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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
WAS roo MUCH FOR PAPA.
Childish Questions Were -escomIne
Entirely Too Personal.

There il member Of the faculty Of
George Washington university, who.
to use the words of a colleague. "is
AZ rotund physically as he is profound
metaphysically," says the Philadel
phia Ledger.
One day the professor CHANGED to
come upon his children, of which he
has number, all of whom were. to
his establishment. engaged in an earn
est discussion Of the meaning OF the
word absolute"
Dad" queried one of the young
sters. can man be absolutely good?"
'No."
Dad" put In another youngster,
can a man be absolutely bad?"
"No."
Papa" ventured the third child. .
girl, "can man be absolutely fat?"
Whereupon the father fed In
continently.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was "Coffee."

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer so,
and eventually discover that the drug
--caffeine-in coffee is the main cause
of the trouble.
Il was always very fond Of coffee
and drank 1t every day. never had
much flesh and often wondered why
was always 80 pale, thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was
in such condition that could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think I could do with
out II.
AFTER awhile l came to the con-
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give 1t up and try
Postum. didn't like the taste Of It
at first, but when It was made right
boiled until dark and rich--I soon
became very fond of It.
I'm one week began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep better. MY
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within 1--WE months ! looked and felt
like q new being. headache spells en-
tirely gone.
my health continued 70 improve
and today am well and strong. weigh
14S lbs. attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities Of Postum"
There's q Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read. THE Road TO Well
ville." In pkss.
Ever read the above isttsrf 4 nssw
one appsars from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full ~ human
Interest
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Danced on Gold Dust.

The great dancing expert, My Fancy,
who is doing the Moss & Stoll tour.
las danced on gold dust
When starring with Charles God.
frey's company in Western Australia, {"
she told me, mo sand was procurable
for my dance, 80 the people In the
place said they would get me some
gold dust, and accordingly they
brought quite quantity of the pre-
cious stun along, and I found that 1t
answered the purpose very well. /
reckon that was about the queerest
use gold has ever been put to. OF
course, It was mixed with quartz, but
when put 1t in water I could see the
gold grains shining ever so prettily."
Parsons Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Near Dead.

The ship doctor of an English lin
or notified the deathwatch' steward, an
Irishman, that man had died In
stateroom As. The usual instructions
to bury the body were given. Some
hours later the doctor peeked into
the room and found that the body was
still there. He called the Irishman's
attention to the matter, and the latter
replied:
Il thought you said room 26. whit
to that room and noticed wan Of thin
in bunk. Are We dead?' says /. No.
says he, but I'm pretty near dead So
l buried him."-The Wasp.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
SEVERE STORM IN BOSTON.
Rainfall Is Heavy and Store Base
ments Are Flooded.

Boston. = From a meteorological
standpoint Friday was BLACK Friday"
in Boston, the city being visited In
the afternoon by the heaviest cleo
trical disturbance in years.
The storm lasted for nearly an
hour, during which time the rain
gauge at the United States weather
bureau registered fall Of 1.65 inches.
Heavy damages resulted from the
flooding of Easements in the down
town sections of the city. In some
Of the newspaper Offices on Washing
ton street there was two feet Of water
in the press rooms.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Hall Gaines Early Life.

Hall Game is writing his life story.
He tells how he first saw life by driv-
ing with his uncle at the age of FIVE
from the lonely homestead behind
Snaefell 10 what he thought must be
"a vast and mighty city" 1t was
Douglas. with its 10000 inhabitants
His first nickname was "Hommy-beg,"
the Manx for little Tommy" His
grandmother christened him thus II
think must have been much in her
company" he says, for have the
clearest memory of countless stories
she told me Of fairies and witches and
the evil eye. My Manx grandmother
was q poet
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Buried Side by Side.

Muskegon.-The last chapter in the
troubles Of the Sprague family was
written, when, as the funeral Of Mrs.
Nellie Sprague, the automobile victim.
was being held. boys tramping through
the Lake Michigan woods found the
body Of her son, Arthur, with two bull
let holes through his head. Sprague
was buried by his mothers side.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Aconite Nearly Kills.

Grand Enthusiastically taking
an overdose of medicine, which con-
tanned aconite and poisonous elements.
Mrs. R. M. Hewitt of Lansing escaped
death by narrow margin while camp
Ing with friends at Sable lake, in Al
ger county. The fact that physician
was near at hand and reached the
scene within 20 minutes was probably
all that prevented a fatality.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Wears only Sack Coat.

