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The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Men Become seIf-ReIiant by Relying
on Themselves-Gsin Clear
Opinions.

Many great qualities come to their
best in a life of comparative isolation.
A big tree, an oak or elm, standing out
in an open field has toughness of
fiber, a spread of bougbs and round
ness of shape that is never seen in a
tree that stands in the woods. So
people get individuality by being much
alone. They become self-reliant by
relying on themselves. They gain clear
opinions by thinking things over, and
thinking them out to their necessary
conclusions. They acquire infexibil
ity of purpose by facing obstacles and
conquering them. The pioneers of
our country and the fathers of the
republic were such men. The projec-
tors of great undertakings carried
through triumphantly have acquired
their power in this way. The country
is the natural nursery of such quail
ties. People are wanted on the farms
to raise corn and grow stock for the
markets, but they are wanted there
far more for the training of manhood
and Womanhood in moral worth, in
religious sensibility, in all the traits
of a strong, upright personality. In
the future as never heretofore our
cities with their multiplying wealth
and lavish luxury are likely to need
the country for that steady renewal
of their better life which shall keep
them from relaxing into sensuality
and sinking into decay.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
SHRINE TO BRING BUFFALO
Ancient Indian Ceremonial In Times
Of Drought and Famine Now in
Philadelphia.

No longer fulfilling it's ancient pur-
pose of charm to provide large buf-
falo herds for the Indian Of the plains,
there is on exhibition at the Universe
ty of Pennsylvania museum a sacred
shrine of the Hidatsa Indians, which
has been added to the Heye collection
of American chronological objects. 1t
is believed to be the only shrine of it's
nature ever erected by the Indians.
The shrine was set up in a large
earthen-covered hut near the line be-
tween Montana and the Dakotas. 1t
consists of four posts stuck into the
ground, on which rest two shelves. On
the lower shelf is a very ancient buff
falo skull resting in a bed of leaves
from the pennyroyal plant. On the
uppershelf are two human skulls paint
ed red.
1t was the custom of the natives to
make gifts to the shrine whenever
they wanted the gods to answer a
prayer.=Philadelph Dispatch to the
New York Sun.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Doctors Lose by Telephone.

DO you Know" said the doctor
alphabetically to the patient waiting
in his Office. that this prescribing by
phone is becoming serious business
for us doctors. Now, if | had no phone
| would be called to the house and
would charge my regular fee for
visit But If | attempted to charge for
prescribing over the telephone | would
be thought an extortionist. Yet there
is no reason why | should not be paid
for my advice over the telephone just
as much as if | sat at the patients
bedside and prescribed. Take, for in
stance. a case which should be watch
ed for three or four days. Instead I'm
told, we'll call you, doctor, if there is
any change And then proceed to
call me over the telephone, give me
the symptoms and ask what is to be
done. OF course, there is no excuse
for going to the patients side after
the telephone bulletin, unless there is
a turn for the worse. So I'm cut right
out of fee for a visit. l believe that
we physicians should get together and
agree to charge certain sum for pre-
scribing over the telephone
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
MADE THE WORLD BRIGHTER
Music Lovers Everywhere Acknowf.
edge the Debt They Owe Felix
Mendeissohn.

What musician does not love the
name of Felix Mendelssohn? Those
fortunate enough to hear symphonies
and oratorios have revelled in the
beauties of his greater works such as
The Scotch Symphony, "A Calm Sea
and Prosperous Voyage" the Fingals
Cave, and other overtures, st. Paul and
the Elijah, which is so dramatic. it
has lately been given with stage set
tings. The music to Midsummer
Nights Dream makes Shakespeare
fairy comedy even more enjoyable
than before. We realize more fully
the lightsome grace of tiny elves, the
merry jests of Puck, and above all,
the happy union of Oberon and Titan
la. Their Wedding March voices the
note of joy at how many nuptial
gathering, from those held in stately
cathedrals with crowned heads attend
ing. to those taking place in some
remote village chapel where simple
villagers form the bridal procession.
Many woman's chafed spirit finds
relief in playing those gems for the
piano called Songs Without Words.
Mendelssohns father, having en-
braced Christianity, desired Felix to
add his mothers name Bartholdy to
his own decidedly Jewish appellation.
The full signature, Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy appears after some compost
tions. but Mendelssohn. the Musician,
belongs neither to Judaism nor to
Christianity, but to the whole happy
world of music lovers.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

