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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31

The outfit is supposed to be the
property of three suspicious looking
char acters who visited Cardington a
week or so ago and left in hiding for
reasons best known to them.
Mayor Retter was looking at some
buggies In the old Jones blacksmith
shop, and, going around the shop, he
found the yeggman outfit hidden in an
old shed in the rear of the Citizens
bank. The box of tools was in anoth
er box, and this box was covered with
a binder cancas.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
THREE WATCANEN

utica iIerad)

No clues have been developed in the
affair Of the attempted postoflco rob
berry. AS before. Postmaster Bell re-
moves all money and stamps from the
office each night. and The village and
businesses men arc paying three mon
everynight for watching: Carl Wig
gins, Jack Myers and Wilbur Peet,
Before the Utica affair. there were
generally two or three postofilce rob
berries per week In Ohio. but not one
has been reported since the attempt
here. The red headed criminal sus.
pected by detectives as having been
the man Peet shoe. turned up In his
iome city three days after tho scrap,
and he was uninjurod.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
MYSTERY
Surrounds The Reported
Death OF Clifford Sells

The city papers on Friday did not
carry any news item concerning the
supposed murder of Clifford Sells of
this city In Akron on Thursday even
ing. The Akron papers did not men
tion the murder which was reported
to relatives in this city.
Mrs. Catherine Sells, mother of the
boy, left Thursday evening for Akron
to investigate the reported death OF
her son.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
BURGL ARS' OUTFIT
Found In A Shed At CardInglOn By
The Mayor
(cardington, O.. independently


Mayor Retter made what Is thought
30 have been a valuable find when he
accidentally ran across a complete kit
OF tools for burglary and safe break.
ing. The kit was in a box and contain
ed forty different tools. all OF the hard
est steel and showing sigma OF fre-
quent use. There were look-picblng
outfits, jimmy, nciseless hammers,
bottles OF gun cotton. a saw, flies, eth
er lamps and attachments for gas
burners for use in taking temper out
OF safes, keys, and. in fact. every
thing that would seeem TO he needed
for any kind Of safe-breaking or bur,
gIary Job. For their own protection
they had billy and cartridges n.tine
three sizes Of reyMyers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
PRINCETON
AFTER King

Oberlin. o.. Jan. %. Henry
Churchill King, president of OberliD
college. is being considered in con.
nection with the presidency or
Princeton university, vacated by
Woodrow Wilson. New Jerseys gov
ernor. A member of the board OF
trustees Of Princeton says formal
offer will be extended TO President
King by the board. He said further
their investigation had satisfied the
trustees that President King was
zone of the very ablest college men
in the country"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
X. Of P. Convention To Be
Held In This City

The county convention of the
Knights of Pythias will be held in Mt.
Vernon February 7. There will be but
one session commencing promptly at
7 p. m. A very interesting program
has been prepared. All Knights of
Pythias are cordially invited to at
tend. This will be grand reunion of
the county lodges. A social hour will
follow the program.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31

Mrs. Alice Newton and two children
have returned TO Danville from years
stay at Sien, s. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Claypool went
to Newark today to spend Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. Shirley
Berry.
The Knox County board of cleo
tions held a meeting at noon Satur-
day with Messrs. s. II. Petrman, John
Cunningham and r. b. Armstrong
present. Bills for the quarter ending
January 81, 1911, were allowed by the
board.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
BLAME NIGHT RIDERS

lancaster, KY, Jan. 27-Night rid
ers are blamed for the fire which de.
stroyed the big tobacco barn of Virgil
Gastineau near here last night with
$4,000 pounds of tobacco.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
Masquerade

"'y =.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. e. Wooster, East
Vine street, entertained Thursday ev-
ening with masquerade party in hon.
or of their guest, Mrs. Richard Den
vess. Twelve guests were present in
costume, and after the masks had
been removed the balance of the even.
ing was spent in games.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31

Mr.. Ray Beckholt, who recently un-
erwent an operation OF the Mt. Yer
non hospital for appendicitis, is recoy-
ering rapidly and win be removed to
his home the first of the week.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
ATTACKED
WRONG MAN