Grand Rapids.-Clad only in a sack
coat, which was thrown wide open at
that, a miscreant who had been win
dow peeping rose up from the shadows
to confront four women. They
screamed, but the man stayed and
tried to engage them in conversation
until he heard men coming.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Wet spot In "Dryv Town.

Holland.-The dry goods stock Of
Andrew Steketee was damaged to
the extent of $1,000, due to the care
lessness Of member Of the Holland
Business Mems Social club, which Noc-
cupies rooms on the second floor. He
forgot to remove the stopper from the
washbowl and left the faucet wide
open.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Alleged Robbers Caught.

Escanaba.-Frank Roache and
George Ross were arrested here by
government inspectors from Chicago
on charge Of robbing the postoffices
at Vulcan, Daggett, Kipling and Ross.
Both have prison records. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000 was secured in the
four robberies.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
The Acid Test.

When young man proposes you
should always be careful and test his
love-" cautioned the conservative
chaperon.
But go one better, auntie," twit.
tered the pretty summer girl. do you
see this tiny bother"
"Yes. Does It contain perfume?'
mo; 1t contains acid. I test the on.
gagement ring"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Think He Has Two Wives.

Kalamazoo.-Benjamin F. Graf and
woman who first registered as Mrs.
Graf and later as Wayne Myrwin.
were taken in custody by Under Sher-
iff McElroy. When told at the jail
that Graft had a wife the woman de-
clared they were not married The
officers have reason to believe tho
woman is a second wife and made
IN investigation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
TAFT Attends : Horse show.

White Sulphur Springs. w. Va
Candidate Taft Friday drove 40 miles
over the mountains of Virginia and
West Virginia, lent himself as the
chief feature Of Greenbriar county's
first horse show, and in the evening led
the German at the Greenbriar hotel.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Carpenter Breaks Neck.

Calumet.-Harry Collins, a carpen-
ter aged 30 years and married, was
killed by falling from a scaffold while
shingling roof at Laurium, and hav-
ing his neck broken Two other men,
John Ellis and Harry Evans, sustained
fractured limbs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
wIIkIe oets After stage Money.

Washington. Chief wilkie Of the
secret service proposes to test the law
in relation to the right OF persons to
make stage" money such as is freely
sold in the form of 500 bills.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Attempt 70 Wreck Passenoer

Attempt to Wreck Passenger Train.
Bellingham, Wash.-An attempt to
wreck the Northern Pacific passenger
train was made few miles southeast
of this city. A section foreman found
huge pile of ties and iron on the
track and tagged the train.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15

Lighter Full Of Naphtha Blows Up.
Bangkok, Siam.-While the British
bark, Lyndhurst was discharging
naphtha into lighters In Koh-Si- Chang
harbor, one OF the lighters. containing
5000 packages of naphtha, blew up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15

Holland.-Anthopy Hazelaar, .
prominent farmer of East Saugatuck,
dropped dead from supposed heart
failure while at work In the field. He
was 81 years old and unmarried.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Found Dead In Bed.

Carleton.-Jacob Hotter, living six
miles west, was found dead in bed.
heart disease being the direct cause
of his death. He was about 80 years
of age and leaves a large family.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Hot AsphaIt Nav Blind.

Muskegon.-William Jones. an as
phalt mixer, was painfully injured and
may lose the sight of his eyes by being
struck in the face with hot asphalt.
which splashed over him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
Last Of Chiefs are pvino.

Menominee.-Growin weaker and
weaker each day as he lies in his
straw matched hut and gazes at the
skies through the apertures of the
ceiling, David Crotch, the last of the
head men Of the once mighty Pottaw-
atomic Indians is slowly dying at the
Indian reservation of his tribe near
Hermansyile.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
JUDGE Adams Quits.

Kalazamoo.--Judge Adams, of the
circuit court, rendered his resignation
to Gov. Warner. Gov. Warner has
announced that he would appoint
Frank e. Knappen.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
HE Aim.

Wright appears to be a very con.
scientious fellow"
Yes. he is trying to live up to the
old proverb."
which says"
Wright wrongs nobodv"--Housto,
Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-08-15
lEAP-YEAR LAUGH.

you look worried, old mani"
"Yes. Had three proposals last
night and don't know which one
ought to accept"
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-03-24
IN la MANSION EIEGUTlYA.
El senior Post ira a los Estadus Uni
dos en- AbriI, Pata aslstir a Ia
reunion de gObeTnadOres.
Vlsltls hoy 81 gohWaldo, La ssf'rl Post hIga
IntIspuu8laRO TOGIbIEa hay,

