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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21

lecture, l tell them If they want a
man who will do everybody good
and do them good forever-get Wick
ersham." Committees have been get
ting Wickersham," on the advice OF
the lamented Jones. for years. and
none has ever yet been disappointed.
He is a man Of spotless character,
lofty purpose and great natural en-
dowments; magnetic. brilliant, SYM
pathetic and humorous. His lectures
are strikingly original, built around
some fundamental truth, and gain
added charm from his rich. musical
voice and dramatic delivery. TO hear
Wickersham is to hear the Prince OF
Popular Lecturers.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Old EnqIish Slaves.

Before the conquest and for a long
time after at least two-thirds of the
people of England were denuded of all
the substantial attributes Of freedom.
The lords had tia absolute disposal or
them. They might be attached to the
soil or transferred by deed. sale or con-
veyance from one lord to another.
They could not chance their place or
hold prope-ty-in short. they were
slaves under their obligation of per-
petual servitude. which the consent of
the master alone could dissolve. The
system was not fairly abolished until
the reign of Charles H., and so late as
1775 men were bought and sold in
Scotland with the estates to which they
were bound.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
GOOD HABITS.

Good habits bring a personal
freedom that it is impossible to OBJ
tain otherwise. The man who has
the habit of doing anything that
he ought to do with clockIike reg
ularity is saved from a CALLING
bondage of uncertainty, hesitation,
energy wasting debate with him.
self. renewed day after day and
growing more of burden as life
advances.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
1errINQ rVen.

Susie's grandmother had been scold-
ing her. Susie felt indignant. but had
been taught never to answer back"
However, she got even. Taking her
kitten in her arms. she thus solilo-
quized:
"Kitty, / wish one Of us was dead
this minute. Not you. kitty nor me,
kitty. but one of US three in this room"
Exchange.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21

A number of married men were re-
Gently dining together at their club.
The question was asked, What trait
in your wife do you consider the most
expensive oneT' The answers were
as numerous as the men In the party.
With one it was vanity. another re-
ligion or charity or love Of dress. The
last man to whom the question was
put answered oracularly, Her tears"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Same as Reina AWAY.

Neighbor's Little Girl-When did you
get back. Mrs. Browne? Did you have
q nice time?
NeighbOr-Why, haven't been away,
my dear.
Haven't you, really? I'm sure /
heard mother say you and Mr.. Browne
had been at Loggerheads for a week
National Monthly.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Our First Sawmin.

It is said that the first sawmin in
the United States was at Jamestown.
from which sawed boards were ex-
ported in June, 1907. A water power
sawmill was In use in 1926 near the
present site of Richmond.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
AFFECTIONS.

Affections sent by Providence
melt the constancy Of the noble
minded. but confirm the obduracy
of the vile. The same furnace that
hardens clay liqueaesgold, andin the
strong manifestations of Divine pow
er Pharaoh found his punishment
but David his pardon.-Colton.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
TRUTH.

Truth is so estimable a quality
that is will not permit Of any tam
penng. Like a mirror, to breathe
upon it with cold falsehood only
makes it reflect a dim image Of its
purity. An untruthful man is a man
always to be feared.
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Well Answered.

Restaurant Patron (caustically>-I am
glad to see your baby has shut ND,
madam.
Mother-Yes, sir. You are the only
thing that's pleased him since he saw
the animals eat at the zoo.-Puck.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Different.

Seedy Chap (stopping pedestrian
Pardon me, sir, but you look very much
like a man | know
Pedestrian-Indeed! Well, you look
like man don't want TO know. Good
Gay!-BoSton Transcript
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
He Wanted 70 KNOW.

Didn't you say" demanded the
young man Of the captain, "that this
ship was equipped with all appliances
for human safety?'
'I did"
'Then how does it happen that /
now find myself engaged to a lady l
did not know when the vessel left her
pier%-Judge.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Her Mean srotner.

She-Aline's twin brother annoys her
dreadfully. He-How? She-You see.
everybody knows they are twins, and
poor Aline can't pass for only twenty
four because he tells people he's thir-
ty.-Exchange.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Russia,s Fisheries.

Russia ranks third among the fish
and deep sea food producing countries
Of the world The total yield of fish
is well over $S,O00.OO0 worth a year,
but even this great supply is not equal
to the needs of the population.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
THE NEAPOLITAN ORCHESTRA.
Rather Too Light.

