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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
A Portable Hen.

The other chicken story came from
Charles OF, the pioneer of West Pail
SADIE, who moved into his new home
there the first of November. Mr. Of
had heard of the Dumont chicken at
the ferry THAT reminds me-" he
said, "of time when I lived up in
New Foundland. Everything up there
travels by water, you know. A far
mer used to bring me eggs for the
family, and he had to row five miles
in a boat. One morning he came
over to our place and I happened to
meet him at the little wharf
What's that you have there?' l
asked, seeing hen in the rear of the
boat
why, that's a hen. You see,
when I left home we had only eleven
eggs, and as I wanted to bring you
an even dozen, I brought the hen
along to see if I could not coax her
to lay the other egg, and she didp"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
INSTANCE RUNNERS.
Meet the Disapproval of the
German Citizen.

l. thermometer stood around rs
r. tbe other Sunday morning
Hans Lobert came along Bluff
waking from Fort Lee.
[ate cold this morning" said one
/ friends.
|re myself oud yust now vatchin
tam fools r-r-acing mid der
H. If der road by Fort Lee down"
|or was that, Hans?"
|fl | dunno how it vass. Only
Ia dem going likety-split down
road like three jagasses roonin'
Iar timer, und by gracious dem
rs wasn't dressed for gettin' UP
/ hat was the matter?"
ladder plendy. Icy didn't hat
dose on! ley vas bare armded
bare legded UP ter der crotch!
I'd vas schandlous ter see 'em in
x Tey must be foolishness Of
Eindt to dink OBJ runnin' aroundt
/ naked in dot manner yet. Dey
ID get arrested by PUBLIC indie
/ Of conduct. 1t vas most in
Fate fer der ladies to loog at der
Fin dol condition. ley should pc
nei OF myself"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
Allan Carson's Retort.

Allan Carson and Martin Lyon were
coming up Bluff Road the other eve
ming bit after six o'clock when it was
quite dark. They were met by a teaser
who remarked:
why, whose little girls are these?"
Allan promptly remarked.
Little girls don't go out after dark"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
Had His Doubts.

Il Dwiggins, the popular real es-
~ .ator nut an advertisement in a
T 5r paper the other day which
Wanted-ffteen years"
.,nng fellow about that age called
595fe .,d his qualifications,
4 ror think you can fill the job,
a reolied the applicant, but I
! y,ow about staying the whole fiji
eot the job.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
WHOSE SWEETHEART.
Child Amuses Crowd on the
Ferry Boat.

the ferryboat the other evening
Eng and dainty little mother car
her three-year-old baby girl on
a?, and both were very pretty.
Faly both attracted much atten-
The little girl was as playful as
Zen and as smiling as an angel
nose sweetheart are you?" asked
HQther.
Ia7a.'!' quickly answered the lit
|5ose sweetheart are your" again
the little mother, and the child
| answered,
I'7as' Then the people all
almost audibly. But the
Il nothing undaunted, again
I5''o sweetheart are you, darl-
H \ 2aapa's feetheart, and your i'd
/ linen lle1 everybody just had to
a'oud' Tor it was a genuine re
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
GARBAGE CONTRACT GRAFT.
Contractors Men Trying to Collect
One Dollar Per Month Instead
of the Seventy-hve Cents Agreed
Upon.

