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. HOUSTON TEXAS SUNDAY.
...SEPTEMBER 18 1921
Party Labels Are Misleading
' The alued Waco Times-Herald Is repeatedly reminding us that the
democratic party in Texas Is racked by strife and confusion duo more to
the presence within the organization of men of divergent views than to the
- rivalries of ambitious leaders.
' Personal rivalries in political organizations are not serious where mem-
bers are of one faith and belief but It Is quite true that the differences be-
tween some democrats and other democrats are as wide as the differences
. between the accepted doctrines of the two great parties
i No political organization can function effectively when the members are
thus divided and it Is certain that the best results in government can not
be achieved when the party in power instead of being a positive and
cohesive force is merely a group of factions.
The democratic party in Texas is no exception In the respect .of Its
.nnajeroiia groups of divergent opinions. The democrats are In just such
confusion in all the States.
f-i And what is true of the democratic party is equally true of the repub-
lican party in Texas and elsewhere.
No party can properly bear responsibility under such circumstances.
There is no platform of principles that can be said to command the
' united support of the Texas democracy the democracy of any other State
or the democracy of the nation.
Ask the 10 most prominent democrats of the country to write their con-
ception of democratic doctrine In 10 or 20 planks and one would be sur-
prised how wide apart even the leaders are in their views of demo-
cratic faith.
There are probably a doien or more distinct factions In the national
democracy.
There Is no way that The Post knows of to reconcile differences within
the democratic party; no way to reconcile such differences within the re-
publican party.
But so long as such conditions maintain organized minorities are go-
lag to exercise a dominating Influence In Federal and State governments.
Much is said about our ancient principles and how men abandon or for-
get them. Each generation has its problems and men concern themselves
about living issues rather than historic principles. That is a very human
thing to do and it is a waste of time to hark back to the times of our fore-
fathers and the very different problems and issues that governed their
. political conduct.
What is needed in this day is for men who are in agreement to get in
the same organization regardless of the result i; "on the parties. Is there
any hope that a process of realignment will bring about such conditions in
the old parties today? Not the shadow of a hope
i Both the old parties will flounder along just as they Aid in the old days
" ot the democrats and whlgs each full of strife and dissension until some
virile political movement supporting a clear-cut program of governmental
endeavor bearing upon the needs of the time calls men from their hope-
lessly complicated political affiliations into an atmosphere of harmony and
definite purpose.
That happened in 1856. and it changed the whole current of national life
four years later. It will happen again and" must happen If party gov-
ernment ever again is to be responsible and effective. If American politics
is ever again to become a coherent Intelligent and preservative force in
American civilization.
Our Waco contemporary will waste Its time if it strives to resolve the
democratic factions into a harmonious political force. For 30 years the
factions have been contending against each other the party label being the
bone of contention. What do party labels amount to If they fail to in-
dicate the party contents?
At one time in our history the democratic and republican label meant
the same political bottle and something definite was implied whenever
"democratic" or "republican was used. Neither label implies now what
both did in Jefferson's day.
The Post risks its reputation as a prophet that the editor of the Tlmes-
Heraid will see a new party movement within seven years that will change
our political currents as did the republican party movement In 1S56.
Educational Movement Irresistible
Reports from colleges and universities forecast the largest attendance
of students this fall in the history of the country. The better known
Institutions are overwhelmed with applications in advance of opening
while many of the smaller and more obscure colleges will find It neces-
i sary to reject hundreds of students for lack of room.
The depression in the business world does not appear to be having ap-
preciable effect upon attendance. Parents who have sons and daughters
. In the schools are not permitting their less favorable financial circum-
1 stances to interfere with the education of the children. Great numbers of
.students unable to attend any other way will support themselves by part
'time employment.
Most students will have less money to spend this year while in college
' but they will not be deprived of their year's school work
r What is the occasion for the tremendous increase In college attendance?
1 The return of students whose courses were interrupted by the war is not
the answer now. The crest of the wave of returning war veterans to the
: schools has passed.
The only reasonable answer is to be found in the greatly awakened ln-
; terest In education among the masses of the people. The college has be-
come a popular institution. It is no longer considered a place exclusively
for the children of the rich or the professional classes. Perhaps the ma-
jority of the students in the colleges especially in the West and South
are from the homes of people of moderate means while thousands of the
. students are self-supporting.
