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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
The American Goldfnch.
From the Chicago Post,

From the Chicago POST.
A good many years ago the old Duke
Of Argyll came to America and straight
way was taken to Niagara Falls to gaze
on the glories Of cataract and rapids. His
hosts led him to a point of vantage just
below the laundering downfall They
turned to him to get sight of his first ex-
preston of awe and rapture. and found
that he had his back to the falls and
was looking wonder-eyed at an American
goldfnch pulling seeds from a thistletop.
This is the month of the goldfinch.
although, perhaps. the bird would not SO
call it. With his mate. in July he is
housekeeping. and is doing his share of
the work of keeping hungry children fed.
For eleven months he leads free life.
singing every other minute and getting
all the joy there is handy.
When the Duke of Argyll had looked
on the goldfinch he said: "It is. in truth.
n gold finch Few birds have such
slightly clothing to wear. The scarlet
tanager cannot boast himself above the
goldfinch in point of raiment. Even the
golden-rod is envious when the goldfnch
weaves by overhead. This July bird.
when he is flying. swings hammocks in
the sky. He has weaving fight across
the fields. and he sings all the way.
In late September country folk who
have known the goldfinch through the
summer miss him and ask where he has
gone. He hasn't gone anywhere. He is
still with them, but they don't know him.
He drops his gold-and-black feathers and
puts on a subdued coat shaded to be in
keeping with the melancholy days. But
in dun or in gold he sings. He has a
heart that goes all the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
Club Life That Wearies.
rom the New York Times,


In the smoking room of his favorite
hotel he was surrounded by a half dozen
congenial friends talking shop. which In
his case meant woolens. An old friend
Joined the party with the salutation.
How is it, Johnson. l don't see YOU al
the club any more:"
Dropped them ALL This is my only
club just now. though / do retain men,
bership in one luncheon club. That ]
consider convenience rather than a
club
And You a most clubable chap? How
that? You can't spring the high cost OF
living as an excuse unless the commercial
agency reports are all wrong. Your rat
ing doesn't seem to indicate any neces-
sity for retrenchment."
Put 1t down to WEAKNESS. Reckon I'm
not sufficiently assertive for the club
spirit to get me. Twenty years since
graduation found me on a list of fourteen
clubs, societies and associations. all with
homes Of their own. But in all that time
l have never served on n committee or
been asked to serve; never have had a
front seat at the windows for a parade
or function of any sort. even in the days
now past. when the daily parade was
worth watching: never have done any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
Absorbing Fresh Blood.
m the Electric Railway Journal.

from the Electric Halfway Journal.
This is the season when there is a large
accession from the schools to the ranks
of the workers. Within the past few
weeks several hundred thousand young
people have been graduated" from
schools and colleges and must now be
absorbed by the industries. The problem
Of assimilat!ng reasonable share of the
best available young blood is a serious one
because on its solution depends the flu
ture Of the industry. There are two as
poets of this situation which demand at
tention. The recruit must begin his work
with the determination to make the most
Of 1t and of himself. On the other hand
the employer must see to It that the
youth has a fair opportunity to make
good. Each applicant for a position must
Je considered as an Individual not simply
as help" and his qualifications must be
studied to enable him to be fitted to the
proper task. When set to work he must
not be left to his own devices but must
nave some guidance so that he will de-
Telop properly and can utilize all present
agencies for his Improvement. Original
devices must be used as necessary to
bring out the latent ability Of the neo-
ohyte. We can imagine that we hear
our older friends. brought up under the
good. old-fashioned but now obsolete
methods. exclaiming, "BoSh. throw the
youngster in and let him learn to swim
by swimming. This new-fangled cod
aling business doesn't go with me"
Zines have changed, however. We must
have something to do for the boy what
the old apprentice system did We do
not advocate coddlne but We do deplore
neglect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
A Banner Year for Bugs.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t has been observed early and with
dismay that this is a spring Of great in
sect activity. The June bug has interest
ed and appalled, the horticulturist: the
early mosquito has fallen irritatingly
upon the unprepared and protesting skin
of the sentimental stroller in the woods.
and midges sharper than "a serpent's
tooth laugh the laugh of true knaves at
the feeble projections of society.
There are folk who view the June bug
with respect, II not awe. He is a scarab
whose ancestors dwelt in karnak and
Thebes and were swatted by the pharaohs
on warm, moist nights. Thus, like the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
of Boston. he can maintain point of dis
tinction in antiquity. If Ire lack the es-
thetic and dietetic nobility Of the An
clients and Honorables, he at least may
assert. laundering against the screens
or laundering into the lamp, that he has
come laundering and laundering from
the time of Isis.
With regard to the nudge we are and
with regard to the mosquito we seem to
be necessitarians. The nudge is of Il mi
crocosm beneath our control and his ex-
preston is mostly bite, in which he is
prodigious although in aspect micro
SCOPE. But to be a necessitarian with
respect to the mosquito is lazily and
painfully to accept the preventable as
the inevitable-poor philosophy and not
profitable. The mosquito does not sur
0yive kerosene and drains. and both are
10 be had easily and used without much
effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

