TIIK NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TTUBTJNE.
(Copy for This Department Supplied by
the Atnerlcnn I.g1on NoHm Hervlee.)
CCMMANDER WELL KNOWN
C O. Cunningham of Centralia, Wash.,
Was Proaecutor of I. W, W. As
sailants of Legion Men.
One of the host-known men In the
country In I. V. W. nnd other radical
circles Is the now
commander of the
American Legion
of Wiisblngton. Ho
Ih C. I). Cunning-
1 1 ii iti rmt tMtlln
IfflSh Tho nntloii wns
-frnWiim shocked on tho
v Tggm '"'hi unniverMiry
4 v ?&m f Armistice tiny
ly the wanton
killing hy radicals
In Conlrallu of
four American Le
gion men who
were participating Iti the parade. Fir
ing from vantage points on thu young
veteran marchers, the I. W. W.
nlaughtercd four outright, wounded
others nnd took to lllglit. Cunningham
wns one of tho lenders of the chase
which captured Wesley Everosoy, ring
leader of the radicals. The state
turned to Cunningham as special pros
ecuting attorney 1n the ensuing trlnln
of the murderers.
In the court proceeding!), which held
(he attention of America for eight
weeks, Cunningham was pitted ngultiBt
thu hest legal talent that the national
organization of the I. W. W. could mus
ter, Cunningham was victor, howev
er. Tho radicals were convicted nnd
a year later .Cunningham won again,
when tho Supreme court upheld the
verdicts.
During the war Cunningham served
us an Infantry private at Camp Pike,
Ark.
HOW THE SERVICE MEN STAND
Checking Up at Washington by Legion
Reveals That Mnny Members
Are In Limelight
When President Harding replied to
Representative Lamar Jeffers, Ala
Immn, and the legislative committee of
the American Legion that there were
no ex-service men of outstanding
qualifications to ho mouthers of the
American commission to the Interna
tional disarmament conference, there
whs U checking up lp Washington to
rtotcrmluo how service men stand In
tho eyes of tho American electorate.
A statement Inter Issued hy the Le
Klon showed that the President ap
pointed an ex-service man as secretary
of tho navy nnd another assistant tec
rotary, ills alien property custodian
wns In service during the war. The
assistant postmaster general Is an ex-
service man. An A. E. 1'', veteran Is
head of tho national budget. The
President confided tho tnslc of orgnn
IxliH; tho new veterans' bureau to a
former soldier.
Tho public has elected '20 men who
nerved either In the army or the navy
to the house of representatives and
two to tho senate. In nearly a dozen
states service men are the governors.
Klght members of Secretnry Hoover's
national committee on unemployment
were ox-scrvlco men.
HELPS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT
Arthur Woods, Head of Hoover Spe
clal Committee, Proves Aid to
Ex-Servlce Men.
V
Ux-Hcrvlce men throughout the coun
try imvo benefited largely from the
operations of .Sec
retary Hoover's
committee on un
employment. The
former sohllert
nd Bailors huVe
S.ad i special
friend nt court lu
Arthur W. o o ds ,
New York, hend
of the Hoover
special committee
which has co-ordl-nated
the nation
wide effort to pro
vide Jobs for the Jobless,
As n special assistant secretary of
wnr In 1010, Mr. Woods rendered dls
tlngulshcd service lu organizing and
directing a national bureau for tho es
tnbtlshmcnt In civil life of service men
In tluit work ho built up an orgnnlzu
tlon whoso activities encompassed the
nation and proved his ability to ge
on with nnd understand men. Mr
Woods forpierly was police commls
Hloner of New York, and was tho first
chairman of tho American Legion's nn
tlonal Americanism commission.
The Modern Fourth.
Hero Is a page from thu diary of ti
boy of today;
"Today la the Fourth of July, once
h glorious patriotic holiday. In tho
morning I took u bath and after din
ner pa told 'mo storjes about Abra
ham Lincoln. .After upper I had to
utuy In while nm rend lessons from
tho Hlble and then we all rose and
wing The Sttir.-Sponglod Humier.'
Then I went to btjd," American Le.
Klon Weekly.
ft- ssiM
5GI0N GUEST HAS BIG IDEA
M. Charles Bertrand of France Plans
Association of veterans to Pre
servo World Peace.