Columbus, O., Jan. 2S. = Thomas
Wardell, Richland county convict.
serving 10 years for assault with In.
tent to KILL made a vicious attack
upon Deputy Warden zuoer at the
penitentiary, but was felled by a
blow from the deputy's cane. He is
now eXpiating his offense in solitary.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
Society Notes
X. Of C Entertain
st. Aloysius Cadets

n. OF " entertain
st. Aloysius Cadets
The knights of Columbus very
pleasantly entertained the st. Aloysi-
us Cadets of st. Vincent de P;lul's
school on Thursday evening. The Ca
diets in the early part of the evening
enjoyed the club room features, after
wards retiring to the lodge room
where short program was carried
out for their entertainment. Mr.. Pat
rick Purcell gave a very instructive
talk to the boys and welcomed them
to the club rooms which was followed
by solos sung by Messrs. Jos. Conroy
and Cyril Allerding, being accompan-
led at the piano by Mr.. Rod Tulloss.
Contests were then held for the boys
and prizes were awarded Master VIM
Barnes and Master Carl Feeney, af-
ter which refreshments were served
In conclusion of the evenings enter
tainment pleasant talks were heard
from Father Mulhane and Father
Dowds, of Cleveland who will have
charge of the parish during Father
Mulhane's absence.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31

The first Saturday OF every month
Pupils Examination
The third Saturday OF April and the
third Saturday in May. Examination
VIII commence at $500 o'clock, a. m.
Address all communications to the
Clerk Of Board OF Examiners.
Organization of Board:
w. w. BORDEN, President,
Fredericktown, o.
A. L. MURRY, v. PRESIDENT,
Jelloway, o.
c. NJ. BARBER, Clerk,
Mt Vernon. o.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
Berthe Club
Entertains With Dance

Entertans With Dance
The Berthe club delightfully."- enter
tanned with dance in the Pythian ar
mory Thursday evening. About twen-
ty-fve couples were present, among
the number being several out-of-town
visitors. Music was furnished by the
Fright Saxaphone trio of Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31

Mr.. William Thomas went to Co.
lumbus Saturday noon on business.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-01-31
The EIks
Entertain

The Elks entertained in their home
Thursday evening with an excellent
concert by the Troubadour Amuse-
ment company from until 10 o'clock
and at the conclusion dancing was
enjoyed until the early hours of the
morning. A buffet luncheon was serv-
ed.
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2ieSo,ialiiteatase in GlepelanS

