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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1919)
J[HE 0' NEILLFfl 0 N TIER 0 H. CrtOMN. Publisher. <yN EM-U. NEBRASKA | Hallway wager have Increased more es proportion than the cost of living wince lbs Ljj. tMK«e. according to statistics pub babad ib the current issue of the Rallwajr ip, "It* the year ended Junt 30.1911. the over&gf earning* of a railroad employ# * Were IWt In the year ended on Juno .X). tat. they were $SH- In January. 1919, the railways bad 1.JK0.T71 employes whose ark-rage earnings for tin month were fi3-* Bnt additional advances have been grant #d Sine* then which make the average aiuunt ra.roPigs <rf a railroad employe at |HMt flJSS a year Compared with 1919. therefore, the average Increase In earning# par wmployr Is * per cent, while compared ■With 19*1 the average Increase Is M> per cant Thee Increases ex rend the Increase tn the com of living. The results of all the Investigation# which liave been made in dicad# that the increase in tbe cost of liv ing daring the five years since the war in Burope began has been approximately » ■per oerrt A controversy has arisen as to whether painted symbols on the rocky tanks of Hie iColumtiifi river aire Indian symbols or tbe records of early Teutonic explorers, and a oommittee of experts has been appointed «e settle fhe affair. W. S. Dewis, of the Bastem Washington Historical Society, ■ays they picture early history of tlie northwestern tribe#man and ace fl* years aid; While Oluf Opsfon, a atudent ot arcbeeiogy. says they are the writings of European travelers of many hundred yearn ago. an dare like symbols on stone aeas Sort on Them is a little group oV people livtrur Ib a barrow district between the moure tains and the sea in North Carolina who, beeausa they have lived apart from the west of the oountry, still speak the Eng lish erf the Elizabethan period. Their lives are said to be as primitive as the Eliza bethan life. They made a quaint pottery for their own use, and now the world has discovered this "iugtnwn'’ pottery to be marvelously attractive and “something new*’ will In an probability be on the mar ket noose Berlin dispatches state that a move ment to foment a revolt against the Ger man government was launched by the Bpartacan* Wednesday when they staged M meethiws in Berlin and other cities, ■bore than 100,000 persons etendlng them Aeoapting the Hparttean's challenge, Mln Mv'Pf Defense Noske has Issued a ruling prohibiting the purchase and sale of weap ons and has forbidden tbe printing of 'pamphlets and newspapers without mili tary permission. Members of the Boys i-trotner Kepuout:. of Chicago, are oooductlngb a drive to raise $60,800 pennies to pay the fine of Judge Ben Lindsey. of Denver, who has decided that he would rather serve a sen tence for refusing to violate a boy's con fidence than pay a fine. The action waa suggested by Sidney Lewis. 1* years old, after^reading that Judge Lindsey was soon to serve ®S days In the lienver jail for contempt of court The only alt emo tive was payment of a $600 fine. ▲ Dei tod States department store In the * heart of the business district of Chicago, da forecast as the nert step taken by the government In Its battle on high prices, t German manufacturers are planning to rehabilitate their worldtrade by "a new policy,” according to a writer In the Deut WOhar Taadel Warte. of Nuremberg. He says: “The earlier flooding of foreign ,eoantries with trashy goods will oease. We shall lay emphasis on goods of quality tor only the beet value products will hence forth gain entrance to the world's mar kets. 1 ”^>u are certain eventually to have a war with Japan; they will attack you j through the Philippines by sea, and Kurope ■ by land through Siberia, etc. You should have fortified Hawaii, and must get your fleet on the Pacific side. The Japanese have spies everywhere, disguised ss serv ants. etc., they know all about your fleet and fortifications,'' said William II to the United States, while he was stUl a kaiser, according to an Interview just published. Among the graduates from the University of Chicago at the 112tli convocation, August 28, will be fire Chinese men and .one Chinese woman; a Japanese who Is I jto receive the degree of doctor of philoso phy; s South African who will be given the degree of doctor of divinity, and an American who 1* to receive the master’s