The landlady who had not reputa-
ton for overfeeding her boarders asked
her solitary boarder as he looked dole
fully at his supper. "Shall light the
gasY'
The boarder gazed at the scanty meal
and replied. "Well, no. it isn't neces-
sary; the supper Is light enoughr'-
London Telegraph.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Two Puzzles.

Mrs. Bowns-How do you expect me
to buy things for you to eat If you
don't give me any money? Mr.. Downs
And how do you expect me to earn
money far you if don't get anything
to eat New York Journal.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
ReIica Of the Past

I'D Ike 10 see one hoss shay" re-
marked the city visitor
"Out of date" said his country host.
''The nearest we can come to it now
Is a one cylinder car. r."-PittsburgIl
Post
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21

HE right to the title Of the great
est woman reader of plays on
the Lyceum platform has been
fairly won by Margaret Stahl in a
free field without favor. Her name
carries with it the promise of an even
ing of rare enjoyment, wherever the
Lyceum is known. Her splendid per-
sonality fascinates her hearers, ana
the charm of an elemental woman
hood that Is bigger than all art, and
better than all acting, overwhelms
them. Her art extends no less to the
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Dog spooks.


The phantom dog specter was one Of
the hardest Of old English supersti-
tions. Almost every county had its
black dog which haunted its lonely
spots and was the dread Of every ma
tive. Most Of them were regarded as
devils, but some were held to be the
spirits of human beings. transformed
thus as a punishment. Lady Howard.
Devon notable Of the days OF James
l., for instance, was said to be COM
PEELED to haunt Okehampton in the
form Of dog as a punishment for her
cruelty to her daughter.
Pretty Weary.
Weary dying under apple tree)-Say.
mister. kin / have one Of dem apples?
Farmer-Why. them apples won't be
ripe for four months yit. Weary-Oh.
dat's all right. amt in no hurry.
I'll wait--Life.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21

presentation Of her work than In its
selection, her repertoire being chosen
with discriminating taste, plays which
have a universal appeal, and whose
lesson is an uplifting one, being chos-
en-. The number of return engage
years on some of the most discrim-
mating courses of the country is an
indication that she is growing in fame
and favor and her art is deepening
and widening. Her appearance here
in the future insures an artistic treat.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Good Manager.
A Guides Escape.

First Guide-How was your life
saved? Second Guide-He mistook a
cow for me.-New York Sun.
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Quite Enough.

Quite Enough.
Penman-Did you wade through that
last book of mine?
Wright-Yes. j did.
Were you much stuck on it?'
''Only dollar twenty-five. ."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Good Manager.
us your sons wife a good man
ager?
"Yes. She manages to make him
jump whenever she gives him an or
der. which is more than I ever was
able to do."-Judge
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
USE YOUR STRENGTH.

In the assurance OF strength there
is strength, and they are the weak
est, however strong, who have no
faith in themselves or their powers.
Lord Bacon.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21
Some Loud Noises Cannot Be Heard.


Experimenters in vibration have
found that no sound, no matter how
loud it may be, can be heard unless 1t
lasts longer than fortieth Of a sec
ond. They have found that both the
number Of vibrations and the duration
of sound influence its audlbillty, prob
ably the latter more than the former.
This means that there are untold num-
bers Of piercing sounds with infinites-
tmal vibrations and short duration oc-
curing every moment about us. For
tunately we are unable to hear them,
else we should be driven crazy I'm
short time. The ear apparatus is so
constructed that 1t records only those
sounds that last One-fortieth of a sec
ond or over.-Chicago Tribune.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-11-21

''I have to wear fathers old clothes.
I don't suppose you girls have any
troubles like those"
"Yes. we do" said the girl. 81 have
to wear mothers old hair."-Kansas
City Journal
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
Three Law Students Win
Medals in Annual Debate

Medals awarded by the Washington
College of Law to the winning side in
the annual debate are today in pos
session of Miss Dora Palkin. II. r.
Masrnan. and J. Emanuel. who sue.
night in the annual debate held at the
Players Club, 1870 New York avenue
northwest
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
D, A, R. DELEGATES TO
ATTEND CATHEDRAL
Special Services to Be Held at
Mt. st. AIbans at 4 O'clock
Today.

