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'The Railway Labor Board Award
The award of tbe railway labor board In the matter of lacreased com-
i peaastion for -the railway workers is said to be a disappointment to the
Ins ill of the several orders bat probably not much of a disappointment.
It is such a substantial 'increase and entails such a tremendous burden
poa the already heffffly burdened public that in all likelihood it will be
accepted.
The heads of the brotherhoods and the men as well know that such an
ward means a rate of Increase in freight rates that in ordinary times would
gtartle the people of the United States.
They know too that the award can be made only through a large in-
crease In both freight and passenger rates and that such increase is not
apt to be approTtngly regarded by the public.
They know that the increase will from first to last result in a palpable
Increase in the cost ot living for themselves and the general public and that
Such increase will amount in the aggregate to a sum from two to three times
that awarded to the railway workers.
There are other possibilities. The heavier rates will tend to restrict
travel and even freight traffic since the higher cost of living entailed will
' be sure to diminish consumption and serve sharply to curtail the prodfgal
extravagance that is so marked a characteristic ot the time.
And such restriction will no doubt be one of the factors that will force
unprecedented retrenchment upon the part of the railways themselves In-
volving a reduction in operating forces and other economies.
Only a day or two ago tbe Pennsylvania railroad the greatest of the na-
tion's systems announced a reduction in its force of to per cent.
That may be the beginning of a general movement of that character.
It is quite true that the railway operatives were in a peculiarly embar-
rassing position. The cost of living has greatly increased since the war a
'circumstance well known to all workers. The brotherhoods chiefs said
long ago that a reduction in living cost rather than wage increases was
Boost desirable but the greed of those who controlled the markets baa been
greater than their intelligence or wisdom and they hnve gouged and prof-
iteered without mercy. There was no alternative but for the railway work-
ers to Insist upon more pay with which to meet these relentless demands
upon. them.
But the benefits accorded the railway workers will fall with distressing
weight upon all workers and other wage demands will follow all along the
. Une until some sharp halt in the nation's activities reminds as that we have
been traveling a dangerous gait along the pathway of inflation.
Of course the nation's need is for a gradual return to normal conditions.
but for the present it seems that higher living costs which means more in-
flation must be looked for. and in the end the $600000000 Increase will be
quickly absorbed and the men be left in pretty much the same condition
they were before the advance.
The award involves a temporary relief to the railway workers with the
certainty of a still more complicated economic problem in the country one
that will in time visit its disasters not only upon railway labor but upon
all other labor and the general public as well.
The Trials of the Coattail-Swingers
When it comes to getting warm comfort out of cold situations the coat
tail-swinging faction in Texas carry off the honors. They have been pre
tending to receive great encouragement from "the result at San Francisco
but if anything happened in the convention to give aid and comfort to the
Baileyites it has not appeared in the records.
A few contrasts will be illuminative:
Bailey sang his hymn of hate against Wilson for six weeks in Texas and
Texas sent a delegation to San Francisco that enthusiastically supported
the president throughout the convention.
Bailey condemned the League of Nations with a bitterness worthy of the
republican bitter enders in the senate and the convention indorsed the
.league without modifying reservations and sent the party forth on the of-
fensive to fight for the league.
Bailey bawled against woman suffrage ridiculed the women of the State
and cast aspersions upon women participating in political matters and the
convention indorsed woman suffrage unconditionally and staged the biggest
' demonstration on record when a call to democratic States was made to
ratify the Nineteenth amendment.
Bailey has strutted through the East as the attorney of the "Associa-
ting Opposed to Prohibition(s)" denouncing the Eighteenth amendment
as contrary to the teachings of the "fathers" and violative of the doctrine
f States' rights and th democratic convention turned down three to one
a wet plank which was presented by the liquor interests who undertook to
. disguise it as a States' right measure.
Bailey was quick to hop on the Cox bandwagon and proclaim the nomi-
nee as his sort of a democrat but the words were hardly out of his mouth
. before Governor Cox showed up at the White House as a caller npon the
president and left with both the president and nominee declaring that they
'were in hearty agreement.