degree In the graduate school. America's two most famous cripples. Michael J. Dowling, of Olivia, Minn., who lost both legs his left arm and several fingers of his right hand when he was 14, and Quentin D. Corley, of Dallas, Tex., who has lost both of his arms, h&vo been visiting Ragland to cheer the thousands Of disabled British soldiers and will now go to Prance. King George received the two men at a garden party. The Railway Business Association (manufacturers of rtiil*-y supplies), says: "We favor a federal board to promote •articulation of transportation by rail, water and highway; to keep Informed of the public need for fad titles and service hi the several traffic sections, and we favor giving the Interstate Commerce commission by statute the authority to regulate maximum and minimum rates and fares” George T. Donaldson, president of the Kansas State Livestock Association, told the Senate agricultural committee last week: "Right in your city of Washington, I have found the fore-quarters of beef sell ing to the retailer for 8 cents a pound, and selling to the consumer at 22 cents. We learn there are 700 places here where meat la sold, and we think that 100 would be ample and reduce the cost to cons timers too.” autbiuu rucQ, in a imitir 01 uiuiiis w the British parliament, says: "If 1 was aide to bring the war to a speedy conclu sion It was due to the sustained deter mination of the British government to re inforce and keep up in 1918 sufficient effectives and give powerful assistance to tbs transport of American divisions." To this date, a total of 14,87® casus* have been approved for vocational training of which 7.3M have been placed in training. The rust having boon notified of the ap proval of their courses, ere awaiting the opening of the school* which they will attend In September. A total of about % If,t(W men will be in training by October A man In Ixmdon was bit by a taxicab carrying the bishop of Wakefield. After be had been taken home and bis injuries had bean dressed he thanked the bishop, declaring: "Ton have don* mo a good tarn. I was dumb before tli* accident " Ksoauue of the absence of President Wil son from Washington next month It la understood that the first visit to be made In this country by Cardinal Herder will ' be to Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore. The recent capture of Pskov by tin. Voi ahevinU was due to German int-lguc. and lack at harmony anion* the antibobhevist commanders, according to a d siutch m the Lxnidon Daily M-.il from l.r iglngfors. At a recent e infe-cm-e of workers on «ased ia the hotel in --tries in Pari tht tip was declared 'immoral " The confer ence dnelded thal b ought to t>» ..boi fahed nd a regular wage scale substi tuted. Clarke titrickland. who he.* been a-p emiilod public librarian of Dalton-in-Fur loss. Bnjjlaud, entered the t-rv ice of Hit gs-woull -B_- y -ra ago otj a lao-l J.fhtyr. FiitACHEB IS TO ISEflTOJt C. S. Circuit Court of Appeals ti" :ciz Hir Conviction For Fraudulent Use of the Mails. I.-iH'o’n, Neb., Sept. 9.—Judge San «wi «>f tnr* United States court of ap pu»,- has affirmed the six month** *• nteru «* of Rev. David O. Wine, 9( Herman ltaptis? minister, of Endere, N*: < oiw ictecl in the federal court at M< U(»t*h. Neb., of fraudulent use of the r*.'t.:!v, District Attorney Allen, who d lic\. Mr. Wine, yesterday received from St. Paul, Minn., notice of the aflirrmition. The minister was found guilty of misrepresenting the value of n ranch in Chase county, Neb., and i.idu inp members of his church living in Kant’- * to join him In the pur • ha.se of property appraised at $87, 001. \ hereby it was charged he secured urn half of the ranch without cost to ntu sDf Wines contention was that their half of the ranch was worth all the Kansii.!' men paid. EXPRESS DRIVER INHERITS TWO IRISH FORTUNES Grand Inland. Neb.. Sept. 9.—Prob ably the wealthiest express driver in the United Suites Is John H. Brown, employe of the American Express Com pany of this city. He Is worth some where In the neighborhood of $50,000. The unexpected, and for a time un discovered. death of two uncles in Con voy. Donegal county, Ireland, is re-1 sponsible for P.rown coining Into pos esalon of real estate and money worth a fortune. One uncle left the Grand Island man between $19,000 and $20,000, and the other about $90,000. The world war Is pimarily responsi ble for his fortune. He entered the service at Omaha with the 168th lows, saw service in Germany, and while there received word from a relative whose home Is In New Zealand con cerning the bequests from his uncle. If he had been in the United States he might never have been apprised of the facts. MIDLAND COLLEGE TO OPEN FOR YEAR WEDNESDAY Frfmont, Neb.. Sept. 9.