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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26
Knight remplars Eleot offioers.

At the regular conclaye of De-
Molay Commandery No. 3 K. T.
Tuesday night, the following of
Ulcers were elected for the en-
suing year:
II. w. McNeel, Eminent Com
mander; JAS. R. Moorehead,
Generalissimo; E. NJ. Taubman,
Captain General; w. P. Roach,
Senior Warden; DR.. B. t. Payne,
Junior Warden; G. G. Marquis,
Prelate; Walter B. Waddell,
Treasurer; J. c. Shelton, Re
corder.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

Mr.. Larry W. Shroyer of
Hodge, and Miss Mary 3. Bray
of Corder, werre married Mon
day evening at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev. r. N. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Stelle re-
turned to their home in Kansas
City Monday evening after a
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs, b.
r. Young.
Prof. D. F. Conrad left Monday
morning for Chicago, Illinois, anC
Warsaw, Indiana, for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Miss Leila Marsh went to War
rensburg Tuesday evening to
spend the day
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26
The Decline of the United
States Navy.

The United States Navy is de
clining. Under the policy of the
present administration it is de-
Ginning at rate, which, il main
tanned for the next -four years,
viii place it in the fifth posision,
below France and Japan, and
will reduce the United States
from a first-class to a second
class naval power.
We have on our desk a pub
lie document, showing the rela-
tive position in sea strength of
the Government at the lose of
each year, and is sent out for the
Information Of the taxpayers of
this country. The document Is
headed, "Office of Naval Intelli-
genee, Navy Department, and
it is prefaced by the following
statement TN order to an
swer the frequent inquiries OF
societies and persons throughout
the country Interested in the
maintenance Of the navy and its
relative strength and Importance
in comparison with foreign nav
les, the following information has
been compiled" From its
tables we learn that Great Bril-
ain has built and is now building
warships of a total tonnage of D.
591,291 tons; that Germany Is
represented by 1,22s,2OS tons /;
the United States by 921,S44 tons
France by S76,155 tons; and Ja-
pan by 7O2,O99 TONS
We say that the United States
Navy is declining because a COM
parison of this document with
those issued from the same office
in previous years shows that,
whereas two or three years ago
the United States Navy stood
second in strength. with de-
cided lead over Germany and
France and Japan were SO far
behind this country as to be en-
tirefy outclassed, conditions are
SO far changed that to-day the
German navy is one third more
powerful than ours in total ton
mage, France is crowding us
closely for third position, and in
three or four years time, at the
present respective rates Of con
struction, Japan Will have a
ravy equal if not superior to our
!. own.
We make these Statements un-
reservedly; for they are based
en- cold governmental statistics
Anyone who reads these lines is
at liberty to write TO the Navy
Department and secure copies Cd
this document, and probably od
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

those of the few years preceding.
The decline of our Navy, how
,wer, is more serious-far more
SERIOUS than is shown by these
mere figures of total tonnage.
The building by Great Britain of
the first dreadnought a few
years ago established an entirely
new rating Of naval strength.
The all-big-gun dreadnought Of
the future will be the deciding
factor in naval campaign. More
than ever before, the ship and
the gun viii decide the fight. Our
gumers are doing good work in
target practice; but the writer
has direct evidence that it is no
better than that ia some other
navies, and not nearly so good
as is being done to-day in one
particular navy. Therefore, in
a future seafight the nation that
can string out the Longest line of
dreadnoughts, carrying the great
est number Of long range armor-
piercing gums, will win the fight
Having this in mind, let us
SEE how we stand. Great Brit
ain today has built and is build
ing AZ dreadnoughts Germany
20; the United States, 12; France
IL; and Japan, 10 dreadnoughts.
We commend to the attention
of those members of Congress
who waste the time of the nation
in foolish talk about the sin of
building big guns and ships to
carry them, the following indis-
putable fact, namely, that if, in
couple Of years time when all
these ships are completed, the
United States Navy should be
sent out by this same Congress tc
meet the dreadnought fleet Of
Germany in stand-up fight, il
would be doomed, not merely to
defeat, but to absolute annihila-
tionl To the smaH-Ilavy men In
Congress. we commend also th'
consideration, that, if they dis
patched our fleet to fight either
that Of France or Japan, We
should probably win, but at
cost, Of loss in ships and damage
to those which remained a float
that would relegate us to ths
third-rate position occupied b.
Russian Navy at the close Of th'
Russo-Japanase war.
The silly talk about naval no
idays," the "criminsl axpendi
ture for battleships, the "cm
bination of warship buildini
: firms to promote war scares,"
say nothing of the unctuous MOI
alizing of the EDITORIAL writer w
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