If Governor Cox is "as one" with President Wilson how can he be in
harmony with Senator Bailey who has denounced thepresident in as bitter
terms as has any republican.
The convention sang the praises of the administration in conducting the
war but the former senator refused to make speeches for Liberty bond
drives retired to obscurity "kept my peace and closed my mouth" until the
war had been won and then came to Texas to run for office.
It would require a mind in a high state of contortion to construe anything
. done at San Francisco or since bv democratic leaders as a vindication of Bai-
leyisnv or anything to give aid and comfort to the reactionary forces reaching
i to seize the throat of Teias. V a.
Give Lynch Davidson a Solid Vote
If the people of Harris county appreciate the value of character and
capability as they should they will give Senator "Lynch Davidson a prac-
' Ocally unanimous vote for lieutenant governor Saturday.
Senator Davidson is a home product who is known to the people of this
county as a citizen devoted to the welfare aft the' public and as a man of the
finest personal character.
Here where he has been engaged in business and achieved unusual suc
cess through hard work honesty and native ability his life is an open book
and when they cast their ballots for him the voters know they are not sup
porting an unknown Quantity.
As their representative in the legislature and later as their senator
they had occasion to observe the adaptability of Mr. Davidson for public
service and they found him always active in their behalf and standing firmly
OB the right side of all important issues.
As lieutenant governor they have reason to know that Mr. Davidson
will render the same efficient devoted service that he has rendered in the
other public offices he has held and that he wiU carry to the office of lieu
tenant governor experience ability and character that will enable him to
reQec honor upon himself upon this county and upon the State.
Should he by any chance be called to the office of chief executive Sen-
ator Davidson would be capable of stepping Into the position and filling it
with distinction. While the lieutenant governorship is In Itself a subordi-
nate political office it has great potentialities and the fact that the Harris
county candidate is so amply prepared to assume the more responsible du-
ties should It become necessary is what makes his candidacy of more than
sua! importance.
Local pride in presenting such a man as Senator Davidson to the State
at a public servant should prompt Harris county to support solidly its local
candidate for lieutenant governor.
The decade beginning 1930 will be Houston's decade. It was in the 30's
Of the Nineteenth century that Houston came into life; in the 30's of the
: Twentieth century she will show her honorable heels to all the rival cities
at Texas.
A Well. Senator Harding now know that be was nominated. And on the
. night of November t he will be notified that he baa been snowed under.
In the Wake of the Campaign
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Oh Wednesday in the "Bailey lor Governor"
ncr of the Chronicle arneared unltr dte caption.
An Anew That Owaskoota tbe Ms." tbe fellow
hsg psxagmpe from Tbe XHiSts
food sad natrieti though vkJ wcrsMppinn.
am earn eati soxiportrag Senator Bailey. And
then be is getting the mated support
w3 newx ever tbe beating (be Dated- Sates
nt Germany.' '
I And then ioDowa a .flood of words from the pea
ef Mx tabert C Dmt Me. Duff oreemnes- that
"rheaa who Q never get over tbe beafiog the Uafctd
States gne Germany are "a dan of dtiaeas ef
Germ extraction."
Well be has at right to "presume W web. thing.
Ke doubt aocne ef that "da belong ta the category
bat Ms. Doff knows -very weD. if anybody knew
flM Americans ef other race stacks belong there
sad seme dUtiugsufced sees at that.
Be Beaks f the psmxfut posiriou ef this class
who were forced to fight their own kindred and
poors eat a nrandBn sympathy for them.
It is not nansl for real American! t fight their
own kindred. It was done hi 1776 in i8u and m
1M1.
Tbe Wn of mote wars did net bellyache about
their "kindred." either and we fancy that tbe real
American of German extraction in the world war
did net.
The German lormuuent wat at war with the
United Stares and real Americans regerdVss of their
nativity or extraction were for their country to the
limit.