It has been found that for many decades
Now York hnanciers and business men
have been drinking spring water" from
Trinity pump, known as the best and
purest water in New York. The OLD
town pump stood on the sidewalk in
Trinity place, and the water was sup
posed to come from a perpetual spring,
or a spring Of perpetual youth, perhaps
At any rate, business men kept their Office
boys running back and forth with pitch
ers on hot days, between the spring and
the skyscrapers for this delightful water,
Subway diggers have just discovered
that the water has come through the city
mains all these years. by an ingenious
arrangement! But no doubt many bust
ness men have greatly benefited on &C.
cout Of the exceptional medicinal value OF
this remarkable spring. This is where
Imagination has worked wonders. Speak.
ing of the verdure Of city folks, We heard
Of a brilliant city chap who asked a ma.
tive Of Mount Monadnock region, some
time ago. II one of the lakes was salt
water. He was surprised that the tide
did not ebb and flow at the foot OF that
mountain.
The laugh is not always at the expense
Of the country people. There are lots of
suckers in New York, evidently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

thing but pay dues. buy tickets for din
ners TO distinguished guests. and con-
tribute to Christmas boxes and charity
lists for down and cutters in the clubs.
II will not push for a place; consider
1t bad form. More assertive members
take my rights. and am a sort of back
number because of that fact.
Here / am treated with more con-
sderation because my patronage is con-
sidered worth while and the management
goes out OF the way to make ii pleasant
for me. l am not quite so much at my
ease perhaps at times. but take II as a
whole II suits me better. / meet new
faces and old friends.
When January came l had thought
it all out and resigned from all my clubs
except that at which | get my midday
snack There | meet men of my own ag.
and with the same interests and hobbies
l am served as l wish AS | am here at
the hotel. ] estimated that ] would say.
5000 year by sacrificing my club IN
terests and yet miss nothing. SO far
have not regretted the step l have taken.
do not feel that ! have lost anythins;
but actually have gained in peace ~
mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
Historic Stirling.

from the London Chronicle
The history of Stirling. which the
king and queen visit today. is practi-
cally an epitome of Scottish history
For Stirling took a hand in nearly
everything important which happened
in Scotland from the battle of Stirling
bridge. 1.-The key to the Highlands" in
1897. to the time of the young pre-
tender. who besieged Stirling Castle in
t-iS. The castle in which many Scot
tsh kings have lived and in which
nnrc have died. has probably seen more
e@es than any other building. For
t''s reason. as we'll as its strategic
Fvn-ar'arce at the time. 1t is one of the
fortresses specially appointed by the
act Of union TO be perpetually kept in
rerair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
FINED FOR STRIKING boy.
Judge Aukam Rules Driver Had NJ
Right to Use His Whip.

Whether a man may use his whip upon
small boy who steals ride upon his
wagon and then refuses to get on when
asked to do 80 by the driver. was de-
cided by Judge Aukam in Police Court
today.
Thomas Wheeler, colored, driver fol-
local express company. appeared in
court charged with assault upon a small
colored boy, who claimed to have been
severely beaten by him. Wheeler adj
mitted that he struck the boy. but
claimed that he did SO only after re.
questing him several times to get of
his wagon.
Judge Aukam said that he could see
no justincation for having struck the
boy, and sentenced Wheeler to pay a
fine Of $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
TEMPERANCE IN BRITAIN.
Spread of the No-License Movement
in England. Scotland and Wales.