The delegates to the twenty-thlrd
congress of the Daughters OF tne
American Revolution remaining III
washington after the adjournment Oh
the session at l o'clock this morning
will attend a special service at the
Cathedral. Mt. St. Adams, 1T o'clock
this afternoon
Most of the delegates had departed
for their homes before the closing night
.cssion. Those who remained toCk part
in . Uyelv contest over the question
of revising the society's constitution,
hut though the clock was set back so
that technically the session might
close before Sunday, the debate on re
vision had not been eompieteo , ie.r "e
a suggestion by Mrs. Charles W
Richardson, of the District. that pin
in which should be attached suitable
medal be devised for the president
general. was adopted Ihe pm tne
William Cumming Story, will remain
the property of the retiring president
general. $1,000, so a.
her successor. Another courtesy paiu hS,
70 airs. Story, was the presentation by
Mrs Lillian Roome. Of the District, and
old colonial tea set. .,.
The delegates rose to pa silent
tribute to the memory OF Mrs. CharleS
II. Day. Mrs. J; R. Walker; Mrs; ME- J..
who have died since the last congress.
The services ut The cathedral this
afternoon will be the last official func-
ton of the congress. Inc Ht. kcv.
Alfred Harding will officiate. \ great
many social events of private nature
main over in Washington during the
week
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
GEORGE F. BAER IS
REPORTED SINKING
Wife Remains Throughout the
Night at Bedside Of Reading
Railroad Head.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 90
George f. Baer, president of the Phila-
deIphia and Reading railway, is sinking
today. This was the information given
out at Mr.. Baer's home, Ills Spruce
street.
His aged wife remained at Mr.. Baers
bedside practically all through the
night. Hour after hour she sat by
MIN, refusing to leave the room.
Mr.. Baer is suffering from gastric
attack. with which he was stricken yes
terday while walking from his home te
the Reading Terminal. Little hope OF
his recovery is entertained because oi
his advanced age. He Is In his seventy
second year.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
DENIES COSTUMES
/ WERE IN WESTERN
Principal Asserts Report That
Coburn Players Used Burn
ed School Is incorrect.

Emphatic denial is made today OF the
animation of ]. c. Muir, citizen OF
GEORGETOWN, that costumes of the Co
urn PLAYERS were left at the west
IN High school on Thursday night.
nd that the fire might have originated
-sm a cigarette thrown away by some
ne in charge of the storage of the
pstumes.
Miss Edith c. Westcott. principal OF
ne western High School, states that
ne Coburn Players had no costumes
the building at any time Thursday
and that a performance was given on
ne western lawn on "wednesday morn
.ng at HIS o'clock by four members OF
he Coburn Players. Their costumes
we're brought to the school IN two
lrunks, they left at noon ana tneir
trunks followed them to Twin OAKS.
where they were appearing for nlsht
performance.
-Four Morris dancers gave an open
air performance at the school Weones-
day morning" said Miss Westcott 10
day. They left at noon and tner
costumes. in two trunks. followed them.
school on Thursday morning, ana vas
the only member of the Coburn Prayers
al Western during the day.
Costumes Not at School
1t has been enormously reported
thst the Coburn Players stored tneiI
costumes at the school They appeaieo
IN three performances at Twin oahs'
rbe home of Mrs. Alexander Graham
Sell. once on Wednesday and TWICE
Thursday. afternoon and night;
ORGANIZATION of Western High sche o.
classes was made at a faculty meetine
~ the Fillmore School yesterday a1ter'
uoon and after visiting the punoihs
many of the teachers found their class
records intact. The Individual record'
of the students were found to pe II
tons. ne
sembled at the Business High Schoo
al 3 O'Clock. The teachers VIII take
charge of the classes in the assenpls
hall at Business and ASSIGNMENTS tt
various rooms at the FRANKLIN anS
Fillmore Schools will be made.
Superintendent of Janitors McQueene!
had a force working at the ournet
building yesterday and today: Much O
the furniture and many books oelong
ing TO the students were moved out o
the building and carried to the FRANK
lin.
No interruption in drills is expected
by the Western Hin School cadet OF
hcers, as plans are under way TO nav
the guns and military equipment store'
ct the Franklin School. 1t is expecte'
that the first year cadets will come Z
the Franklin on drill days from tn
Fillmore School.
Board Will Meet Today.
A meeting Of the Board of Education
has been called for tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. at which time 1t l
expected that the Commissioners vi
meet with them to ask Congress 10
an emergency appropriation to repuil
the school
Snowdea Ashford municipal architect
Is at work on plans for reconstructin
the school II is said that il buildtn
operations start at once the school WI
be ready for occupancy on January
1915 The walls of the school ar
standing and will be braced and testec
one crack has been discovered In tn
east wall at the third floor. where
large water tank fell through. when II
base apparently burned away.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
Twenty-Year Club to
Hold Annual Banquet

