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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
The Proper Thing.

The Proper Thing. Il
Fred-'I've only just heard 81. your
marriage, old chap"
Joe-.Yes, 1 was married nearly
six months ago."
Fred-"Well, it isn't too late to Of
fer congratulations, of course?y
Joe-A little late for congratu1a-
lions, my@boy, but not for sympathy
'LBoston Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
The Racial Pot-Pourri
Of the Isthmur
BY Herbert Dunlap

N N one of his interesting sketches Of travel Richard Hanng naa -
IN,I IA has referred to Port Said as the human Clearinghouse u ..
IWh the world. But he wrote that before a farseemg presn uua -, :.
x9k- Washington decided to take up the andonea TASK ol 1e - -
t6&M0h1 credited De Lesmps and complete the sevenng OF Tue wv - -.
t60No6J ericas. There is now probably n o spot on the face OIL W 90 ~
.@ q where there are congregated together M DteseA" -
It is related that a certain earnest seeker after facts, me ol . .mS ae N
ms who walow in statistics and make boast of their shame, qure u VI w.
authority concerning the number Of distinct peoples @omc'aly recossn nM Iu
the population OF the Zone. Whcseupon the authority desired 70 A 1O" 81.
man branches of the human family there were tabulated; IN pelng 10Y. LIZ
two or sch a matter, he pointed out o the earnest nat ne nau a"se
satisfactorily answered his W question. ~ 800. 1r
The news that the big pitcha vas To- be eopened Vas vas q ve Mnaae Sam San,
to arms to the great polgiot Brotherhood OF the anderus Un se 5 al
pouring out his unmeasured millions in a second attempt a TINS nan
knows what fearful cost of men and francs. What a glorious lure 70 le s
adventurers of the earth! Danger and big rewards Fever n eaay Mculs S
Of the tropics, to make promotion swift. A gamblers chance with every t MMT
ment of romance! No wonder they focked to the standard from every a au
den corner Oft the great New World. Aye, and the Old. forsth spirit OF n Gr
tez and Drake, De Soto and the rest, is vibrant stu; aana las, spa IN nstu mS
Ih, Morse, while there is a sixfoot plot of jungle or 1ceHoe !Ht IN nature ns
thran, these peoples will have their pioneers at the ron waen M sg ha enor not
battle so many ages old. To. some it smeIted of GraH-Dut tney nave nl
remained; to the most it WAS the scent df something big n something ne"
that drew them here. 49, ~ % !. %@ :,
New Yorks lower east side can show many breeds and every concelVaD
accent; but there the boundary lines are marked, dividing one from ne one
the jew from the Christian, the Latin from the Hun. There are your ior,
egn quarters" here is a vast inchohe mass where the white, the yellow, Aa u
M black, yea, and the black and tan, sweat side by SIDE, toaMng stogetnnea,
In this mightiest enterprise any part # the Great Family las YET aI.emp Iu
docs and Mohammedans, Onentals and Africans, Latin Americans % Inc n1
place, IN and O. till the names cease from meaning. all these n more MAKE
up the high cosmopolitan population of this strange Mushroom dominion
Of The States" Adjectfves applied to It, to this strange founding OF te
nations, are panid, even as words are ptnul before the reality of Miagar II
Is the incarnation Q III New World and tn New Century--Applnco'e.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
by Ebert