Han viRitado al gobaEnAdor PoHt, hoy,
los sshoTes Carlos NJ. soleE, prsHidsnts de
turno de- lS union de Puerto Rice, JuAn
r BaiE, RIcaIde la ciudRd, Harris, Capi'
tan Ball, doctor G 1snaga y Pedro de Car
tFo.
81 gobsrnadcH tuvo ls corteHiR de infor'
mar al rOpEsssntsnts do "La CorreSpon'
denCiA" qua "a viaja q los EAta3oS UnidoI
ssrfa en- 29 de Abril pr6ximo con objsto
de eStar en- Washington, para concuTriR
"a saamblea de gobeTnadoreB RcoFdada pof
al preaidsute Roosevelt autes del IL de
Msvo que es Ia fachR BeGRlsda para eas
scto. FL objeto de Ia reunion, eB q de
trstsr de Ios medioH de msjor utilisACi6n
de los terranoB p6blieOE en IoH distintoB
Rstados de IL Union americana. La dis
tipguids ssiioVR Post 80 sncUentEREa con 90
espoBo en- NuevR York.
IA consecusncia de una lijeTR indisPoai'
ci6n no ReCibir6 boy suB RmigAs' Hsgdn
costumbre, Ia gobernRdoTs quien dessa'
msa r6pida mejOTia.
La ley Crsando los iuzgadoH munlc'paIes
de Santa Label y do Ssn Sebastian no ha
podido Cumplirss hRnts ahOTR poE no ha5sr
aceptado eBos targoB los 81 Il ores dsslgnaooa
nor Al gobsrnadoT. Este cree que sBs ley
bnbisrS gido mSs efca1 MGAlando 81 vi
isncia para Junio 8 Julio
81 secretayio Mnn Noble infoEm6 ex'
tsnVamente rsBpacso de las fsgtas de Me-
yaeuaz que reau taEon espl6ndidas paEi'
culRrmants Ia vslada del OentYo = Focep
ci6n del Casino, asf como los aCtoa etsctua'
dos en- el teatro , syuntamisnto FOeEon
con 81 gobernadoE, adsm6a del senior No.
bic, loS zen orsH Dexter, Rafferty,, Hoyt J
Lutz.
',Vd, rspstirk AhoER suB vinitaa POI
aqui, 70 que ha paBadO sl tTabHjo de lI
LsgiBlatuPR?- ?-dijo 81 goberna1oE nuas
tRo Eepressntsnte, al dsspediFs0
Continuarkn de RhoEa an adelante segdE
parecs, Las viBitaa cuotidianas de los pc
EiodiHtRH 81 gObeEnRdoE.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-03-24
La SALUD.

La salud es la supTemR ley de los pueblos.
Un hOmbre sin sRlud, es uu cad8vet am
bulRnte. No tiene cOnciencia de sus actos.
Vive siempre triste, 1ntranqutIo, tmpa-
ciente y mOlestO, con un Ren1O 1naguanta
BILE.
Las medicinas pRsan por su lado sin que
ninguna lOgTe cuTarlO radicalmente.
El mismO no sabe, que 81 sufrep es pOrque
nuestra sRngre est6 enfermR.
Cualquier doIOr que sentimoss es porque
nuestra sangre eSta impurR.
lPorqu6 sufre usted del est6mRgo2
POrque no tiene calor su6clente para dtge-
Eir los alimentos de ah1 F1ene Ia d1spep-
siR.
Ell reumatismo pEOYlene de aOidez de Ia
sRngre.
La anemia, catarro en- 81 pecho, erisipela.
lastimaduras, intermediates del h1gado
de los ridones, las cRlentuFas, pfcRzOnes en-
81 cueTpO, dolor de cabeza, de muelas etc.,
todo quiere decir que la sangEe no anda
bien
La persona que sepa apreciar su salUd y
que anne la vida, no debe faltarle nunca
una GAIA de Recuperador de la salud.
SRbe usted los miles de persOnas que
est$ curando diariamente el RecuperAdor
de la SalUd2
Si no Sc hubiera descubieEto esta marav
ilosa medicina, va hubieran perecido inn
ntdRd de personals enfermasS
Est& Usted en- sRlud2
Pues conserve esa salud, tomandO el
RecupeTador, que no le talte nunca una o.
ia de Glen pastiIIas, que vale un peso
representa- un capital, poEque la salud es
la prendR de mas ValOE.
La medicina est& cOmpuesta de raj es y
yerbas; Sc tOman tres la pEimeTa noch0
antes de acostRTse, y una en- noches sucesl-
vas Son laZRntes, perO cuando hacen
ofectO de puTgsnte, se dejan algunas mo-
/ ches inteTmedias sin toner,
T6mese con cualquier clase de comidas
/ puede bafiarse el que la tome, perO deDe
4 abgtenerse de bebidas, 8cidOs y p1que'
NO dele de tomRr ell Recuper8dor, hoy
que la medicina llama & sus puertas.
81 no pide Ia medicina en- segu1da, va
Que estS lIam6ndole con insistenc1a, 81 dfa
cue sc sienta enfermO y decafdo, entonoes
l ser& tardeo =,
Otra cosa: No olga nunca 0101dn0 El
que 10 deja todo para mananaI 10 yeEels
siempre sin salud y sin una pesetR. Tome
usted 81 RecuperadOE, pero tomel0 pEonto'
hoy mismo que no pase de hoy.
CuRndo 10 haya tornado y maya Vlsoo
sus efectos, so c0nvencera de que es Ia pE1'
mera med1eina del mundo para curar Las
intermediates que SO or1gen pOf impure
"a de Ia Sal gres
Mende un peso Oro americana en- giro
postal 8 On billete en- oRrta certifcada g
fe envira q Vuelta de coEreo una caJa "a
las refeTidas pasullaso
Haganse todo los pedid0s de Ia iEIa pol
cOndHctO de los Agentes Distributors
para toda lR America.
nltIOlll Drug Agllsy
sci IFS. San JIll ?. 4
No so divide dc mencionaE ''La Cores
pondencia de Puerto Rico" cuando COM
pre- escFiba dc la igla ptd1endo lagp09n1la
RecuperadOE de la salud"
Sc vende en- las Farmaclas de osta Cs
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-03-24
LINEA FERREA DEL oEsTE.