An association of men of all coun
tries who fought with the Allies against
flermiuiy as the
most effective unit
to preserve world
peace Is planned ,
by M. Charles'
Hcrtrand, member
of the French
chamber of depu
ties ami president
of tho Intcr-AUled
Veterans' Fedora
1 1 o n. Uortrand
lime to America
with Mars h a 1
Foch as a special
guest of the American Legion.
More than 8,r)00.000 Allied veterans
now have assembled under the leader
ship of the Inter-allled federation, and
n meeting of tho nlllcd soldiers of nil
lountrles will be held In Paris soon.
Representing American ex-service men,
the Legion will send a strong repre
sentation to the conference.
Hcrtrand served as an Infantryman
In the French nrmy from tho beginning
of the wur to Its close. He was wound
ed several times nnd severely gassed.
and his company was replaced with
fresh drafts on thirty different oc
casions, so disseminated was It In the
fierce engagements Into 'which It was
thrown. The senator likewise Is head
of tho French veteran society made
up exclusively of men wounded In no
tion. In tho formntlon of thdlnter-alllcd
veterans' association, Bertrand has
made frequent trips to Italy, England,
Itnumanln and other allied countries.
On his first trip to the United States
he was the only civilian in the dis
tinguished company of Marshal Foch,
Admiral Rcntty, General Diaz and
flen. Huron Jacques to receive the
American Legion's gold medal for dis
tinguished service.
SCHEMES TO COLLECT DUES
Novel Methods Are Being Employed
to Induce Legion Members to
Pay 1922 Assessment.
Novel menus employed by American
Legion posts to get In membership
dues enrly In 1022 nro causing com
ment In every community whero a
post Is located, according to reports
to Legion national headquarters In In
dianapolis.
Around the top of the list Is the
story from South Dnkotn. A post Is
offering each service men who pays
his dues before a set dato n biscuit
baked by the nowest brldo In tho
post women's auxiliary. Three of tho
biscuits being distributed contain
cash prizes In coin $20, $10 nnd $5
In gold. The biscuits may not be
broken open until the night of the post
banquet when they will serve as cards
of admission. Early recipients of bis
cuits declared they could not Judge
from their wolght whether they con
tained gold pieces or bricks.
Out In Kansas a post gave Its
finance officer enrto blanche In collect
ing 1022 dues early. A few mornings
Inter Legionnaires were being routed
out of bed nt 4 n. m. by members of
the committee who refused to let the
slumberer go bnck fo bed until ho had
paid up. The various state depart
ments of thu Legion are In a hot con
test for the honor of being the first
to send In tho complete dues of the
membership.
WILL HELP CHEER UP BOYS
Miss Rita Gould, Vaudovllle Star, Of.
fers Her Services to the Amer
ican Legion.
"The boys need u little cheer now
Just as much as they did when they
they w ere In
Franco, homesick,
cold and misera
ble. I'll do my
share," Mild Miss
Ultti Could o
t h e vaudeville
stage In offering
her (services to
the American Le
gion. During the
war Miss Could
spent the period
of America's par
ticipation In vis
iting the various A. E. F. billeting
areas, staging entertainments for the
soldiers.
After she had passed most of hist
summer In government hospitals and
recreation enmps entertaining sick and
wounded men, Miss Could Informed
the legion that on her theatrical tour
of tho winter she would give her serv
ices free to legion posts lu nil. the
towns she visits. Many posts ure
availing themselves of the opportunity
to have it stage star feature their ama
teur theatricals for the henefWf needy
nnd disabled service men.
Asking Too Much.
"I don't wnnt to cat this egg It's
not a nice egg," protested the slx-yenr-
old daughter of 4)ie house at the
breakfast table.
"Mary," said her mother sternly,
"you are always complaining of your
food. Eat what Is placed before you
every bite of It without another
word, or else I'll liavo to give you a
good spanking." .
All was quiet , fi(i some minutes,
Then from te other cud of the: table
sounded a mournful voice.
"Mother, ilunrj'jlp I have to eat the
beak tnoy'-tfitirlttih Ligioii Weekly.
CORNHUSKEH ITEMS
tfows of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
Following nn explosion thai blow
out tho front of tho store operated
by the Slxberry Harness Co. at Bayard,
nnd set the structure on lire, Hy. Slx
berry, tho proprietor, was found lying
unconscious on a pile of brick with
severe cute and bruises nbout&hc head.
