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hacked with his little ratchet. But some of the cherry stones may lie buried In the soil of Virginia to this day Who knows, and who cares?
 I shall now pass from a consideration of individual stones to some groups or stones, in which there Is much cause for sermonic thought.
 was on train some years ago, making from the north to Richmond. We arrived at Fredericksburg, stopped for a short time and dashed on. l point ed out some historic places to a man from the north whom I had met on the train such places as Maryes helghts (by the way northern people have never yet learned to pronounce that nnme), the spot where Howell fell, the old stone wall, the open field Ono long CT a field) where our men with terrible slaughter had moved down <he charg- ing blue ranks, and other pie ces of his toric importance. Very soon the old town of Fredericksburg was behind us, and we were flying southward.
 What's that?" suddenly asked the man from the north. told him 1t was a pyramid of stones that marked the extreme right of General Lees army in the defense of Fredericks an army that shall be known in history as the gallant Army of Northern Vir- ginia," as long as the world lasts. There it stands. pyramid, and pyramid o1 stones. Sermons in stones." Why there's a whole volume of sermons ir the stones of this pyramid. It speaks o1 the immortal Lee and breaches the les sons of his noble life it also commem. crates the splendid daring of the mer who followed the fortunes and mis fortunes of the cause that was lost It is located on the side of the greates highway between the north and tn, south, and, therefore, will ever recal deeds worthy of our common American birthright. Al a moment when tn, northern bullets were whistling in ev cry direction. and shells were bursting over our men from the northern side General Kershaw, of South Carolina rode forth into the very heart of dan ger. upon his white horse. At once ev cry yankee gun wes silenced and not shot was fired until he retired. Whei our men sought an explanation, thu answer was, Any man as gallant a he who exposed his life so deliberately was too good to kilL"N
 Sixty miles from Fredericksburg lie dear old Richmond. Before Npu ente the city, while yet on the train. yol see the towering pyramid of old Holly wood cemetery, a pyramid of rough Vir gnia stones. reaching hundred fee high, covered with the graceful Virginia creeper. This massive heap of stones stands in the center of the graves or tb'
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that we can most advantageously take hint from him, adopt part of his pro-
 gramme as a prophylactic, and thus be social reformers without becoming social ouacks, dopists, extremists, fanatics.
 Present proposals in the British par liament involve insurance by the CO., operation of the whole community with employer and employe, so that if the employe is sick, hurt by accident or
 out of work through slack trade, the whole community will be actually bear ing the burden with the two chief suf- ferers. And the reasoning back of this suggestion is simple. Take a workman | in the clustering trade, for instance. If | he falls from ladder and has broken | leg his union already has some assist ance for him. His lodge or fraternal | order Is another type of insurance and "comes across" Laws already in force | compel his employer to share the loss
 incurred. But these arrangements are
 only partial, not perfect, specializing | of the loss. What so far tends to equal | ize 1t? The price paid by the persons for whom the plasterer works. That price Is made such that he can afford I to pay dues to the union and to the | fraternal orders, In word to carry insurance. Ills employer must obtain such a price for the work done that | he can insure against his risk of acci- dents, for which he will certainly be
 mulcted If they occur.
 But there is something further to be said. This more or less voluntary in-
 surance by individuals only seems vol
 untary. It is really imperative, and t5e cost of 1t falls not on the community | but on individuals, most severely of all on the family whose economic condi- | tion lies closest to actual want. Hence | the proposals of Lloyd George include
 even this comparatively prosperous,
 well edefended workman and look to- | ward cooperation with him and his
 employer and the employers customer
 for the workman's protection In case
 of accident or sickness. Its greatst
 stroke of genius appears to be the
 cooperation of the nation with the in-
 surance societies and the trades unions
 making a national federation of a g1-
 gantic and astonishing kind.
 The same applies to lack of employ
 ment Instead of forcing the self-re-
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her in the protection of her self-depend- ence and self-respect. For be 1t ob- served these political economists who are our teachers are not mere visionaries, enthusiasts, or cranks, but only repre- sentatives of that new science, no longer to be called dismal" whose prime doc Urine 1t Is that the wealth of nation
 is in it's manhood and its womanhood If our civilization. which Is our legislation and custom, issue in the damage of man. hood womanhood, we must needs re- pent and change our ways. To put light ness, gladness, well-being, within reach
 of all is of infinitely more importance
 than to put greater profits within the
 reach of some. And yet that fine quality 1 of personal independence, what we call | proper pride" is the quality most neces-
 sary to preserve, most invaluable to all
 concerned It is precisely this quality which Lloyd George is defending in the
 old world and which in some adequs te way will have to be most jealously guard ed here as a community asset When we | have learned the science of 'feugenics'' we shall have found that the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were a very crude doorway to the common good, a time ..Qes
 industrial barbarism fin which distr1kdtion had hardly begun to exist, and yet time rich with the argosies of the ages. as it is written: ITO bring thy sons from far, tnelr silver ana tHelr SOiu Wlln tHeIn, tO make the place of my fee glorious"
 I am tempted to add that if the Welsh Chancellor's scheme Is accepted, as 1t bids fair to-lbe. with the welcome of the conservatives almost as eager as that of the progressives, 1t will mean, in de- fense of the national purse, national war on the causes of bad health and &C., cidents, a national war on bad housing. bad cooking, bad interbreeding, which is golden with promise for England. To me, at least, the news sounds, as say the pessimists of the workaday world, 'too good to be true.'
 As these words are written my eye falls,
 most aptly, on this reply of Bismarck in the reichstag, when told that his po- litical measures were tainted with so- cialism: You will be compelled yet to add a few drops of social oil in the recipe you prescribe for the state; how many, I cannot say" And so I come back to my text in excellent company!
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K TIsTuR EDITOR:
 MI The Honerabul, Josefus, Wall
 l V X den, Bayley Senator frum the
 standered Oil Company-and Texas, as
 side line. according to his own con-
 fession was born in Missippee. This
 unfortunate insident happened to Missip-
 nee back in 1863 when she was in the throws of wah, and should not be held against her; Missppee has enough to anser for as 1t Is. Josefus was born in Missippee at the tender age of O. and in selecting his parents Josefus displayed that remarkabul talent for carefully consea!ing his reel purposes in life that he has held to evver cents. for he was born of Poor but emnintly respectlbul narrents" and to this day Josefus par rents air about all there is that has ev- yer been connected with him that eether
 Duck was Josefus rite from the start.
 Josefus early in life let his dreemy eve wander into the future, and he saw that Missippee was to becum the Baila-
 whack of one Vardman and John, Snarp Willums and that in order to have per fectly plane sailing 1t mite be well TOT him to hike ovver into Texas ana ne
 no sooner thunk this than he hiked forthwith and evver cents that time Texas has belonged to Josefus tho sum peepul air foolish enough to say that Josefus belongs to Texas. enny way yN-' take it neether of them has edge on the uther when 1t curns to assets. NO one that saw Josefus when he was little barefoot boy playing tag with the mus seeters. and leep frog with the alliga- 1 ters in the swamps of Missppee, would have dreamed that sum day he would becum so grate man; a Fynanceer. Or rerter, Oil Magnet, and a painter. he
 has becum such an artist in all these lines, that he Is a wurthy rival of Nor gan's, Bryan's. Rockfeller's, and Raf- fyels'. He wentSto congress at the early Ing mummy begun while he was yet yung.
 and he has put in good time. As an or rerter, by his magnificent ability to
 talk he has convinced tho good peepul
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SERMONS IN STONES Second Pa