From the American Review Of Reviews for August.
The liquor question has been of prime
political Importance in Great Britain
since 1868. when the late Sir Wilfrid Law
son began his campaign in parliament in
favor of local option. In 1880 general
election took place and a large number Of
candidates elected were in favor of Sir
Wilfrid's resolution, which was after
ward adopted in 1881 and 1885. In 1891
the Welsh local veto bill was passed
These efforts to amend the British licens-
ing laws were all brought to naught be-
cause Of the attitude of the house Of
lords, which has always contained q
number of peers interested in the liquor
business. Two general licensing bills re-
stricting the traffic were introduced, one
in 1898, and one two years afterward, but
both were withdrawn. In 1904 hcens-
ing act was passed conceding the right
of compensation upon the refusal to re-
new a license.
third government bill, by far the most
advanced legislation dealing with the
drink evil ever proposed by the British
government. This measure passed the
house of commons by the large majority
of 237 votes. but it was once more re-
iected bv the lords. The position taken
on this and other government measures
brought about a constitutional crisis.
ended in 1911 by the curtailment Of the
powers of the peers.
national temperance convention was
held in London, November ID. 1912. with
representatives from all over England,
Ireland. Scotland and Wales. The prime
minister received the deputation, but de-
clared he had no power of putting
through a general temperance measure
Meanwhile, the annual per capita con-
sumption in the British Isles has been
given by the United Kingdom Temper
ance Union as 2s17 gallons. or about "
per cent larger than that Of the United
States. The figures of 1913 show an IN
crease of 100000 over those of the
preceding year writer in the Lon
don Daily Mail, noting the fact that
Englishmen are spending on drink sum
equal to four-f1fths the entire national
revenue, says by way OF encourage a.
sMaeaulay reckons. that in ..1sss the
English people consumed ninety gallons
of alcohol per- head. They now only
drink a little over twenty-eight. In. 1850
there was one public house to every six
homes and to every forty-seven people.
Now there is but one public house 10
every seventy homes and $50 people
Drunkenness, too, besides having virtual
" died out as social accomplishment.
has steadily diminished among all
classes"
A strict licensing bill for Scotland
passed in 1918, granting to that section
of the British Isles complete local opton
for 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

the theft Of musical instruments valued
at S125. stolen from Musical Hall. Ma
tional Training School for Boys. The
instruments were government property.
Clinton was sentenced to serve sixty
day in the workhouse on the larceny
charge, and is held for the action of the
grand jury in $500 bonds for the alleged
housebreaking.
William Austin faced the court. charged
with the theft of horse valued at 500,
which was the property of the American
Rescue Workers. \ charge of carrying
a dangerous weapon. in the form of a
razor, was also preferred. He was SEN
fenced to serve ninety days for the minor
charge and held for the grand jury in
$500 bonds for the horse stealing.
William Barnes. colored. charged with
highway robbery. in which it is alleged
he stole pocketbook and s1.10 from Jo-
seph Carroll, pleaded not guilty. and was
held for the grand jury in $1,000 bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
The Elizabethan Sailors.
! the Manchester Guardian.


Sir John Benn has persuaded the
London county council to commemorate
the EIizabethan sailors at Old Radcliffe
Cross. The scheme hung fire for a
time because the antiquaries could not
fix the site of the cross. which has van
ished as utterly as the name and repu
tation of the Ratcliffe highway nearby
The place chosen is a little east of the
Rotherhithe tunnel where a grimy
wharf has preserved the name of the
cross where SO many of the stout-tim-
bered explorers set sail for the north
ern seas.
Perhaps when shadwell gets its river
side park there will be a few bold ex-
ploring sightseers from the west to
look upon the memorial. which is
otherwise as far off the tourist track as
any spot in London. 1t shows square,
ended Tudor ships under full sail above
the names of Sir John Wiloughby, Sir
Martin Frobisher and other great
names in Hakluyt and in English mem
cries. Frobisher lies near Milton in
St. Giles. Cripplegate. well within the
tourist area.
If you go from the memorial up
Butchers row into Stepney you are in
the traditional sailors town, although
nowadays you find the sailors farther
east. where dockland has grown up
since the EliZabethan sailors went to
sea. The church in Stepney's one bit Of
green is the Sailors Church Of Lon
don. unless Deptford. with memories
Of the shipbuilders. is admitted to have
as good a claim. All the children born
at sea were baptized parishioners OF
Stepney. Mariners tombs are as thick
here as those Of Dutch merchants in
Austin Friars. The discoverer should
go back by Mapping. packed in be-
tween London docks and the river and
still keeping in score of tarry inns
suggestions of the FrobiSher times
You can drink ale in the North Ameri-
can Sailor and think of the great days
of old when they used to hang the
pirates somewhere about Wrapping Old
Stairs 1t was johnson advised Bos-
well to explore Wrapping. but Boswell
did not find much that was exciting
perhaps from our want of sufficient
exertion." he says humbly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
WOOD HELD ON CHARGE
Of EMBEzzL|NC S245
Atlantic Coast Line Clerk Pleads Not
Guilty and Valves Prelim-
mary Examination.