He was unnblo to offer any cxpluim
tlon as to the probable cause of tho
blaze. He said ho had unlocked the ,
door and started to enter when there
was an explosion and he remembered
no more. '
Ix)ot worth more than ?f000. consist
ing for the greater part of dry goods,
which officers at Plattsmoiith believe
wcro on their wny from Omaha to somo I
point In Kansas was uncovered In n
straw stack on the Luther Mendo farm
by one of Mcado's sons. Tho stack Is
near the railroad and It Is thought tho J
goods wcro thrown from the train by J
thieves who espectcd to get them Inter.
Sevoral hundred hunters aro ex
pected to take part lu a New Year's
day wolf hunt to bo staged January
2 in Washington county. Tho scene
of the hunt will bo extended over ton
sections of Innd In the western part
of the country. The hunters will be
divided Into tour groups and nil groups
will convcrgo toward the center of the
nrem
Hazel Gustnfson nnd Eleanor Dorre
son of tho Wnboo Cnnnng club, nnd
Vergene Mnthlnson of the Mlndon club,
were tho Nebraska winners In a na
tional canning contest conducted by
n gln3S company of Wheeling, W. Vn.,
in which more than $;iOO In prizes wore
offered for the products canned In tho
company's glass jars, the ugrlculturnr
college announces.
Work on tho reconstruction of the
Lyric thenter building nt Beatrice,
purchased by tho Elks somo time ngo,
will commence In tho near future.
Tho building will bo wrecked nnd ?H5,
000 will bo expended In making tho
new Elks' homo one of the finest In
tho state.
Governor S. It. McKelvlc has re
turned to Lincoln following two weeks
spent lu tho east attending tho con
ference of governors and n meeting
of tho stntc cnpltol commission to pass
on final plans of Architect Ooodhuo
of Now York for Nebraska's $5,000,
000 state house.
"Fifty-cent corn for Nebraska farm
ers and n plnn to hold tho corn until
It shall reach thnt price" Is the slogan
of the Omaha committee of the Wnr
Flmtnco corporation, recording to
John M. Flnnlgnn, secretary of the
committee.
Tho dedication of the Presbytcrlnn
church ut Marlon, In Ited Willow
county, gave thnt town tho first church
building, although It has been on the
map for lfi years.
A meeting of the Traveling Men's
Protective association of Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Knnsns
and Missouri will bo held In Omnhn
December 27-20.
Motor licenses Issued this year num
ber 202,777. representing $2,817,-1.10 In
fees, according to records of the state
auto reglsteratlon bureau. This Is
!18,000 more thnn In 1020.
Gen. John .7. Pershing will spend
Christmas and tho holidays with his
son, Warren nnd sisters, Mrs. D. M.
Hutler nnd Miss Mac Pershing, nt
Lincoln.
Sixty-throe hend of Poland China
hogs, the property of tho state, have
died from cholera nt tho Institution for
feeble minded youths, nt Heatrlce, ac
cording to Superintendent Stewnrt.
Tho drive for tho sale of stock In
the Hentrlco Hotel company will stnrt
shortly after the first of the year.
The building will cost nbout $300,000.
Omaha Elks have started on n drive
to raise money fort lie construction
rf their proposed building to be erect
ed at Eighteenth and Dodgo streets.
Building of the municipal auditor
ium at Hastings will probably start in
February or March. Bonds In the sum
of $175,000 have been sold at par.
The Nebraska Farmers union will
hold Its annual meeting in Omaha
January 10-11.
Contract ting been let nt Pawnee
City for seventeen blocks of saving,
which will be put In next spring.
Cornstnlk disease has taken n heavy
toll of horses near Rogers, according
to reports of veterlnnrlnns.
It has been announced thnt the con
struction on Nebruskn's $n,000,000 cnp
ltol building will stnrt by the middle
of June.
Rules to control Nebraska farmers,
who retail, butchers complntn have
been "bentlng tho game" hy dressing
the.r own incut ana selling It direct
to consumers, are ubout to be Issued
by Secretary Leo Stuhr of tho stntc
department of trnde and commerce.
"Farmers will not be nllowed to ped
dle meat from house to house, but
they will be allowed to fill orders of
dressed meat In halves nnd quarters,"
Secretary Stuhr says.
Disbarment proceedings hnve been In
stltutcd against Thomas H. Mutters,
Omnhn Attorney, convicted of lrrcgn
Inrltles In connection with tho Pfoneor
Stnte Bank, Intely sent to the peniten
tiary nnd subsequently pnrdoncd.