The value of the college education In contributing to the success of the
young man or young woman today is clearly recognized. It is unnecessary
to present statistics interesting though they be showing how the large
' majority of the successful people have had college training. The fact
Stands out bo prominently In every day life that It escapes the notice
of few.
". The growing tendency of the college to make education utilitarian has
something to do with the demand for their advantages. Business as well
' as the professions today looks to the college for trained minds and fit
bodies for service and for eventual leadership.
In view of the unprecedented interest in higher education throughout
tha country and the nationwide movement for enlarging facilities and in
- creasing endowments the attitude of the enemies of the State institutions
; of higher and technical learning In Texas appears all the more strange
and out of harmony with the time. Only ignorance of the trend of national
life or vicious prejudice against the higher things of life could prompt a
State legislator or a citixen to seek to destroy the State university.
The progress of education will not be stayed by reactionary obstruc-
tionists. Instead of curtailing the support of the Stated university of A &
- M. college and the other State schools there must be more adequate sup-
' port and provision for expanding their facilities. Texas ranks high among
the States In progress along all lines. It will keep step with the country
;. in. educational progress. It may necessitate a hard fight by the friends of
I education in this State but they will win. The educational movement has
' aattnrtal momentum and no element in the country will be able to retard
it long.
-A report from Berlin says many Germans still think the Germans won
the war. They may he right. If the allies do not accomplish something in
reducing their armaments. Twenty-five years more of present conditions
and Germany will be relatively stronger than any of the European njrtjnnj.
Did the peace conference put victory in German hands when it decreed Ger-
. disarmament?
Poor Old PaoVrewskl Is declared to have sold h's last realty holdings
' aa state in California to get funds for the sew Polish republic. One can
ot but admire the spirit of patriotism that prompts such a sacrifice but
im the light of some of the bosebead plays the rulers of Poland have made
Slats paderewsU wu throws out ss premier sot so much can be said for
- Ui judemeut. ..
Early Morning Observations
I ' 1 By' Overs. M. Ballsy. ' -A j I . Jl" Lowry In oney Oreye Slansl. ' . j
Missouri U to have a special session of the legis
lature to provide a. bonus of $i 1000000 for the
soldiers. That much mOnejr expended for needed pub-
lic works would accomplish permanent good for the
State including the veterans but $too each to the
soldiers will be dissipated for the most part and the
debt will remain ai a bar to progress for a generation.
An American syndicate has taken over the estates
of Archduke Frederick of Austria said to he worth
$jooooonon. It is a fine hunch of gamblers pour-
ing out American wealth in that way at thi time.
1 they los? their money there will be no excitation
of our lachrymal.
The Star says thrre are people in Kansas City who
argue lhat the consumer doesn't pay the tax. Weil
just let the consumer quit paying and Uncle Sam
will learn the agony of a busted treasury.
In prohibition cases in the State of Washington the
vidrnce is sent to the jury for individual cxamina-
uon and 111 that State jury service has become popular.
A dispatch from Washington says Governor Allen
is recommending air rbutei In Kansas They will be
hot air routes . .. - - -'
The Milwaukee Sentinel calls Will Hays our "pep-
pery postmaster general." Democratic testimony is
ihat Will is salty aa well as peppery in his solemn
Presbyterian attitude toward our democratic post-
masters. The Toledo Blade says Jess Willard is about two
and a half years late with his training to lick Dcmp-
m y. Jess doesn't expect to lick Dompsey; he merely
wonts to lap up the loser's end of the gate.
First thing you know some small town is going to
r!d in the mi Idle of the front page with its date-
line announcing that Fatty's films will not be barred
from its movies.
"This is to be a velvet season" says Fashion Art.
Yes for the women : but the men are not wearing
very much velvet in their clothes these days.
Every man put to work helps to make a place for
ome oihcr man. Employment is contagious but idlc-
itss is infectious and deadly.
One of the women ministers at the Chicago con
tention declared that men will go to church when
women occupy the pulpit. Maybe so. Women have
a strong appeal for men. We have noticed that men
will go home when women occttpv the kitchens.
A Kentucky couple twiced divorced have married
for the third time. These folks simply keep them-
selves broke in lav-wees' license and ministers' fees.
