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Evening star., 1915-01-31

the iron door, only to find it locked-nd The anitor had
left the key at home! l may add that if my memory
serves me correctly-and it does-ths ingenously de-
signed arocity pleasantly and appropriately known
as Phenix Hall. AbsH omenl
In the main, however, the lecture halls of America
are rather fine affairs In the State of New York and
the other side of the Mississippi River have found
splendid audtorums, acousticaly perfect we'll venti
them The high schools of New York and Massachu-
setts and the ourshng educational institutions of the
West, have set pace which other communities would
do we'll to follow much for the sake of the timer
patornist for the safety, honor, and welfare
Of their and daughters In Houston, 1exas
where there municipality owned free lecture and
music course Sunday afternoons, beginning in Oc
tober and running through to May, is of the finest
auditoriums l have seen anywhere 1t seats in
comfort and safety audience of eight thousand, and
neither New York, Boston, Philadelphia, nor even
Chicago, has anything comparable to it.
7 HAVE indeed had luck according to my concep-
ton of it, on trains travelled on and in respect to
trains missed as we'll | have been in two railway
srnash-ups in the first of which the behind mine
was overturned and reduced ndlng in the twnklng
of an eve and mracuously without serious injury
anyone and in the other the engine directly in front
of the in which sitting having endeavored to
Jump frozen SWITCH succeeded only in landing upon
its back leaving my eetering to and fro for
moment as if undecided whether to roll down
bankment to remain poised its offside wheels like
a ballet girl balanced upon tangoing toe II the
gentleman who sat beside on that occasion had
Evening star., 1915-01-31
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS

there the steamboat peris and those insdous
dangers that from too free indulgence in the
only kind of beverage the wise patornist dares adopt
as steady tippe. These latter perils have tried to
reduce to minimum by having billion and half
typhus germs modified within to patrol my system,
that any sk1lkng baclli seeking spread revolution
ary ideas in my midst, and gaining adntance thereto
through taste for water will be seized and duly
throtted they have time to lay the foundation for
an effective propaganda
But there is inocuaton against the pes of steam
boats although have been in imminent danger only
in this way, and in its ultimate results that
far amusing than terrifying. l my
way Boston by the Fall River boat when the incident
occurred. The night foggy, and I retired early.
The faithful craft kept steadily her way, feeling her
path through the dark waters of the sound l slept
only tfully until midnight when weary Nature at last
asserted herself, and fell into profound s1nber.
At four in the morning however, was awakened rude
" by fierce shrek of the whistle seemingly quick
reversal of the engines, very decided shock of
impact with heavy body, followed by grinding
sound, and much shouting.
sprang from my berth, and g1ancng out of the VIM
dow could nothing but grmly gray fog 1t was the
work of moment to jump into my shoes and bathrobe
and go speeding out into the main saloon
ANY danger, Porter?" 1 inquired of wide-awake
gentleman of color who was leaning the stair
railing.
"No unzess yo goes asho, Kuhnnel," he replied with
a grin. "Dis is Ne7vbon"
put there perils other than these which must be
taken into account in reckoning up the hazards of
the professon-or perhaps in view of the eternity of
the chase it better called pursuit They include
exposure almost every kind of catastrophe mentioned
in the Litany, from battle, murder and sudden DEATH
through hunger and thirst, the taperng point of
mere necessity and tribuation
l have nearly starved with teeming granaries
every side of me- Once in delightful d-New York
community which have since revisited and come to
hold in affection, found myself after long, tedious
and food1ess journey at hotel where the table was
frankly impossible arrived Late and out of an ample
bill of fare there nothing left but few scraps of
preserved fish, and not very well preserved at that
If fish could be personfed this particular bit of pisca
torial cussedness might have passed the Rip Van
Winke of the Sea- long had it evidently been since
it left its home in the depths The merest glance at it
filled the eye with visions of serred ranks of ptomaines
armed capapie for trouble. 1t waved the red flag Of
digestive anarchy from the end of every bone and n
and fortunately for the very pungency of its
took of my hunger for the moment. One sniff ap
peased my appetite for any
kind of food
Evening star., 1915-01-31