Aj (or the sympathy Mr. Duff would extend the
element that cant forgive their own Country for heat-
ing the enemy let him tk that stuff to the War
Mothers and war fathers of Harris comity and see
how they will Hkt it x
Did the arrow overshoot the mark as Mr. Duff
alleges? A fire-line paragraph (hat evsfces an al-
most dooble-cohimn roar from Mr. Duff evidently
struck.
The Post repeats: Senator Joe Bailey is retting
the united support of those Americans and alleged
Americans in Texas who can never forgive the United
States for the beating it gave Germany.
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Agricultnre is stiS tbe greatest industry in Texas
Among all the States of the Union Texas is the
greatest producer of farm wealth leading the na-
tion last year with a production of over $1000000000.
In a Stare where agriculture constitutes such
larg interest of the people the commissioner of the
state department of agriculture is one of the most
important officers in the Slate government and it
obvious that it is essential to choose for this office
a man highly qnalMied to peiforia its duties.
The people of Texas are fortunate this "refT in
hi vim available for the cotnmissionrrshin a man
peculiarly qualified to exercise the. duties of the of
fice. Sam H. Dixon of Houston who is offering his
services has devoted a lifetime" to the study of agri-
culture and its allied lines and he is probably the
best posted man in the State on farm marketing con
ditions.
For 35 years he has been engaged in various ef
forts to promote Texas agriculture. For many years
he was a farm journalist and became recognized as
one of the greatest agricultural and horticultural au
thorities in the country. '
As a resident of Sooth Texas he made a special
study of horticulture and probably no other man has
done as much for the fruit and truck growing indus
try in this State as he.
Aside from the fact that he is a resident of this
part of the State and a citizen worthy of the honor
of the support of those among whom he has lived.
his special knowledge of conditions in this section
should prompt South Texas voters to support him
unanimously.
With Mr. Dixon as commissioner the agricultural
department will sender the maximum of service in
its field and be a real help to the farmers of the
State. The Post can not too strongly commend Mr.
Dixon to the consideration tt the voters.
T-frr
Colonel Walter Gresham of Galveston speaking in
favor of the re-election of Representative J. P.
Buchanan from the Tenth district declares it is of
the utmost importance to the State to retain Mr.
Buchanan as a member of the house committee on
appropriations. Colonel Gresham says:
The appropriations committee has at its disposal
the expenditure of millions of dollars and takes over
many correlated committees such as for instance
the nvers and harbors and some six or seven others.
It is the appropriations committee that will pass upon
recommendations tor improvements in our water-
ways and the opinion of the body will mean a prac-
tical movement in whatever direction they favor.
Were Representative Buchanan taken off the com
mittee it is a foregone conclusion that Texas would
have no representation on it because the older mem
bers of the Texas delegation now in Washington are
serving on important committees and a new member
ould not be placed on such an important committee
as is that which deals with the disbursements of all
the appropriations of the congress. It would be a
calamity to tne state were James f. Buenanan uot
the successful candidate after the primaries of next
Saturday.
What Colonel Gresham says is exactly true. It
would he a .calamity for Texas to lose its place on
the great appropriations committee of which Mr.
Buchanan is a member. Houston is greatly interested
in Mr. Buchanan's re-election though not located
within his district. In fact the whole State is inter
ested. The democrats of the Tenth district owe it to
the whole State to return Mr. Buchanan.
IT
The open daylight straight democratic legislative
ticket is:
For Senator L. H. Bailey.
For Representative Position No 1 C. C. Beavens.
ror Representative Position No. 2 J. W. Hall.
For Representative Position No. j -J.- P. Rogers.
For Representative. Position No. a I. Lewis
Thompson.
Vote for this ticket.
Be sure to scratch the names of Charles Murphy
for senator and S. C. Boone W. E. Merritt Leon
Weinberger and J. C. Albritton for representatives.