NJ EW YORK.-He walked brtsRly IN
IN to the lobby of the hotel and went
straight to the desk The night CLERK
being man OF lonely calling, greeted
him cordially with outstretched mana
Welcome stronger. Where have
you been?" he asked.
He saw the tired face OF the man
who had come upon him 80 hreezily
from the street. and realized that
something out of the ordinary was be-
fore him.
I've failed; business failure you
see. Bad management; wrong men in
with me-lost everything"
The night clerk listened and looked
but was silent. It was silence that
was friendly; the discretion of a man
whose life had been an observing one
OF all sorts of men.
4 forgot to send my key back when
went away" said the man from out
side, and he threw a room key on the
desk. The night clerk picked 1t up.
looked at the number and smiled pleas
antly.
oh, well. better luck next time," he
said. tossing the key aside A further
silence made the man wish he had
paid his hotel bill. although in better
days he had paid good deal over that
desk
I'D like to sit in the lobby little
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

LID as snow, his sinewy arms out.
stretched, while the water rippled
round him. Painfully the girl crawled
toward him. She bent over him, and,
as she did so, his eyes opened.
For moment he stared at her, and
then consciousness returned.
The food" he muttered. Where
are they?"
They are all dead" she sobbed,
and all at once the sense of desola-
ton came upon her. Her father,
tyrannical though he had been, had
been all she had ever had. And they
two alone survived out of a thousand
/ was with the wagon" he NUT
tered. THE flood struck me- l knew
nothing more
That was how he had escaped as
for those shut up in the prison, not
one had survived the flood The
same fortunate accident that had
saved him had saved the girl; the
ruins of masonry had held fast and
formed barrier on which the float
ing debris had accumulated
All udy they covered there, and
by nightfall, when the water was
lower, they managed to wade to land.
They had found a box of canned
meats, and -four, but little damaged
by the water. While they ate he told
her his story. He had been a trap
per; he had been arrested on a charge
of burglary, trumped up by a store
keeper with whom he had quarrelled,
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment He had served three-fourths
of his time
Where will you go?" she asked
Home" he answered simply, point
ing over the mountains. His home
lay there; the plains and forests were
his, and all the boundless prairies
his domain.
He took her by the hand and they
Jared forth like two children. Each
had an infinite faith in the other, for
1t takes two to make home, and
SO there was no need for any formal
questioning
Copyright. 1918, by w. @. Chapman9
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
END Of ELKWOOD
BY FRANK FILSON,

Mary Seaton set down her full pail
and stared over the distant hills
She had lived all her five and TWEEN
ty years in the little, sordid settle
ment in the plains. Ever since child
hood she had longed to cross the
mountains which seemed to shut her
in and press on her until they became
intolerable.
She knew that beyond them no man
had set foot, except the wandering
traders and trappers of the northwest.
There lay freedom. Perhaps it was
from her half-Indian mother that she
inherited this love of freedom Her
father, the Woodworking old Scotch
farmer, had lived in the village for
20 years. He was satisfied with his
lot. He never wanted to go further
nor Joe, either, Joe who, at her ia
theirs insistence, had wrung from her
and unwilling yes" to his suit a
month before.
They were to be married the follow
ing Monday.
Mary" called her father sharply
What are you doing, lass? Dreaming
again."
Mary took in the pail and sat down
to the cherries supper
The village of Hkwood lay in val
ley. just below the new, huge govern
ment dam, now nearing completion,
wherein all the head waters of Rock
river fretted and surged. Soon they
would be led out through a score of
apertures to carry moisture to the
thirsty fields Mary hated the dam.
because it would mean more self-sat-
isfaction to Elkwood. With the new
prosperity that it would bring there
would be no hope that Joe would ever
take her away.
And she hated the prison, of mason
ry, built at the head of the valley.
She hated it because she knew that
1t held imprisoned men who longed
for freedom even as she longed for it.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Pop Mullen Stars in the Capture Of Small Piq

I INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Squels Of a
1 sucking pig mingled with the
.oofs" and grunts In duet by Pop Null
len, patrolman of much embonpont
under the sputtering of electric arc
lights. awakened residents of East
Washington street at two o'clock the
other morning to view spectacle
that proved the performance of Ursus.
the head waiter. Toy. 'Lygia. in Quo
Vadis." didn't furp1sn Nero with the
most exciting AREA feature by catch
ing and subdWEg a bull. The mon
key.shines thE 5ugh which Mullen gy-
rated In catching the pig place Ursus
in the bush league class
Mullen WAS sauntering serenely
along. his silent beat thinking of moth
,4A&. fp.partieular when he heard soft
,SSJtts behind. him.
= y,Must aee "a. cat wondered Mullen.
BE grunt, vas repeated.
ee-What thsss--," demanded Mullen,
ssItd deelaed to Investigate. Out of the
,s.daykness tame a patter OF small hoofs
:aud "a thfee-months-old pig trotted into
View. A ribbon around :the chubby
neck enhanced the unusual appearance
in. the night-shEouded city street. Null
den resolved 50. get transferred to a
s.:dry" beat: .B,A the toe of the patrol.
!: hsb's boot; sasast;'the curlS tail,
:. n*eS Ny ,the sfUsg dfaA,n. out ,A.see-
!. .eSit prod,Hed: that. IS worth of
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