In u rabbit drive, organized by the
business men of Oxford, over a ton
of Jack rabbits wcro killed. The men
were divided Into two parties of ten
guns each, north ngnlnst south, the
side securing the least number f rab
bits to furnish nn oybter supper. Tho
score roiwilllng was, North, 135 ; South,
1711.
Fostus Carrothcrs of Kynnnls, prom
inent rancher and member of the Inst
constitutional convention, 1inS sued the
state of Nebraska for $12,000, alleging
damages In tho sale by the state of a
section of school, land lu 1010, which
surveyed short of tho regular G10 acres.
Assltnnt Attomoy Gonerni Mason
Wheelor, who admitted the survey
actually gave Carrothors short meas
urement, said the suit was for loss of
potential hay, grain nnd grazing Car
rothers would he.ve had with n full
measurement of ground.
Elkhorn farmers and business men
arc prepared to moke Elkhorn another
Itloumtleld so far as telephones nrc
concerned If the .stnte railway com
mission allows the Northwestern Hell
Telephone company to put Into effect
the new rates nsked and on which n
hearing will bo hud bofore tho com
mission. The ulr tank In the Thomns Lane
tire shop, at Grand Island exploded
While being filled and Thomns L. Pet
erson und William Mcnefee, had an
exciting experience. Nearly all the
windows were broken from the build
ing and equipment was hurled every
where, but both men escaped unin
jured. Recent burglaries nt Herman hnvo
led to tho organization of u vigilance
committee of more than . a score of
armed men, who, when notified by
alarm of an' attempted burglary, take
positions assigned them, guarding
overy road out of town.
Complaint hns been filled by County
Attorney Vnscy of Heatrlce against
Dr. Wllllnm Page, veternarlan nt Wy
more, charging him with selling nar
cotics without n license According to
witnesses Dr. Pago has been selling
nforphlne for the last few years.
Sixty thonsnnd pounds of copper
wire hnvo been unloaded at Superior
by the Southern Isobrnskn Power com
pany to ho used In building their power
line to Guide Rock nnd Lawrence. A
large force now Is nt work on the pro
ject. A horse with cornstnlk disease broke
Into the farm homo of Roy Lowls near
Marquette, breaking the kitchen stove,
destroying dishes, cooking utensils and
furniture. The horse flnnlly pushed Its
head thru a window, cutting Its throat.
Tho owner wns compelled to shoot It.
December 20 will be "Bridge dny"
In Central City. Tho occasion will bo
n fitting celebration of the opening of
tho new stnte nld bridge, which spans
tho Plntto duo south of this city nn-I
which wns built nt a cost of $100,000.
The first enso ot "black" smallpox
to be found in Nebraskii was reported
from Falls City by Dr. E. R. Hays, ac
cording to nn announcement by Dr, L.
II. Dillon, chief of the stnte burenu
of health.
The home of Lieutenant Governor P.
A. Bnrraws of Lincoln, wns slightly
damaged by fire. Mrs. Barrows sub
dued the blazo with palls'of water until
fireman nrrlvcd.
The possibilities ' of n community
sales barn nro being Investigated at
Superior. Plans are being made with
the hope of Interesting stockmen In
this pnrt of the stntc.
Fire thought to hnvo stnrted from
defective wiring caused considerable
damage to tho postofilco building and
fixtures In tho office nt Fullerton.
In Omnhn the automatic has dls
placed tho verbal telephone In the bus.
lness part of the city. Of the Atlantic
exchange 7,000 'phones are affected.
Tho Rotary, Klwanls and Lions'
clubs all will Join with the chnmber of
commerce in erecting n municipal
Christmas tree nnd arranging a Christ
mas program for Hastings.
Hundreds from nil sections attended
tho dedication of the new county high
school building nt Harrison. Prof. J.
Wilson of Chadron normal gave tho
muln nddress.
In a drive to raise funds for tho
Improvement of Us building, the Om
aha Young Women's Christian assocla
tlon obtnlned pledges amounting to
$30,000.
For the nld of tho old nnd poor a
fund of nearly $5,000 wns left by tho
will of S. S. Pennell, filed In probato
court nt Geneva
The Scottsbluft fnrm bureau has
passed a resolution urging n high pro
tective tariff on sugar.