One of Che thrilling scenes of
George Kleine's photo drama ex-
quasite "The Last Days of Pom
peii, y announced for one night
at the Grand Thu7sday, Janrary
LIST, 1914, matinse Vt 2 30 IS the
great circus acene. Over three
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

thousand people participate and
they look. in the pictures 6ke
three times that amount. Tlie
picture was taken in the stadium
at Torino which seats eight
thousand people and which was
rented for one year by the Am
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26
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sV& A Feel In the Christmas AuAS
By James Whitcon16 Riley

w. SO''f~NSO
Sin BY James Wbitconab Riley i
~ |T>HEYS kind O feel in the air to {.
81 When the Christmas times sets in
nv That's about much of mystery u
~ AS ever I've az in. x
SNN. For instance, now, whilse gain in weight 90
81 And gineral health, swear &.
CSe They goneness soners can't quite state "a
NJ A kind o feel in the air. u
SN. They's feel in the Chris mas air goes right
~ To the spot where man lives atl 1.
s.S% 1t gives eller appetite
Nv They ain t no doubt about that "
IA And yit they somepin don't know what y
SN. That follers me here and there
g. And ha' a'nts and worries and spares me not (.
SN& A kind O feel in the air.
~ Theys feel. as say, in the air that's Jest y
~. AS blamed-on sad as sweet.
81 In the same ra-sho as feel the best 4
81 And am the spryest on my feet
NY Theys allus kind q sort OF a ache
S4 ThatI cant locate nowhere, \
SsAs But it comes with Chris mas, and no mistake
~ A kind O feelin the air.
NY Is it the racket the children raise?
M Why, no!-God bless 'em, no!
SN, Is it the eyes and the cheeks ablaze,
SsT Like my own wuz long ago?
az Is it the bleat o the whistle and beat 3
Ny 0 the little toy drum and blare
SlT1 o the horn? No. MOI 1t is jest the sweet \
NJ. The ssd-sweet feeF-in the air.
- YsAss ysssASe 49, 49, YSsE 49, 49,
~. IN Hs:sE 1g:lSs Ig:s. zcsks 1.SE 2g:E.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

brosio company for the purposes
Il "The Last Days Of Pompeii"
and other lug productions. AT
Mr.. Kleine's express wish the
producers endeavOred to avoid
ell possible similarities to the
great "Quo vadis'' amphitheatre
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

Ben Price was graduated last
week from the Moody Bible In
stitute i'm Chicago. He special
ized in music and made a splen-
did record. In TOwner's new
collection II gospel hymns,
which will be used by evangelists
throughout the country, Ben
will nave six compositions.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chew of
Los Angeles, Cal, announce the
birth of a son-Frank Chew, Jr.,
Monday, December %, 1918. Mrs
bew viii be remembered as Miss
Mary Hoge, daughter OF Col.
and Mrs. w NJ. Hoge of this
city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30
RETURNED YESTERDAY FROM IN
T~ERESTING CEREMONIAL
SESSION.
Clas5 Of Forty Candidates Initiated.
Mourtaineers Praised for
Their Hospitality.