—The formal opening of Mldlang college in Fremont will take place Wednesday. The facul ty members. 22 In number, are here now and students are coming. Gov ernor S. K. MeKelvie will be a speaker at the opening. Dr. O. D. Baltztey. pn'Uor of Kuntz Memorial church In Omaha, vrill be another speaker. A number of Improvements have been made In the buildings and both dormitories have been modernized. A part of the new science hall will be used for Western Theological semi nary. Dr. E. E. Stauffer, president of Highland college, assumed charge only a short time ago, but he has been a member of the official board for a long term. Ho served for 20 years aa ;> pastor In Kansas and was In the Kanva* legislature for three terms. —A ALLEGED LAND 8WINDLER SEEK8 CHANG EOF VENUE Fremont, Neb., Sept. 9.—Henry Q. Fisher, who was brought here after he had served five years in the peni tentiary of Minnesota, appealed to the district court for a change of venue from Dodge county. County Assessor John O'Connor Is complaining witness against Fisher. He says Fisher got |H,000 from him by a fraudulent deed filed in the Dodge county records. Fisher claims that on account of the popularity of John O'Connor and the fact that the newspapers have printed much concerning the "milking" of the Hedge county official, he will be unable to have a fair trial here. One charge In Fisher’s petition is that John O'Con nor rides around in a large expensive sedan "as an evidence of his wealth and Influence." SOLD •■FIXED" BOOZE BUT ARE HEAVILY FINED Wayne. Neb., SepL 9—Irvin Hille and Fred Kane of Norfolk were found guilty ! on three counts for violating the “dry” laws. They were fined $300 end costs each. The case was appealed. Th« defendants are alleged to have sold a barrel of whisky to Wayne county farmers. When the barrel was tapped it was discovered to have been "fixed" so as to yield considerable water but very little whisky. CARROLL LETS CONTRACT FOR PAVING STREET Carroll. Neb, Sept. 9.—The cocttraei for paving the main street of Carroll has been awarded to an Omaha con cent. Work ia to be started on Um 15th Inst. The foundaUon Is to be ol concrete while the surface will be at brick. Though Carroll has a popula tion of aboqt 600 it la one of the ttv< towns of this part of Nebraska. KILLED BY SNOT IN UNUSUAL MANNER Hopewell, S. IX, Sept. S.—Juntie Bry ant, young sent at Robert Bryant, a fanner living near here, was killed is a peculiar manner when he fell troo his hofese upon a .21-caliber rifle. Th< bullet passed through the lad's beaut The father bad sent the boy to th< poetoffioa. and the youngster oarrlet hta rifle with him. Just as be was dis mounting In front of the office hh horse shied and he was thrown to Um ground, falling upon his rifle in suoi a manner as to discharge It. The Senate without a record robe tents lively adopted an amendment prohiblUm the employment of boys under 19 year of age or any girl or wotuau without re gard to u.,t* in any miiie located upon gov eminent owned land under the provision of the old Pacing bill. '".'he o: ’y American insurance compan; l?jai -toon In the way. of the final am ! Oomplote liquidation of German Insurant m ipanlcs i>, the 1 ’nftrd States," says Mr 1 aimer, "w .• the Slayvvscnt Insuran Compary. o' wl.Uh Ho- president is fleun tor Iiweph i'. sen, of Nov Jot .-y." o BEST HE SSSERTS Adjutant General Paul, of Ne braska, Voices Disapproval of Chamberlain - Kahn Bill Now In Congress. Lincoln, Neb., Sept, 8.