two people to walk up
abreast, and the second rising
from the end OF a dirnly
lighted corridor up SIX steps
to a landing whence ran on
each side two other sections
Of four or five steps each to
a second landing, with still
a third turn and another
climb before the auditorium
floor was reached; and all
this in an ordinary brick
building. erected long before
fireproof construction was
even thought of.
My lecture in this archi-
tectural device OF Beelzebub
was delivered before an audi
ence OF four hundred people,
just one week after the ter
rible disaster at Boyerstown,
Pennsylvania, in which l
know not how many lives
we're lost in a fire started
by the explosion of a cine
matograph machine. As l
stepped upon the stage I
inquired of my escort if there
were any fire escapes on the
building, and was informed
that a huge iron door at the
rear of the stage opened upon
one. l was moderately re-
lieved until l tried to open
Evening star., 1915-01-31
Z YOURS must be an ex-

trahazardous occupa-
ton" said a chance -
acquaintance on little trip Il ! -
through Ohio last year. "Do .-i,-tv -
you carry any insurance. N n:
YES said 1. Il have an SZSN-
excellent accident insurance INA
policy, and it is a great \YM
comfort. Sometimes on dark MN
nights when l am suddenly M
awakened by some catas- N
trophic quivering of my q y
berth, as if a young earth ~.
quake had come aboard, and \S
realize that the train has
probably left the track, and
is travelling ahead at mile
a-minute clip over the rocky &
bed of some mountain stream, I
it is a real pleasure to me to
loot up the sum total of the
affiuence that will be mine if
we fail to strike switch
somewhere that will get us
back on the main line again"
"Affiuence is good, said
he; "but it won't be yours .1f he had
not if you break your neck" chewing {
"Oh, I never think of other side
that" said l. Il think only have plum
of the possibility of injuries, the river
and from that point of view
the accident insurance policy
is iov forever. 1t makes you think so wei
and as you lie off in your berth figuring on
a couple of arms at five thousand dollars az
toes and fingers at two hundred and fifty
your neck valued at twenty-five thousand
begin to feel that man isn't such worth
after all. l suppose even my nose is worth
"Great Scott" he calculated. "Do toes
come as high as that?'
"They do said l. "I've carried pol
me market for them at that rate for the la
and if lose them in railway srnash-up,
in trolley, or in a public elevator som
quotation doubles. Under certain contir
fingers and toes have a market value of t.
dollars"
Heavens he cried. Hare you eger ha
From his point of view presume have
duck; but l am content, satisfied, and e
that so far the exigencies of travel have
me to collect anything on my policy, or CO
to sacrifice any of my digital collateral e.
seem to be par or premium prices.
But my friend was not altogether wrong
the occupation of an itinerant lyceumite
ardous one If one were to conjure up p
gods of evil shooting darts at human target
think that, moving object being harder
one that is definitely fixed, the former VIC
better risk than the latter; but it is one of Il
OF life that this is not the case, unless O
sniping fates are better sharpshooters than
artillerists.
The possibilities of accident to one who
moving from pillar to post on American rail
of them starved to death in the name of
unable to maintain an equipment that is
ately safe; on steamboat lines many of W
are little more than resin-soaked tinderl
crowded with pipe and cigarette smokers, a
through bound waters at night as tho1
One himself were just astern in pursuit of t
sleeping in hotels constructed of Georgia p
tresses stuffed with excelsior, with match,
flies, will light on anything in sight, strev
every side,-wel, to commute this senteno
bilities of accident to such one are of sucl
@age cannot wither nor custom stale their
riety ;"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

= =
reccmmendations submitted IN good
faith for ansendment o. the regula-
ttons. but VIII hold no public hsarinSs
thereon. nor win II amend the rAguia-
tions prior to October Is. 1915. It =
The purpose Of the department to con
form the regulations to the wishes Of
the majority Of sportsmen 20 far - It
can be done. and at the same time
give Wild fowl the necessary protec-
tiou.
The open season for migratory
birds In Oregon b % follows: Water
fowl. 0otober to January 1e: wood
cock. October TO December /: shore
birds. snipes, plcver. etc. October I
to December 1s.
Insectivorous birds protected In
deGnitsiy. Band tailed pigeons. cranes.
swans. curlsw. smaller shore birds
and wood ducks protected until Sep
tember I. 1918.
Shooting prohibited between sunset
and sunrise.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

nearly every woman In the district
There are the usual officers. all elect
ed for six months. Tho dues are $40
year. There Ia no rcd tape. II you
live In the neighborhood you are a
member II you 80 desire and pay the
dues. The club meetings are In
formal. Aside from the necessary
club business. each hostess cntcrtstns
M she desires. Sometimes there IL
Just plain visiting. but always \ jolly
good time. Each hcstess serves any
thing she desires. but always Just
three things.
Visiting takes much time In the
country. 80 these club meetings have
come to be general calling day. Here
they meet and exchange ideas.
Besides these social good times the
club has given farewells to all OF the
ministers OF klamath Falls when they
left and given them small remem-
brance OF the people OF this district.
Anything that promotes good neigh.
borhood. anything that keeps the boys
and girls at home. Ia backed by the
] aides Civic Club.
What this club has done for one
ueighborhood any other group Of en-.
etgetic women can do for theirs.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13
HAVE SOLVED THE
RURAL PROBLEM

