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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
One AGAINST MANY
What Happened When the Irish
Policeman Thought Green
Was Red.
BY HAROLD CARTER.

To be put back on patrol duty after
fourteen years OF steady desk work,
and when one is approaching forty
and conscious OF an increasing grth,
Is enough to distress any ordinarily
constituted policeman. Dennis Fla.
herty was no exception to the rule.
He told his wife the news at dinner.
They haven't got grudge against
you, Dennis?" she asked. fearful as all
womer are at the thought that their
husbands positions are insecure.
mo it's Commissioner Everett,
bad luck to him." said Dennis. mine
teen Of US, Nora. woman, turned out
of our berths and set to pound the
sidewalks. The only comfort is them
reformers never lasts long. No, them
reformers amt what Id call stayers.
he continued, slipping his tea with mel
ancholy satisfaction.
But Dennis. maybe you'll be SET
upon by them strikers suggested
Nora, remembering the days when
she had lain awake at night with men
tai images of her husband being way
laid by criminals, and trembling al
every ring of the door bell
1T amt them guys I'm scared OF,
retorted her husband. IT'S me corns
Sidewalks is hard on corns-and re
former in the street paving depart
mcnt. bad luck to the pair of EN-
But, Dennis" Suggested his wife
hopefully, didn't the doctor say YOU
eyes wasn't fit for patrol duty anC
you'd have to do desk duty instead
THAT was Doc Flanagan, as good
Cork man as ever breathed. The new
docs a Scotchman. saw him yestid
day. says to him my eyes ism
what they used TO be- All the NOR
reason for you to give up desk work
Flaherty,' he answered. Your eyes Il
as sound as the ace of spades h
says to me, after he'd put me through
my PAGES. So guess it's the side
walks for mo, Nora"
Ever since Patrolman Flaherty, Il
his earliest days. had walked into
dynamite explosion, averring that h
had not seen the red danger flag. h
had believed that his eyes were bat
True. they served him we'll enough a
desk duty But Doctor Flanagan ha
known Flaherty In the old country
ard a word from him had brough
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
CINEMA"

The protest against the popular pro
nunciation Of Cinema" is just too
late. Mr.. Keble Howard has spelled 1t
"Slnnemer." and he is so far right by
the ear of Il London listener And Mr..
F'ilson Young has worked by the eye
and found that the correct pronuncia.
ton should be indicated as "KyneAa1a, =
whch-if we are able to talk Creek
is right But unfortunately there is
no royal mint for words, and the new
thing is generally chrstened aud nur-
turcd and ennobled by the talk Of the
street Any one may throw n new
word on the counter and say # as h.a
pleases. The street boy has triumphed
with his "Slunemer - London Chron
icle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Yer. II you carry a gun says Mt
Chester, the probability is that you
will never have to use It, but II you
don't carry one the Carapunas will
get YOU sure"
The Carapunas do not show them.
selves In the white mems vicinity ex'
ccpt when they come out on the river
bank to meet the rubber batalaos com
ing Gown the river These batalaos are
wooden craft covered with an avn.
ing OF palm branches, and can be
taken all the way from Bolivia down
within Is miles OF Porto Velho. where
are the falls OF San Antonio. Here
the Indians have to get out and shove
or pull the boat through the stones
on ono side. The Indians sell skins,
mostly in exchange for cartridges,
These they string about their necks,
not to have ready for use, because
they don't use firearms, but as orna-
menta.
Snakes and gigantic spiders are the
terror OF the jungle railroad man.
When you are working in the jun.
GLE" said one of them, you always
awake with feeling OF uncertainty In
the morning. OF course, surveying
party simply has to hew Its path as 1t
goes along, and your camp IL usually
| in a clearing just big enough TO con
tain It About 1t is thick wall OF
| trees, vines, and underground that a
man cannot pierce without the aid OF
an AK, which, of course are filled with
every manner OF creeping thing.
When you awake In the morning,
I for instance, you may see playful
snake wrapped around the pole over
head, giving every appearance OF Sc
| Letting the proper point from which
| to drop into your month. You may
| feel something soft and clammy rut
up against your ear, and when YOU
grab at it to fling 1t away, you find II
is lizard Or perhaps a scorpion
may be playing with your hair
Then, when you have decided tc
get up and reach for sour boots. yor
are apt to find that big tafantala
has made up his mind that one o
them would make comfortable
house, and has put himself and hi
legs in there so cozlly and nice tina
you hate to disturb him, We cauEh
one of these horrors and killed hin
and measured him, and, p withou
stretching him at all. It was eigh
inches from the tip OF his starboart
leg to those lie carried on the por
side Perhaps your other shoe ha
been appropriated by a family OF 81
ant ccntipedes, which abound in larg
quantities.
As for snakes. the Garden OF EdcI
wasn't In It at all Some OF the bi
ones, the anaCuudas, are as big aroun
as your body, and 1t was not intrt
quent that some of our men in choT
ping away at what they thought wer
giant roots or vines found they ha
taken hack instead of Il big snake
and then there was some scamperinf
One of these big fellows killed b
the men OF our party measured 2
feet. You never see the sun whe
you are in Brazilian jungle, bu
there is something going on, even
1t is only crawling"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