~ pm
Considerable Indignation has been
felt by several families in Pa1isade
at the attitude of the garbage col
lectors. The men who make the col
lections have been trying to make
householders pay an additional TWEEN
ty-hve cents per month for TAX
ing the ash cans out Of cellars, claim
ing that it is worth more than to
take them from the side of the house.
This is in direct violation of the
agreement made in the first place.
Sciola, the Fort Lee contractor. at
first argeed to charge only sixty
cents per month for each family, but
he later said it was not enough, and
an agreement was made to allow him
seventy-fve cents, this to include the
extra cost of removing the ash cans
from cellars.
"You may say for me-" said one OF
the householders on whom the de
mand of 25c extra per month was
made, that this whole thing is an OUT
rage, 50 a year is far too high for gar
bage removal, and now that they pro-
pose to rake us again for an additional
So a year, it is time TO rise in protest
An appeal should be made to the
borough to take this additional bur
den from the people. AS long as we
sit humbly by and permit it, this
grating process will continue
Another man said "Why, these
people are using all sorts of excuses
to eXtort money from us. Only last
week. I happened to be in when the
collectors came to my house They
had not been here for two weeks,
and when I demonstrated, they
claimed that the door bell had been
rung, and getting no response, they
had gone away and left the cans I'm
touched. 7 had to put the ashes all
over the floor for whole week, and
when the men came again, and |
caught them, they hesitated to take
the ashes from the floor, saying they
could not take any more on the cart.
| handed one of them an extra quar-
ter, and he promised in future to call
back next time the bell was not
answered. I made inquiry of my wife
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
CAR WAS BEHIND.
Funny Conversation Between Two
Colored Gentlenen

Two black-faced comedians at the
Hudson Theatre in Union Hill the other
evening were "fussin' fo' de footlights,"
creating no end Of fun. One of them
was explaining why he was late at the
banquet the night before Said he:
Car in front O de one I was on WIZ
benin"
''You WIZ benin time?' asked the
other darkey
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01

and she said there had never been
time when the door bell would not
have been answered."
These are facts, and they should be
remedied
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1910-12-01
-'drd at the Barber Shop.

T5.. where are we going to take
|. 'galllasglylng Dinner, at Sherries
/. motel X nickerbocker?"
n lung Oft patrons head with
!, ,a paused minute before re-
-. @a5 the matter with Del-Mon-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
BRINKER WILL
NOT COACH
VARSITY
S p o kane Player An
nounces Definitely That
He VIII Report for
Spring Practice and VIII
Leave His Law Studies.

Deep gloom hangs over the Vars
ity campus today, Following the ans
nuuncruent of pods nrinkrr that
he win not be a candidate Tor coach
% the baseball team,
While u wms hoped hy the base
hall contingent that Thinker would
coach. no definite assurances were
kivcn that DO would take the POSI-
ton, as hg WAS not mure az any
time that b. would remain AZ the
university during tho spring sem.
ester
poae, in speaking os tho matter
today. said
= wanted 20 stay AZ the q untn
the college year closed. but was not
surr Within the last few days
have decided 40 50 back 20 profess.
sienal ball and not coach tha Vars
~, and ! can state definitely now
that ! Niil report for spring prac-
ticn and that ! have Withdrawn my
name AZ candidate for the uoal.
tinn - coach AZ the VARSITY
Hrinksr coached the college team
Tor "A considerable period last arFinE
and u was Aue 20 his nffnrtn that
the boys showed the class they aid.
playing tke big irAgueFn Many
tsetapns prominent IN the sports
stated thar the Varsity for the first
time played real baseball
II IL an assured fact that had
Brinkar decided t. appear a. a can
di8afe. BE- would be elected al thu
bnard ~ euntr0i msctsng Tonight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
WRNER