the bitterness of the cold. being unpro- tected against the fierceness of the New England climate.
 Some historians deny the story of Po- cahontas saving the life of John Smith. But they have not been to Virginia, l fancy. Had Bancroft visited Virginia he might have seen the stone on which
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and is known as the Plymouth Rock"
 It took the Pilgrims" from the middle of September to the Fist of November, 1920, to make the voyage from the old
 world to Cape Cod. On December Fist of that year they set foot on the Rock" The winter was terrible one, and about /one-half of those who landed died from
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the head of the valiant captain lay in that tragic moment. For all Virginians know, that, the John Smith stone is memorial of Pocahontas' love and gratitude. If anybody doubts the story, why, there's the stone. Unhappily, Virginia cannot point out the identical cherry tree, which the immortal George
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ltAnd now, gentlemen, A word 1 give to remain in your mem-
 ories and minds, As base, and finale, too, for all meta Is physics. f lSo, to the students, the old professor 7 At the close of the crowded course). Having studied the new and antique ! the Greek and Germanic systems Kant having studied and stated-Fichte
 and Schelling and Hegel. Stated the lore of Plato-and Socrates
 greater than Plato, And greater than Socrates sought and
 stated = Christ divine having
 studied long,
 I see reminiscent today those Greek
 and Germanic systems, See the philosophers all-Christian
 churches and tenets see, Yet underneath Socrates clearly sec
 and underneath Christ the divine
 I see,
 The dear love of man for his comrade
 the attraction of friend to friend, Of the well-married husband and wife
 of children and parents Of city for city, and land for land" n !.
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n THREADING last night portions of
 TX Leaves of Grass" I found this 4 A marked prose-poem, and I dog cared the page for you. It Is not Whit
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
SOUTHERN PLANTER TO BLAME
FOR DELAY.
Growers Have Rejected the
Plan OF Syndicate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Robort
NJ, Thompson Of New York, head Of
the syndicate which proposed to ad-
vance $4,000, 900 for the purpose Of
handling the southern cotton crop,
blames the southern planter for the
delay in putting the scheme into eff
feet. He declared here today that
the syndicate is still ready to proceed
with the plan which he said meant
everything to the southern farmer.
I'VE didn't reject the plan" he de-
clared. ut was the south which re-
jected It and the southern farmers
are opposed to II only because they
do not like it. They will have to be
educated into the knowledge that our
scheme is not a speculative one as
they have been led by certain inter
ested parties In the south to believe
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29