about the transfer Now Flaherty
was condemned to pound the side
walks. at the instance of the unsym-
pathetic and reforming police commits
sioner, and there was no redress.
However, he minded less than
Nora. In spite OF his ample glrth he
considered himself well able to defend
the majesty OF the law against the
strikers, who. with flags flying and
bands playing. paraded the business
section of the town daily. There were
not enough police to preserve order
Citizens had been sworn In on special
duty, and conflicts we're frequent.
"If can't do desk work Ill show
'em they've got the best cop In town
down at the quay. Nora" he said to
his wife at the end of the first day.
They've never put you on post
down there!" exclaimed his wife In
horror
The Quay was the name locally
given to the bridge which crossed the
river between two factory districts.
ne tcuhtautis
ored to cross it In parade, but each
lime they had been repealed. How
ever, on the morrow, as they had pub
licly advertised, they meant to march
ever the bridge in grand procession
to the city hall. And this the mayor
had sworn they should not do.
"There'll be nigh on hundred OF
us. Nora" answered Flaherty. u
guess can take care of meself. wo-
man"
He felt prouder than ever of his
uniform on the next day when, stand
ing in o platoon with his comrades, he
watched the mob forming In the lower
section ~ the town. There was the
sound of distant music. FiahertJ
started and frowned Why. this wal
sacrilege. The band was playing "Tht
Wearing of the Green"
Flaherty gripped his club tighter
He looked at the lieutenant In charge
He had ordered the men TO dispers'
to their own posts. Did he not know
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Ignorance Is Bliss,

Manuel Quezon, the Philippine dele
gate to the United States congress.
and the first man always to appear In
white clothes upon the floor of the
house, went to New York recently,
While there he was introduced to
Charles Murphy, chairman of the New
York state Democratic organization
and grand sachem of Tammany hall.
Now, Manuels last name is pro
nounced "Ka-zon." and Mr.. Murphy
thought It something else. The mis-
take was to Quezon's advantage. for
everyone In Tammany hall no.
knows him as Manuel Casey.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Little Helen and Jack had grown
up together. and when Jack finally
outgrew dresses and donned his first
trousers Helen insisted that she, too,
DO allowed to have a pair But Jack
said; mo. you don't, either, cause
you started out TO be girl and you've
got to keep 1t up."-Chicago Trt-
bune,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
His Mind ON insects.

She clearing her father coming
Fly
tie "a bit moonyl Where? III
swat IT,
She No. no, mean flee!
IIe-Oht Where did II nip you?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Serious Obstacle.

Customer When that gentleman Of
fered to buy goods and have you take
the bill out ia trade, why did you
refuse
Grocer Because he's an undertak'
er.--rrooklyn Citizen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Hnnkl Aonki

Did she come to the door when
you serenadrd her with your mando'
linz"
No: but another fellow came along
and brought her out with an auto
horn"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Sizinn L Up.