Members OF the Twenty-Year Cub
will hold their annual banquet in the
Woodward & Lothrop cafe next satur-
dav evening. There will be an inltia-
tion and reception of new members who
have completed twenty years service
with the firm.
There are at present seventy-two
members of the club. forty-five men and
twenty-seven women. OF this number.
nine have completed thirty years of
service
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
Elks' Oyster Club Will
Give CIambake Tomorrow

Members and guests will be enter
tained tomorrow night at the EIks'
Club with a cIambake in charge of
the EIks' oyster Club. The club has
become famous during the winter for
its oyster roastS.
The clambake will be held in the
rathskeIIar and the committee in
charge has arranged TO provide for a
large crowd Local talent and actors
from the various theaters will provide
entertainment.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
Reading by Miss Siddons.

Miss Victoria Siddons. sister of
Commissioner Siddons, will read Tenny-
SONS '.Enoch Arden to a musical set
ting of Richard straus in the Berkely
Tbeater. New York. next Saturday af-
ternoon Her accompanist will be Miss
lula higgins, member OF the Ruben
stein Club.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
No Danger in Celery
If It's Properly Washed

There is no danger in eating celery
n ii il properly washed. This assur-
ance given by Department of Agricul-
lure experts. who declare that warnings
sent 10 growers last year of the danger
Of careless spraying. had been gener-
ally needed.
Experiments last year showed that on
celery there was frequently copper sui
phate. More care in spraying by grow
Srs. and greater care by consumers in
washing celery have minimiZed the
danger, agricultural experts declare.
The Washington times., 1914-04-26
MachiniSts at Banquet.

columbia Lodge. No. ia, International
Association of Machinists. entertained
the Columbia Minstrel troupe last night
at the Hotel Continental with ban
ouet, The entertainment committee OF
the lodge was composed of j. Sheehan,
F. T. Bresnahan. ]. ]. Farley, c. h.
Kreichbaum. s. Martin. and G. Joynes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11
THEY CAN'T MAKE EN- DRINK

II is one thing TO lead q donkey to
water but another TO make him drink.
mat is automatic Ana De II known
and understood that donkeys 90 not
greatly differ in THIS respect from the
Missouri mule down 20 the democratic
ourro. They are stubborn oTutes
Note then how It works. Inc Mere
dith nerd having been led 10 me Con-
molly water trough hang pack ana
snort Ii the reports OF poi''cai morse
wranglers are to De created the man
Meredith herd Is hanging PACK III the
natter ears and teet forward ihes
simply viii not drinK. SOMEBODY mas
rolled 'ae spring.
II was to be expected Ar Me3ed' n
may smile and sWeetly 81 5 q peace
but the rank and ME OF the -hefecitn
bunch sing OF arms and var The
army refuses to pass under the yoke
supported on the one end by Connolly
and on the other oy Louie Murphy
Il is q case Of The DID guard dies out
It never surrenders Why not The
political rank and Aile are n the same
position as htisants over line fence
The lawyers may grin across the table
as they lunch together but the parties
20 the suit seek different hotels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11