They arc as far from being democrats as a quintette
of black cats are from being angels. They stand for
a legislative program of radical socialism that is re
pugnant to our free institutions. For them to be
candidates in a democratic primary when they are
socialists is as wolves parading in sheep's clothing
Keep the Texas legislature free from this sinister
brood.
T-ftr
The Non-Partisan league has a candidate for coun
ty commissioner in precinct No. 4 against Commis
sioner Barker. ' It first dark-lanterned Theodore
Zube as its choice but there is talk of pulling Zube
down at the last minute and naming Marks of Ad
dicks as its candidate. Democrats of Houston
Heights the First and Sixth wards and other parts
of the district should vote for Barker and crush' this
polyglot brood of dark cellar politicians socialists
and semi-bolshevists.
Vote for Dan Garrett for congress and for the
maintenance of the integrity of the Eighteenth
amendment in all its vigor. Besides being true to the
great reforms won after a long struggle over the cor-
rupt liquor traffic Dan Garrett is an able man a
genuine democrat and an experienced legislator. He
deserves the support of the democrats of the Eighth
congressional district and the people of the district
need the services in congress of such a man.
Jsa Beatln It For Home.
from tin Birmingham Ap-HtrU.)
At any rate the Poles do not pretend they are re-
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Early Morning Observations
Oeerga II. -ftaOey. .
Jack TTarwick of the Toledo Blade wee a boyhood
cfcma of Senator Hsramg. That ssedorstra ear an
teds tasjssd Hardbsg some bet fe'a ae encssfb. The
ealy wry for Harding te eosnntetely lestore Mmeetf
ia ear regard is te resign bis nomination and taan the
for Cms. - - "t
The increase of tbe scholastic apportionment frost
740 to $14.50 during the Hobby admrmstrstion
narks the greatest advance that coanaoa school eda
eadon baa ever scored la this State. Now ogat M
the reactionaries and demagogues onset It-
Sir Thomas may wis all tbe yacht victories he
wants to without ever evoking a screscn irom wur
corner bat if he had a game rooster that was execut
ing maneuvers successfully agamst an American fowl
if might distress na mightily.
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Senate. Harding's speech ef acceptance came yes
terday and i an imerpretarioa ot tne uncago
platform. A true interpretation of the Chicago plat-
form would be something Kke a scientific and scholar
ly analysis of nothing at alL
Mr. Robert Doff is afraid of wounding tbe feel
ings of people who cant forgtv Oe unitea Mares
for tbe bearing it gave Germany. Mr. uan ougro
to hire a hall and present his views to the War
Mothers ef Houston.
Detrwil reports that ladies smoke at the races.
Hsw dines chansrel Your grandmother would not
have aiaofced her pipe at the races for anything ia
the world so weAled was she to her old place by the
The nreaidrnt of the Texas florists' organisation
deprecates the disreputable practice of donbHng prices
at rnriw Easter and on other holiday. Well
he cant- deprecate it more than the gouged public
does. -
A New Jersey STrrmlist claims to have consulted
tk. 4r rf Abraham lincohl and say that the
Marrvr President predicts a democratic victory.
There must be something in ypirirnalism after alt
StiO. as one of the tourists to San Francisco we
can testify that the New Yorkers Jersey! tes and
Marylanders will never know what a real desert is
until they traverse Nevada Arizona and Utah.
SenatOT Harding says Wilson will control the next
democratic admmistrarjon if Cox is elected. The re-
publican nominee simply doeant intend that any of
the rest of us shall have prunes to fill with.
The prohibition party has nominated its ticket and
says it is prepared for a finish fight It Is not out
of place to say the prohibition party always comes in
contact with the finish it strives for.
The more the nation learns of Jim Cox the more
it loves him and the more it contemns the con-
temptible misrepresentations of him which his
gangrened enemies have disseminated. "
The republican papers that allude to the demo-
cratic as the Bourbon party may keep on if they like.
It will cause many wet but ignorant republicans to
vote the democratic ticket.