Racon-What did you give for tina
cigar you're smoking?
Egbert Nothing,
rs It good?"
We'll, it's good for nothing"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
It's Location.

How that house of Plungers
stands out"
Yes; you see. he built It on
blum"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Do They Eat Them2

YEAST see exports Of American
horses are increasing. Last year the
value Of our horsellesh sent to for
eipu countries was nearly S50OO,0OO
Crimsonbeak- Mercy! What caters
those foreigners are, to be sure!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Uutucky.

Chollle-Do you believe the number
thirteen is unlucky?
Mollie-lndeed. | do. You we're the
thirteenth man who proposed to me.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
StranQe.

Strange things happen. The other
evening we were kept awake for an
hour or so by two men arguing a GER
tain question and for once the man
with the loud voice was right.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

John. you'll kill yourself smoking
Never mind. my dear. For $4,000
coupons the tobacco company Will
provide you with new husband"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
MuRt Be Away.

Il haven't quarreled with my wife
for o week"
when do YOU expect her home?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
His First Thouuht.

Mrs. Justwed-I think. dear, you
really ought to get your life insured
Hubby-You don't mean that YOU
are going to do the cooking.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

1.-THE gems of literature are in this
library"
Il see most of them are uncut
gems"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Trained.

How did you guess at once that
Mr. Jones was a married man.
Because he is such good listen
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Ever Think OF Thls7

why don't women dress sensibly?"
IF they did, half the industries OF
the world would go to smash.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Late hours and a spicy breath are
sure to tell on q man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Mira windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums reduces inaamma-
.lon aIlayA pain cures wind collie &c a bottle Az
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Enthuslast.

IAN up.to.datc preacher, you say?'
Yes. His sermons are brlstllng
with motor car metaphors"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Only newly married man ever
lodges when his wife throws things at
him,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Never put OF till tomorrow what
any one is willing to do for you to-
day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

The earths fertile area is estimated
at 2s,26g, 200 square miles.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

Cheap people are always looking for
something cheaper than themselves.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31
Will RELIEVE SERyors DEPRESSION

Tho Old STANDARD general nrrngt hening tonle,
| GROVES TAsTELKss chill TOSlC, aruuses the
liver To action drives ont Malaria and builds up the
| system A sure Appetizer and aid ~ Digestion
tur admits and children. " contA
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

A theory is anything that is easier
to preach than to practice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-31

n UILDING a railroad through the
u junglcs of western Brazil is
a n strenuous and often highly
81 dangerous task, calling for
npryes and muscles of steel,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09
In the Balkans
BY Mary Adair Macdonald.

BY Mary Adair Macdonald.
q UNSET steals along the fort.
y Wanders up the street.
To the well beneath the trees
Where We meet
Clean the copper water jars,
Yet untitled. beside us;
Pierce the shades that hide us.
Like flashing lights from MichaeTs
brand.
They gem the sword in my Loves hand
Southwark shines redder FIRE
Leave the old well stone
Where we met in summer days
That are gone!
Leave the creaking wheel and slow.
He Will turn no more
Let him take his blade AMI 90
Southwark to the war.
North the might aud south the light.
And q sword fastening 60 the fight!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09
The Albigenses
By REV. THOMAS. B. GREGORY.

TNHE story of the crusade against
the Albigenses, which began
January 4. 1908, is not without
its comforting lessons Fearful as
it is. that story makes us feel pro-
foundry grateful for the fact that
we are living in the twentieth rath-
er than in the thirteenth century.
and that it would be impossible for
any one to do unto us what Simon
de Montfort did unto the people Of
southern France.
Bear in nina the striking con-
trast in the conditions prevailing in
northern aud southern France at
.he beginning OF the thirteenth CEN
Jury. In the north there was lit
Tie but barbarism and ignorance. In
the south, on the other hand, We're
all manner Of institutions, tradi-
tons, beliefs and disbeliefs Greek.
Roman, Oriental, Pagan and Mus
sulman.
The frequent invasions had min
gled Arab blood with the Gallo.
Roman. AsiatiC and NisigothiC. and
thls mixture of so many different
races. tongues, creeds and ideas had
resulted in a civilization more de-
veloped, more elegant and more hui
name than was to be found any,
where else in Europe.
Poetry, art, science, eloquence.
refinement, culture were every
where in evidence while the north
was a soggy mass of ignorance,
brutality and superstition.
The result was ineWtable-the
oasis of light along the Rhone and
the Garonne was sure sooner or lat
er to come into conflict with the
barbarism along the Rhine. the
Scheldt and the Loire. What fell
lowship hath light with darkness.
Intelligence with superstition. u.5g-
sss with ow.-oyed couservatiHue
The AlbiRenses were dangerous
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09