ner I'm really very sorry. Ia this
my placer And ne dropped into the
vacant chair at the table. Emerson
looked at him ourousiy, bat he only said;
"Yes9 All right Thomas. you can
pun down the blinds ana 80 now"
No one spoke word until ,hs cur
tulns had been drawn and Thomas had
nolsslessly made his exit Then old Mr..
Emerson raised his head and looked pa
thctcally from one to lho other OF his
four young partners. Wilbur was still
shurlng tho cards with apparent interest
Cowper sat sideways 10 the table. star
lng past tho old mans head toward the
buffet. Raymond AMI Tooker glanced
quickly about. ND the latier drew a deep
breath.
Well" hs said IN a calm but tense
vo!co, now we are an here. To keep
UP the pleasant Action. what game are
we playingT
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
MORAN WANTS RETURN MATCH
WITH WOLGAST.
VIII Fight Any Good Lightweight to
Show That He Deserves An
other Chance.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Owen Nc
ran, the English fighter, arrived from
England on the Olympic yesterday,
sounding defiance to everybody in the
lightweight division Of pugillsm.
Il have come here to make a match
with Ad Wolgast," said Moran. ''and
hope to defeat him, or any others
who regard themselves as champions.
'To prove that am capable 1 will
take on other men in Wolgast's class
and deal with them first. giving away
weight to some Of them and fighting
any man at 1913 pounds"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
APART HEN'rS.
HOTEL DENVER.
EurOpean Plan,

"a 1-2 w. First St., Tulsa, Okla.
Nice large newly furnished rooms.
A quiet home and up-todate place
to live. Hot and cold bath. Strict
ly modern. Mrs. Stell- Young.
Proprietress.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
The Gamblers