So much Is written about discon-
tented farmers wives and the general
lack OF recreation In the country.
surely It will be . pleasure to hear OF
q socially contented rural neighbor-
hood.
II you will drive east from klamath
Falls you will enter school district
known as Pine Grove. On every other
Thursday afternoon You will see wo-
men and children dressed In their best
going to the Club" They meet with
one of the neIghbor women. and en-
Joy themselves all afternoon In good
social chat and doing their various
kinds Of needle work.
One day few OF the women met
to see what they could do to better
better social conditions. They organ
ized the Civic Club. From the little
group. the club has grown to include
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

There Is no nsed OF doing vitAosi
good times on the farm. Surely ~
effort Il entails h more than CO..
pensated BY the return OF good. o.
fashioned neishborliness. Il mean
much to live In y community uhsr
the grown-ups and tho younxsten ~
proud Of their homo district.
NORA MILLER.
Pine Grove. Aug. Is. 1913.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13
ANOTHER RAID ON
ENGLAND IS MADE
SIX MORE KILLED AND - INJUR.
ED-sECoND RAID THIS WEEK.
70 KILLED AND . INQUIRED IN
FOUR DAYS
United Press Service

United Press Service
LONDON. Aug. 13.-Ths admiralty
has announced that two Zeppslins
raidsd England last hight. with the
result that six were killed and twenty
three wounded. The exact locality or
time Of the raid has not been made
public.
The Zeppelins escaped after cruis-
ing about for fourteen hosrs d ~
second raid Of this week. Twenty
have been killed and thirty-six wound
ed In four days. covering two raids.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

America Replies to Austria
United Press Service
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. a.
The American reply to Austria's pro
test ON the furnishing Of war muni-
tions to the allies was cabled to vien-
M last night. It is understood that II
upholds Americas right to export
arms to any OF the belllgerent nations.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

London. Aug. l3,--The British
steamer Summsrheld has been SUI
marIned. Two OF the crew were 'o3
and seven landed. The steamers -
coma and Ospcidkosprey have bssa
submarlned.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

United Press Service
+ PORTLAND. Aug. IS. - Emma
Goldman was released today on .
charge Of circulating obscene litera-
ture. She was recently fined 800 for
creating street disturbance.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

Wheat Down . Cent
United Press Service
CHICAGO, Aug. l3.-September
wheat lost q cent at the opening to-
day. and declined an additional seven
eighths in fifteen minutes. December
futures are 2A lower today. Heavy
cancellations Of European orders are
given as the cause.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13
,.AwRExCE BOUND OVER

A. ". Lawrence, charged With :
arson. WAS bound over this a. :
ternOon 70 await the action os :
the grand Jury. BY Justice Of ths :
Pcaee II. w. Gowen.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

Herald want I'd. s.' results.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-13

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11

"For the Last Time, ! Warn You to
Leave Miss cavendIsk Alone"
parted. That night he returned, radi.
ant.
I've got the position. sir, and I'm
ever SO grateful" he said to the pas.
tor.
Miss Cavendish was a maiden lady
Of about forty years.
Sensible. though . little queer, Il
and very deterpined-it 10 q type
common In New England. Before q
month had passed It was realized that
she had got q treasure. Cupid had
been almost the round Of the town In
search Of employment before he went
to the pastor. Many regretted that
they had been prejudiced against the
man on account Of his appearance.
Miss Cavendish had q beau. Not
that she hadn't had heaps during the
course Of her life; but somehow no.
body had proved quite good enough
for Miss Cavendish. She was of that
fine metal which won't take the rust
Of life, and sooner or later all her
sweethearts had received their dis.
charge But Mr. Henry Norman was
different.
A year or two older than Miss
Cavendish. very soft-spoken, he was
the sort of man whose very nawless
ness makes one think there may be
more wrong with him than appears on
the surface People sort Of distrust
ed MIR Norman. But 1t was easy To
see that Miss Cavend.sh was infatu
ated with the man. Mr.. Norman
didn't like Cupid. The two came from
the same town. and. though 1t was
not likely that they had ever been
closely associated. Cupid seemed 70
know something to the discredit OF
Mr.. Norman. At least, that was wha,
people surmised. Cupid never spoke
Just smiled his way into the heart
Of L.ttle Falls.
Cupid had been . married man
Joe Rogers was questioning him one
day, In the days before We learned to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11