from the point of view of the en-
throned powers of the time. and
something had to be done about it,
so the powers argued
Messenger after messenger was
sent to the Leading mobiles Of the
heretical provinces to know why
they did not eXterminate the people,
and each time they got the answer:
w can not W have been brought
dp with them; We have among
them those who are near and deer
10 us, and we see them living clean
and gentle lives
An right said the powers, We
viii look after them ourselves And
they kept their word.
\ crusade was ordered. A migu"
army of three or -four hundred
thousand barbalfans under =
Montfort was turned loose upon ne
AIbigenses. and all that was horrt-
bic ana hellish was the order q
the day for seventeen years.
~ 1il II ~ lllldblS- IlO pen ''
ever gifted, could describe the haf
Of what was done in southern
France during those miserable
years. Men, women and innocent
children were slaughtered like cat
tie in the shambles. Houses were
burned, fields were devastated
landmarks were wiped out, beautl-
ful works Of art were destroyed-h
word, the finest civilization I'D
Europe was obliterated. When the
crusade was over. Languedoc ana
Provence by nature the fairest pof-
tons of France, were one unbroken
stretch Of charred ruins, desola-
ton and death.
The Inhabitants had ceased to eA-
list. They had been eXtermiuateo
for no other reason than the ray.
that they We're intelligent ana
aud as suoh dangerous TO lae to1-
seiVatism which wanted only bh9
rance and submission
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09
By GARRETT p. SERVISS.
BY WINSOR M'CAY

have been in our so-called con-
quest Of the earth. Like children,
we have only taken what We could
get without effort. ON the chart
you will see d few elongated dark
spots, following the great river val
legs. which indicate where men
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09
Plenty of Room on This Old Planet

d NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who see
only the worst side of every
thing-often talk Of the over
peopling of the earth. They think
that it Is getting crowded, and look
upon wars, famines and decreasing
birth rates as providential devices
for preventing men and women
from becoming too numerous and
making things uncomfortable for
the chosen few who like to own a
hundred thousand acres apiece, to
be laid out in private parks and
preserves. They are like the Scotch
laird who discourse ed large fami-
lies among his tenants because he
feared that too many human beings
would interfere with his game and
these persons. there is a growing
danger that before long millions of
human beings will be literally
crowded off the earth because it
will be mconvenient to make room
for them
In truth, however. there is plenty
of room on the earth. and the great
mother could easily maintain ten
times as many children as she now
possesses.
10000 Years From Now.
No doubt the world is getting a
little crowded in small spots, but
If we look at II as a whole We see
that the centers of population are
only like few authills scattered
over a vast field. most of which is
UuocCupied
Ii would be "a disgrace 10 man
kind it, ten thousand years from
now, a single human being should
perish from lack OF sufficient susie
nance furnished by the earth to
support its inhabitants.
The land surface Of tile globe
covers over 50,000.oOO square miles.
According to the censuses and esti-
mates made in 1910. il contains
nearly 2,0O0.0O0 600 inhabitants, an
average of 40 to the square mile,
Leaving out of account the noun
tains the deserts and the ice-coV-
cred lands about the poles. there
must be at least 3o.O00,o0O square
miles capable of supporting a dense
population. especially with the aid
of modern scientific methods and
modern machinery for the cultiva-
ton of the soil If the whole 80
100000 square miles could be made
TO sustain "a population as dense as
that OF Belgium. the earth would
have about 2o0o0.O00oo0 inhabi-
tants. If the average density We're
only 2ou to the square mile. in
stead of 600. as i'm Belgium, the
total population would I've 6Q00,Quo
uuv
-aue. u 81 population chart
shows what simple children We
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09


