The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-20
Tree has created many famous "wast-
er" parts, and he revels in them.

Tree has created many famous vast
er" parts, and he revels in them.
IL tell you why he said. There
IS more joy over one 'waster-wheth-
er he repents or not--than there is
over half thousand respectable cid.
er sons Esau was 'waster, and the
prodigal son is literally their example.
Does not Shakespeare say The soul OF
goodness is things evil?' To me the
waster' is peculiarly Anglo-Saxon
product, and he is one OF the great
forces OF pioneer work and COLOMBIA.
ton.
~ is he who Is plenteously enroll
ed in the legion that never was list
ed and 1t is in him that the spirit of
the gentleman adventurer of Queen
Eilzabeth's time survives most vigor-
ousiy. Lord Charles Beresford told
me once that the scalawag almost in
Vartably made the best sailor. was
hrst In danger and last out OF it.
he Is not turned out in the Bar
rack-square of Europe, but is the pro-
Duct of free Anglo-Saxon rule. What
an Englishman or an American lacks
IN knowledge he makes up in instinct,
ana mas far more originality and in
itative than men of other races OF
course If you keep him in London or
New York he stagnates but let him
rove the world and he makes good al
most every time. He is like chast-
lened steel, and as inflexible when he
gets down to the bedrock of things.
Many 'waster'-and have known
them intimately-is potential saint,
but he can't see God for the chimney
pots, whereas out in the wilds, in the
back o. beyond, he realizes a new re-
llglon-others. He loses sight of self;
and so it is that the 'waster' who
takes what he wants of the world
very gracefully, only to give 1t back
to his government and his country. is
frequently in the end the leader of the
once forlorn cause,
LONDON, April 19.-The suffrag.
cites in starting hung mag
med they were doing something orig.
inal, but now comes Sir Alfred Dale
Famous historian, who AYERS that the
stunt is about LOGO years old. Bish.
OPP Eusebius of Vercekkae was the
first real hunger-striker, according to
Dale, and he proved its value in the
early 300's. Eusebius with other
orthodox bishops of the west, was ex
lied from his diocese during the Arian
/ persecution, and was held in custody
at Scythopolis. Palestine.
For time he was allowed to live
in house belonging to Jewish con
vert named Joseph, and his friends
were permitted to visit him and bring
him food and other offerings. The
Arians in the place, however, hecom
ing angry over the exiled bishops
friends devotion, Bishop Patrophilus
had him carried off to a dungeon
where visitors weren't allowed.
i Eusebius promptly went on hunger
4 strike, declaring that he would touch
neither food nor water until his
4 friends were admitted and permitted
to bring him his meals Fearing the
scandal in which the death of broth
er bishop would involve him, Patro
philus finally gave way and set Fuse
bus free. Baronius wrote the story
in A. d. 356.
LONDON, April 19.-Dublin is abou
to revert to the style of the middle
ages in the matter of bridge building
I, 1t is planned to construct perman
ent municipal art gallery and owins
to the difficulty of obtaining suit
able site, a scheme has been submitted
to place it on bridge spanning tn,
/ river Liffey.
The special committee appointed t,
consider the plans has approved tn,
suggestion and there is every prob
: ability that it will be adopted by tn,
t city council. Although chapels ant
gatehouses are not infrequently foun,
| on bridges on the continent the las
British bridge surmounted by build
, ings was the famous old London struc
: ture known as London Bridge, whicl
r was demolished at the end of TIL
) eighteenth century.
4 Experts say that such gallery, TO
5 which $4,000 has already been sui
, scribed. would be noteworthy add
, ton to the attractions of any city an
= that with a broad roadway under th
/ building there could be no hindranc
to traffice. The Liffey. by the way. i
, not the most sweet scented river il
. ireland, but the patriotic Irishman a
, ways says that the smell CT tn
Liffey is one of the finest sights i
: Dublin
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