one kind or another and who finds the
door Of the factory closed to him Is
an object OF pity and the practice OF
active sympathy.
Perhaps this new law which runs a
straight edge across the field OF labor
and employment will have even It's
largest effect upon the general atti-
tude toward the manned or partially
helpless. Gradually we are coming to
recognize that desire and effort to
make a living" and pay mans
debts" and care for families we'll is
much more deserving than the physi-
cal ability to do 1t. that the man who
tries is entitled to have his opportun-
ity made for him by those of us who
are we'll and able physically and An
ancially. When one avenue is closed
to the cripple make sure that the great
heart of the world. which whatever
men may say blindly, beats true in
kindness and charity, will find the way
when the decision is up between the
right of the broken man to a chance
or the alternative of complete pauper-
ism.
The compensation idea is just and
right But it is not more just or more
righteous than the conclusion that ev-
cry man who is willing to work has an
unanswera demand upon the COM
munity at large to afford him that OPP
portunity. If the compensation laws
force the establishment OF this princi
pie they will have been as valuable TO
the community in general as to the
class they are intended to benefit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11
THOSE CROP REPORTS.

A record breaking wheat crop, corn
estimated less than per cent off from
the figures of last July and at that
the crop estimated to give an increase
Of nearly half a billion bushels over
the 1918 crop despite the drouth in
and some other corn states. with an
estimated increase in all the crops
listed with the one exception of sweet
potatoes things are looking pretty pros
porous, don't you think? With the
seven surplus corn states estimated
as $4,000. GOO bushels of corn ahead
Of last year and but $50, 100000 under
the highest record, that of 1912, people
ought to have money TO spend in the
corn country this fall and winter.
And among all these states Iowa
mated at $4,000, 900 above the hve-year
average which gives the impression
that the wolf VIII find the bowling
better outside the boundaries Of the
state. Also the calamity bowler.
The states which are subject to fail
ure and where complete or partial
failure is not entirely an unexpected
thing are burdened with crops this
year. The Dakotas are fruitful as the
real rainbelt this season. Iowa and
the Iowans who have scattered thru
the west and northwest this side OF
the Rockies have crops. There will be
no writing home for money enough to
winter on unless from some parts OF
Canada.
We should not worry. He is a pessi-
mist indeed who can drive thru the
Iowa country this year and keep his
crouch. However Iowa is 10 manage TO
squeeze her crops into the barns and
cribs ana bins this season is a prob
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11
OK YOKES AND AUTOS.
Manson Democrat

Could any of the old settlers who
have passed into the shadows from
hereabouts been privileged to reenact
the role Of Rip Van Wrinkle and been
at Twin Lakes the Fourth, he would
most assuredly have rubbed his eyes
as he gazed at spectacle that even the
widest dreamer of even ten years ago
could not have conjured with his
fevered imagination. Six thousand
celebrants of the nations natal day
there assembled. decked out in all the
bravery of holiday attire and with the
patriotic spirit dripping from every
pore. From everywhere came they in
almost every class OF conveyance, but
mostly in automobiles and we venture
that In no place in Iowa on that day,
could there have been seen more won
oerful assembling of these strange craft
that have made the world half mad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11
shorthand Breed. prolixity.

When shorthand was introduced 1t
was welcomed as a great relief from
the labor of taking notes In court; now
it. is being accused in some quarters of
being one of the causes of the laws
delays. In Missouri Judge Robinson,
OF the supreme court, lately referred
to the typewriter as cause Of retarda-
ton, and a veteran lawyer writes to
the st. Louis Republic in elaboration OF
that theme. In the old days, he says.
when material evidence was jotted
down in longhand, courts pushed along
much faster With stenographer
present, hundreds Of unnecessary
questions are asked, repetition is the
rule and seldom is a bill of exceptions
perfected without one or more extern
tons Of time for fling" Moreover, the
notes are not boiled down, but turned
over to the printer in an enormous
mass, much of which is not to the
point. This Is burdensome to the court,
and expensive to the litigant. He does
not suggest that the court reporter be
abolished, but he urged that the abb
stract OF record be cut down by four
fifths and that lawyers should reform
their habits in respect to assignment
of errors" In all this there is much
u Stti' -0SS He1iiiNI' ieiS'i'tAeS ehAe q NNAi'f
tation that must be constantly resisted.
Shorthand, the typewriter. the typeset-
ting machine, the fast press and cheap
Paper have put a premium on polixity.
while Intelligent selection and con-
densation are as difficult and laborious
as they ever were. The reform sug-
geSted is not needed in the court room
alone: the annual waste in wordy pub
lie documents is enormius. 1t is time
to try TO make the blue pencil keep
pace with the notwithstanding eld,
Mass, Republican.