leading inhabitants of small town
who were most literally supported by
the mayor. He bought the dresses
and scenery. and won all their hearts
by his kindness, and they consequent
ly felt bonna to make some return to
I'M. and therefore arranged that he
himself should take part in the play.
But there was oneAgreat drawback.
The mayor, thong kindness itself,
was uneducated, and\ NEGLECTED the
poor little letter 'h" IN the most dnx
warrantable manner. To obviate this
they cast him for the role of a herald.
He was to wear most gorgeous cos
tune, and all he had to do was to
come on and shout. in stentorian
voice, Silence" After some coach
ing. he got perfect in his part. But
when the night came he was attacked
with stage fright in all it's worst form.
and, staggering on to the stage. shout
ed IN voice of thunder: "'Ush."
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

So much for the first seven ordi-
nances. A strictly domestic and prac-
tical element here makes its appear.
ance. The ideal man must leave to
woman the management OF all family
expenditure, and he must never (per-
haps as natural corollary) enter the
kitchen. Then the requirements reach
a higher ethical plane. and certainly
become more difficult of performance.
He must never criticise a woman,s
couture or dress; he must not spend
time telling women his own personal
tastes; he must not concern himself
at all with feminine questions Even
worse remains behind BY some mvs-
FERROUS power he must not, after aev-
eral years intimate acquaintance. .be-
come an object of disgust" From this
demand there is descent to the COM
paratively commonplace. He must
practice the virtue of compassion: he
must not indulge in frequent and long
potations of sake: he must not be in
fatuated with his own person. and
finally be must not be too Jealous.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

Il Man, in the Eyes Of Japanese
Women, Something OF
Paragon.

In Japan love, we have been told. as
a prelude to matrimony. Is SO far the
exception, and marriages are 30 gener-
allv a matter of parental arrangement
that It comes as q surprise to find a
Jananese magazine (the Shukujo Gwa-
bol discussing the question OF the
ideal man from the Japanese lady's
point of view.
seventeen characteristics are put
onward as essential to the man who
would win a woman's affections. In
the first place. he must not be mean
With his money. His second virtue Is
absence of personal vanity. Other re-
ouirements follow thus: He must look
virile. he must not be "lady's man"
or show himself familiar with ladies':
he must be careful in speech. taking
care to explain everything to which
he alludes: he must be quick In deci-
zion and be able to extricate himself
hon the most dimcult situations. and
y khouN have IN ideal
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

pork actually was running loose. Null
len decided to catch the piggy and
things began to happen. Witnesses
are uncertain as to details.
Mullen carries two hundred pounds
none too lightly and the pig was agile
with youth. Mullen is not bowlegged
or the story would end with an ex-
hausted patrolman and free pig. AS
it is. there was the exhausted patrol
man. with wildly kicking and squeal-
ing porky pressed against his badge.
walking down the street to fire house
No. II.
Here. Wachstetter, you take him"
Mullen called between pants to Henry
Wachstetter, at the firehouse, and the
pig now has a private stall. well barri-
caded. 1t is supposed the pig is a pet
and followed the patrolman after 1t be-
came lost on a midnight forage
I'D rather catch 40 thieves than
another porky," Mullen says.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