What has become ~ Al Kaufmaf
Ne laft for plttabnrK % flghi Iub3
Hssa nearly tao mantha ago. tat
nobody has heard ~ him since -
cert Through Silly BRADY. vino ctss-
innxrA Insf N ihs biacksfnith'a t..
haf Al sou had better return o.
The family fifrsis8s Those Easfafr
winters are cold and Ions
Muiard Sanders. tha wwfid ~
nawnf driver vita bruussffuDf Las
ffian. has srrerwa fis xpnnerstsn
wita tho haywood stock farm ana
with hereafter frnin a public stable
a. thc indiana state fair grounds
Hifiy MecmrneF announces that h.
viii knwr Dick isyiand huny all wsu.
sru4ah Philadelphia it u hkell
that Leach cross sill ~ one ~ Ms
fret opponents
Jack urase. the Noted globe tfpi
Ter and formerly Nelson's trainer. -
IN Sew orieann Jack wFitcn that
the game Il not what h should ~ IN
the Southern city tie viii shorfis
head FOR San Frenciacp.
fvffrirs. b. the way IL annoyed
~ enc repsrt that Mcintosh IL tell
iua Australians that Jim ran aNaf
from him when he tried % induce
the bnilcrtnAk6r 80 Rcrrpt a $50 900
purse "a fight johnson teffrisr de-
cisrpa with much emphasis that NJ
infeah did not ses him In francs az
England. that The Australian pre-
M otter never made 4 direct propnsl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BULL" WON'T
GO
Talk OF Lengthening
Schedule for the Good
OF the Game" IS Gulling
the Dear Public.
az TIP WRIGHT.


The National league has adopted
n playing nchedmle ~ fes games
FOR iia good ~ the game" ~ 0fle
maemafe wlth an unfortunate habit
pf saving the wrong thing. puts IT.
"fer the good " the game. ~
your eye For che benefit ~ tie
maFunte-leai peehetbook wouEl
sound better and be- heap mhrs
honest than that +for the good u
the game thing
A lot the magnntoH care about tila
good " the game unless 10 means
the fntteninR ~ their purses Whmht
~ course. " perfectly natural SEES
ing they have their fortunes tied vi
IA the sport. And the healthier Tie
sport. the more prosperous the chsf
books
but why this coating ~ grease ~
make the dear public swallow tte
dose without choking ] HuppeHe
the National leaguers must be- crads
tied with aa much Hrneo a. the aN
arage man of affairs. but I believe
their grccdineas win react and do
more harm than good. The public
has SOME sense.
Too Cold for Fun.
Every fan who has attended the
early spring and fall games az the
beginning and ending ~ the cham
pinuHhip season, knows that II IT.
positive torture az times 10 sit
through the games ia the big league
cities. when the chill winds whip
around corners and through cracks
and cut 10 the marrow.
The American league has adopted
"a i64-Rame schedule, which means
the season win open later and close
earlier than the National league sea-
son and that the patrons OF the
game viii be benefited by tho plan
unless seasons ara unusual.
a determined effort r. being made
By friends Of the old league 20 iIns
press the public with the benefit de*
rived from the long season and the
American league 10 being urged ID
adopt the plan. I hope FOR the gooh
Of the game" however, that Bab
Johnson refuses 60 DO coaxed froik
his conservative position into a movk
which viii bring nothing but gr0wlH
from players and fans alike
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
BASEBALL CLOUDS
MAY CLEAR SOON
BOB BROWNS PURCHASE OF VANCOUVER
CLUB ASSURES NORTHWESTERN OF FIRM
SUPPORT ACROSS THE LINE - PRESIDENT
LUCAS OPTIMISTIC.
~ LAURENCE RsnINaron.

The baseball situation IN the
Northwestern league Is Just "a com.
pick and unsettled today as Il was
= week ago. when Il was definitely
announced that Portland would be
dropped from the circuit However,
there Is a strong probability that
withln the next few DAYS the league
magnates will decide unofficiaiiy
whether substitute will be found
Tor Portland, aud the Northwest
srn continued as six.cluh organi-
aatien. or whether expansion viii
be the policy FOR 1910, and an
slght-eiub circuit. including Butte
and Helena and one Washington
town. formed Final action will Of
course be deferred until the regu.
lar meeting Of the directors, which
will b. held toward the last ~ the
month.
President Lucas Optimistic.
President Lucas Of the North.
western league will run across 90
Vancouver with Brown. and. after
seeing how the land lies Ia British
Columbia. will 80 to Bollingham
aud Everett with his weather eye
peeled for baseball possibilities.
Portland or no Portland. this
ia guing 70 be one Of the best base
ball seasons We have ever seen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