Now they are proposing an investigation into the
morals and soei.il stunts of Hollywood. What's the
vse ? If the stars make half the money they are re-
futed to make they wouldn't be human unless they
walloped the code occasionally. Few of us have
sense enough to make so much and behave becomingly.
It is said that over 600000 war veterans are idle.
Oo you know some of these men live in Houston ?
Hhy do we not have conferences of employers to s.-e
what mav be done to relieve this situation?
When ja hits the feet it goes straight to the
head.
Occasionally a payroll in Chicago manages to make
'.he journey from bank to factory or office without
attempting to sandbag a gang of gunmen.
It is said Senator Watson of Indiana may displace
I.odge as the republican leader in the senate. What's
the matter with the leadership of Granny Lodge any-
way? Now and then some ugly tragedy reminds us that
beauty unattended by brains is a great affliction.
"Scraps" says there are 10.000.000 bachelors in the
United States. One solution of the housing problem
is for these men to man-- and thus effect a conserva
tion of floor space furniture and shelter.
Ycm ran put it down that the United States lead
the world in murders accidental deaths graft and fire
loss and use the information where it will do most
good in establishing our leadership in civilization.
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Three South Carolina murderers are soon to un-
r'.ergo a most novel experience. They are to be legally
hanged which will mean an execution minus the usual
volley fired through the body.
Sam Hill the successor of Luke Mcl.uke. must not
overlook the N'ames Is Names club for Miss Olive
pple who is a St. Louis society peach is entitled
to immediate merr.i-erchip.
"One thtpc the Washington government se"ms to
have set'lfi! 1! finitely." says the Toledo filade. "is
that the Eur'-p'-an d -bts will not be cancellrd." It is
heginr.ine to look to t:s as if the European govern-
ments have also S' ttled definitely that the debts will
not be paid.
It is said that apple vinegar in the Middle West is
becoming scarce because th makers drink the juice
when it ferments sufficiently to spit in one's fare
and kick one 15 feet away from the cider press.
Hurh Fitzgraid says "Marse Henry" helonps to
he past. We prefer to think of the Sage of Mans-
field belonging to th- rjres.
It is said otir soldiers on the Rhine are not anxious
to come home. Of course it can't be the b-er. The
jitst naturally like to restrain German exuberance.
A Nebraska moth'r agd 41. has given birth to her
twenty-second child. Our guess is she has never
been the president of a bridge club or the secretary
of the missionary society.
In Winnipeg crops are netting becaus- farmers can
not get help at rates they are able to pay; in the
United States men are helping because they will no
accept work at rates men are aMr to pay.
Forty-one members of the faculty of the university
have resigned sine- last spring. A legislature has as
much business fixing the compensation of a teacher
as a cat has directing prand opera at the Metropolitan
opera bonse. or hold'ng a clinic in the Johns Hopkins
college cf surz'ry.
The Buttermilk Philosopher
BtessinaVon ths. trull IsrK It's to finest sod
handiest .container ever given valslenoe by the1 hand
of man. Not only is the fruit jar a vessel 'of wide
utility; hut the possession of eauch S container ap-
pears 'to pull at the heartstrings of man until ' It
works Into his nature the best brand of gneroilty
and hospitality. Another Milt Jf found ita way fnW
th Signnl dm last Friday. This was brought by
John E. Carter who is possessed of that fine knowl-
edge of home made chemistry that turns products of
the 'field into delightful and delectable fluids. The
brew that Johnnie brought was of a rich amber color
clear at crystal wilh a rich brown foam on top. The
flavor was excellent and as sweet to the taste as tne
dews from Hermon't mount.
An Irate subscriber who has been at 111 as a sitting
hen ever aince the Volstead act went into effect and
who seems to blame us far bone-dryness writes and
inquires whether buttermilk will cure snake bite.
Once more we desire to say that buttermilk is not a
remedy but a preventive. There are plenty of cheap
nostrums at the drug stores if a remedial 'agent is
wanted but there is only one true and tried preven-
tive. Ascertain where the snake intends biting you
cover the spot with buttermilk and the reptile will
pass you up. just as the destroying angel passed over
the children of Israel whose door posts were properly
marked. -
The Ladonia News editor comes to the aid of the
Signal and the Baptist pastor on the snake story.