Die Spsialiitsn Glepelanos fOnnen
nit sutem Hehte ben 3. unb 4. Sep
tembsr bieies Sabres roth untsrltrstz
hen. Die 9eriammlun9 am Sonn=
tag in Der 9raps Irmprp NOR elm
Grfols fir uns. oariiber braudsn
mir niht peitsr beribten; ni4t neil
mir annsbmen, paB Die 2eier oss
.g9o." ippeit Glepelano in gstraht
tommt, ii9 bort elm 9teubl4sin ssse=
ben baben, ionpern neil Die 3eltuneen
ihon seniisenb pariiber bertdst
baben. 9lud auspGrtige So5ialtlsn
fparen anipefeno.
genoHe Berger ertldrte uns am
@onntas, baB er uns innsrbalb emit
ger Minuten bepeiien peroe, Dab e'
fein 8ebner fei. Sn pis peit E,
pas BEL rem Genohen fertts gebrab
bat, lGbt iid i4fper fagen. pa aud
Bel ibnen bic 9eidmdder peri9tosr
Iinb. Qlm Montas in 2una Yar
Iaeint er bas niht fertis sebraht 81
baben, benn feline Rsoe floB i, file
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benb oabin, Oab Der tii9tigite Hebner
es ni4t bate beher MAIDEN f0nnen.
llnb baB er ben Mai1en aus Der Geele
ipra4, benefit Die StiGe, nit pel9er
Die md6tige 8eriammlung leinen
Nusfiibrungen lauf9te. Sebes Sc
rGui6 nurbe bur9 llntpillensGube=
rungen unterbriidt, nur Der 8eifaQ
Der Menge unterbra6 Die Stille. Der
Hebner f6ien BEL ausge3ei6neter
Stimme gu 1ein. Seine Hebe f9alte
flar unb beutGi9 iiber ben peiten
plab. Was Die 0erIammlung anbes
trifft, 10 mar iie Die grOBts, Die mir
| ie mitgema9t baben bier in Glebez
lamb. Der 8eriammluns, Die unter
Observation-Disclosures NpplauS Der be-
ssiltertsn Men9e 9eidloiIen tpurOe,
folgten bann Oebatten auf ben freien
plGben bis tief in Die Nu6t. Die
1000 sSnt. SocialiIt Hepietps, Die gu
@unIten Der Streiter pertrieben ipurz
ben, puroen bis auf einige bunpert
perfauft. Oo6 nit Nllebem iollte Der
Sp5idliitentag nod lan9e ni4t ennen,
Der Srdbes Council bate nod
einen Hebe gonteIt fir IGmmtlldt
8iirgsrmeiiter Ganbioaten perans
italtet, ipel6er MbenDS um 8 ubr iets
nen 9lnfang nabm.
Der erite Hebner mar sc. .
8ater; er tpar Der ein5ige BON Der
alten parteien, Der etni9sn @tnbruc
ma6te uno tsim 9lb9onge Ieinen gei
fan ungstbeilt, oas betBt, obn'
3iIben, erbielt, mas fsi ben nddltel
Rebnern ni9t Der SAL mar; aud
par er Der sin5ige, rer feline 3eoe3et
BON fiinf3ebn Minuten poa ausniBs
inn fol9ten 0o9en, g}orton uni
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iiht i6lagenben reouttlonellen gro@
nunciamento bes mpldin Dealer" I,
peldes ipie fol9t lautet:
v8ie Die Sabre porbeigeben, piro
es INNER allgemeiner ertunnt. DuB
rie emit perneintli9e 6emoi4uft
apii6en ben @rbeitgebern uls alahe
uno oen Nrbeitern ais 8lahe nur Elm
Brpouft Der @inbilSung tpar. SlS
batten oft e6rlibe 0ifferen3en, aber
lire 3iele tparen hielelben uno lbre
eyntereKen ni6t feinoli6e. Wttt Der
ipahienOen GrfenntniB Dieier Wabr=
6eit ipiro Der r2abpr 9ap" cine gin:
ftige @elesenbeit ni9t nur fur Dit
@enerfi6aften, ibre StGrte I'M;
ibren Grnlt gu 5eigen, ionoern aud
fir Die 2lrbeitgeber uno ale anoeren
Dem 4rbeiter einen 3ribut gu 5olIen.
W}an Ioute meinsn, Der 8eriibe1
bieies 8l0DIinns babe elm gdn5e:
Sabr8ebnt geidlafen, pife ni6ts Dol
.inem Streit ben 5000 urmen Slet
0erma6ern unO Sleioerma6erinnel
in glepelano unb ni6ts BON Der bru
tolen Dirt, tpie Die angeitelIten bepafI
neten gelpu6er, Die Scabs unb III
lere 9pli5ei feline Gbdnce poriiber9s
fen lufIen, nm Die Streifer in ii
trouriges Sod unter 8lutper9ieBs1
suriidSu5pingen.
9lber geben mir unierem Wapors
Ganoioaten Carl 6. Hutbenber
| Ielbit oas @prt, nm i'm rGdo" j.
pieoer6olen, mas er am Wfpnta
9lbeno i'm 2una Yurt fpirtli6 gelus
bat:
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Salen, unb als fiinfter Der io3ializ
itii6e Ganbibat Rutbenberg. 9lGe
Hebner batten bas Sbema, mas iie
tbun piirben dls 8iirgermeiiter, um
ben Streif bei5uleeen. Was i9 tbun
niirbe, tpenn i6 8ureermeiIter bon
glepelanb pdre, ben Streit fetsuz
legen. 0as Sd ipielte BEL ben bier
er1ten 3ebnern iiberbaupt eine erpbe
Roqe. DIS @enp1e Hutbenberg an
bic Heibe fam, nabm man elei6
glei6 pabr, boB er feline Hebeaeit boll
aus3unuben geou9te, benn er mdhnte,
nit bem fad etpas ipariamer gu
Iein, bumit feline 3eit ni9t pfrtiir3t
rerbe. Gr fling feline Rebe oamit an:
Wds t9 tbun piirDe, tpenn i9 8ur=
qermeiiter bon Glebelanb Diirbe
0os netb i9 ni6t, mas absr bic
yo5ialiItii9e partei tbun ipiirDe, Das
reiB i6. Sd piirbe Der 0iener Der
8irger Glepelanbs Iein. Dele Get
tion fir ,S9menlden" purbe NIT
jufslnbem 8etfaa aufgenommen, nit
ben Die Msnge troB Ger W}ubnung bee
Reoners ni6t gei5te.
gluf feline peiteren 9lusfiihrunger
f0nnen mir ni6t peiter etnge6en, be
lie auf unberer Stele geniigenO be:
fprpfen nerosn.
DIS Der Gebner geenDet bdtte, er:
bob ii6 Elm 8eifausiturm, Der MID
enben lpolte, Ger mun6em fir immet
| i'm 8eoG6tniB bleiben Dtr0.
Den 9plitifern niro Der igeitrig
Sag boffentli4 tlar gemd4t bahn
baB Die 3eit, ND man Die arbeis
nit Siibbol5raipeln f0o'rte, imme
mebr ieinem gnbs gnoe nabt.
! y. 81.
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>pir> Hutbenbsre Der ndebite 1l1aysr ?