A total Increase of 39 per cent in freight rates
will not fail to contribute to the hilarity of the na-
tion at a time when H. C L. is ripping out the seams
of the national composure. 1
With 11000 cases of whisky to be sold on pre-
scription we suppose the doctors will be worked al-
most to death writing the 164000 prescriptions it will
take to consume it.
Governor Cox says he intends to pull off his coat
and take the fight to the enemy. Well if he pulls
off his coat it will -certainly be tough on the coattiil-
swingers of Texas.
We think it will he possible for the democrats to
carry Kentucky by a big majority without our rev
enue officers shooting the republican moonshiners as
they are doing.
"Vote your common sense at the polls next Satur
day" says the Galveston News. Doesnt our con
temporary want former Senator Bailey to get any
votes at all?
Jack Johnsing says he can lick anything alive to
day. Well let's see how he is going to come out
his set-to with Uncle Sam. Our simoleon is on
old Uncle
TtE a Rhvme or Two .
Tbe taMst Reeerl.
AO the folks I sea wotssd 'chasing by km day by
day are ea apart and jiissie-i boned. they bat
te. do is play. Trots a graft that seen eat toq. and
said te verb sen as tutor el tbe sal
one as tlirismirh ea at dark; I have Wrd ef
honest sweat bat I snow not whet It Is; phty is hers
the only bet. and tbe antes reand ass whia. I have
beard of gufci who stitcb tbroogh tbe weary sweas
shop day bat Tm with the idle rich and such things
seess far away la there troable anywheraf Art
there cupboards bate and fesal Hers on thing Is
causing care it's the dearth ef gasoSae ' Ob. I loaf
upon tbe beach when the night radCa relhng brown
and evicted tenants screech doabtifes ia some burn
lug town. - And I see the fogs ascend hiding crag
CONCEIT.
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Whoe'er Imiginss prudense "
that as natn power 10 T";-"'.'- -
UT seems mat mm "" r - -r- vnnn.
Suck as none etaer natn wuen ''.-"1 "7..
They are found shallow. - -Sophocles.
Twdnry-five Years Ago
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A jtot aj. t8.i aousida. .
Superintendent CarSsle of Austin is a "risia
Wharton Bates of 'Brazoria is registered at the
Lawlor today.
n ... t t Wilun ha returned from Tyler where
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auo nri ng nil ana asne tar-on awrai yew 1 oe wmm a visitor St tae lexas rrun
land? Is there sorrow oa the sea? Such things The Masonic Temple has. been repaitried and cs
dent yon understand come within s mile of me. very handsome wtth its red ana terra oro
rr i m one wno aas tae price ana 1 waicn tae sea- . ... i .v. . wans.
bird. reel driaking near-beer off the ic eating pi. LXrveTS galier the re tO be awarded
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HIS EARLY STRUGGLES.
Reporter I called madam to learn something of
the early struggles of your 'distinguished Son.
Old Lady He had no struggles that I can recol-
lect except that he made a good deal of fuss about
having his face washed and sure did act up when I
tried to make hint take any kind of medicine. Ade
from teat Be got along pretty welL
HOW CAN WE?
"This thrift expert give some good advice."
-How's that?"
He says every time we earn' a dollar we should
save half ef rt"
"Umphl What are you going te do if you've al
ready spent $i.jo by the time youSe earned $1?
THE FAILURE.
I'd rather be a failure than the man who's never
tried
Td rather seek the mountain top than always stand
aside;
Oh let me hold some lofty dream and make my
desperate fight.
And though I fail I still shall knew I tried to serve
tbe right.
The idlers fine the ways of life and they are quick
to sneer.
They note the failing strength of man and greet it
with a jeer.
But there is something deep inside which scoffers
fail to vi
The never see the vtorious deed the failure tried I here in Aucrust the J ollowina have been invited to
speak Marry Tracy -Cyclone- uavis 1. r. uorc.
the blind orator General J. B. Weaver of Iowa and
others.
to do.