—Adjutant General Paul, who served as colonel of a fighting regiment in France dur ing the world war, has declined to give Washington hi® approval of the Choip berlaln-Kalin bill. In addition to de claring that this measure out-Prus sianlses Prussia and make® her old plans seem puny in comparison, he proposes to take up the fight against It and Bpread the knowledge of what it means. “It ie the most vicious thing I ever read," he declar* d." The bill proposes to conscript the cream of the land to the number of 431,000 men in a time of peace, in order to make up an army of 676,000. If congress is of the opin ion that universal training is popular throughout the United States it Is mis taken. It is my opinion that the peo ple of the middle west do not want a large standing army. It means an out lay of $1,000,000,000 a year. Universal training as conducted by and through the national guard is a good thing. Fathers and mothers who know what that training is do not object, but they will object to their sons going into the regular army. “I have a son 14 years ohl, and I want him to have military training, but not in the regular army to be handled as my 2n years of service has taught me the men are handled." —r— FLIMSY EXCUSE FOR GOING OUT ON STRIKE Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 8.— it is author itatively stated that the real reason why 800 men employed In the Burling ton shops at Havelock, a Lincoln su burb, suddenly quit work last Tues day was that a brakeman on a passing train yelled to them that shopmen were out at Omaha and other places— which was not true -and that they were “yellow” for staying on. The men will not say whether this is true or not; in fact, they won’t say a word about their reason for quitting, not even to their shop foremen or bosses. The only thing any of them has said about it was that some one went through the shops declaring a strike was on. The men are all back at work again. It now develops that they were ordered to go back to work by the heads of their organizations, supplemented by a notice from C. G. Burnham, in charge of the Burlington activities, that any man who was not back on the Job by Saturday morning would be re garded as having quit, and that their places would be at once filled. WOULD TURN GROCERY STORE OVER TO CITY Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 8.—John Knlckrehm, sr„ owner, with his sons, of one of the largest grocery stores in the city, made known during a Labor Day picnic to Mayor Cleary that he had made an offer to Councilman Hanna for submission to the city coun cil at Its next meeting on Wednesday, to turn his grocery over to the city, without any strings attached, to be operated as a municipal store. The city Is to run the store, placing anyone in charge whom it might wish to designate. Mr, Knickrehra offers to sell the entire stock on hand at a reasonable inventory price without any charge for good will or "going con cern.” "The city council could conduct this store,' 'explained Mr. Knlckrehm to the mayor, “and sell goods at wholesale prices or at what they cost. This would eliminate one profit.” Mayor Cleary made no comment on the offer, stating that he did not desire to discuss the matter except before the council. —♦— NEBRASKA STATE FAIR HAS RECORD ATTENDANCE Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 8.—Over 265,000 persons paid admittance to the Ne braska state fair during the six days ending Friday afternoon. This is over 60,000 more than any previous year, 1918 having held the record to date. Thursday was the only day in the week that did not come into the record breaking class. This was due to the fact that last year Thursday was the big day, because Wednesday, ordinarily the top notch day, threatened raJn. ' The concessionaries reaped a tremen dous harvest, the crowd spending more freely than any previous gathering of Nebraskans. Ninety per cent of those in attendance came from out of town. THE STATE HAS A NEW EXECUTIVE FOR FEW DAYS Lincoln, Nob., Sept. 8.—Nebraska has a brand new governor in the per son of B. K. Bushee, banker of Kim ball. Mr. Bushee la president of the state senate, and under the constitu tion he is called on to serve when the governor and lleuteoadt governor are both out of the state. Lieutenant , Governor Barrows has started for the national encampment ut , Columbus. Ohio, and Governor McKelvie Is In i Chicago'attending the National Monu , facturers' association, i Mr. Burrows is a condidate for national commander of the Sons of Veterans, with a good chance of win ning. r _- t __ ! NONPARTISAN LEAGUE ACTIVE IN CUMING COUNTY » --- West Point, Neli., Sept. *.—The Xon r partisan leaguers (ire trying to obtain ! a foothold in Cuming county. They , have advertised a series of meetings cummenrln i t a farm in Cleveland ■. township in Monday Neligh park on Tuesday, and on Tuesday evening in 1 St. Charles township. John A. Currie ' advertised as tu > principal speaker . JIPPLEMEiClil" Nebraska Growers Assert They and Consumers Are at the Mercy of the Mid dlemen. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 6.—Iiepresenta* tive Christy, of Nemaha, big apple grower, told the high price probers at the state house Thursday that the law pushed through by business interests a few years ago which prohibits peddling from railroad cars has practically doubled the price of apples to consum ers. He said that with the number of middlemen taking toll between apple grower and consumer it costs the con sumer 100 per cent more for his apples than the producer gets. Mr. Christy also said that one year the wholesalers informed the growers’ association that it must stay out of the retail merchant trade and must not se.il merchants apples in carload lots. If they did the jobbers would net buy any apples from them. At another time the growers tried to sell direct to Lincoln merchants In small lots, but were driv en out of the field by the Jobbers, re tailers telling growers’ agent that the Jobber told them that if they bought their apples from the growers they would have to look to them algo for whatever other produce they fleshed to handle. The legislator also said that the rea son tiie Nebraska apples go to other markets is that the Nebraska jobbers will not pay pus much for them as will other buyers, and that there Is no basis for the Nebraska jobbers’ claim that the reason is that the pack is bad. It suits other markets. He said that the only way to reduce apple prices is for consumer and producer to get closer together. The farmers’ unions are do ing this, and are getting the apples to their members for 16 per cent above what growers receive, while other con sumers pay 100 per cent. Val Keyser, another apple grower, said that England was bidding from $14 to $24 a barrel for apples, and that Nebraska fruit would sell for $S a bar rel at least. He said that the only way to reduce apple price to consum ers was for the government to fix the prices to the producers. He had tried to get the farmers’ congress behind this principle, but the farmers are against price fixing of their products. SCHOOL REDISTRICTING IS BEING DISCUSSED Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 6.—Two hundred delegates to a state conference on the question of redistricting the schools of tlie state answered roll call when Superintendent Clemmons called the gathering to order. Governor McKelvie made a brief speech in which he said that tlie people generally were not doing the right thing by their children in an educational way. This Is par ticularly true in the rural districts, and one reason was the feeling that almost anything will do for a tenant’s child ren. He said that it was to raise the standard of the rural schools that the last legislature passed the redlstrlctlng bill. The conference will last until Satur day. In many counties the necessary preliminaries have been taken. This consisted of naming a committee of three and the preparation of maps. The object of the conference is to dis cuss the duties of these committeemen and the outline the broad, general principles along which action must be taken. At the BTiday morning conference C. H. Gustafson, head of the Farm ers’ Union, discussed the needs of rural schools and Chancellor Avery gave his theory of the relation of the university to the rural school. The movement Is also intended to stop the flow from the farm to the towns and cities in search of better school facilities. OFFICER HELD FOR SHOOTING NEGRO BOY Omaha, Neb., Sept. i.—Special Of ficer Holman, accused of firing the shot that killed Eugene Scott, a ne gro bellboy, during a recent police raid on a hotel here, has been held for trial on a manslaughter charge on rec ommendation of a coroner’s jury which Investigated the shooting. Holman is now out on a 31,500 bond. The Jury which held him responsible for the shooting consisted of thro# white men and three negroes. Lead taken from boy's body weigheC M3 grams, and this tallied with bul lets from Holman s gun which were weighed after the shooting. Policeman Brigham, who was a wit ness at the Inquest, testified that Hol man coolly fired at the fleeing boy, al though warned not to do so. BIG FAIR SCHEDULED AT CRAWFORD, NEB, NEXT WEEK Crawford, Neb, Sept. 6.