ueber bas HeDetpurnier, pel6e5
Die Ganoioaten fir ous 8irgermetz
Iterz9lmt am r2ubpr Dan" NbenOs
i'm 9una Yarf ii6 einunoer gelietert,
idreibt Der 8eridterItatter oes
u8laill Dealer" in einem 2otalbert9t
am Oienltug:
uWenn man na6 Dem @mpfang
urtheilen pollte, ben Der @dnotoat
Ser SosiaGiitif6en partei, 6. 6. Ru@
tGenberg, erbielt Gals Die Eeibe an
ibn gefommen par, I'm Den Nnipez
fenoen i'm Concert papillon 81 Ia
cen, tpas er bs5iigli6 bes Stretts Der
aleioerma6er tbun piirDe, menn er
erlpdblt purbe), 10 miiBte man la
oen, oaB er Der nG6Ite 8iir9ermetiter
1ein niiroe"
9aiIelbe tonitatirt Der 8eri6terz
itatter oes v2eaoer" inpem er I6rteb:
Ser politii9e 9lusorud Der Ser
iummlun9 fam crit gum Tori6ein,
ais Carl Gutbenberg portrait. Die
DempnItrdtipn Der Wtenge mar gleld]
berienioen, nel6e 0ictor 6. 8erger
Dem ioaialiItii6en Gon9reBmann, an
Na9mittag 81 She'll murbe."
@lei6 binterOrein figt perielbt
!Reporter aber, isosnfou5 ni9t aus sis
oenem Intrieb, bus ionberbore lrs
t6eil binou:
ullno Hutbenberg, iebr CUR leber'
raIhunq Der Streiter, bot tein 1pe'
aififdes Streifpprbeu9ungsmittel oa'
pper irgeno Elm Mittel, in 4ttion be
finolidbe Streits gu beenoigen."
Oueessn ldBt er 8uthsnbers IN Del
nddIten Spalte iasen:
SD purbe mebrere bunosr
BON beIonnenen Streitern beDroern
ppr oen aleioere6abriten Die Sro
nuno aufre6t gu erbaltsn unp gu
aleid pidet Oienite 5u psrrthtsn.
OaB pieIe uusseoriidte 9lbIi9
oona i'm @intlans nit Dem Serih
@ictor 8. 8erser's pom gtu9mltta!
Iano, laut pel6em in Wlilpautee Ell
Streif Der oprtisen aleioermaher II
orei Saeen oaour6 belaelegt ipuros
bab gurgsrmsiiter Gmil Ssioel De
Voliaei es perbpt, Die Strelter s.
telGitieen, oagegen Die Streitbrehe
nit @efGngnib beorobts, lpenn tie mi
Waffen betroffen niiroen, bat be
ben Reporter pbne 3peifel eommen
tirenpe Heoatteur pes m2eaber" psr
aei1en. sir ibn mar es Die offsnbur
Mbfidt, ben beeeiiterten, unlerer
Ganoioaten Rutbenbers gu Sheil &c
moroenen Gmpfuns in bdmii9s'
ober blDoer @eiIe BEL leinen 2e1er
obaubdmpfen. Der .2eaoer" bat IL
Isin urtbeil iiber Rutbenbers's Wr
iiht einfa6 aus Oen perapsitelte
, ssinaern sslossn, benn ssraoe b
5treifer paren es am Nabmltta!
sic 9ictpr 8. Berger begetitert 81
iubelten, als er bic Wtilpaute'
: 5treitanselssnteit oes Ndbersn b
; ri6tete.
/ gBie Idper Ibrisens, nebenbei b
& merit, Der tapitaliitilGen Yrefe D
n geaeiIteruns Der NIT ben @oalallltt
I 1pmpathiiirenbsn Mahen i'm 2ur
II purt i'm Masen liest, erieben NJ
y uus Dem alien Sbatiahen ms y
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9imtbembcrs's Hebc i'm Snna Earf
(9tud) Itenogropbiiher Iufnabme.)