u IN ~ a sureit Of food. We eat too much, n breathe COO little.
l " Life is combuston-the digestive tract is a boiler. And .
oxygen is necessary to fire., so it is to ife The value O. exer-
1NMSWn else in the open air lies in tn fact that it is getting a goodly
SSS draft Of oxygen through your system, and this forced draft in
49, Doth eliminating refuse n burning up the Stag. s.: -. 81 ~
These things are all so trte n true that it. Seems silly to write them
out Tor cultured people; and yet cultured and educated people are sick quite
Is much as are the other kind In fact more So, since necessity is onen re-
moved, and the person has the privilege Of going to bed'i the morning, get
ting, III when he phases, eating Il multiplicity of dishes that set UP al inter-
hnednej war, giving the saw+buck absent treatment, and forcing orabnding
pher folks to wait on him. - 81 ~ Traits ~"@@/ #s##
It is a curious comment O our civilization to find our great sanitariums
and health resorts full of college graduates. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dart
mouth, VasArs Smith and Wellesley are all represented constantly at Battle
%&'aAImagne" an LID. being given vcarious exercise by a healthy eIored
nurse,in becoming cap and apron, fresh from the farm. ana paperbexf factory:
an. MD. being vigorously Mudooned by a man who" knows nothing of medi
cine, bWt something O. health. III ~ ""~ ~@e .%W ~rtw *t@*gY * G".a
"A great surgeon tells me that h has never yet seen a. case IT, appendicitis
where the patient had lot been addicted to the Beecham Habit That is to
say this disease is the result of medicines, just az are many others
+" So here is the prescriptions: Get the Health ;Habit-.a .f 81.
49, ny M owl pnyse 70 ce ogs-Decaus i Will ot hurt the dogs, since
Drink pure water. s~+t. &<#*@#% -"E1*" Ha&#h9 l4* .G= Er
Eat what you like, but do nt overeat. r @~*@a. 49, ,ar-@e~: 4#
Have a regular occupation +. 4*~xt #.,r*1 -
Breathe deeply n muc hin che open air. A @&@
IN rM ave a I'VE vs'a ana a neor sm mpen9aan possloe q two sides, p r at least sleep
mo nranti.;ra osdanna oe, ,e espstiaMy uoNors, Ir good doctors everywhere
Iao - nA oS o..ntUn an aee long en- pest hey can con-
in tbeir nwn ninds M 5 thasa o In t ao ,d ner1a VINE" when they have-to combat
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Got Busy.

Got Busy
"You say you heard more than a
week ago that your wife contampla.
ted clipping in your new auto?"
eyes, I knew about it"
"And you took no steps 10 >the
matter??s'
Sure + did. I took her o~utleyery
day and gave her lessons in running
it."-IIouston Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18

When Sylvia runs her motor car,
Such radiance does her beauty shed,
That every man she runs across
Is liable to lose his head
In any case, she cuts him dead.
brooklyn Life.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18

HIS ABILITY oN over 81
DOCS your husband l. 1e' usr
81 don't know. golf CO
companied him over I5orald.
Chicago Record-ne
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Lost Her Good Looks.

Nurse-"Oh. ] wouldn't cry If I
were you, Willie. It will spoil all
your good looks, you know"
Willie Cooking inQuiringly)-
eNVhat made you cry so much when
you were young, then?"- Yonkers
Statesman.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18

TO cure its Office boys of loafng q
firm al Beloit, Wis, has equipped the
push cart they use with devices for
registering the distance covered in
trips and the speed made.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Declined With Thanks.

Declined With Thanks.
won't you take my seat?" said
the man in the street ar, as he lifted
his hat to the pretty girl.
mo, thank you," she replied: eve
been skating all the afternoon and
I'm tired of sitting down."-Puck.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
a Modern Convenience.

A Modern Convenience.
Knicker-"Do you think every man.
has his price?"
Politician-Yes, and it would save
a lot of trouble if they left the tags
on."-New York Sun.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Where Poems Go.

Where Poems Go.
Wife-."The meat stew I have made
for you is poem"
, Editor-."Then I suppose I must be.
the waste basket."-Fliegende Blaet
ter.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Where He Drew the Linee

where he DreW CHe L1Heo
Mrs. de Flashleigh dressing for
charity ball)-"I suppose I'll have
to wear all my diamonds, Living
stone?"
Mr.. de Flashleigh-"Do as you
please, dear, but if they fatigue you
don't expect me to lug them around"
Puck.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Foot Of the Class

ste Foot Of the Glass.
Teacher-Johnny, il your mother
had twelve apples and used six of
them in making a re, what would
she have left?"
Little Johnny-"Please, ma'am.
the skins. and the cores."-Judge.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Rule Doesn't Apply

Rule Doesn't Apply.
Joax-You shouldn't judge that
man by the company that he keeps"
Hoax-"Why?"
Joax-"He's. the warden of the
neutrality-suspicious. News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18

What Papa Went For.
Robbie Cat the opera)-"Manma,
what does papa keep going out be-
tween the acts for?"
Mother-"Sh! He goes out for
opera glasses Judge.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
The Sign Infallible.

The Sign Infallible.
What makes you think she has
got him intimidated?"
II took lunch with them to-day
and he told her her biscuits were de.
licious."-Houston Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18
Should BE Grateful to Those That
Make 1t Laugh.