ItinerariO. : salidas de Bayam6n y Capi-
tai simultaneamente.
Dfas laborables- Manana 8, 2. O5, $50 9
IS 11.OO. TardO IL. Is, Lao, 8.I5, 4.85, b.45.
DfSs Observation-Disclosures 6,7G6, $50 9A5
, il. Tards 1915 1.SO. 80, $50, $50 8
BilIetes baratos para dfas festivOs. De
Cat&6o Bayam6n, ida y vuelta Ia. clase
25e pa. Case 166. De Bayamon CRtano y
vueIta IA. clase z5e, "a. olase zoe.
BiIletes ordinario de Capital Catano en-
La, clasO 8 centavos.
Bayam6n 10 de septiembrO de 1908
Ramon VRldes.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-03-24
!, srEMpRE LA vERDAD.

sCuando esta I'd. en- duda Olga
Ia verdad.'' Fue un experimental.
do Y vieio diplomatico el que asi
diio 4 un princiIiante en- la carre-
ra. La mentira puede pasar en-
algunas cosas pero no en- los ne
gocios. El fraude y engaf1o q me-
nudo son ventaiosos mientras Sc
ocultan; pero tarde 8 temprano SC
descubriran, = entonces Viene el
fracaso Y el castigo. Lo mejor y
mas SECURE es el decSr la verdad
en- todo tempo, pues de esta ma
ners Sc hace uno de amigos cons
tantes y de una reputation que
siempre vale Glen centaVos po>
peso, donde quiera que uno ofrez<
ca efectos en- venta. Estamos Ell
gituaci6n de afrmar modestamen-
te, que sobre esta base descansa
la universal popularidad de la
PREPARATION DB WAMPOLF
Ell p1blico ha descubierto cue
esta medicina es exactamente 10
que pretende ser, y que produce
los resultados que siempre hemos
pretendido. Con toda franqueza
Sc ha dado a conocer su naturale-
"a. Es tan sabrosa como Ia miei
contiene todos los principles nu-
tritivos ' curativos del Aceite dc
HIgado de Bacalao Puro, combl-
nados con Jarabe de Hipofosftos
Compuesto, Extractos de Malta y
Cerezo SilYestre. Estos elementos
forman una combination de SUI
prema exeelencia y m6ritos medi-
einales. Ninguu remedio ha tent
40 tai 6xito en- los casos de Pull.
monfa, P6rdida de Carnes, Tfsis,
Nal Estado de los Neryios, as1 como
todas las afecciones que procedeD
de Sangre Impura. Sci Sr. DR.. j.
[zouierdo Brown, de Buenos Aires,
lice: lie usado la Preparation de
Wampole, y grandemente satisfe-
tho de sus espl6ndidos resultados
q he administrado 8 mis- propios
hiios, teniendo la satisfaction de
haber obtenido un 6xito que no
habfa podido oonseguir con otraf
nreparaci6nes. = . Eel desengafio e.
mposible. En- sodaG las Botioaa
-Cada veg "a hacen nueVag RefoIm
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-03-24

-Cada ve1 Dc haCsn nuevAs EefoImes
Fenevsndo tambien % a1tfutiCo GuEtido De
obiatou "a fsntapfs Il conoCida tiends ''Llas
Novedadea" de los Heilores Vidal dnoa'
6, On G. dc eata Oiudad.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-03-24
NltlORil Drug AgOReJ
Sci IFS. Sll jan ?. a.