—The Craw ford Tri-State fair and race meet will be held here Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 18, 18 and 20. W. O. Barnes, secretary of the associa tion. announces that entries for ex hibits and races indicate Jt la to be the greatest lair ever held In this part of the state. The fan- will really open on Wednes day, the 17 th, for there will be airplane flight* .end other events of interest on that day, but the real events, base ball games, races, etc., will start on Thursday, the 18th. A number of bands will be here on the four days. Fine purses are being offered for the baseball games and for the races while elegant prime are hung up for winners Of displays at farm products. SUGAR FACTORY*PLANS EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS Waverly, lx, Sept, 5.—The town Sugar Company will invst $3FO.O« i In remodeling the plant here, including the erect in v of ;i warehouse and a trip mill, each OxlOU foot, The management also let It be known Utnt the oillsens of \VuV’T'y must erect 100 now bouses the coming year to acoominVeto ;V.e employes of ,.h » plant. Tf th i 1 not ilon- lip company will eel fa,>. ’iris to ottnc he" on orcci i tie hour a. | Training Little Children V.. .- 1 .. " - Helpful Plays Can Be Carried on While Mother Is Busy With Her Household Tasks. Sur'emiona by mothers who have been klndergannsrs leaned by the United Slateu Hurean of tSdoGatlon, Wnahmgton. D. C. and the National Kindergarten AneoclnUon, 1 Went Fortieth Street. New fork. BY UBJ>. riUSCBlS & 'l'KOWBKIIXJK. OATEN mothers say to me, "Don't all the thing* you <lo with your children take most of your time?" Ey no means. I am a mother of throe, and do all my own work, exce.pt washing and ironing, and 1 have to do sewing without end. A busy mother will make suggestions which con be carried out while she is busy at her household tasks. Stories may be told For instance, baking will suggest the story of “The Ginger bread man.” This can be found in "Best Stories to Tell to Children," by Sara Cone Bryant Paring an apple or a squash makes the opportunity to tell about, the seeds hidden in their cradle, how in the winter they go to sleep, and so on. Make a whole story] of it. A few davs ago I told my > i year old baby this story and sanjg to i her: I knew of a baby »> vmall and no good. Who »lecps In a cradle a* good oabics ahould. Sleep, baby, sleep. I know of a mother so kind and so warm. ■Who covers this baby from all cold and harm. Sleep, baby, sleep Several days tater we had another squash to prepare, and Immediately she said. "Mother, sing about the baby.” Eater, on request she told her older brothei- and sister the story of the seed babies. It. is well to make much of holiday celebrations. Have the children pre pare little gifts for a birthdiy. Per haps it may be only to draw a picture. On Valentine’s Day we always make valentines. Use scrap pictures and paste them on colored cardboard. Or use paper doilies, cutting out the cen ter and pastine on a piece of card board, with an appropriate picture underneath. This makes a pretty little valentine of paper lace. Cut out hearts of red cardboard or paper and string them together in graduated Sizes, on red ribbon or twine. At Christmas time even the two-year old can make something. A simple matehholder may be made as follows: Cut from cardboard a circle about four Inches in diameter. Cut a slit one third of the diameter at each end Fold the lower half upwards, turning the cut edges in and pasting them to the upper semi-circle to form the holder. To make a match scratcher cut a piece of sandpaper any desired shape and paste on cardboard. A Christmas picture or bell may be pasted at^ne top of the cardboard. Penny calen dars can be used by the children in endless ways. Mats for the dining table are also easily made . Cm a six-inch circle of cardboard with a circular hole in the center, and wind with raffia. Picture A Real Surprise. From the Kansas City Journal. "I see you advertise ice cream soda sur prise. What’s the surprise?” "It's the same price as always,” an- t swered the druggist. “Ain’t that a sur prise?” A Family Secret. From the Washington Star. “I bet I know what makes sister wear her hair bunched down over her ears,” said the small boy. “Do you?" replied the affable young man. “Yes. But I ain’t goln* to tell. Only If my ears were as big as sister’s I'd do something like that myself." Sure to 8erve Term. From the Edinburg Scotsman. Mrs. Cassidy—Norah Maguire is takin’ on awful! Her husband's got three years, but he can get wan off for