The Ladonia editor testifies that he has seen the
tnake the Granbury man pulled from his mouth after
the reptile had lived in his stomach more than a year
and knows the snake story to be as true as gosp 1.
We orint this merely as news not as corroborative
testimony. It would he running supererogation en
tire loo far. and furthermore it would make people
lauh to have an editor verify the statement of a
preacher.
Runnymede. the shrine of English liberty lias been
.saved and the place where Magna Charts was wrung
from King John by the hard-headed barons will not
be turned into a barley field or-a golf link. Runny-
mede has been dear to us ever since we heard an
eloquent Fannin county orator close a mighty perora-
tion by telling of the great and eventful dav when
Old John Kunnymede run off with .Maggie Carter.
As we look the situation squarely in the face the
conclusion is forced upon us that th- telephone en
ables the young man of courting age to get by on
less money but it is ruinous to the business of small
hoys and negroes. If there ha.l been no notes to
carry during our boyhood days we don't believe we
ever wruild have owned a dollar watch or a two-
bladed knife.
Meeting people face to face has been Signal man's
long suit the last few weeks. This was not due to
superb courage neither were we moved particularly
by frankness. We had to meet them that way or not
at all. But it's all right now for you to approach us
from the rear if vou wish. A. N. Nnorwood the
big-hearted clothing drummer gave us a pair of new
pants the other day.
We dislike to admit that any other man thinks otit
as fine solutions of governmental and industrial
problems as we do. hut we do acknowledge a certain
Missouri man a close rival. To solve thr unemp'oy-
m nt trouble and put all men to work this MiAouri
man suggests that President Harding give every un-
employed man a second-band Ford.
A neighbor of ours has decided to go without a
suit of winter clothes. He really needs a suit as his
old one is badly worn and he has the money laid
awav to pav for the togs. Put when Henry Ford re
duced the price of flivvers to alvuit what a good suit
s-lls at our neighbor decided he wonld rather have a
flivver.
Another change of considerable importance is noted
in the great world of things. For two years or mote
a dime's worth of cheese was the thinnest thing in
uie-world nui ine iiuesT price cui in tne encesr m.ir-
ket plac s the cigarette paper in the lead in attenua
tion.
One steak turned to a delightful brown makes a
fellow forget all about the freckles on the cook's
nose : one dose of chicken dumpling so neatly com-
pounded that it proves a gus.-tory delight and makes
the innards glad blots out all memories of cross eyes
or pigeon toes.
It would hr all right and just as cheap. -for htm to
travel lhat way we suppose but what would you say
if a beggar should ride up to you in an auto hold out
his hat and ask for h ip5 Would you shoot him or
try to cuss him to d''ath ?
Fessimis'ic people who declare they know only mis-
fortune and have never been blessed in any way
should stop and ponder. Suppose thev had to go
through chigger time without finger nails?
THB SABBATH.
Fresh glides the brook and blowi the gale
Yet yonder halts tha quiet mill ; - ; ; J .
The wblrrlna wheel tho rushing sail : ' v .
How motionless and still. .
. Six days stem Labor ihuts'the poof ? y .
- From Nature's' careleas' banquet hall;
' The Seventh an anjel opea tha door .
welcomes slU Bulwcr.
Fatty in prison wo-ild be a case of i'ars and stripes
brut be would not be a na'ional standard by a blamed
sight.
Some Postscripts
A recently patented holder for a safety razor blade
to make it serve as scissors folds so the blade can
b-- safely carried in a pocket.
Chinese government engineers have made success-
ful fliehtj with a seaplane cf native design and ma-
terial driven by an American engine.
The body of a motor truck designed for carrying
hay can be elevated to enable the bay to be unloaded
l'-vel with a second story window.
To save moving heavy searchlights electrically op-
erated mirrors to reflect their beams of light to any
desired direction has been invented.
Of Danish invention is a flexible material for par-
tition Sralls made of strips of pine or similar wood
wwven together with a rust proof wire.
After marry years of work a railroad tunnel under
the Pyrenees between eastern Spat aad Fraacc
nearly 20 snilcs long has bcea completed.
Exit Empire Enter Federation
By Dr. Frank Crane.
When the prime minister of Great Britain at the
close of the British imperial conference shook hands
with the premiers of Canada. Australia and New Zea-
land he marked the close of a meeting which will
ferm an epoch in history.