No so divide dc menCionee ''La Cores
pondencia de Puerto Rico" CuandO CONF
pre- 6escriba dc La isla pidiendO laSpaShllas
Recuperador de la 6alud".
Sc vende en- las Farmacias de osta Ca
pital,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.

Since the question of dairy regula-
ton was raised here last summer the
East Oregonian has given its support
II those who are trying to have a
dairy ordinance passed by the city
council 1t will continue. to do so and
will be much disappointed if the
measure is not finally passed. That
some changes are necessary is only
natural. but they can readily be made
by the council.
In a general way the dairy ordi-
nance is a good thing for the town,
for the following reasons:
First, it would be the most effective
step that could be taken against the
dread tuberculosis. Pendleton cows
may be wholly free from that disease
but at other places where inspections
have been made the inspectors have
found that from 10 to 80 per cent
were infected and bovine tuberculo-
sis is transmissible to the human.
Secondly, the sanitary provisions Of
the ordinance are wholesome. If the
ordinance were passed and enforced
il would mean that the milk supply
OF the city would be pure in quality
and would be handled under proper
conditions. This would add to the
health and happiness of the people
especially in the summer time when
the hot weather makes 1t imperative
that every possible precaution be
taken by local people to prevent ty-
phoid and other diseases Of that sea-
son.
A towns standing as a desirable
place to live depends much upon the
safeguards that are thrown about its
food supply. The milk supply of a
town the size Of Pendleton is an i'm
portant thing and it is right that
everything possible should be done
to protect it.
The dairy ordinance If passed will
mark Pendleton as a progressive
town. The ordinance now up is
drafted from one Of the best city laws
in the country. Outside Of Washing
ton, D. c., Pendleton is the only city
that has ever secured the cooperation
Of the bureau OF animal industry in
such work, which is purely local. II
the ordinance is passed Dr. Mcclure
and his men will make the necessary /
inspections without charge. His only |
motive is the good Of the public.
In view Of these thing sit is hoped |
that the council will soon get the |
dairy ordinance into shape and pass
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17
SIBERIA FURNISHES VAST
STORES OF IVORY

Siberia furnishes a large quantity
of ivory to the markets of the world,
but the production of It belongs to
another age and to a species of ami
NAL that does not now exist, says the
Youths Companion
The ivory is cut from the tucks of
mastodons, whose skeletons are found
frozen in masses of ice or buried in
the mud of Siberian rivers and
swamps. The northern portion of the
country abounds in extensive bogs,
which are called urmans.
In these are found the tusks of the
mastodon. from which it is inferred
that these animals lost their lives
by venturng upon a surface that
would not bear their weight.
OF tNis region and its products, Dr.
Charles Wenyor writoc.
Even to wild animals these urmans
are forbidden ground. The nimble
stepping. broad hoofed reindeer can
sometimes cross them safely in the
summer time. but most other large
animals attempting to do so would
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-17

Elsinore. There l fell III of fever
and lay many weeks In the house of
a friend upon the shore Of the beau
tlful oeresund. one day when the
fever had left me they rolled my bed
into a room overlooking the sea.
The sunlight danced upon the
waves apd the distant mountains OF
Sweden were blue against the hori-
zon Ships passed under full sail up
and down the great highway Of the
nations But the sunshine and the
peaceful day bore no message to me.
| lay moodily picking at the coverlid,
sick and discouraged and sore-l
hardly knew why myself, Until all
at once there sailed past. close in
shore, a ship flying at the top the
Tag of freedom, blown out on the
breeze till every star in It shone
bright and clear That moment /
knew. Gone were illness, discourage
ment and gloom. Forgotten weak
ness and suffering, the cautions of
doctor and nurse. l sat up in bed
and shouted, laughed and cried by
turns, waving my handkerchief TO the
flag out there. They thought had
lost my head, but | told them no.
thank God, | had found it, and my
heart. too. at last. l knew then that
it was my flag; that my children's
home was mine, indeed; that l had
also become an American in truth.