,Sh bin inipfern ungliidlid, ole'e
,Sruoe, inn 0ergleid NIT ben bier
Scrren, lpelhe mir porangegangen
lnb nit oen Serren. Die min fplgen,
Il, beantpprten, oils ih nltt I'M
Stonoe bin, 81 iogen, mas ih tbill
merbe, oielen Streif bei5ulegen. llnO
spar barilm nid)t, neil Die Tartel,
Die ih reprcIentire, niht Wtdnner IN
Elm Mnlt erluGblt, Inn lie 5lt rbolien"
ionoern INN ibr 5u oienen CSeifall.)
Geshalb lueroe ih nidt lagelL ipas
/, f tbltn ncroe, ionoern ipas Die Ir'
Observation-Disclosures, Die Susialiltl1he
Iartei, tbun miro, INN Den Streit
ser aleioermaher bei5nlegen. (Sel.
ialD. 1aB oie So5ialiitiide TarteI
fiir oie Sohe Der slrbeiter 81 leoel
,3eit uno iiberall fGmpfeno eintreter
Miro, beoorf feines gtuhpeiles. Sit
Sosioliitiid)e Eartei hot oas III Den
Streif ser 8r,lbenarbeiter III Silt
nois, in Dem giienbabnltreif in Ebi
luoelpbia lmo Columbus, IN Den
9luIcnn1adcr-Streif in 9eeiu Oorf
in ocm alcioerrnaber -Streif in Obi
cuao nno in Dem gegempdrtiger
Streif IN GIepclano belpicIen. (Sei
folD. slls Organization Der srbei
| ter I'M sSntereiie Ser orbeitelloe alal
If fann oie So5ialiltiihe Eartei MIDI
| onoerS bouoeln, als oie ssoroerln
aen ser slrbeiter auf Dem inoltitriei
! len sseIoe 5u mtcrItiisen.
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Irbeiter SranfenfaiIe gr IS unS 1873
Carpenter Union &c. 1872
8rouer Union go. II
Bdder 1.nion No 10
sseuer6eItattunss 8ereiu
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-22
Six Quilts 70 q Novel.

The use of quill pens is by no means
confined to government offices and the
gentlemen who point with them at I'M
happy witnesses. A habitual writer,
for instance. confesses that be never
willingly used steel pen since be
was out of the control of schoolmas-
tiers. He always. used quilts until the
triumphant fountain pen provided him
with a reasonable substitute, and that
more because of its convenience than
its efficiency. Several well known nov
elists still stick to the quill. 1t is in
deed the only writing implement with
any personality. If it is refractory yon
can coax it. The mending of a quill
does not require much practice. and
you can buy for few shillings a lit
tie machine that does it for you beau
tifully. You may easily write $4,000
words with one quill, mending it four
times. which gives six quilts to the
novel. So the cost of novel writing is
small. stated in terms of quilts Lon
don Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-22
HUMOR OF The DAY
Don't Waste lime on a Hen.