good behavior. Mrs, O’Brien—Tell her to rest aisy. Sure, an’ be never behaves himself. He Had One Better. From the Bangor News. One of our honest old farmers came home and found a sewing machine man in the house demonstrating to the women What fine work it would do. The agent asked the farmer to bring in a shingle, and said: "I will show you that the Wonder Worker machine will do heavy work, for I will stitch right across the tip of the shingle, where It Is at least one-sixteenth of an Inch thick.” “Not Interested,” said the farmer. "Over ’crost here 'bout three miles northeast a young man built a house last summer, and I'll be dumed If his wife didn't take her Mechanical Marvel sewin’ machine and stitch on ev’ry blame course of clap boards, from gables and eaves, clean down to the sills.” As the agent slammed his machine Into his light truck and chugged away, the farmer turned to his wife and said: "Well. Rita, I sewed that agent up all right, didn't I? Now let's have supper.” A Difference. From the Kansas City Star. "Ah. ’Squire!” saluted an acquaintance from a neighboring town. "I suppose, you took last *eelc off and enjoyed an Intel lectual treat at the Chautauqua?" "No, Cyrus,” replied the Old Codger. "I took the week 4ff and attended the Chau tauqua.” His Ability. From the Buffalo Commercial. “Mother,** Bald Bobby, "did God ever make any one with one blue eye and one black?'* "I never heard of any one that was so." said his mother. "Well, then, you Just take a look at Tommy Jones next time he goes by and tee what I can do." Mystery Solved. From the Boston Transcript Mrs. A.—You say you kept a cook for a whole month. How In the world did you manage It? Mr*. B.—We. were cruising on a house boat and she couldn't swim. To Repeat Is To Learn. Exchange. We have seen tYfkt to remember a thine we roust first give it close attention; then | that we should connect It with something familiar; tie it as It wore, so that It will not float away; and now we come to the law of repetition. This la possibly the moat important of all. The motto of the Meistcrschaft system ef learning; foreign j languages, printed on the title page of its I text books. Is "RepetUio mater studior- j urn,"—repetition is the mother of learn ing. It will b« found of very great help to < every student if he will set it down that an ounce of repetihn Is wwth pound of hard study. For i stance, if you have ri theorem in geometry to .1 uionstrate, react It over first a; try to ur.ds-rstumlit; then try to repeat tie argument l*y memory; If you forget, cio not wari e energy trying to recollect, but look buck at tl.e hook at once Chen try acralr. r.n 1 when you c roe ito the bcm stroking plane. too:: back s c-al.i end do not try hi remember* '^nd so Oh, frames can be made in the same way, cutting the cardboard any shape do sired. There are endless things chil drcn can make with water colors of crayons and cardboard, using colored paper and the Perry pictures. Perry pictures illustrating all sorts of Inter estlng subjects can be bought tor out jS cent each, A catalogue will be sent; upon request by the Perry Picture Co, Malden, Mass. Children never tire of making chain; for decorating purposes out of oolores paper. Take a strip of paper about four inches long and half an inch wide and make a ring by pasting one end ovei. the other; slip another strip through this ring, and paste ends together, and so on. Our children make paper chain;, for one another as birthday present* They always bring delight. White and colored chains can be used as Christ mas tree adornments and give. tin. added pleasure of letting the child fed he has helped make the tree beautiful Let me urge fathers as well ai mothers to enter Into the life and play of their children. For only whet the father lends his aid In the procesi of child training can there be perfee unity. By working together mothe and father can lead the children tt understand the life about them. The; can teach them to know and to love nature. They can direct tho emotion* develop the intellect and strengthei the will. And as a result the childrct will naturally come to feel and under stand the Divine love which lies only half concealed behind ail things. Please pass this article on to r. friend and thus help Uncle Sam reach all the mothers of the country. If I were hanged on the highest 1 * hill. Mother o' mine! O Mother o’ mine! I know whose love