The preliminary hearings in four cases
Of larceny came before Judge Aukam in
Police Court this morning. Carl l. Wood.
charged with embezzling funds to the
amount of s245.15 from the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad. pleaded not guilty and
waived examination. Wood who is a
clerk for Thomas H. Harr. was held in
$1,000 bonds for the action of the grand
jury.
Two charges, one, the larceny of BIZ
cycle and the other HOUSEKEEPING, were
preferred against Richard Clinton, COL
ored. The HOUSEKEEPING charge involves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
Calvin's Geneva.

7 Tom ne LONDON thrVnlcle.
Geneva is certainly more comfortable
place to live in now that il was in the
time of Calvin Mr.. Gribble extracts some
Instances from the register Of the CON
sistory OF the kind of thing that got the
ienevese citizen into trouble. .One man
Sas punished for wearing baggy knicker-
cookers i'll the streets: a second for Of
er!ng his snutf-boX to a friend during the
sermon; a third for talking business TO a
peighoor as lie was coming out of church;
/. fourth for calling his COW by the scrip
tural name Rebecca. n fifth for likening
he braying of his donkey TO the chanting
If psalm" A child was stood in the pill
tory and publicly whipped for throwing
a stone at its mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

Thomas Turner. brother Of ]. Frank
Turner. a Baltimore grocer. died sud-
denly on the doorsteps of 1909 North
Calvert street. He had been associated
with his brother in business for the
last twenty years and when he left the
store Saturday night appeared to be in
good health. He was tifty-eight years
old and was born at Lapworth. Charles
county. Md. and was d son Of the late
John Randolph and Mary Hall Turner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
Down on Our Sex.

from the Boston Transcript
Miss Gusher Cat the summer resort
eon't il just like heaven.
Miss Grout-Yes: the proportion of
men here and in heaven, 7 imagine, will
be Just about the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

What are you lecturing on The
human uplift" Fine subject You
ought to get a good deal that's hu-
manly beneficial out of that" fou BET
do l get $3.50 a night Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

He-Seventy-five dollars for spring
hat! It's a sin!
she-Never mind, dearest. The sin will
be on my head.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03

Quick. quick. my dear-everybody else
in the lifeboat! The ship is sinking"
Wait a moment. I cannot be seen
Se this. The lifebelt makes my coat
tucker. The Bystander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
Verdure in the City.

From the Wakefield Item.
City folks" especially New Workers.,
have no reason to gloat over the country
jays or easy marks out in the suburbs
Barton County democrat., 1914-09-04
OSCAR CLINK BUYS
SADDLEROCK CAFE.