BY BeatriCe Fairfax. -.
are many sober, pessimistic people who shrug their sho'
ders at the laugh-makers and gloomiy prophesy all sorts OF 81
endings for them. H E@4*E s@p5
But what would we do if there were no dear, foolish, happ
golucky people who look on life through rosecolored glasses?
The laughrmakers are the joymakers. There are a gre
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-18

MS
dA
g--=.ES@zg:.sej
Cruelty.
When Sylvia runs her motor car,
Such radiance does her beauty shed,
That every man she runs across
Is liable to lose his head
In any case, she cuts him dead.
Brooklyn Life.
Where Poems Go.
Wife-.The meat stew I have made
TOR you is a poem"
!. Editor-'Then I SUPPOSE I must be
waste Observation-Disclosures Blaet
ter.
A Modern Convenience.
Knicker-.Do you think every man
has his price?"
Politician-Yes, and it would save
. lot of trouble if they left the tags
on."-New York Sun.
What Papa Went For.
Robbie Cat the opera)-Mamma,
what does papa keep going out be-
tween the acts for?"
Mother-Sh! He goes out for
opera glasses. Judge.
A The Sign Infallible.
What makes you think she has
got him intimidated?" +
81 took lunch with them to-day
and he told her her biscuits were de.
licious Houston Post.
.tet Rule Doesn't Apply.
Joax-"You shouldn't judge that
man by the company that he keeps"
Hoax-"Why?"
Joax-tHe's- the warden of the
neutrality-suspicious. News.
Foot Of the Class.
Teacher-"Johnny, if your mother
had twelve apples and used six OF
them in making a re, what would
she have left?"
Little Johnny-"Please, ,ma'am.
the skins. and the cores."-Judge.
Declined With Thanks.
won't you take my seat?" said
the man in the street car, as he lifted
his hat to the pretty girl.
mo, thank you," she replied; GIVE
been skating all the afternoon and
I'm tired of sitting down."-Puck.
Lost Her Good Looks.
Nurse-"Oh. ] wouldn't cry if
were you, Willie. It will spoil al
your good looks, you know"
Willie docking inquiringly)-
"What made you cry so much wher
you were young, then?"- Yonker'
Statesman.
Where He Drew the Linee
Mrs. de Flashleigh dressing To-
charity ba1l)-"I suppose I'll have
to wear all my diamonds, Living
stone?"
Mr.. de Flashleigh-'Do as 70,
| please, dear, but if they fatigue yo1
don't expect me to lug them around.
Puck.
His Specially.
Dippel-*'The scientists are adver
| Using a large reward for a man VIII
a make spirits appear"
Tipple-"I'm on the job if the re
ward is good for any one who ca.
make spirits disappear
American.
A Privileged Class.
~Ah," complained the visiting nc
bleman, "but you have no privilege
classes in this country"
I'VE haven't, eh?" replied tn
prominent citizen. You ought to b
out some night when a gang of co
lege boys are on a tear."-Chicag
Record-Herald.
OF More Importance.
"And nov that you are of age,
said the anxious father, II want t
give you a few pointers on how t
keep money"
"Say, dad" rejoined the son of h
father, hadn't you better begin b
giving me a few pointers on how I
get it?"-Boston Post.
The Proper Thing.
Fred-"I've only just heard OF yor
marriage, old chap"
Joe-Yes, I was married near1
six months ago."
Fred--''Well, it isn't too late to O
fer congratulations, of course?"
Joe-"A little late for. c%ongratu1i
T%tions, my2boy, but not for sympathy
Boston Post.
II >s.~ Got E1ycv
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
AN ACT OF FAIRNESS.

The New York Central railroad has
announced that. beginning next jan
uary. II will retire employees who reach
the age of 20 and will give a pension
to those who have been in the con-
tinuous service of the company for
at least 10 years preceding. the pen
sion to be l per cent. for each year
of continuous service. based upon the
average rate of pay received in the
last 10 years before retirement. The
company will also pension employees
who have been at least 20 years in
continual service and have become I'M
fit for duty. even though they have
not reached the age of 20. The new
system will effect 100000 men. and viii
soon be extended to other principal
lines of the New York Central sys-
TEN. Such a system is of large i'm
portance, for ii will help to make any
state old age pensions unnecessary in
this country. 1t puts premium OF
lifelong connection between the rail
road and its men and fosters loyalty
and II takes away the old dred OF
want when man Is too old for work
The Centrat's example should be wide
ly followed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20