That meeting meant tha' the British empire will
no longer be controlled from London alone.
It meant that Great Britain really ceases to be an
empire and becomes a federation.
An empire means that one nation dominates a num-
ber of others as Rome her colonies and dependen-
cies holding them Ugether by force of arms even
as she hail gained control by conquest.
Fed rat'ion means that a number of States each
self-sufficient are united together to gain the ad-
van'agrs of uni'y. Thev are not held together by
tore- hut by mutual interest.
There is little doubt today that Canada for in-
stance is a member of the empire simply- because she
wan to he. If she wanted to separate from that
empire Fngland would proliab'y say as Wilson said ro
Pri-an. "Good by. and Cod bless you!"
Canada could come nearer s ipporting herself with-
out 011'side help than the Rritisn Isles which means
th i Canada has no more need of th" Mother Coun-
try than the latter has need of the child.
The same tiling is true to a greater or less degree
of ti e other British colonies.
The word empire with its connotations of Julius
(..vsar and military conquest is a misnomer and
' tight to he dropped. A better term would be The
British Federation.
f-or Federation has definitely arrived. Formerly
' niy by implication but now by formal acceptance on
'he tart of the king's counsellor and parliament all
Itri'Uh c .loeiej have a sav in the imperial policies.
" l'.-itt:n." as one editorial puts it. "can no longer
' n-ja-.f in a war with any great nation without their
nss' itt. They have their say on the crucial question
of armament on the details of naval defense and on
the m-:n f-aturrs of foreign rela'lonship."
All this m"ans less and less danger of war. For
war is the suppuration caused by the disease called
r onnrehy. cr empire and its best prevention is fed-
( rati' n.
(Copyright ioi by Frank Crane.)
The Best Wall Motto
(From Ike Toledo Blade.)
The average American family of five was receiv-
ing the benefits of national government for $JJ a
vear hefnre the war. That cost is now lii4.R0. In
'ires'. Britain the price went from $ioj to $548.90
in France from $iij.8o to $6ii.o. The Italian fam
ily before the war had a government charge against
it of $;o.70. It is now required to pay $642.65. The
ratio of increase in national debts in these four coun
tries wag nearly tooo per cent in military expendi-
tures about 350 per cent for other governmental ex-
penses more than ion per cent. Where the fieures
should be presented in the largest blackest letters
is on the walla ot tne meeting place of the disarma
ment conference. 1
Marse Henry on Journalism j
. : . :..'; 'y.i''oVl
Fsy Utevanaon in Nw York Evsnln. World.
"Whnt is th biggest piece of newt ever printed in
the papers' In.our experience?" .
That is the first of 15 questions which I had writ-
ten out for Colonel Henry Watterson the veteran
editor of America. I had planned to have a W-
weather interview with the Colonel on journalism.
But I had forgotten that the colonel likes to take
time for his answers. '
For the last eight years at this season of the year
Colonel Watterson and hi) wife have lefMheir home
"Mansfield" Jef fersontown Ky. to get a breath of
sea air. And although the colonel is in his eighty-
second year I found him in the best of health and
spirits at the Shelburne hotel Brighton Beach.
But when I spoke to him of a three-minute inter
view he good-naturedly admitted that he would much
prefer to make it a three-day one with only five
questions per day.
"I do not think I wonld care to answer 15 sensible
questions in three minutes" said Colbnel Watterson.
"Now if you will leave these questions with me aay
t-h-r-e-e or f-o-u-r days I'll mail the answers."
And then Mr. Watterson a dapper active little
woman appeared upon the scene and saved the day.
"Vou leave the questions and I'LL see that he an-
swers them by tomorrow night" said she.
The next evening Colonel Wattcrson's snrandson
Watterson Miller brought the answers to me directly
from the veteran's pen. They were written in a clear
round hand in green ink.
"How long did it take the colonel to answer thest?"
I asked youpg Miller.
"Of course we didn't time him." grinned his name-
sake "but it didn't take him very long I am certain
because when he gets started he does things mighty
fast."
And here they are with all the Wattersonian spirit
and forcefulness :
1. What is the biggest piece of news ever printed
in the papers in your experienca ?
Colonel Watterson The assassination of Abraham
Lincoln.
2. How has journalism improved in the last 50
years ?
