byndicato.;
THE "SURE-THEY-ARE-RIGHTERS."
"I want you to meet Oeorgo Lewis,"
said my friend. "Ho Is one of thoso
fellows who, when ho knows ho Is
right, can't bo turned or Influenced."
"I should bo delighted to meet him,"
I replied, "because 1 know him by
reputation nnd ho stands high in hl3
community as a man of tho strictest
integrity; bus John, I don't think you
havo given him a very good character."
"What do you mean?"
"You Bald that when he knows ho
Is right nothing can change him or
influenco him."
"I meant what I said." retorted my
friend.
"No, you didn't," I replied, "for, if
you did, you could not havo any re
spect for George Lewis."
"Explain yourself."
"Tho best of us, John, never claim
to know by ourselves, nnd of our
selves, what Is absolutely right or
wrong. Tho noblest man is weak and
realizes it His ability to differenti
ate between the good and tho bad Is
not vested wholly In himself. He ob
tains this proficiency It I may call
it such because of his contact with
men of honor and with thoso of tho
opposlto type. He absorbs public
opinion and becomes composite."
"You don't mean to say," interrupt
ed John, "that public opinion is al
ways right?"
"No," I replied. "The majority Is
frequently wrong, and tho minority is
often right, and vice versa."
"Then, how are wo to decide upon
what is right and what is wrong?"
"If our intention Is to do right, and
we aro constantly fighting temptation,
our actions will u ually be what they
should be: but when wo allow our own
Individual judgment to prevail exclu
sively, we may bo wrong, even though
we intend to bo right. Alone wo are
not able to take care of ourselves; far
less able than is the animal, who is
guided by Instinct, not by conscience.
If a man reasons by himself alone, ho
is as likely to be wrong as right. It
ho combines what he knows with what
others know, and allows composite
opinion to assist in guiding him, ho is
not likely to make serious mistakes."
"Tho opinion of others may bo
wrong." interrupted John.
"Granted," I replied, "but tho man
with a sensitive conscience and a no
ble character can differentiate with
a largo degree of accuracy. Ho will
not depend upon the opinion of tho
mob, even though it may be in tho
majority. Ho will consult with Intel
ligent and honest men, and he and
they together, not separately, will de-
; cldo any question which may como up.
I If his experience is greater than that
of those with whom ho consults, ho
will allow his own Judgment larger
play. If, on the other hand, ho Is con
vinced that others know better than
he does, he will set aside his own
opinion, to a certain extent, at least,
l or example, a professional man is at
varianco with the policy of an admin
istration, a matter which concerns busi
ness. Probably his opinion is worth
practically nothing, and if tho policy
of tho administration is accepted by
business men of character and in
tegrity, tho man Is a fool If he allows
himself to question it.
"Mon of ability, of character, of hon
or, of Integrity, seldom know; thoy
think."
JOhN AND TOM.
John and Tom wero classmates. For
several ycar3 thoy studied and played
together. I3oth were attentive, well
bohaved, honest, and neither appear"''
to bo superior to tho other. After
graduation thoy entered a wholesalo
dry goods house, began at tho bottom,
and wero given oppoitunlty to learn
tho business.
During tho first year there was no
perceptible difference In their work,
or the result of It. and both received
tho same amount of raiso in salary.
At tho end of tho second year, how
ever, John was promoted and occupied
a position much superior to that held
by Tom. Why? Did John possess
greater -ability than Tom1' Was ho
more faithful? Was ho moro attentive
to his duties? Probably not. Ho did
ono thing, however tho Importance
of which Tom did not scorn to realize.
Ho becamo familiar, not only with
thoso things which pertained to his
Immediate duties and to his depart
ment of work, but ho wont beyond
them. Ho visited othor dry goods
stores and studied their methods He
talked with men In his line of work
who wero connected with other estnb-
CATBIRD AS A HUMORIST
Feathered Songster Scrns to Take
Delight in Mimicking the Strains
of His Fellows.
Alluding, of course, to tho catbird,
no lias moro whimsies than a minor
poet, moro streaky humors than a
circus clown. Ho can't oven mako
lovo seriously And bo's a loafer. Ho
sits on a boughatabrooksldo out in
tho country, at early morning, his
hat over ono eyo and his head
cocked sportily at an anglo; so
sitting, ho whistles lovo lyrics
to his littlo gray mato bu3lly engaged
collecting materials for a nest.
Tho rcdblrd, nor oven tho mocking
bird, has nothing on him in respect to
purity ot tone, caressing graco or
shoor joyousness in rango of reper
toire And ho knows it. And his lit
tlo gray mato knows It. And sho's
proud ot it.