tbeater is giving suggestive COMEDY 10
= obean audience. Flags are out all
over the city. and while they 1utter
iauntily enough in the breeze they ap
near SO regularly as to give the ii"-
nression of being displayed by order.
Here and there tawdry Autographs
of the royal family are exposed In the
corner of some shop window The
sbips in the harbor are formally
dressed and the squadron does due
honor to the occasion by the proper
number of guns. In the evening II
YOU wish to show your enthusiasm you
may pay the correct amount ano
skyrocket will be appropriately sent
up into the air for YOU.
II ls AwufIly Formal.
EVERYWHERE there Is evidence OF
plenty of happiness and good cneer.
But when the occasion for the holiday
is in mind there seems to be present
feeling of awful Formally. "Oh, yes.
It is the czarowitzs birthday; let's
give a cheer" appears to be the way
the c6teDFaLlO0 Is CdTIlcu ouS ~ SPO~
taneous enthusiasm there Is none. 10
the American used to the exuberance
of a national holiday in his own coun-
try this seems penny-in-thesioe
patriotism: you pay the money anu
the machine hurrahs for you.
The one permanent feature OF Vladl-
vostok is its changeability. AS ter
minus of great railway as gateway
to Europe and as military station OF
the first Importance it's population Is
at best a transient one. Its virtues
and vices are those of carayanserie
city. Money is quickly spent. Generos-
ity reaches out helping hand on the
one side while greed lif In wait Tor
you on the other Withs an Asiat1c
population to do the scullery work, so
ciety, free and at leisure, sits on TIM
cafe veranda idly devising new ways
to put in the time.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

LADY OSIOh is Europe III luo
far east. 1t is no longer syn
onymous with lands end
What with street cars, brick
pavements, mammoth depart
ment stores. Paris fashions, movies"
and cafe chantant, one finds the qua
vering note Of the eastern temple bell
smothered by the clang of gongs and
raucous European motor horns. After
f1ve years In quiet, easy going Japan
one looks with the eyes of Rip Van
Wrinkle on this scene of hustle and
color, writes G. A. Hibbard in the Chi
cago Daily News.
It Is the color which makes Vladi-
vostok impressive. The green's and
blues of hills and skies are, perhaps,
no richer than In many an eastern city,
but In the shopping center of Russia
In Asia the stores are resplendent with
silks and fancy dress,goods. The very
buildings in red, white or cream col
ored stone take on a peculiar glory in
the clear, dry climate.
Color in Streets.
In the streets color is rampant
Cavalry officers in green's and yellows,
with sabers clanking on the pave
ments; infantrymen in reds, naval Of
ficers In spotless white, rich in gold
braid and with dangling short swords,
give a gayety and jauntiness to the
city that an American does not know.
Arm In arm with the soldiery goes the
fair sex in gorgeous Paris finery, dar-
ing directories and astounding hats.
The women are all young; or, what is
much the same thing in Vladivostok,
appear SO. In the roadway shouting
droskie drivers in red and green vel
vets-soiled but still vivid-force their
carriages through the traffic at a reck-
less rate.
Mingled with the European is a het-
erogeneous Asiatic population. Chi
nese in their long, blue house boy
robes; Hindus in bright cloths and gay
headdresses; the Korean porter with
his funny baggage rack strapped to
his back and clad in anything but spot
less white, while his sister porter
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
nervous and sick Headaches.

=, torpid liver, constipated> bow
as as ana disordered stomach are
% ,"e causes of these headaches.
lake DR.. Kings New Life P;ls
you vii. III be surprised how quick
you " Will get relief. They stimu.
.ase 'ne different organs to do
s 'nelr work propertlly. No better
raI a'S asa ior liver and bowels. |
la, Zoe and invest in a box to. |
,ay' For sale at Slemons Dru ~
o., or by mail.
H., l. =. Bucklen & Co. Philadel.
ma and st. Louis. adyt
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

hose American subjects who
nh' themselves in trouble down
IA Mexico, deserve little sympa.
'ny. They were warned to get
ou. OF that country long ago.
a, ano should have needed the call
ne facf OF the matter is, that
any man who would nr.f.r
"v'he IN Mexico to this COUNTRY
IS scarcely worth looking after |
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
How a Niqht Clerk Revealed Human Attributes

| while and smoke pipe-may II" he
asked.
Smoke up, go ahead" said the
night clerk.
To the further end Of the lobby
went the guest He seated himself in
a corner chair in the darkest spot and
lighted his pipe
1t was a. IN. when he came in. II
was toward a. IN. when he half fear
ed that the night clerk would be won
dering what he was doing. So he
thought of something to say.
The night clerk began to whistle
softly THE Palms" He finished the
song. then came from behind the desk
and sat down beside the other man.
so business is rotten?" he asked
alphabetically
Worst | ever experienced. but I'll
pull through"
"Of course you will; many do. II
you just keep a stiff upper lip and
don't lay down. but keep going. there's
lots of other chances In life
Would you like to have a nap!
asked the night clerk quietly.
.Yes-I should" said the other man
promptly.
We'll, l can fix you up a comfort
able chair In the private office; 1t will
be all right till the cleaners come, in
a couple of hours" He led the way
and the other followed.
up against it, amt he?" the new
hallboy asked him.
mot much; he's just waiting for an
early train. He lived here once a
year. Often happens in New York, so
many trains coming and going, you
see" explained the night clerk, while
the new hallboy listened, watching
him with eyes growing bigger and big
ger.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
E. E: B Bnc 1 q L.
phiae n St. Louh VaS teriu