Some men there are who never leave the dry's wtQ
worn streets.
They never know the dangers grim the bold adven
turer meets.
They never seek a better way nor serve a nobler
plan.
They never risk with failure to advance the cause
of man.
Oh better lis to fail
despair.
Than stand where all
face a care:
Yes stamp me with tbe failure's brand and let men broken out on the Panama railroad and asks that a
sneer at me.
For as I've failed the Lord shall kqow the man I
tried to be.
(Copyright J9ao by Edgar A Guest.)
Who can repeat all the Ten Commandments?"
asks Collier in the Globe-Democrat. Obeying not
repeating them is the main thing. Collier. And the
hardest.
It becomes our sad duty to notify Editor Harris
of the Charlotte Observer that he did not pass within
100 miles of the real cotton belt of Texas.
Don't be too sure your bank balance indicates that
you are rich. Find out how many pecks of potatoes
and how many pounds of liver it will buy.
Prohibition is quite effective in Los Angeles so no
ribald rascal need make the observation that Los
Angeles has been shakinz for the drinks.
We too deprecate the. flimsy and abbreviated bath
ing suits the women wear. We look and deprecate
and look and deprecate and look.
The Texas reactionaries will have to do one of two
things. They will have to get on the Cox platform
or turn loose the Cox coattaiL
Gose observation il that the kicking is not at the
loss of the privilege of drinking but at the inac
cessibility of the licker.
Texas will probably give $200000 to the demo
cratic campaign fund when she gets her impacked
wad Idosened up a bit.
Watermelons are abundant. They are becoming
cheaper. ' Praise the Lord for his loving kindness
arid tender mercy.
A cable from Paris says Mary Pickford-Douglas
skirts are now 10 inches from the ground. Ad astra.
Example is as powerless as precept in the matter
of work.
Some Postscripts
To make it easy to repair a New York man has in
vented an umbrella in which each rib and stretcher
is separately mounted on the tip plate and slide.
To develoo electricity for the production of ferti
lizer a Norwegian engineer will tunnel a mountain
in Sumatra and divert the course of a river to create
wateriaii.
There is no reduction in the heating aualities
of natural " gas after the extraction of ita gasoline
according to tests conducted by the United States
Bureau of Mines.
First sussested more than 300 years ago. the plan
of building a canal to give Pans direct communi
cation with the English Channel at Dieppe again
is receiving serious cunsiaeration.
Closely imitating leather ones suit cases made
of metal have been designed that are claimed to
be more durable and sanitary as they can.
thoroughly washed both inside and out.
10 tear up aspnan paving between street car
rails a California man has invented a sort of scoop
tnat can ba mounted in tront ot s car into which
the asphalt is almost automatically loaded.
Of French invention is an automatic server for
restaurants in which food is displayed in a circular
glass covered cabinet- that is turned until the de
sired object ; reacnes. a coin operated opening.
!mM A Ttmnmaan if the sanitarv deeartment of
the city is making affidavits against all delinquents
who have failed to pay fees and arrests will follow.
T t that a mml hatidaw WOtnd be
observed on Children's Day by all railroad drctes.
Local freight offices wiU be closed and ao freight
delivered nor received.
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A meetina of the Labor Day committee was neia
with ail members present. It was decided to gtve
fin at tke hiirmt mradea ever held in this City as
they will have the assistance ef several Galveston
1Ka AMiiiffAriMia '
TTi. raeeutive eommittee for Children's Daw exer
cises Consists of the following: Bea Reisner W. A.
Childress Charles Heim Robert Adair Henry Ourtin
G. J. Palmer A. Erichson Si Packard Ed Dupree
George C. Davis and J. C White.
There was a large attendance at Turner hall to
eniov the summer nirht concert. Professor Segals
band furnished the music playing aa excellent pro
gram in fine style. The young tolas danced in toe
hall promenaded the walks of the garden and en
joyed refreshments at the tables while the older
folks talked sipped lemonade and drank in the strains
of the music ail spending a very deiignitui evening.