It has not improved merely expanded and enlarged
maybe grammatically better written and typograhical-
ly better printed.
3. Ho you believe the editorial has as much sway
upon the public as of yore?.
It is not so highly considered less representative'
and oracular. The public is fairly "on" to the edito-
rial "we."
4. What you you think of scare heads?
I was one of their originators. When they arc
done with intelligence and fidelity they advise the
reader and simplify the reading.
5. What city handles the news best?
That which has the best newspapers.
6. What do you think of feature stories cartoons
and the comics as assets to a paper?
They amuse the trivial and diversify and spice the
paper.
. What is the future of journalism?
It has none. It has reached its limit. The public
knows its "tricks" only too well.
8. Are newspaper women an asset to a paper?
Journalism is sexless.
o. What are the best qualities for an all-around
reporter?
Accuracy a nose for news an eye for perspective
and a s nse of color and effect.
10. Is the newspaper the greatest educator in the
world'
In a loose superficial way it probably is.
11. What section of the paper do people read mosf?
Alter the alleged news of the day the sports
scandals and advertising.
12. Who were the best editorial writers in the old
davs ?
There wer; many. In the North. Greeley. Ray-
mond and Forney. In the South Ritchie Prentice
and John Forsythe. In the East Sam Bowles in the
est los-ph MeiiiU.
13. W hat do vou think of the present day woman
with her bobbed hair short skirts and devotion to
cigarvttes 5
She looks like a freak and acts like a harlot.
14. What has prohibition done for the newspapers?
Kept the hoys sober and made liars sneaks and
lawbreakers of the rest of us. .
15. Can a maa write as peppily without an occa
sional bit of something for inspiration?
No man can write his best under alcoholic stimula
tion lo write well one must keep his head cool and
his feet warm. What you call an occasional inspira
tion is apt to degenerate into habitual stimulatior
and thence into the dropping of the delinquent fron
the payroll. A clear brain a full mind and an honest
purpose are the essentials to good and useful writing
th only kind of writing that has any real value.
Wall Elactrocuta 'Em I
(From IV DaUat A'etci.)
Leaiae and Trotzky are ardently in favor of elec-
trification hut tkus far bar saceeeded only fat getting
tntir wires crossed. . . '' 1 '. '
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From The Houston Post Files.
SF.rTF.MBER l8 l8j6 ''tl HODSTOX.
F. J. Bergeron has gone to Galveston for a short
stay.
Dr. T. J. Boyles has gone to St. Lords for a week's
visit.
Mrs. Alex Simon of Brenham is the guest tf Mrs.
1 l.echenger.
Mr. John Krapp and family have returned from a
six months trip to Lurope.
Miss Rose Westheimer has returned from New
York and other Eastern markets.
The "Georgia Minstrels" were the attraction at
the Sweeney & Coombs opera house tonight.
Captain S. S. Ashe made an interestinir speech at
the regular meeting of the Central Bryan-Sewall club
this evening.
Judge W. P. Hamblen's residence is the scene of a
party in honor of his son. Harry who will leave soon
tor Alabama to attend a dental college.
A well attended session of Genrire B. McClellan
Post. G. A. k. was held anrl plans looking to the
holding of the Mate encampment in this city next
spring were discussed.
Senator R. Q. Mills who has been a guest in the
city assured W. W. Dexter thatl he would do all in
his power to aid the project now on foot to open up
Kunaio nayou as a naviRaDIc waterway to the gull
Stats Happenings.
Austin -F.x Governor HogK delivered a political
speecn in me capuoi yaru tniH evening.
Cor.roc.-Senator W. P."McComb died here yester-
aay ana win ue Duried at Montgomery today
Calveston. Kugene V. Debs the noted labor
leadir. arrived in the city this morning very incon
spicuously.
Huntsville. The joint debate between Hon. foe
r.ag.e ana tion. 1 om nan. held recently at Kellum
Springs was easily won by 10m Ball."
Beaumont. Bishop Gallasrher of Galveston is in
the city and will-dedicate th handsome new school
building recently completed for Our Lady of Per
petual Help convent.
Gesebai-
Dalton Ga. Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith began his
campaign wurK nere uiaay.
Richmond Va. William J. Bryan made one of the
most telling speecties ot his campaign here today
Canton Ohio Thousands of rrnublicana visit this
petty on me occasion 01 tne opening of the campaign
Ona Thing to Another.