Tired but happy. and loud IN their
praise uf th- hospitality of tho mouu-
.t1iuc.rs. the Wheeling delegation 81
SEr,acrS returned Yesterday 80 uoon
from IIhlns. where they attended "a
c-rrmuuia! session 81 Osiris Temple.
Ancient Arabic order ~ the Mystic
Shrine. Sg'lrta. evening \ class ~
: r,rd .',- as escorted aCroe- The
bur 'r- sands. and local UrWlcrs d'-
c.ar.d tha' o. Wis onr ~ 'ir most
,r'oylh!c and delightful sessions ever
a'!l
TIL. Wreclinc delegation. headed Nv
IMPERIAL VottLfato rs. W irwin. let
thi- city T-i'., evening in n special
sleeper attached to sine regular D.. d
o. rain l,l.lrE 40 t.'I O'Clock ftr
Grafton From Grafton tie. We're
convene" .. i..i '- ir g. special frI H.
arriving There 80 Bob 90 W huf a,su.
picf fl.'r sleeper urni W.ru're
Barry ir 'l" Uo"r.u.. %. Bins rHr.r
c-- .'....I 80 90 station 'r r-.. T..
rhru. and ,-c.,'. q t'.u atpl'
c.tv ava surrounding country 1910 90
mobiles Tho Dt. was p'i' 'r -'-''
s.olr.. arl tHr Nh'. ur''s. .--'
/ ro,.',, entertained or ul .-i..
r.. "r., now = " : bu'..r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30

'..s-"-l Pennsylvania In %" south
$50 = foundry has sold AZ Slp 20
sfr5'. aai nsum DO not TAX"
B old with avid,v even a. these
ore c.cnuragiuE f'afur" lat
~..h Nt- That several large oo.suW-
ua! H." t-m'rty To- buy round
|-0trtc". PIPE works took :'.tuU tp
IH' " 20 VI southern and n0'-lora
u' 'I- G.re-ti Electric company
r'u-'I t.r uPUa.l IS 81 1000 to
1906 noticeable iotrd.fs
bought ...Hu 10 = 900" tons. arc tub"
WORKS '.o. o. moderate TONNAGE e..
basic . Gle" "l-'
E..'rI .'..i orders continued fn
'--t-. hug' .p per cont of current
ptr.r's ST.. Tire Steel corporation.
Undergraduates a-r u.' doing quiz. d..
a.ii ~'",. l.''.'- -.c.-l.l 20 S-f
t.r 'Li-I quarter. uu' Hui-hci rrY.
ducts nrrr l.-'"r maintained Na'
r.tI- H.r. co.,. pi~ur.- br fH-i- ..
-..r- from 'in market steel i..i.
.rK ami lridr. contracts .a-' a,.
called .nr scarcely 10000 tons d.
steel shapes
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30
SHRINERS HAD FINE
TIME In ELKINS SATURDAY

was thrown open Ia them. and many
enjoyed an hour II the ,apaciOus swim.
miu. pool
iu the early evening The ceremonial
session was hold i'm the opera house.
when The class of candidates was mi
tlaf'l. In addition 20 tLo officers OF
H.. Temple from MS city. 'h- Arab
Patrol Wa sin attendance. ana carried
our H." degree wort.
Thu ceremonial s.s-o On was fol
lowed 10y d." 'radi'..-ai banquet.
served 10 %" Hotel R-udolrh More
than "a guest we're seat'd ~ the
tables. aud addresses W.In delivered
10y Hord Wees. Tom NacCorklc. John
" luV'- and Congressman Howard
o. sutherland. OF ElAiu-. Imperial Po
fcu'a'e vs. W Irwin aai charles T.
SrHrl'7'. ~ Tins CRY. and Charles i
Carr.gar. of Nfourd.,.'.
Fe, For Irwin.
'r l'iHl - 'h. A-Hs Patrol Mr.
Carr.sau "i...;:-! 81. 'Hp.r.tf To-
f'l with fr" ff'" ii. office. I'm
I'tiaI ~i.'.r',-.. .ut r.I..~.I th.r"-
'r 70 t. 90 I.I.''f '...r % Sir
:-v'r ',rr -.I Bis appreciation g.
.'rf.ir o.. words
So .h 'l Ta'rnl '.o, "a
.... .t... fr Clio. ..f."' .t ti. s...-
af.. r -t- ftIH f...u. E.f.. -
So ri",-- v.r. rIk.- 1000 90 ...if %, r'.'
.. atl v r. u. . t-. -- r.'.
f.. N... t.. fl.. '.'
a-...-'l o.. t,t.f.' r 'r' fh''
wH. lid. f r- r. .' Do tr
.i"r- or 3D.. .t .H 'fu.. u'u' f"r
r v'. '.o r.'-e
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30