around you for a place where you
can Sow a few seeds Of happiness
are YOU willing to do these things
Christmas.
Are you willing to stoop down and
consider the needs and the desires of
little children: to remember the weak
ness and loneliness of people who are
growing old: To stop asking how much
ySur friends love you and ask your
SCH whether you love them enough;
to bear in mind the things that Other
people have to bear on their hearts.
to try to understand what those who
live in the same house with you really
want, without waiting for them to tel!
you: to trim your lamp 50 that il vii.
give more light and tess smoke. and
to carry it in front 50 that your shad-
ow will fall behind you; to make a
grave for your ugly thoughts and a
garden for your kindly feelings. with
the gate onen-are you willing to do
these things even for a day: Then
you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to be ieve that love
is the strongest thing in the world
stronger than hate. stronger than evil.
stronger than death-and that the
blessed life which began in Bethlehem
1900 years ago is the image and
brightness of the eternal love? Then
you can keep Christmas.
And If you keep 1t for day. why
not always? But you can never keep
i'm alone.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
MANN blklFAcES
OPPOSITION
PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION OF
PANAMA CANAL ZONE HAS
SOME ENEMIES.

Washington. Dec, 1.-THE Mann
bill for the reorganization of the gov
eminent of Panama canal zone. re-
ported favorahly by the house com
mittee on interstate and foreign conn
merce and before the house last week.
will meet with opposition in the form
OF minority report by three demo-
cratic members or the committee.
Representative Richardson Of Alabama
Is drafting a report which will b.
signed by himself and Representatives
Bartlett OF Georgia and Peters of
Massachusetts 1t is improbable that
the opposition Of the minority mem
bcrs of the committee will cause more
than a ripple.
The objection of the Mann bill IL
that placing the Panama government
in the hands Of a director general
with unlimited powers. ~ II proposed.
would be a sabs-rsioa nf representa-
tive government Objection is also
made that the abolition OF the Pan
anna court of three Judges and the
substitution of court composed ri
single judge from whose decision
there would be no appeal. excepting
In case of capital punishment or inn
prisonment for life. would pave the
way for IA tyrannicat administration 81
justice.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
KEEPING CHRISTMAS.

The following paragraphs were
written several years ago by Henry
Van Dyke. and We're first published.
II memory serves correctly. in the
Youths Companion. They express with
greatest beauty the true Christmas
spirit.
1t is a good thing To ohserv. Christ
mas day The mere marking of times
and seasons when men agree 10 stop
work and make merry together is a
wise aud wholesome custom. II helps
one II fee the supremacy Of the
common life over the individual life.
1t reminds a man To- set his own lii
tie watch, now aud then. 10y the great
clock af humanit.
But there Is better thing than the
observance hf Christmas day. aud that
is. keeping Christmas.
Are you willing to forget what You
have don. for other people and To
remember what other neanle have
done for you: to ignore what the
world o%es you and Ia think what
YOU owe the world: to put your rights
in the BACKGROUND and your duties in
the middle distance and Your chances
10 10 Il little more than your duty
IN the foreground; 10 see that your
felEaw men are just a. real a. you
are and try to look behind their faces
IL their hearts. hungry for jnS: t.
OWN that probably the only good rea-
san for your existence is not what YOU
are going To get out of life. but What
yon are going In give To life. In clnSe
YOUR hook Of complaints against the
management of the universe and look
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
CREW FIGHTS FLOES
FOR LIFE
MEN ABOARD "A BURNING TUG
BATTLE WITH ICE ON LAKE
ON COOLEST DAY.

Lorain. Ohio. Dec. l3.-The fishing
tug Penelope Of Cleveland, burned
this afternoon four miles of saarf.
The crew of three escaped after n
battle with ice fIoes. which almost
cost them their lives. The boat was
bound for its winter quarters at ST.
Clair, Mich This afternoon Captain
Chares Inches discovered fire in tn"
woodwork above the engine room and
in a few moments his position and
that of the engineer and fireman BE-
came untenable.
While they We're endeavoring 10
cast loose the larger Of the two yawls,
the yawl caught fire. The men We're
forced to take refuge in the other. a
smaller one. The sides Of the tug
were in flames before they launched
their little craft. There had been no
time to don extra clothing and the
day was one Of the coolest Of the
winter. The meas ears and boards
Were erusted with ice before they had
gone a mile Two miles OFF shore
they encountered shore ice too thin II
bear their weight. but thick enough
to impede the progress Of the boat.
Through this they were compelled to
break their way.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
RELIGIOUS READING IN DAILY
PAPERS.