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Grapeknd. The foundation for Grapeland's first
brick building has been laid.
Galveston. The. dtr council passed tbe La Porte
road right of way ordinance over the mayor's veto.
Athena At the populist's encampment to be held'
and fall in sorrow and
is safe and sure and never
GENERAL.
Washington. Attornev General Harmon's midday
lunch is said to consist of a glass of milk and a .
piece of pie.
Chicago. Mr. Harvey in the Horr vs. Harvey de
bate here said: "No government should ever borrow
money frpm another nation for it confesses weakness."
WashinVton. The United States consul at Colon"
has wired the state department that labor riots have
UNTO GREEN FIELDS.
He shall go out with me unto irreen fields.
Unto new pastures. I shall not want
For music or the flowers of life
And the singing of happy streams.
The winter Is past ; the shadows were grim and gaunt
And bitter and long the season of sorrow and strit
But now I have come to the lordly temple of dreams.
And am as a child because He is coming with me
That I may lie down in green places
nd know how happy and fret
Tfie child in my heart can be.
Out of the clatter and roar and old distress
Of the mighty years straightened again and strong
I shall go out to the mornings of loveliness
On tbe hills of His love and unto the valleys of song
And there shall be blowing of trumpets to silence
wrong.
And dewy sweetness shall fall
Like honey amid tbe gall
That has long been on my tongue.
He shall be there with me where the voices call
And there where my heart turns young.
I shall hear rivers lapping upon old shores
And rippling the reeds beside them.
There in the meadows where no great engine roars.
And men fear not what betide them.
I shall be gone on a holiday unto the flower
That smiles in His image ; and I shall possess the
dower
Of rest by the brooks that babble.
Till they carry me farther away
Than the steam and stir of the rabble
Could reach me in many a day
Unto green fiflds and new pastures.
With the fresh morn caressing the sea.
And faith on the hills; and laughter
And a new heart waiting for me.
Folger McKinsey the Beutxtown Bard.
IT HURT HIM.
He always wrangled with his wife about the money
he brought home on pay night. When his wife was
particularly troublesome about the smallness of the
amount he handed over to her for housekeeping he
always threatened to go and hang himself tf wife
at last grew tired of the mere threat so on one
occasion when he arrived home with an unusually
small gum she told him to go and hang himself.
She even offered him the rope to do it with and.
looking very determined he took it from her and
departed.
Some time afterward she found him in the barn.
He had tied one end of the rope to a rafter and
with the other tied round Jiis waist was 'revolving
gently in mid-air.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hanging myself" he told her sternly.
United Ststes warship be sent to protect American
interests in that country.
Little Stories for Bedtime
By Thornton W. Burgees.
OI' Mistah Buzzard lookina down from the blue
blue sky where he was sailing 'rJund and 'round
could see Reddy Fox running away from Bowser
the Hound. He could see too that Reddy Fox wss
growing more and more careless. Instead of minding
where he was going he kept turning around to laugh
St Bowser the Hound.
01' Mistah Buzzard had shaken his bald head and
said to himself that Reddy Fox surely would get
in trouble right smart roon. You see 01' Mistah
Buzzard could look rigUt down and See that trouble
waiting lor Kraay rox. it was waning Demna an uiu
tree trunk and it looked to Ol' Mistah Bustard very
like a gun.
But Reddy Fox didn't know anything about this.
Once upon s time before he had grown to think
himself so very very smart Reddy wbuld-have been
watching out and would have been very suspicious of
that old tree trunk. But now all Reddy could think
of was what a splendid chance he had to show all
the little meadow and forest people how very bold
j and smart he was.
So Reddy sat down
and waited until
Bowser the Hound
wat almost to him.