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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
The finest resort
hotel in the world
is being built at
Sunset Mountain
ASheville, N.
Al~c<>l,~<cl~, Es-oe
Absolutely Fireproof
Will open July lSt
Vim. S. KENNEY. manafIer


Mr. W. GROVE Of ST Louis No. building the 6aer re,ors
A. hotel the world be opened July 1914 Il viii Be absolutely
frroof and being built of the great bous Of Sunset Mounsa &
whose foot being built BY hand the odashioned
Full Of and comfort and wholesomeness t
The front lawn the hundedsere eighteen hole golf Inks tie
Asheve Country Club and with sixty Of ~n
The purest obtnbe anywhere pped miles, from
the slopes Of Mount Mitchell 5000 feet altitude Bfmore milk
exclusively supplied from registered Jerseys the Of
Mr. Geo. W Vanderbilt It doubtful this famous dairy eausled
in the world.
-Four hundred oncpiece rugs being made Aubuon FRINGE
Seven hundred pieces Of the furniture beng made by hand by the
Roycofrs. The silver will be handhammered.
The plumbing material VIII be the finest that has been placed
hotel the world Tie soil pipe has bcea hydauly tested and
then galvanized The hot pipe $1,000 lbs weight viii be solid
brass The steam pipes Bye genuine welded wrought tested
hydrauy lbs The bathtub and fixtures all solid porcelain
No pipes visible anywhere No radiators be nl placed
ceses under windows. No electric bulbs to be
The Big Room what call the lobby. SO feet by and
the rugs this viii be worth 100000 The re
places viii burn tveIsefoot logs
For the golfers building lockers and shower bath with
swimming pool eneeld BY finest ubs
existence and The players viii be less than yards distant when they
the links
Mr. VIM Kenney Of 8oa Woods n II. shown his
management Of The Mount Washington hotel and Hotel Clarendon
that he The peer Of hos keepers VIII manage the nm
We eight hundred around the I'm consumPnses nor
taken)
Especially available for northern guests SPRING Fall and Winter
going returning farther southern for ali Winter
The Inn located Of Sunset Mountsn mile from
Is, top and only cool enough the Summer make blanket
necessary night but protected and mild enough the Winter to
make Life enjoyable without excavation.
GROVE PARK INN. Sunset Mountain. AshevlIe. ~ c
New York Booking Office. MO Broadway
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
THE CITY HOTEL.

New guests at the City hotel are
] E Carman, ] H Owen, Geo H Up
church, NJ e Moore, F c Keen, Jno
Sheedy, ] F Ward, H Pollard, L
w Putnam, Jacksonville; A H Pad
dock, l. o Dana, New York; Leo
Weiss, Atlanta; G A Briggs, Chicago;
G B Nettleston. Macon, Ca; A
Saurwalt, Philadelphia; f H
Taylor. NJ Goldsmith, E E Jenkins,
Atlanta: C B Moffitt, Providence, r
|; d P Sully, Chicago; John NJ
kaol. Connecticut; VIM B Cooke,
Boston; John Muline and wife, Lon
don, Ont; G w Johnson, Birming-
ham, Ala; R ] Moore, Cincinnati;
] E Burget. Tampa; ] j Boyd,
Pittsburgh; Mrs Bedingfield, Cal
gary, Alberta, Canada; Mr. and Mrs
John A Shary, NJ d Wilson, Kissim.
NEE; c P Downing, Gainesville.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
The pEsPLANp.