"Thoy oan--and do," Emerson cut IN
again, The sesrchllght OF investigation
il turned on us, and every movement We
mako Is watched"
Tooker shrugged his shoulders lndlt
forenuy.
shall we at down2' he suggested,
'Afay as well begin Soda and whiskey,
Thomas"
There wa, a pause IN the conversation
as Thomas mixed the drinks, ana then
Emerson asked IN voice that he tried
in vain 10 make casual;
"whore's Cowper1 Anybody seen him
this afternoon'"
"He was at the main offices this morn
Ing" replied Tooker as he reached Tor
the glass Emerson frowned moment.
I'm afraid OF Cowper2" hs declared.
The others started and stared al him
across the table.
Afraid OF HIM" exclaimed old Mr.
Emerson How"
Hes been actly queerly these last
few days" said the young man, as II
determined TO Justify his fears, 81 don't
think he's quite one OF Us I'm not
sure he can stand the gan"
What's ne doneg" demanded Ray
mond. His cigar was working like q
semaphors.
II ion't know" replied the young
man. uneasily. IT'S just IA feeling,
That's all"
George II All Right
"oh. George is all right" said Ray
nond. curtly. And that ended IT,
well. can't We begin without himr
suggested Tooker. Emerson shook his
head.
Not very well. We're oil inter-
ested"
Tooker nodded indifrerently and
bcckoncd the servant over
"A little less soda. Thomas this
time, and little moro alcohol" he
ordered. with q smile. I'm too fat as
II Is and one pint Of mineral slops
does more 10 tighten a fat mans vest
than--a gallon of whiskey."
1T may tighten his vest but II
doesn't loosen his tongue" jerked Ray
nlond. "Vichy for me-"
Tooker grinned and nodded.
~ seei You take your poison
straight. I like little antidote In
mine. Don't forget the SCOTCH
Thomasw He fingered his stack OF
chips. Are We going to walt Tor
him"
I'VE must" replied Emerson
"Thomas" he called sharply TO the
servant who had gone over to the
window to cut off the view from the
street Don't pull that blind DOWN.
The others looked at him In surprise
why notY" demanded RAYMOND
Emerson glanced quickly at each race
in the ring around the table ana
leaning forward. said In a low voices
Because we're watched"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
CONTINUED Tomorrow


NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Justice
Davis in the supreme court today fol-
lowed up his action of week ago
in refusing to confirm the report Of
william $. Kelley, the referee who
recommended that Upton Sinclair. the
author. be granted an interlocutory
degree of divorce from his wife. di-
recting that the case be tried. JUS
tice Davis appointed Justice Marshall
TO hear the testimony
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
CHAPTER TX.
Treachery!

AYMOND half started TO Ms fce''
X his lips twitchiDg. Old Mr.. Emer-
son sripped the edge Of tho table
and stared at his son with frightened
eyes
watched" he echoed In whisper.
Young Emerson indicated the WIN
dow with barely perceptible nod
"There have been two Secret Service
men over there all day." he said. cooliy'
shuffling and cutting the cards
"aaore, Service men - Government
agentsl" repeated his father. as II he
could not believe the words. Tooker
sat quietly drumming his fingers on
the table and Watching Emersons nim-
BILE fingers manipulate the cards. Al
last Raymond found his tongue.
What does this mean. EmersonT ne
demanded, his voice trembling with
anger and terror. The young man
looked up at him calmly.
you'd better sit down. Raymond
and not get excited. told you we
were being watched. I'll explain every
thing when Cowper comes. In the
mes time, let's eat. drink and bs
merryl"
Raymond dropped into his chair with
q shiyer and wet his dry lipa Then
he turned to Thomas.
Don't Get Reckless"
You'd better bring me something TO
drink. A little Clear sprinS-or, mol
Make Il, White Fountain--no, some
Great Rock"
Tooker, although he had felt the
shock, was the nrst to recover lie
ehuckisd q little.
Don't get reckless and mix those
drinks" he warned. ''Clsar Spring
white Fountain--Grest Rocki 0eel
What . pousse oafew
'Ts Il your intention to be personal.
sir2"
"Personair" srinned Tooksr. why.
I regard the ostentstious way in which
you have been ordering those mineral
waters as q subtle sneer at my prefer
ence for alcohol" He slapped Raymond
on the back and laughed. Then he added
with whimsical seriousness; I'm only
talking to keep up my courage. God Al
mighty II half that heard to-day IL
true-rm scared to DEATH Come on.
Emerson, let's hear the worsti"
Before Wilbur could make any reply to
this last appeal Of his partners the door
opened and George Cowper half stumbled
into the room. He had just come from
Darwin's home. where he had left an
envelope that put the nnal seal on his
perfdy.
"Pull Down the Blinds, Now"
"I beg your psrdon--1 hope haven't
kept you waiting" he said. nervousiy. In
low voice, as he FASTENED up to the
table. He shook hands with the elder
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29