Fifty years ago Mr.. f. Hall was
editor of the New York Commercial
Advertiser" A Christian gentleman
paid advertising rates for space in
that paper to fill with religious read
ing matter. When at the end of the
year the man came to renew his con-
tract the editor told him that the re-
Egious matter had proved so interest
ing to his readers that he would fur
nish the space free. Fifty years ago
one must pay advertising rates to get
religious matter into a secular news
paper. Today the great daiies print
column after column of sermons, and
international Sunday school lessons,
and reports abouts missions and mis-
sionaries and of the church life and
work. No. the world il not losing in
terest In the Christian religion. and
for this fact let the church be thank
full.
In publishing the Kingdom column.
The Missoulian is in with the best
newspaper. practice Off the day. May
the Kingdom column he Increasingly
Interesting and helpful,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
Pc PERSEVERANCE.
Some unknown rhymster has put
the matter IN a nutshell thus:


Some unknown rhymster has put
the matter IN n nutshell thus:
''if you've tried and have not won.
Never stop for crying.
All that's great and good Is done
Just by patient trying"
And the effectiveness of persever-
ance is finely illustrated by the story
of an ancient general named Sertor-
ms. oppressed by repeated defeat, he
determined To arouse his soldiers by
an acted parable. They We're there
fore assembled. and two horses were
led nn before them, one weak and
puny. the other strong and vigorous.
Beside the poor horse was stationed
giant OF "A man. and beside the other
Il weak. puny man. The question.
Sartouius explained. was which OF the
two men could soonest pull out the
tail of his horse. At a signal they be-
gan. The strong man seized the tail
of the weak horse and ierked the
poor animal about in a shameful man
ner, while the feeble man quietly
piucked a hair at a time from the
tail Of the big horse The result was
where il grew. but the fine horses
tail Was soon stripped. You see.'
said the general. how much greater
ar" the effects Of perseverance than
those of force
No strong. successful character can
be- built without the stone of perse-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
SQUIRRELS SPREAD DISEASE.

spread of Bnbonic plague through
come real menace To sections where
no cases have 50 far appeared. has
been called To the attention of the
house committee on agriculture by
Secretary Wilson The health service
has asked the biological bureau of the
department Of agriculture To devise
some means for destroying the squir-
'rels, through which. according To Chief
Merriam of that bureau. the infection
has spread. in isolated cases, over 500
square miles In California.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
INTRODUCES CABINET.

Rome, Dec. is.-Raron Sidney SON
nino. the new premier. formally intro
duced his cabinet to parliament yester-
day and briefly outlined its policy. The
government. he said. proposed to en-
courage education by the establishment
of additional popular schools. Two new
departments would he created, those
for labor and railways.
The premier said Italy desired the
maintenance Of peace and would re-
main loyal to the triple alliance.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
POLICE HAVE MYSTERY
IN DEATH OF WOMAN

Seattle, nee. ta-Ahat Is believe 4 bs
the pa.iee IL be evidence If a ter
rible crime MAS found beneath the
Westlake ,rastle when the mutillatea
body Of Mrs Dorothy Woodhead was
picked up there today, The lower
limbs We're severed fNm the trunk
which Was otherwise mangled. Lit
tie blood was found on the ties of the
trestle, which led the coroner Ia order
the arrest Of Two men seen with Mrs.
Woodhead last niHsssxin cafes. The
authorities assert .Sha,Jghe woman was
dead before hsfy body Nyas placed
where a car must pass oyer il dur
ing the night. Mrs. Wopdaead was
30 years old and handsome
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
STRUCK BY PROPELLER.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. is.-The United
States battleship Georgia, recently in
collision with the battleship Nebra ska
during fleet maneuvers. was struck by
the propeller of the collier Vestal
while coating in Hampton roads today.
causing. according to teiegrapNc re-
ports from Old Point Comfort a con-
siderable leak i'm the battleship.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20
OFFICERS ARRESTED.

St. Petersburg, Dee. ig-Colonels
Seinovieff and Svatoeoi If the quarter
masters department were arrested to-
day as a result of the recent inyestiga-
ton nj the department. in which ir-
Irregularities involving more than a mil
lion dollars were discovered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-20

A sprained ankle viii usually dis
able the injured person for three or
four weeks. This is due to lack of
proper treatment When Chamberlain's
Liniment is applied a cure may be
effected in three or four days. This
linimenr is one nf the hest AMI most
remarkable preparations iii use. SnId
by all dealers.