The weekly card party was given
at the Despland Thursday evening,
several tables of bridge and five
hundred being enjoyed. The winner
of the ladies' prize at the bridge
tables was Mrs. E. d. Strong of
Randolph, VT, while Mrs. E. F. Col
Inns of Springfield, Mass, playing
the part of a gentleman, was
awarded the gentlemen's prize. Miss
Flora Schneider of this city won the
ladies prize for five hundred, and
DR.. Drenan of Springfield, H., re.
ceived the gentlemen's prize. Light
refreshments We're served after the
game.
Late arrivals at the Despland are
Mr. and Mrs H p Dowler. Aeilwood.
Pa: c Conley, Chicago: + w
Knapp and wife, Lansing. Mich; r
H Mac Brown and wife, North East
Pa; NJ Wilkinson and wife. Buffalo
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
THE RiDGEWooD.

John d. Rockefeller called at the
Ridgewood yesterday to renew his
friendship with friends stopping at
that hotel Mr.. Rockefeller during the
course of the conversation several
times expressed his appreciation OF
the beauties of Daytona and his de-
light in the amusement to be had
here.
Yesterdays arrivals at the Ridge
wood were F ] Fleming and wife
Miss Alice Fleming, Lowell, Mass;
Adam Tarkey, Jr, Wilkes Barre, Pa;
Mr. and Mrs A w Brown, Dayton, o;
II H Schoonmaker and wife, Miss f
Schoonmaker, Miss / Schoonmaker
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
NEWS OF THE HOTELS
THE MORGAN.

New corners at the Morgan are l..
II. Trsedgett, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
S. H. Dyer. st. Paul; E. r. Talbot
and wife. Springfield, Pa; Miss Ada
L. Lapham. Miss Carrie NJ. Hoyt,
Darien. Conn.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
PALMETTO HOTEL

Arrivals for the latter part OF
the week at the Palmetto are as fol
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Ramey
Mohawk, n. Y; L. w. Welch and
wife, Grand Rapids. Mich; Mrs. E
G. Potter, Minneapolis; Mrs. S. <
Adriance. Adriance Foster, Elizabeth
N. J.; Thos. II. Hladd, Miss Joseph
inc Hladd, L. N. Mitchell and wife
Miss Dorothy Michel, Master Waltel
Michel, Brooklyn.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01

Paterson. N ]; Miss Louise ]
Doake. Wareham. Mass: Mr. and
Mrs Johnson, Mrs G S McCabe,
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs N NJ Ward.
H G Dunn, New York
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
WILLIAMS HOTEL.

Latest registrations at the Will
liams shows the names of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Doughaday. Mrs. Fannie
Doughaday, Providence; MIR. and Mrs
H. C. Mcintyre, Denver: Mr.. and
Mrs. |. A. Savage, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. Gallup, Syracuse. N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Clinton Burling. Brook
Ign.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
THE WINDSOR

Hotel Windsor's arrivals for the
past few days are as follows: Mr..
and Mrs. N. T. Blake. Trenton; Mr..
and Mrs. C. e. Barnes, Cleveland;
Mrs. Chusman, Belle Fouche. s. Dak.;
w. A. Sears and wife, Nicholasville,
KY. ~
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-01
IVY LANE INN

Bishop H. Schriber of st. Paul.
has joined Mrs. Schriber at the
Ivy Lane Inn. and both will spend
the rest of the season at this hotel.
Mrs. Schriber has been in Daytona
for some time, awaiting Mr..
Schriber, who was detained on bus
mess.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-08-28
ABSTAINERS PREFERRED.
Most Employers Consider Drinking
Habits In Hiring Men.

The United States commissioner OF
labor made an investigation into the
question as to what extent the fact OF
being a drinking man bars a man from
obtaining employment
Circulars OF inquiry were sent u
1000 employing concerns, all OF which
are representative In their lines OF
business. There were 6.976 replies re
ceived or these 5.3ti3 state they take
the drink habit into consideration In
employing new men The reason given
by most Is that II Is simply a business
precaution. The employer Is liable for
damages done by accident In his estab,
llshment. and II Is only prudent to EN-.
ploy men with clear heads.
The reason Is a good one and should
be pondered by every workingman.
To have a reputation as a sober man
is distinctly IN a mans favor In OBJ
tanning work. and In these days OF In
tense competition every man who de
sires to prosper will see the necessity
as bit OF business prudence for avoid.
ing the drink habit
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-08-28
rBE GAME WORTH PLAYING.