(From Kind Worii.
Sedentary work" said the college lecturer "tends
L - 1 . V. J n T . I 3 m
n i-wii me cuuuitiiK 1 u omcr woroa put
tne smart siuoeni. -ne more one sits the leas
fmn stand " "K.vftrtl ronrA tk. Im4hm.
if one lies a great deal one's standing is lost com-
one
'and
No Rain Checks Then.
(From th Yenitrt Urnim.! . .
"Pool "Yea. tnr sob "Did then etaw haaehali
irt Noah's time? ."No aiy boy. 1 believe fir. "Why
tnani urey pop 1 net grounds rue fa tiaroia.
Just a Rhyme or Two
i;V :' 'j'.'-.e 'I'sonnti f ;.! ''?!.'
FtM many a (toriout morning hv I seea
J Flatter the mountain topi with orerelgn eyk.
' Kissing with golden face the meadows green
'. Gilding pale streams with htavenly "alchemy fr
. Anon .permit the basest ckmda to. tidt.V'-it
With; ugly rack on his eelettial face :vt!riii'
And from (he forlorn world his viaags htd
;h Stealing unseen to welt with thU.disgfice 'Jjj ij- f
Even so my" sun one early morn M4'JntoHii'
With all triumphant splendor on tny brow.;. '.ftti
But out alack I he was but one tiour mine'' 5'-.''.s
. The region cloud hath maik'd him from me .ow;".tf' '
Yet him for this my love no whit disdaiaeth ; i :"f. '
llfftal aJif tha' arevrA mnri awiix aawkM htMI ' J v
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Short On History. : 4.1
Mrs. Gotmuch You mean to tell me that thlJ-"'''
antique is a 000 years old? ' iuwi
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Mrs. ootmucn now ridiculous 1 it ta only loai oow;.
l HIS QOOd Tim. . 'i s.iiS rjr
'i.s?r.
. Wintcrll take his own good time :
He's teachin' Winds to race
'Bout whp the weather's cold sod prime .
To fhe old home fireplace.
He's teachin' them to sing at night
To children of the hearthside bright
A store of joys he's sure ts bring ..
So let him tarry long;
He knows when chimneys want te aing
The old-time winter song.
And how to bring in every place.
The roses to a child's sweet face 1
frank l. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.. iw
Since WhenT sttrU
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mis. iktiiiiciim 11c lids urcu uiMppsj intra in lavsr. ..wi.J
v .tfr Wi
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Bcnham How long has he been married ?
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Mountain Topi.
Old crater-tops! Cloud-bumped I Snow-white I
Our mountains theses aH day and night . '.
They show above the ranges. What?
You've never climbed you've missed a lot 1
When you have known the grunts and chills .
The cold the pweat the gasps the thrills
And winced at dazzling snow reared high
Against a dye of cobalt sky.
And faced the blast that strives Its best
To hurl you headlong off the crest
Seen countless ranges fade into
The whole vast ' earth-encircling blue
That holds the rim of the sky's bowl.
And sniffed the clouds and watched them roll.
Close-packed beneath you in the sun and ride
Like foaming billows at flood-tide
v lien you tiaye done tries? things youll speak
With reverence of a mountain peak. -itrtj
Such friendships last they're not
Remembered lightly nor forrot. .
Anthony Euwer in Leslie's.'"' Jrf
a L1...1 i. " '
r naiu uuu . ?rft
Two miners had never seen irolf nlaved before: -iVI
They stood watching a fat unskilful player at worker M
in a bunker. The sand flew up but the ball remained.
Seven agonizing shots had been played.
I I - n ..... .1 - u:a :! 1. . Tl. V . it
1 ... m.i.i in. nmii au.iiim. UK uail. W.J
lobbed up dropped on the green and rolling to the Jrrtl
pin settled in the hole.
"By gum. Bill!" said one miner to the o'her. "He's W
got a deuce of a job on now!"
The Poet's Daisy. '
A Daisy bloomed beside a public way.
She blossomed there unheeded and alone;
Although the road was crowded day by day
To every one her beauty was unknown.
A dreaming poet passed the spot one day
Saw her and stopped despite the hurrying throng ;
Charmed by her modest beauty now for aye . '
The Paisy blossoms in the poet's song.