A deal was completed the first
of the week whereby Oscar Clink
purchased the SaddlerOck Cafe
which has been under the charge
of Ben Sickle for the past Two
years. Mr.. Clink is having the en-
tire place thoroughly cleaned, re-
painted and repapered, both up
stairs and down, and is also hav-
ing some changes made in the
restaurant part, and will conduct
the same on the European hotel
plan. Oscar is one of the best
men at this business in this coun-
try as is atteSted to by the enor-
nous business he has built up at
the Clink Cafe, and there is no
question but that he will make the
Saddlerock one of the best and
most popular hotels in this Sec
tion. He will continue the Clink
Cafe and will personally super
wise both places. The SaddlerOck
will not be run as an all-night
house, but will discontinue SER
vice in the restaurant at midnight,
but the Clink Cafe will as in the
past, be kept open all night. Mr..
Clink is aiming to have the Sad
dlerock reopened for business
Sunday if the painters and decora-
tors can finish their work by that
time, and he cordially invites the
public to come in and judge for
themselves just what kind of a
place he intends to conduct, and
they. can be assured of the very
best service in every respect.
Mr.. Sickle left the first of the
week for Ness City to look after
some property interests there and
expects to return here next week
to settle up his business matters
and it is probable that he will
again open a restaurant in Ness
City as he has a vacant business
building in that city.
Barton County democrat., 1914-09-04
DIDN'T LIKE WYOMING.

Eilert SiefkeS, of Hudson, was
a visitor in the city Monday. He
told the Courier of his recent visit
to Van TaSSel, Wyoming, and says
he was not favorably impressed
with that country. He has some
relatives near the town of Van
TasSel, which is a new town, and
they had praised the country very
highly TO him, but he could moi
see the things quite their way. He
says the large ranches get along
very well, but the settlers nave ex-
ceedmgly slim picking, and appar-
emily all of them desire to sell out.
They are asking about $40 an
acre for the land. Ebert saws il
may be worth good money some
day, but he does not feel like he
had time to wait for. it to grow val.
uable.- Stafford Courier.
Barton County democrat., 1914-09-04
MRS. H. A. WILSON.

Mrs. Harriet Wilson, wife Of
Hugh A. Wilson, died at the fam
lily home in this city on Tuesday
morning of this week, death be-
ing brought on by a cancerouS
trouble of long standing, but the
end was haStened by a severe fall
and the resulting shock which
Mrs. Wilson suffered some
months ago and since which time
she has been a helpless invalid
and confined to her bed most of
the time.
Mrs. Wilson, whose maiden
name was Harriet Flint, was born
in Shrewsbury, Mass, March 4,
1850, where she grewto woman
hood and where she was united
in marriage to H. A. Wilson, and
with her husband came to Barton
county and settled on a farm
northwest of HoiSingtOn in 1878,
where they resided for many
years, removing to this city a few
years ago. She was a woman uni
verSally loved and esteemed by
all who knew her, and her death
is sad shock to the many friends
and especially to those who have
known and loved her during her
many years of residence in this
county.
She leaves to mourn her death
her husband, one son, Frank, Of
Kansas City, Kansas, and one
daughter, Miss Helen, one of the
bookkeeperS at the Walnut Greek
Mills. Besides these she leave;
two sisters, Mrs. Plympton, OF
Wellesley Hills, Mass, and Mrs
Crackman, of Boston.
Funeral services were held from
the family home yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock, being conduct
ed by Rev. WeStwood, of the Pres
byterian church, and intermen
made in the cemetery at this place
The many friends of the famil!
join in extending sympathy tC
the bereaved ones in their houl
of trouble.
Barton County democrat., 1914-09-04
HOLD YOUNG LIVE STOCK


There never has been a time in
this country when it was more
important for the farmers to hold
young breeding stock. The live
stock population has decreased
tremendously in Kansas and it is
very unfortunate. Every effort
should be made in all the counties
in Kansas to hold all the breeding
stock this year as the world will
demand more of our meat next
year than ever before. AS a mat
ter of public welfare, every Insti-
tute organization, every farmers
organization of any kind, every
bankers organization and every
banker and every commercial club
should join in an effort to hold
all young live stock and especial
ly all breeding stock. There is
ample feed in Kansas to carry
through the winter much more
live stock than we have and there
will be ample pasture and ample
Silage to carry such live stock
through next summer. The Kan
SaS Agricultural College is using
all its influence in every possible
direction to induce farmers, not
)nly to hold live stock in the coun-
ties but to 80 out and get other
live stock to feed the Kansas al
falfa and Kansas serghums, in
stead of shipping alfalfa and vast
ing the SorghumS. A million sheep
could be fattened this winter in
Kansas on a little alfalfa and on
other feed that will probably be
wasted. The slogan in every
county in Kansas should be Hold
Young Live Stock"