All the tales of heroism have not been
told; all the deeds of heroic endeav or
have not been sung. Though much Is
taken, much remains" says Tennyson's
Ulysses" There are still worlds to
be conquered. heights to be attained.
distinctions to be achieved.
II you haven't yet forgotten Scott
Scott. the antarctic explorer. who. dy-
Ing. set England's name higher among
the nations-read this from his diary:
What extraordinary uncertainties
the work exhibits! Every day some
new fact comes to light, some new OBJ
stacle which threatens the gravest OBJ
struction. | suppose this is the reason
which makes the game so well worth
playing
Heroic soul! II the thought be not
irreverent let US say OF him
Like him Of Galilee, be died and won.
Amid hardships and privations such
as few men can think OF, much less
experience. he wrote:
This is the reason which makes the
game so well worth playing"
And be played the game fair and
square. and he died observing the rule
OF herolsm-not to finch. not to falter.
not to despair. but to seek. to strive.
to find and not to yield
OF such are the earth's salt!
Are you seeking a pole In your life?
Are you pursuing a goal which you
think will repay you for the finding?
II you are. be OF good heart. for you
cannot meet obstacles so great as those
which Scott found and overcame.
He found the pole. but he died on his
way back. The frozen antarctic was
too much for his weakened body, but
could not overpower his soul
II you die after finding your pole.
provided your quest is worthy OF the
approval Of your world, 1t will honor
you as the great world now donors
Scott
The game Of life. as the game OF ex-
ploration, is worth playing. Play up
play up, and play the game! Seek the
goal earnestly, unyieldlngly. unwilling
to give up. And may you write In
your diary at its close. as Scott did In
his:
Il suppose this Is the reason which
makes the game worth playing"
The world may learn OF Scott lessons
In antarctic exploration. Every man
In the world may read in the story OF
his life lessons OF worth in playing the
game.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-08-28
FOOLIsH7 YES. BUT HUMAN.

Ihat was funny little verse In the
paper the other day:
He put his hand between the bars
To see IL wildcats scratch
And got 1t covered DER with scars
With neatness and dispatch
OF course he KNEW that wildcats
would scratch. That's their nature,
and he had no reason TO think they
would make an exception in his case
But the verse reads he wanted ito
see II wildcats scratch" Pardon US,
Mr. Author: he didn't want to see
THAT at all. He wanted to see IL they
would scratch HIM.
And they did
He didn't get his hand out In time
OF course he tried. but the wildcats
were quicker than the hexor muscles
IN his arm.
He just wanted ito take a chance"
Somehow II seems that there are
many persons going about poking their
hands into wildcats cages. Oncesin
awhile they get their hands out In
time, and the snarls of the wildcats
are echoed by the laughter OF the hu
mans
Foolish laughter!
For most OF the time the claws OF
the beast are too quick and sharp and
the hand is scratche and torn often
the damage goes deeper. and the man
pays for his temerity with his life.
When we fool with forbidden pleas
Tres. when we tempt fortune IN uu
hallowsd and illegal ways, when we
trife with our health. we thrust our
hands into wildcats cages
Sometimes we pull back In time
Most often we get scratched. The
wildcats scratch US just as they have
MANNED others
There are no exceptions.
In the safeguards thrown around
human penls. In the words OF advice
Of older and wiser persons than our.
SLEEVES. In the teachings OF our own
experience. we see the cages which
eonfne the wildcats. We thrust our
hands into them at our peril,
Tor every wildcat which bessts hu'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-08-28

man life there + a cage Of some sort
For ages and ages men and women
have been building these cages, brac.
ing them With the bars % experience
locking them with the seal OF wisdom
Why then. do men thrust their
hands into cages?
II is the taking ~ the chance that
does the mischief II Is the spirit OF
adventure IN the human breast Rightly
directed. the spirit scales the noun
tains and stands in the sun Of glory
and honor and hope
Misdlrected the spirit prompts the
human to tempt the wildcat
II you are scratched don't blame the
beast Put the blame where Il be
longs-on yourself