Charles W. Hubner
Not for Publication.
Aunt Susan an old Maryland elarky was being-
registered for the first time. Like many other worn- '
en who were torn between their desire to vote and. "
retain their youth Aunt Susan neither relished tellj 5
mg tier age nor discussing otner private matters. h
"What arc your affiliations?" a sice d the registrar u.
"Why. boss I don't hav' to tell dem do 1?" cpjeried ai
Aunt Susan in dismay. "Answer the question" com"
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mamled the hard-hearted registrar. "But boss" pro
tested Aunt Susan "I don't like to. He's got a wife
and five children."
The Once Over.
The Innbadda Discuaa the Sun's Rays aa Fllv-
' ver ruei.
t n. 1. rnrLUPS.
"I don't know that I'll sell the old flivver after
all" mused Ignatius Innbadd as he put down his
favorite newspaper. f.
"Well I know you will sell it" declared the good aul
wife with emphasis and authority. "With gasoline
so high and with the old 1us only giving us about'
eight short-weight miles to tne gallon taeres nntbln .j.
else to do.
"That's just the point." explained Ignatius "maybe"'"
we can run it without gasoline." '
"You've tried that several times remrsed Mrs. i'.
Innbadd ' and I'm tired of sitting in the thing a ij'
couple hours on a deserted road while you go hunt
ing for a towcar. Say. are you going cookoor Whad- j."
dya mean 'run it without gasoline ?' "
"I can run it off the sun" returned Ignatius.
"You have run it off everything else including a
coupla docks" snapped the wife. "1 wouldn't aayji
you couldn't run it off the sun moon and stars from
what 1 know of your driving skilL Which is all the Sir
more reason you should sell it before you get hurt." w
"You don't get me" rebuk'd Igrnatiui.
"I wish I never had." replied the wife.
"I've just been reading where the American ehesn-'tiX.
ists in convention assembled have declared that the."
sun's rays can be used to drive an automobile" e--n.
plained Ignatius. 1 . ' .
"Why don't you step out in the yard with the caf
and try it?" asked the Mrs. "I'd like to have the ;.(rif
neighbors see what kind of a nut I have to put tip' e
with." . -..'ftw
"l.augh if you will." admonished Ignatius "stranger
things than a man running a jitney on the sun's ray It
have happened." jfj
"Not in my time." replied the wife. "But go ahead jt't"
and do it. I'd lik- to get the motion picture rights it
when the Amalgamated Association of Ford Owners up-
hold their first demonstration."
"The idea is this" remarked Ignatius studying th si
article in his paper: "This chemical bird says that'
there is more energy stored in the sun thaa we realv!
ize. The point is to get it.out of storage. This en Mt
ergy when we get the hang of it. can be made to nsn "fi
automobiles factories 'nd everything. Did yOt knosr'-Jj'
that as a matter of fact there is a vast amount of- i
energy in everything?" - '-.(
"In everything except my husband" said the mUt.'K
"Before trying to run the fliwer on this energy frecn 'S
the sun you'd better stand a few hours la the Sunt"
yours'lf and see if you can inhale a little pep soul
ambition." -.-UK?.
"A"s usual." returned Ignatius "you are disposed T
to make light of all serious matter. i
" Making light of the sun is so simple I east
sist it" replied the wife. t.r V
"Go on with your jokes" warned Ignatiua "hut th
time will eome and before long when this try' 'r
ef tire sun will be driving all the flivvers.- j M'
"If there was any chance of the srua's tsya drsring ''
any of 'em John D. Rockefeller would have- Stfff i '
Pumping Stations at every street corner aad yeVd
be paying 7 cents a ray Snd e-rea at that John '
would have h watered so it would mly gits yon aheMsf t I
ire miles to a ray. If youll pardon a pott I teltit ";
say that it would take a lot of dough M get little-'
ray." ' i-- ' 1
Mothin' of the kind" insisted Ignatia.. The SsmV t
will always be free." - ' I 1 -
"Yeah " scoffed the wife "but d yo know
weald be just our luck wbea ire plaaaed a Sattsrday 1' '
aad Sunday tourf" ; -..". w''
1 "No." admitted Ignatius. "What wtmli nappes.
' "It rould rain ever the entire 'week end." - t - ;
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