ton ~ any Kind 10 him and that
when Meint0shn hid FOR she fight
was opened az ftuhnkrn q waa not
accompanied ~ The necessary sk.oea
forfeit
Nenpr Albert Trrraxha and James
uutler have seen ri 20 deny the
widely circulated report that the
sinser meeting At Juarrx. Msxica.
viii aurn close because 20 lack II
uatfonnEe. They have coma cut
fiat f9utsd Wifh the announcement
that the maafinR will b. extended 10
March % ard fhat tbr big track Will
~ completed a. 10 lbs smallest de-
tail.
The r0nay Island Jockey club VIII
~xrei az other racing naroi iAtiuna lei
NrW YORK state uaxi season IN the
amount ~ money 20 b. distributed
iu stakes and purses II la Hnid that
t2saQ 900 wall be huns 40 IN this man.
nnF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
ELECTRIC TREATMENT
MAKES HORSES VEL

Today they posted a notice that
their use waA strictly against the
rules - racing. and that anyone
found using Il Or having a saddle ia
he possession which could 10 used
IN conjunction with wires. dry haf-
isFiea etc. would b. ruled off
The electrical appliances for rae
Ing purposes inxolf~ either a saddle
With battery oY a storage battery
and aires The Cufrrnt ~ transmit
ted % tho Spurs u the jockey by aid
~ an lnaulaRed Wifa running down
lhu rider les inside ~ the boot
tNefy time the Jockey labs the horse
n receives 4 slight shock This un
usual sensation causes him % huund
forward At t9p Hp~md FOR horses -
sluggish disposition u IL most efa
festtve In fousinE them 90 their best
efforts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

said Lucas. At a little tanning hoe
that was held this afternoon IN
ern was never better from base
ball standpoint. and It's my oplnion
that 1910 will be a record breaker.
it's bit toe soon 10 say whether
the circuit viii take In six or
eigkt towns. for that's an import
ant matter. and every aspect will
have % be- looked az before the
league directors come 10 finai de-
clsion
Portland a Drag.
When airs said and done. tho
fans have 40 rsai cause for worry
Tho Mercedes played q smooth
game IN using the Northwestern
a. a lever to pry concessions out
Of the Coasters. and dropping This
league when Ii had served It's pur.
pose. bat its game that has
done the Northwestern moru good
than harm Portland IL. and prob.
ably always will be Coast league
town. ana Mercedes Northwest.
srn club. with only eight weeks
at home. would have been more
than a hindrance than help 10
this league
Without being accused OF deal.
Ing In sour grapcs" We can con
slider ourselves well rid of Port.
land. and ~ petty baseball fights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
STANLEY KETCHEL
is FOR JOHNSON

Stanley Ketchel ~ one Of tho few
fighters who believes that Johnson
VIII beat Jeffrlea. ana. Incidentally.
he IL the only one who has.expreesed
an opinion on the outcome Of the
battle who has fought johnson.
Ketchel insists that II "a next To- Inn
possible to get past Johnaan's guard,
and also testlfleH az 20 Johnson's
hitting proellvitlee But tho fact
must not be overlooked that Ketchel
was outclassed In every way when
he mot Johnson, and u Il question
able II the ColOred champion de-
serves any credit for allowing u lit
tie fellow like Kotehel 10 stay twelve
rounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
"IITTLE PETE RESTING