FOR SALE-Madstone Answer
s11, World.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

OIL DRILLING RIG WANTED-Give
lowest cash price and terms, or state
whether would take interest In COM
pany in most wonderful prospective
Oklahoma oil field yet discovered. Oil
and gas evidences bold and startling.
Address quickly, Oil Company. Tulsa
World.
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For Sale
by OWmer

$500 cash. balance same as rent.
am sacrificing my new 6-room mod
crn home for s2.250; business rea-
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all rooms large and well decorated;
woodwork finished in mission and
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FOR RENT-Completely furnished
housekeeping rooms. az. World.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29
FIWRidla EWerglade
lL@mdlS

Don't take snap judgment against the
Florida EVerglade Lands.
A Dozen Tulsa Men Have Visited the
Glades and They Approve
These Lands.
Let us give you the names of these
men. They are not selling Florida
lands. but are buying for they all be-
licve this the best opportunity Of their
lives. Prices $50, S55 and $50 per acre
SHUMWAY-HILL co.
Realty Investments of All Kinds.
s =. o. Bldg. Phone 1712 Black.
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Pull Down the Blinds, Now"

II beg your psrdon-I hope I haven't
kept you waiting" he said. nervously. In
q low voice, as he FASTENED up to the
table. He shook hands with the elder
Mr.. Emerson with hurried Good even
ing, Mr.. Emerson" and nodded 10 his
partners.
Emerson wouldn't start TN you came"
commented Tooker.
important business-down town--ds-
tained me til neariy-nearly o'clock."
be explained in the same nervous man.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-29

FOR RENT--Large furnished front
room for light housekeeping. SoS
N. Boston.
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"These Are Forgeries."

'-Thls isn't my note~ he cried In Q
low voice that trembled with excite.
nent and dread. This isn't my sigma
tursl Mr.. Emerson-Covperi Is that
yours? Emersonl What's this"
Emerson paled and his eyes dilated
with quick alarm.
4 didn't examine them closelyl' He
snatched his notes out OF MS part
ner's hands and his glance ran over
each one. They were In the usual
place in the vaultr His voice shook
with suppressed terror. Suddenly his
hand closed convulsively on the slips
OF paper and he slowly low, cd them.
Great God. boysi They're FoRGER.
IEs@
Continued Tomorrow
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21

vades and must risk all sorts OF personal mis-
haps in grasping his prize. even after the quest
has been successful, since most of the
orchids of the tropics flourish only at the
tops of the tallest trees. The hunter must
either climb the trees. more likely he will
cut them down. but he dare not trust any
hands save his own to undertake the task of
gathering these fragile flowers.
An energetic orchid hunter will forward
great numbers of plants. some rare and others
not so rare to the orchid consuming centers
of Europe and America every year, but 1t is
no easy matter TO get the orchids to the coast
after they have been found and wired into
boxes by skilful packers. and on shpboard.
even though the temperature of special cab
ms be regulated to sustain these floral natives
of the tropics, there are other perils to be
passed and many plants perish during the
ocean voyage Indeed It is claimed that
every large consignment of orchids from Bra
I'll or Madagascar other orchid producing
paradise there is a loss amounting to thou
sands of dollars through the demise OF plants
that cannot withstand the rigors of ocean
voyage and in consequence pass from their
dormant condition into sleep from which
they cannot be awakened.
The roots which come safely to market
usually put up at auction. and since there
are no flowers on the plants and means
of positively Identifying them-not even the
orchid hunter having them in. bloom-t
not infrequently happens that what are sold
for orchids of common variety, and conse-
quently bring low price, turn out to be rarities
of great value. In this way unidentified
orchid plant that brought half dollar at an
auction sale In London was, when 1t boomed,
after lapse of two years. discovered to be
such a novelty that the very firm that had
disposed of 1t at auction bought 1t back for
81. 500. This price is by no means a record
breaker for a orchid as notable speci-
mems have been sold for sums as high as
$3.50. Nor is 1t necessary that orchid
shall be what the layman would regard as dis
tincuy different from all others In order to
command fancy price. If 1t merely has
markings distinct from those on the orchids OF
the same class which have come to light pre-
viously, It will be eagerly sought by collectors
who take account Of all such minor differences