The 100-acro farm qf Ralph Ellis,
four miles from Beatrice wns sold to
Gerhnrdt Buss of Do Witt for $25,000.
A nillch cow census of eight western
states recorded Nebraska second with
451,700 cows.
Tho winter wheat In tho vicinity of
Table Rock is in great need of mols
tore.
Tho E. D. 'Gould Cattle company
elevator at Rlverdnlo lias bqen de
stroyed by fire. About 1,000 bushels
of grain were stored there nt tho
time. The loss Is estimated at $7,wx)
i wm, Uo insurance, nn existing policy
having been permitted to lapse about
I n month ago.
J. loss!, n Box Butto county potnto
grower, has shipped a carload of
Triumph (red) seed potntoes to
Brownsville, Tex., for which he re
ceived u fancy prize. lossl planted
fifty bushels of certified seed on seven
acres of ground. His nvernge yield
was 100 bushels per ncrc.
Governor McKelvIo hns colled'
pcctal session of the leglslnturc, which
will meet about February 1st, to placo
n special tax on gnsollnc. This will
rnlfo nbout ?7S7,2(U to bo used on road
work. The cost of holding tho special
session will bo $10,000 to $20,000.
Ileber Hord, Central City, has beon
nppolntcd member of tho federal re-
servo board for the tenth district, ac
cording to Governor McKelvlc. Tho
appointment Is the result of tho gov
ernor's fight for more lib oral policy
toward agricultural Interests Hord
lu qngnged In agricultural work.
PROVERBS HELD IN COMMON
Remarkable Similarity of Ideas Noted
Among Nations, Both of the
Old and New World.
The similarity of Ideas all over the
world Is found In the similarity of ex
pressions to convey the Idens. The
old English proverb, "A fool jind his
money nre soon parted," finds Its
counterpart lu tho phrase, "There Is
no medicine for n fool." But the
Japanese also claim that, by good
management they can do something
even with foals, when they say, "Fools
and scissors move according to tho
mode of using them." Some of us car
ry our Latin with us nil our lives,
ust because we find u good teacher.
To these, the old Latin saying, "Tho
englc does not catch files." (Aqulln non
cnplt muscas) will rccnll old memories
of the pride nnd snrcasm of tho Ro
mnns. So also will they be pleased to
rend tho Japanese nphorlsm, "The fnl
con docs not peek nt enrs of corn,"
which Is true, us falcons, especially
thoe of the peregrine type, are much
more likely to seizo nnd curry small
nnlinnls like lambs, rabbits, chickens.
Philadelphia Ledger.
MOTHER, QUICK! GIVE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
FOR CHILD'S BOWELS'
Even a sick child loves the "fruity"
taste of "California Fig Syrup." If tho
little tongue is coated, or if your child
Is listless, cross, feverish, full of cold,
or has colic, a tcaspoonful will never
fall to open tho bowels. In a few
hours you can" seo for yourself how
thoroughly It works all tho constipa
tion poison, sour bile and waste from
the tender, little bowels nnd gives you
a well, playful child again.
Millions of mothers keep "California
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves n sick child to
morrow. Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has di
rections for babies and children of nil
nges printed on bottle. Mother l You
must say "California" 'or you may get
an Imitation tig syrup. Advertisement
Things to Teaoh Child.
Teach the children to help In mak
ing and keeping the house attractive,
says Mother's Magazine. Needless
marring und scratching of furniture
means money and labor expended
needlessly. If children nro taught
how to make small repairs, they will
be Interested In tho condition of the
house. The saving of fuel und light
should bp taught. The careless use of
fuel Is exactly tho same as burning
money. Show them why they leave
tho room, and teach them to use tho
gas or oil stove economically. When
the boy Is old enough to tend the fur
nace, show him how to take care of
It properly. He will be Interested lu
tho saving of conl. Tho amount saved
by the more careful use of light and
fuel might well be Invested In some
thing for tho benefit of the whole fam
ily.
A Foui ThrustN
Averlll Ilarrlman, the steamship
magnate, was talking nbout modern
dances the shimmy and suchlike.
"These dances," he said, "mny be
suggestive, but I am sure the Amer
ican girl dances them lnuoccntly. To
the pure, you know "
"Yes, I am suro the cynical for
eigner wns quite wrong In hts com
ment on our dancing. A brother for
eigner suld to him:
"'These American dances nro in
fernally difficult I wonder If I'll ever
bo able to dance them the right way.'