~. W. r. E' Porter, brother of Mr.
mas. forter, of this city, and Mr.. Wal
y; vol ror'er' OF Dermott, died at his home
~ ie4arkana, the first of last week
M. otter was A years of age, and was
one OF the wealthiest men in the state
W q time the deceased resided in this
por.a ana was the founder of the
! o.'er Lumber Company at Cominto
M. chas. Porter attended the finer.
=. mr.. Walter Porter, owing to
r." ~ - ie'er' was unable to 90 to |
eAarkana, and be at the last illness
II his brother. 'HAess
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Geo. A. Knox.
: Cashier.
A Painless Headache.

, is there such\ a thing as Painless
headache, Painless Neuralgia, Pain.
less rheumatism Hunts Lightning
oii Will make the pain go away, and
the suffering cease. That's WHY
Lightning OH is so popular,
ana praised SO much. Ask your drug.
sist adyt
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

There dwelled all those for whom CIV
ilization meant servitude. men whose
whole lives had been warfare against
this SNUG, self-satisfied society of the
plains.
There was one mana tall. 1.-THE,
dark-haired fellow, whose eyes seem
ed to her like those of captive eagle
which her father had once possessed.
he was trusty. Sometimes he drove
the prison van down the hill, filled
with its goods of prison making, to
the railroad terminus. She knew that
he was one of those untamed souls
whose home lay. on the other side of
the mountains
After supp ,hb a'ame-Joe, with his
smooth SLED band air of owner,
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Warning Order.
In the Drew Cbance,v ~

Na,h.n o.. IN the Drew Chancery Court
VS..
Auia coleman. Defendant.
ne oeiendant. Lula Coleman. is v.rn., .
. = sua. a, inns Court within thirty DAYS and
"ns~er the complaint of the PLAINTIFF N..s nu
witness my hand and seal as Clerk q, s.,,
Court this 4th day of Nov, 1918. u SAID
,,sa .. W. Kimbro, Ghancery CLERK
atty By N. d. Gotham N n
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Child Labor in Georfs

Child Labor In Georr1
AT least for another veal = -.
old children who can neiths W.
write win lend their effortsr e COS,
ing the fortunes OF the do-son
owners of Georgia The ~ ,or
bill which raised the az ,o-
working children to thirtes er IN
1914 and provided for h ,n
crease to fourteen years la,ura
been sidetracked in tho \ close
and the session is ab0u. MI no ad.
s SsOess al naS this line This
Ia not creditable to south
chivalry and ciyil!zatiop s.Adkl Asso-
journal OF Americap
| e...st.soona.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13
Like a Woman.

They were having an argument
No, you can't kiss me-" she said
for the fourth time
oh, just once said he.
And II let you kiss me once are
you sure you won't want to kiss me-
again." she asked
Quite sure" he responded.
Then you can't kiss me-"
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

National Chairman of the
democratic Contra! Committee
non. Frank McCombs, was
married in London, England,
=, 'as' week, to Miss Dorothy VIII.
mans, OF Washington, D. c.
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

=. mere is no serious objection
10 keeping good man in of,;ce
""e" you once get him there.
nur the thing to be sure Of -
thae you have a good man !,
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

!, There are a few grafters Of
the United States who are e..
'remely anxious to get this
country in war with Mexico.
with the hope that such an event
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

lille HuSIiiuS Culuese
rangely colored drinks
customers. Everyone's
ared In the passing
I'M herior of the cafes
Z!s dreamy waltzes
~ IN melodies played
II for several years
q tie but the awful
the Japanese "sami-
ting of tomtoms. you
4 you. too. will decide
tumbler. Before
-ants have claimed the
eft the streets all but
to arrive on the caro-
as did You will find
rerifable Coney Island.
C garden is full of mer-
ants In embroidered
Its and high boots. The
rowded with a con-
& throng, while a cheap
The Monticellonian., 1913-11-13

changes her load to her head and
adopts gaudy yellows and pinks; Japa-
nese in native kimono, sometimes gay,
sometimes somber-they all belong to
the color of the city. Vladivostok is
no melting pot. Here every one re-
tains his nationality and his dress.
At p m Vladivistok goes on par
ade. The payements and sidewalks of
the one long street are crowded with
gayety s(ekers. The cafe fronts burst
ill.,. x,,I,{Io- bncxI;-- Ch{-..o