Pete Mcvegh taking well earned rest after his hard sh
fore he thinks Of another match Pete not IN the best Of condition
fought Saturday while he WE'LL
all felt well he into the
he
1872 he by
while make tS3 o'clock with
pounds
night weighing about 1864
bfion than he did against lanky
doing after a est hs
while
the n on road.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
CHANGES THAT ARE PROBABLE IN
REFORMED" GAME OF FOOTBALL IN 1910

viii be prohibited from dragging pulling push
ing the carrying the ball They viii be positively prhb
fallen player and the carrying the
ball win prohibited FROM making effort advance the ball
after he Is down the bail - legally dead
When player Is In position 10 make fair catch. no
shall than three yards % the
catcher touched has missed the
bail
while In plays the line Of scnmage
than three shall be allowed 90 together.
The present pass viii probably be- eliminated
substituted that win Do entirely unrestricted.
completed behind Of semmAge without penalty
failure.
Making compulsory the removal tha OF any
the o. the trainer doctor captain Of the
team
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

CHICAGO. Jan President
e Harry Pratt Juaa0n ~ ths Uni !
versify ~ Chicago went on rec
. ord today a. faEorinN HocErr {
= football for Western colleges
next season
q = believe Ia She possibilities /
= ~ soccer football "a q college
. Raar" said President iudson
IL EsVns many more students a !
= chance % play Snccer Wiii add
q much Interest 70 next seasons
q games. and am sure the spec {
= tatnrH viii BE- glad 20 sec a.
= Coach StngK r. IN favnr ~ Npc- I
. Ger football. and u ia my opin- I
= i0n that hts enthusiasm will re- I
= suit IA is Increased popular I
4 ity"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
GREENWOOD CLUBS
GOOD SMOKER

A first class card Of boxing and
wrestling Was staged by the Green
wood Athletic club last night. the
show being held az Odd Foil0ws'
hall Fremont
The Greenwood club has been
coming fast. and interest among the
mombors iustifles the cardinR Of an
other smoker about the end Of the
month
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
NEWSBOY-PUG
WAS ODD CASE

CHICAGO. Jan. s--when John
~ Murphy the nswHboy pngiliss.
died here the other day. Chicago
lost one of itn most unique sport
ing characters
Murphy won his Title some three
years asa. aad held q against al
com.fh lie aiao had thu record
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06


tACKsoNViLLE Jan. s. Horse
men al Mnncriuf Park are strictly
up 60 date Unable 10 provide
wings foF their racers and have
them ~ a Ia mode. they have
adopted the next best speed pro-
decar--z snddia with an siscsTiesi
appliance attached. ~ means -
this egutftvmnre fhr speed ~ thu
racer IL Increased OF siecrea sesf a.
the will Of tho yurkoy.
This revival ~ the old electrical
appliances used IN a race horses
trappihaa during the dsYs ~ rae
ina AZ Gutenberg was fecrnfiy IN
sruducpd iHfo the game hrfn II
had hrpn Ia operation only a f~w
days when tho officials were ~tinnssi
or regarding H. SINGS kheu tbs
have held several imes8 gatlaes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
SHORT SPORT

In California they have n hopplcd
S-year-oid PAGER that e. reported 10
have shown mile az the Santa
Anita track In z;efh, which Il some
thing over a second faster than fhe
worlds record. Jointly held By jim
Logan and klaiawah he IL uu-
named. but is a son Of Young Hal
(f;1OkJ. out Of the Mckinney mare
Juliet y (2,tsh). the dam Of Irish
(z.OsMJ, and othera
The holler Polo league
~ .usland and the Empire
r0lO league formed an agree
IA for the protection OF players
Or each league along the lines Of the
national agreement IN baseball.
Lee Johns. the we'll known New
arb eoUler, established worlds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

record by rolling an average OF
21f.2 FOR ak games III the New
York individual championship
against Jimmy Watt " New York.
James X. sehaeffer has been
chosen head coach N the University
~ California He was "A formor
baseball and football star Of that
Institution, and held the same pos
slti0u this year
Troy, ~ ". said 90 have fastest
indoor track. II laps 10 mile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
GREEN LAKE is
ON THE MAP TOO

The Green Lake Athletic club. ons
OF the mushroom organizations thai
has sprung up within the last feE
months. Will hold smoker tonlS3
al KirkWpod hall. After a boxins
and wrestling card. the membet
wili feed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