Just then Drummer
the Woodpecker be-
gan to make a tre-
mendous noise rat-a-tat
- tat-a-tat-tat
rt.-a-tat-tat-a-tat-tat 1
Now every one
who heard that knew
that it was a danger
signal. Drummer the-
Woodpecker doesqtt.
drum that way for
fun. But Reddy
Fox didn't nay any
attention. His fool-
ish little bead was so
Then He Began Drumming
on an Old Tree Trunk.
full of his own smartness that it had no room for
anything else.
"Stupid thing I" grumbled Drummer the Woodpeck-
er to himself. "I dont know what I'm trying to
warn him for anyway. The Green Meadows and
the Green Forest would be better off without Red-
dy anyway. Nobody likes him. He is althe time
trying to catch or scare to aeatn tnose woo are
smaller than he. Still he is so handsome I"
Drummer the Woodpecker cocked his head on one
side and looked over at Reddy Fox who was laughing
as he watched Bowser the Hound working so hard
I Reddv Fox certainly
is handsome 1" said Drummer once.- Then he looked
"Oh" she sajd as. though only mildly interested down to the root of the old tree trunk on which he
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Calling as much dignity to his aid as was possible
under the circumstances he replied: "Well I tried
it that way and I couldn t breathe."
A COMPETENT TEACHER.
Where's Jackie?" asked Mr Brown uponhii re
turn from business one evening.
"Gone to bed" was his wife's reply.
"Not ill I hope?"
"No I sent him to bed as a punishment for swear
ing.
'Swearing? IH tesch the young rascal to swear I '
Without waiting to switch on the light the angr
rfather dashed up the stairs to interview the sulprlt
only to fall over a loose stair rod and bump his chin
against the edge of a step. Instantly Mr. Brown
became very fluent and when the air had cleared
sufficiently for his wife's voice to be heard from the
hall she called to him :
Better come down now; I'm sure Jackie has
heard enough for his first lesson.
Sure Cure For Their Trouble.
(From the Indianopolit Nrwt.)
If the new third party does not know what else to
do tt might try going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Bidding For Farmers' Vote EhT
(From th Washington Part.)
The expert manner in whlc Cal. Ooolidge milks
a cow snows tnat tne lad Das s future in politics.
Can (et It Out 'a His System.
(From th Chicago Ntwt.) .
Midsummer is -a good time for Senator Reed to do
ais tauctng.. ! Noneey listens to snybody just Bow.
to make uo his mind.
"I surely would miss seeing that handsome red coat
of Reddy Fox. I surely would. If he doesn't hear
me now and take heed it wont be my fault" said
Drummer and then began such a furious drumming
on the old tree trunk that it rang through the Green
Forest and out over the Green Meadows almost to tbe
Purple Hills.
Down at the foot of the old tree trunk a freckled
faced boy looked up and scowled.
"What ajls that pesky woodpecker? . If he don't
keep still hell scare that fox" muttered the freckled
faced boy and shook a fist at Drummer the. Woodpecker.
Next story: Too late Reddy Fox Hears.' '
(Copyright iojo by T. W. Burgess.)
A Ban on Jaiz
(From th OJiio Stat Journal.)
Manv Americans will read with joy the news from
London that the British ban has been put on jais.
The fervent wish will be entertained that .American
taste will soon consign this rasping medley ef dis-
cordant noises marketed under the brand of jazz to
the junk pile of discarded fads and follies. 1 Jaza was
i brought Out under shell shock. Thwar is over and
music ought to have a chance to regain Its balance
iats has been a fearful burden to many to whom war
ad brought distracting sorrows and now cares Elim
ination ot jazz ougnt to nave good results at per-
mitting human nerves to recover and help the eco-
nomic situation find its' proper balance. Away with
jassl It Is too bad America did not lesd in the
sentiDie elimination ot tnis interloping menitrotltf.
' Maybe Door Was Looked.) '.
' Frpm th Colmmlm Ditpatck.) '
It is difficult W understand how Colonel Bryan '
auttea te get bite the prohibitionist party Mag ago.;
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