But ho can't bchavo; just as his
passlonato lovo notes havo lured her
momentarily off iho job of nest-build-lug,
to turn and regard him with
pleased eyes, the whimsical rascal
A START
TJTT
FOWLER, Jr.
ft '?" T? '"IWUtfTJiMJggLJfcJJj-.'la
llshmcnts. Ho read dry goods trade
papers and every book uuoa tho sub
ject which ho could obtain. Ho
grounded himself In dry goods, know
tho history ot tho business, and, to a
largo extent, the action and policy
of It, not only In regard to his own
house, but with raferenco to dry goods
houses In general. Ho becamo famil
iar with credits; ho followed tho mar
ket. In flvo years ho was tho head
of a largo department, and In ten
years a member of the firm, although,
ot course, his interest was small.
I am awaro that this rapid promo
tion Is not usual, for many n good
man, ambitious and taking tho initia
tive, does nc. becomo a partnor In ten
years, or twenty years, or thirty years;
but it may bo stated as a fact that no
one who doos not do as John did over
gets beyond a subordinate position or
Is allowed to assume moro than or
dinary -esponsibllty.
Tom was as faithful, as honest, as
hard a worker as John. Tom worked,
nnd was satisfied with doing his duty.
John worked, and did moro than his
duty. Tom attended to thoso things
which lie wat told to do. John did
all that Tom did, and moro. Tom
loved to work, and worked. John
loved to work, and worked, but ho
also threw his mind into his work.
He mado It . part of himself, and,
therefore, it was not drudgery.
Tho foregoing is but another illus
tration of the contention which I
havo always held, namely, that doing
one's duty Is not sufficient, that faith
fulness is not enough. To succeed,
and to occupy a position abovo a sub
ordinate one, requires not only work
and hnrd wort, but an lntenso lovo for
the work, and, abovo all, tho taking of
the initiative, doing what you do not
have to do, assuming responsibility
which Is not placed upon you, feeling
that you aro a part of the business
and not a more employee.
Tho load that you voluntarily shoul
der Is not half as hard to carry as
is the burden which is thrust upon
you.
OBJECTED TO THE "DUCTS"'
Colored Farmer Reasoned That
Had Several Good Causes
for Complaint.
He
In Georgia thoy tell this one: A
Georgian advertised a lino truck farm
near Augusta for sale. A retired real
estate man of Newark, N J., without
answering the advertisement, decided
ho would go down and look tho place
over. Ho did so without tho owner be
ing present. He viewed tho farm and
returned to Augusta, hunted up the
o'wner, and said:
"I thought about buying tho farm
you advertised for sale, but I don't be
lieve I want tho plage."
"What is the matter? Any misrepre
sentation?" "No. But, you see, I planned to do
n littlo planting. I find I can't ralso
crops there?"
"Why not?"
"Why, ducks cat the crops."
"Ducks! What do you mean, man?"
"Why, tho negro tenant you havo
thero tipped me off."
"Wonder what is all this? Jump
into the car hero with mo and let mo
seo what it is all about."
"John," said tho owner. "What do
you mean by saying to this gentleman
that ducks destroy all your crop3?"
"Dey do. boss," tho negro mumbled.
"You knows dey do. Ain't no uso try
ing to make no crop3."
"Tell mo what you mean, nigger "
"Oh, you knows, boss you knows
all about It. First, dat daro inula you
let me hab; you 'ducts for dat Den do
wagon; you 'ducts for dat. Den de
fertilize; you 'ducts for dat De per
visions; you 'ducts again. Hits 'ducts
for dls and 'ducts for dat. till when lav
ing by done come 'ducts eat up all '
crop."
TIip two gentlemen, after bavin
hearty laugh, closed tho deal
Amending Medical Laws.
In four states new laws and impor
tant amendments to laws regulation
the practice of medicine have recently
been passed. Theso states are Cali
fornia, New Hampshire, Now Jersey
and Tennessee.
Keeping Her at Home.
Mrs. Jones "Young Brown must bo
awfully Jealous of his wife " Mrs.
Smith "Why do you think so?" Mrs.
Jones "Why, thoy havo been matried
nearly throe ears nd in all that time
ho haB bought her seventeen houso
dresses and only ono street dross."
throws his head back and meows llko
a cat or caws llko a crow It's all a
Joko to him. Littlo gray mato flirts
her tall indignantly, turns bcr back
on nlm and resumes work. Then ho
flies around to another bough whero
ho can catch her eyo again nnd tic
gins a now serenade Her suddon
wrath doesn't worry him a particle.
Ho knows women. "A String of Ed
itorial Gems," John B. Gorgan, in Na
tional Magazine.
First Sea Signals.
Richard I, when ho set sail for tho
Holy Land, found his flag nnd his
patron saint provided for him by tho
church St. George and his red cross
on a whUe ground. But Richard float
ed another banner at tho masthuad a
red flag with threo golden lions. Tho
king's ships ot those early daya car
ried theso two as woll as a streamer.
Signaling by means ot tlacs gets Its
very first mention In i;50 -"When It
shall plcaso the admiral tu assnmblo
the captains and masters or tho fleet
he shall cairy high in tho middle ot
tho mast of his ship a banner of coun
cil." London Chronicle.
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