would follow me still, Mother o’ mine! O Mother o' mine! If I were drowned In the deejxist sea, Mother o’ mine! O Mother o’ mine! | I know whose tears would dome down to me, Mother o’ mine! O Mother o’ mine! If I were damned of body and soul. Mother o’ mine! O Mother o’ mine! I know whose prayers would make j me whole, Mother o’ mine! O Mother o’ mine! i —RtTDTARD K1%LING. j. ponstantly looking again and again a: the page, relying more upon repetition than ppon effort. Repetition Ik not only easier han Htralnlng to remember, It is also more efficacious. The effort to recall, scouring the brain or ransacking l he memory, as we say, is not only useless put harmful. It wearies our faculties and tends to make us nervous, petulent, and suspicious of our ability. Hence In trans lating a Latin lesson, for Instance, when you came across a word you have had before and find you have forgotten It. go at onoe to the dictionary and lock it up; do not consume your vital force in ‘trying to remember.” And do not be ishamed to look up 40 times a thing you rorget 40 times. “Repetitio mater studlor iim." One reason why it Is easier to learn French in France, surrounded entirely by French people, is that you learn by hear ing words repeated over and over. An Ancient Love Letter. From the Los Angeles Times Scientists have found a love letter writ ten or "sculped” 3,600 years ago—or before the time of the patriarch Abraham. II Is in the form of a tablet of clay and is from one Sinmaglr to his lump of sweetness, who was called Koka. The lover doesn’t say anything about her goo-goo eyes, hut lie does kick because Koka had been lodging him for a month It would create ao particular scandal if it were read in court, and, indeed, Sinmaglr has been gone so long that It wouldn't bother him anyhow. But It all goes to show that. — this is not the first century in which tried ™ were foolish enough to send missives to the fair sex. It is something more than 3. habit. It is heredity. Army Officers Well Paid. From the New York Post. There is much loose talk concerning the underpaid army officer. To say that Ae. captain, for example, receives 1200 'a month is to tell only about two-thirds of the truth. He receives in addition about 575 a month for heat, light, and quarters. He buys his staple articles-meat, flour, vegetables, sugar, coffeet. etc.--for about 35 tier cent less than civilians pay. If he Is transferred he draws sufficient mileage to pay the cost. Such Items as doctor’s and dentist’s fees do not exist for him., Orderlies—we call them valets when not in the army—are to be had for tips. An automobile with chauffeur is placed at his disposal when he needs it and fre quently when he merely Cants It. He has no worries that arise from pondering over what might happen should lio be incapaci tated for duty. As we now count riches, he cannot become rich, but he need not* feel poor. Some of the current discontent arises from life overseas, where the 10 per cent increase for foreign service, chea^ hoard and free billets, and the rate of exchange made foreign service attrac tive even financially. Promotions over there were rapid too. Those captains be tween !he ages of — and 25 who were made majors for reasons in some in stances known only to the 1-ord and the war department, are undoubtedly feeling a bit cramped just now. But they will have to adapt themselves to now condi tions. Why a Cut Finger Hurts. It hnrts when you cut your finger- dr. ruther, where you cut it -beenuos the place you have cut Is exposed to the oxy gen in the air, and as soon-gs it la so ex posed a chemical action begins to take place, Just as when you cut an apple and lay U aside you come back and find the cut surfaces all turned brown. It the apple could feel It would hurt also, be cause the chemical action is much the same. The apple has a skin which pro tecta its inside from the oxygen In the air, and you have also a skin which protects you from tho oxygen as long as it la un broken. The presto- it. it Is sari, believes that tut strategics i-iif fer starting hit s[reel. In,; tour of ti.o country will :>e when the treaty Is reported to the Senate by tho foreign relations committee. This would ..;-i, a chance to answer arguments his opponents us they woie advanced dully in the donate, and would also lessen t ,e Ukellhc-od of an oi position speaking tour, sin c all senators would be needed in \\ oehiugtua