"'Don't bother nbout that,' his cyn
ical cnmpniilon answered. 'American
girls only care to dunce them the
rong way.'"
Armchair Hint
Economy Hint When corn
beans nre high eat succotash.
and
When one Is so flnhbergusted thnt he
can't think of u retort, he "stands on
his dignity"
Men who nre Just nnd true nre tho
conscience of tho society to which they
belong.
Never say "Aspirin" without saying "Bayer."
WARNING! Unless you see name "Bayer" on tablets,
you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by
physicians over 21 years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache Rheumatism
Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis
Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain
Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proper directions.
Handy tin boxes- of 12 UhloU Dottles of24 nnd 100 All druusista.
Atnlrln l Hi lr.lf murk o' Itnnr Mtnufiictur ot McaoactlcclIelvr of Mllc?kcia
TAKE ASPIRIN ONLY
AS TOLD BY "BAYER"
"Bayer" Introduced Aspirin to th
Physicians Over 21 .
Years Ago. '
To get quick relief follow cnrefnlly
the safe and proper directions In each
unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin." This pneknge Is plainly
Btnmped with the safety "Bayer Cross."
Tho "Bayer Cross" means the gen
uine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed
by physicians for over twenty-ona
years. Advertisement.
OCEANS HARD TO. IMAGINE
People of the Middle Ages Found It
Difficult to Conceive Extent
of Waters.
Eratosthenes was right; tho earth
was a globe. But what philosopher
ever Imagined that It was so large I
Homer wns right when he sang of tho
"mighty flood," but he was thinking
of the Insignificant Mediterranean.
What poet had Imagination enough to
picture tho Vnstness of the Pacific l
Many had surmised the truth, but none
hud realized its extent When tho
caravels of Columbus had sailed nnd
returned the wise ones of the Renais
sance wcro nstonlsbed by the story
brought home. It seemed Impossible
thnt there could be so much water.
And still the girth of the seas was
uncomprehended. It wns only when
Magellan's Santa Vlttorln had circum
navigated the globe nnd dropped an
chor In the Bay of Snn Lucar that a
realization of tho world of water be
gan to dnwn. The Atlantic was as
tonishing enough In nil conscience;
but the Pacific was overwhelming and
dumfoundlng. John C. Van Dyke.
HAVE NEW RINGWORM CURE
Roentgen Rays Are Being Used' Suc
cessfully In Treatment of Most
Annoylnq Affliction.
Ringworm Is now successfully treat
ed by removing tho hnlr with Roent
gen rays und then npplylng a lotion
which will penetrate the hair follicles
and kill the parasites that are the
cause of the trouble.
Drs. Howard Fox and T. B. H. An
derson, both of the United States
public health service, describe In the
Journal of the American Medical Asso
ciation tho lntcst technlquo and cite a
few of the strange results that have
followed, when the new hair grew in
again.
They hnve observed that sometimes
a golden-haired child is transformed
Into a brunette, a stralght-halred lqto
n curly-headed nnd the kinky wool of
negroes becomes straight But they
express much doubt as to the perma
nency pf these chnnges.
Land Needs Awakening.
Patagones Is a romantic City In the
Rio Negro vnlley, but surrounded by
a pampa so abandoned and dreary
that no ono goes there If he can help
It An Imaginative writer has fancied
tho town us n Sleeping Beauty wait
ing for the railroad, her Fairy Prince.
No railroad reaches Patagones yet
The houses are all built, .around the
llttlo church, whoso bell used to toll
warning of Indian invasions. Though
the Rio Negro valley stilt lies desolate
for want of transportation, the Great
Southern railway Is pushing a branch
now up into that lonely Und that
could be fruitful. New York Evening
POBt '
John the Baptist
At one of tho Protestant .churches
In Hendricks county the subject of
baptism was the theme for the classes
In the Sabbath school. John the Bap
tist was, mentioned several times. A
soventecn-yetir-old girl, besides giv
ing attention tor the lesson, kept turn
ing her head to see the young men
who entered tho door. Just as she
turned her head for tho seventh time
the teacher quickly usked her: "Mary,
who came In nt the door?"
"John the Ilnptlst," said the girl,
somewhat confused.
From the dny on Mary gave close
attention to the lesson.
Llfo Is n fesflvnl only to the wise.
.
SPIRIN