Though generally cheerful and con
tented with her lot, the hen at times
becomes moody, sUIen and taciturn.
We are often called upon to notice and
profit ~ the genial and sunny dispO-
sition of the hen, and yet there are
times in her life when she is morose,
cynical and the prey of consuming
melancholy. At such times not only
her own companions but man himself
shuns the hen.
At first she seems to be preoccupied
only. She starts and turns pale when
suddenly spoken to. Then she leaves
her companions and seems to be the
victim of hypochondria. Then her
mind wanders. At last you come upon
her suddenly some day seated under
the currant bushes. You sympathize
with her and you seek to fondle her.
She then picks a small memento out
of the back of your hand. You then
gently but firmly coax her out of
there with a hoe, and you find that
she has been seated for some time on
an old croquet ball, trying to hatch
OuL ii "uO4c SGI CL CIOquEL DdllS' Ills
shows that her mind is affected.
Anon you find your demented hen
lowering over a dOOrknOb and trying
by patience and industry to hatch out
a hotel.
Man may win the affections Of the
tiger, the lion and the huge elephant
and make them subservient to his
wishes, but the sitting hen is not sus-
ceptible to affection. You might as
well love the Manitoba blizzard or try
to quell the cyclone by looking calmly
into its eye. The sitting hen is filed
with hatred for every living thing.
She loves to brood over her wrongs or
anything else she can find to squat on.
For many years l have made a close
study of the sitting hen, but I am
still unsettled as to what is best to do
with her She is a freak of nature,
disagreeable anomaly, a fussy phe-
nomenon. Logic, rhetoric and meta
phOr are all alike to the sitting hen.
You might as well go down into the
bosom of Vesuyius and ask it to post
pone the next eruption.-One of Bill
Nye's Old Stories.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-22
A Born Orator.

It is narrated that Colonel Breckin-
ridge meeting Major Bufford on the
street in Lexington one day, asked:
What is the meaning of the con
co'se befo' the co'thouse?"
To which the major replied: Gen
eral Buckneh, sub, is making a speech
General Buckneh is a bon oratah."
What do you mean by BON ora
tah9"
"Well, if yo' or !, sub. were asked
how much two and two make we
would reply fo'h. When this question
is asked a bon oratah he replies:
When in the co'se OF human events
it becomes Necessary to take an in
tegeh of the second denomination and
add it to an integeh of the same de-
nomination the result, sub, and / have
the science Of mathematics to back
me in my judgment, the result, sub.
and say it without feah of successful
contradiction, sub, the result is fob
That is bon oratah."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-22
KILLING SANTA CLAUS.

Fifty years from now there will be
no Santa Claus"
Thus a gratuitous critic who does
not like the chubby saint who, joy
laden. squeezes down so many chin
neys.
He is a false prophet
Centuries before the critic was ever
thought of Santa Claus was, And
when the memory of the critics day
has filtered into the mists of tradition
Santa Claus will be.
So long as the birds sing and the
water runs and the SHOWS alternate
the grasses so long will Santa flourish
Because
He lives in the hearts of little chill
dren and all the folk Of childlike
hearts.
Because
Though he may be a little crude
because of his earlier traditions, he is
nevertheless an embodiment Of the
Christlike spirit.
And though the children may not
underStand-nOr We-yet the spirit of
the saint is the spirit of that morning
song
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
Peace, good will among men!
Forever and forever to the contrite
heart, to the children and to the
humble and meek Of earth the glory
comes.
1t may miss the mansions Of the
rich, but into the homes of Gods COM
mon folk. unspoiled by pride or sur
felt, comes 1.-The olden, golden glory"
And how shall you be able to pluck
away the heart Of such a mystery?
Why, you must pluck away all faith
and wonder from the hopes of child
hood; you must pluck away from hu-
man breasts all mother love and father
love.
No, no!
The heart of the world is not so cruel
it would martyr make of good St
Nicholas.
You may give his soul a pain by your
commercial spirit, but he himself is
deathless.
Fifty years hence!
Will the breath of romance die in
fifty years or fifty centuries? Will
childhood ever be else than childhood?
Will the spirit of the Christ child ever
die?
How good. kind Santa Claus must
smile at prophecies of his untimely
death.