other notable clusters of human
bees are scattered in little specks
over Europe.
Increase in Population.
The soil of the river valleys is
rich and ready to pour out it's vege-
table treasures, and therefore men
have crowded into them But look
at what has been done in the past
Few years in some of the o-called
desert regions of our great Western
country and you will need no fur
Their demonstration Of the fact that
it only requires the application Of
brains in order to make the earth
almost anywhere bloom with life.
Our population in 1910 was about
100000, living on an area of g.
$4,000 square miles, an average Of
between 20 and 26 human beings to
the square mile There can not be
the slightest doubt that this could
be increased 10 an average of 200
to the square mile. making a pop
uation for the United States Of
more than 7O0,OO0,0O0. Very likely
this could be increased to a thou
sand millions with the aid Of mod
ern science.
The vast continent Of Africa,
with an area of more than 12,00O,-
600 square miles. certainly does not
contain more than 150,O00,000 in
habitants, an average of less than
thirteen to the square mile. Yet at
least half of Africa is very fertile.
and even the Sahara desert pos
sesses the potential elements Of fer
tility only awaiting development. 1t
Is probable that Africa could MAIN
tain more than a thousand million
of people, If it were thoroughly civ
ilized China. with 4.277,0OO square
miles, supports 440O00.OO0 people,
and India, with i,773,OOO square
miles, has 515.OO0OOO inhabitants
Not Being 0verpopulated.
South America covers 1000. 600
square miles and contains, say. As
100000 people, an average not much
above six to the square mile. 1t is
rich enough to have at least So
100000.
No the earth is not being over
populated. But some people are
grabbing too much.
In Denmark the peasant farm
ers now own three -fourths of the
farms. while the number of small
farms there is constantly increas-
ing In the United States, in 1910.
there were 6,S615O2 farms. only g.
S54S97 of which were entirely
owned by the men who worked
them. The people OF Denmark are
setting an example that We might
well follow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09

have gathered like hanging clus-
ters of bees in swarming time. The
biggest clusters are in the valleys
OF China's two great rivers, the
Hoang- Ho and the Yang Use Kiang.
in the valley OF the Ganges in In
Ola ana in the valley of the Nile IN
Egypt. our immense American
river valleys have not yet turned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-09
Good Common Sense From
a Good Governor
RpS

Government Ownership Will Solve Many Problems-Mos I'm
portant of ALL 1t Will Make People Interest Themselves in
Their Government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-26
cRITrcrsE CURRENCY BILL.
MiddIe-West Financiers See Bad Feat
ures and Present Their Views to
Senate Banking Committee.

Washington, Sept 26.Further criti-
cism of the administration currency bill
from the viewpoint of the business in
terests OF the middle west was presented
to the Senate banking committee yes
terday by Fendall G.. Winston OF Mime
sofa. who said the bill would be prac-
tieally ineffective for the middle west
because only paper maturing within
ninety DAYS would be available for re-
discount. Senator O'Gorman defended
the constitutionality of the provision OF
the bin requiring national banks to pay
ten per cent of their capital into the
regional reserve banks. Mr.. Winston and
others have objected that it would de-
prive the banks of property without due
process of law. "This bill" said Mr..
Winston in conclusion, "would result in
a dangerous initiation" Curtis Mosher,
secretary of the citizens league OF Min
nesota, submitted a brief showing the
difficulty of forming a regional reserve
bank in the Northwest.
L. G. Hubert, vice president of the
Merchants Loan and Trust company of
Chicago. discussed the bill from the
viewpoint of trust companies organized
under state laws.
Mr.. Hurlbert said the provision allow
ing country banks to loan twenty-five
per cent of their capital and surplus on
farm lands for one year was not suffi-
GENTLY liberal He suggested five-year
loans and some changes in the reserve
system.