Tom Chivlngton. business head OF
the Louisville club. wac elected 90
succeed President Joe O'Bricu u
the American association. but no
viii Doe e mere figurehead. " ia
said
The American association adopted
constitutional amendment, which
gives the chairman ~ the board u
directors almost a free hand and
as Geo. Tebenu. the man who elect
Cd Chivington president Is chair
man, IL IL easy 20 read between the
lines ana see who the real power Ia
the league viii be.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

OF having sold the greatest number
OF newspapers IN uns hour AZ the
time o. the iroguols theatre fire
Murphy passed out 2.F00 newsga-
porH In an hour. feoeivinE payment
for sach II them and making
change many times. lie Waa "a
yearn old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
BILL LANG, BEWARE

B the Australian pugist defeated Fzsmmons
would better have care Young Robert Fmmons the edsr q tho
I'm licked aud n even said Robert
read details Of his fathers downfall fighting
said Ireach
20 m big enough fellow
old medicine"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06

DANCE AT DREAmLAND
Dance tonight Admission free
sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
JACK j. WANTS TO PLAY WITH WILLIE K.


deHE and tina he vii dnv h frs n
ai adj know Of uf o e he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06


cubsths Phoenix Athletic Club
OF the
spring The fact that oEne Austin % have snera supervision
essential affairs the kind
Phoenix Club
a direction
the enthusiastic the Of trolley ride
class without Of raveag and from the ring will
Be
The club which scheduled for Thursday
considerable the
well local the evenings card
they well they promise clever ring work
should result
While oIeary
will
and Howard
perform. while
probabilities Willie
g nd Clark Swift
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-06
STAGE FAvoRs
SOCCER FOOTBALL.

ls++.+%~%+++#++l
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-06-02
Highly Honored

Major Frank II. Chase has been Sc
lected rs one OF the Aides-De-Camp on
the staff of the Grand Marshal of the
parade from the @. A. II. To take part
in the proceedings at the unveiling of
the Custor Monument in Monroe,
Saturday June 4th. The event will be
notable one and the statue will COM
memorate the memory OF a brave and
fearless soldier. The staff comprises
Brig. Gen. Chas A. Coolidge, Il. =.
Loyal Legion; Brig. Gen. r.. j. Bates,
Michigan National Guard; Col. w. d.
Mann, New York; Col. p. l.. Abby,
md lnft. NJ. n. g.; Lieut.. Col. Walter
Barlow, lst Inft NJ. n. g.; Major Frank
II. Chase, Belding, Grand Army of Re-
public; Dept. Adjt. fl. l.. Warren, Bay
City, Spanish war Veterans and Ex-
Mayor Boyez Dansard, Monroe, Mich
igan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-06-02

Florence Wagner. Frederick Andrews
Bush read one of his excellent poems
written especially for the occasion and
received much applause for the way IL
was rendered and the sentiment IL
contained.
The address by Rev. Isaac 5. Bussing
was full of good things and delivered
in an interesting and forceful way, fit-
ting in with his memorial sermon OF
the day before and leading up TO the
thought of divine leadership, and Amer
lea the leader of the world. He saluted
the men OF '6l and '9S under the flag
with its sheltering folds and protecting
shield as representing the greatest gov
ernment of the world, the flag repre-
senting the American ideas, American
history and American feeling, and the
book, the bible, with its spiritual and
special meaning in national life. He
touched upon the nations three wars,
for independence, for liberty and for
humanity, with which American ideas
were able TO grasp and successfully
settle. He argued that there would be
no more war, as all differences between
the nations of the world would eventu-
ally be settled by arbitration.
After the fine dinner served in the
q. A. II. hall the closing exercises were
held in the Belding cemeteries, at Otis
co and Smyrna, where the graves OF
the departed were strewn with flowers.
The church was beautifully decorated
with national colors, flowers and potted
plants.