Copyright. 1915. by W. q. ChapmanJ
When Rev. Aloysius Smith went out
Of his study and saw the man stand
ing in the hall he could not repress
. shudder Of disgust Broad - an
OK, with short and rather bowed legs.
still his figure was that of an Adonis
compared with his face. And the
last straw was that his name should
be Cupid.
Come in. my friend he said after
an effort. What can / do for you?"
I'm looking for q position in Little
Falls. SIR" answered Cupid respect.
fully. I've been working as a porter
in town, but my health gave out and
I was told to 60 to the country. So |
came here. It was q bit Of q walk.
sir. l can show you good references,
in case you know Of . job"
The pastor looked at the fellow
with a repugnance which he could
not conceal.
Il know my face is against me
SIR" said Cupid with q smile.
And 1t was astonishing how the
smile changed him. Cupid smiling
looked almost decent.
The pastor racked his brains. He
took a sudden liking to the man, and
he was resolved not to be prejudiced
against him on account of his looks.
Miss Cavendish was wanting q
handy man to take care Of her garden
and pony" he said. Il don't know
whether that is in your line. my
| friend?"
Il was bred on a farm" answered
Cupid. Il think, sir, l could manage
the job Tiff you'd see Miss Caven
dish first and-and mention my looks
sir"
That softened the parson complete
ly. He called up Miss Cavendish on
the telephone and broke the news as
considerably as possible. The man
10 afraid he doesn't look very prepos
sessing, Miss Cavendish." he ex
planned.
well, send him round and I'll judge
for myself" answered Miss Cavendish
And . few minutes later Cupid de
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
Flower Topers.

when potted lilacs set in tightly
closed cases are placed beside a recon
tacle full of ether, the ether vo,s
tilizes. and within thirty-six hours ,hs
lllacs are In a state of torpor closely
resembling intoxication. II the plan,s
are then sprinkled with fresh va,e,
and set in warm dollhouse xhsr.
the humidity is sufficient. at the END
OF the fifteenth day they win shon,
abnormal development.
But not all plants thrive pna.,
such conditions. The rose IN rstraa
tory 70 the treatment The carnatior
pink and hyacinth. however shov .
Aepsosable taste for the alcohol. :.
ethers which produce intoxscst,o. =
Hsrper's Weekly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
WONDERFUL Snow Fioure..

me delicacy and beauty Of snev A.
ares nave no parallel in the product a.
man or insect The most beautiful :,
seos' "ondrous as they are. Of tn
strange insect called the spider be.,
no comparison with snow crystals. IN.
,acess OF sossamer laces. stitched nv
left fingers that have inherited the AZ,
throughout generations. have no mch
ieiicate figures. though IL h.S.
-ound inspiration in leaf and :.
ana hover Of rarest structure
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
ln0enloua veuaasaer

A little boy came near getting q
sood spanking for answering his father
n Pert vay. but escaped BY sayine.
when You were . small boy, dad,
DIDN'T you ever get excited and say
the wrong thing."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
Atii0stse1 Eses Edible.

Anigators' eggs are eaten in the
west India Islands and on the west
coast OF Africa They resemble In
snape q hens egg. and have much the
same taste. but are larger. More
than . hundred eggs have been found
In one alligator.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11

Is Diigsins . mAa Il his vup6r
Unfortunately 60. Whenever he stnsy
Landlord, FIJI the Flowing Bowl or
I Won't Go Home TN Morning!' 10
absolutely insists on making GOOD"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-11
etieken,

Inc great difference between a pub.
nc servant and a domestic servant /.
mat the public servant would not "a
.isn even under fire.-Louisville Cour.
ier,Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-23
PLAYERS WELL FED.
A'lHTRA! | TABLE
But Wesleyan Squad is Not
Permitted to Drink
Coffee.

1.-THE Wesleyan football team does
not win that game with Penn State
this afternoon, 1t will not he because
he Methodists are not well fed. Whel
n Eairmont the team ate lunch at the
Manley, at least 1t was called lunch,
but very many common people would
cal &c an Sambrosial feast.
Before the team arrived here Man.
ager Abbott Of the Manley Hotel re.
ceived "a letter from Manager STAINS
bury informing him OF the menu the
Wesleyant team wished placed before
them while In Fairmont. The bill OF
fare filed in. every detail by the ho.
tel. II. consisted OF tomato soup. steak,
we'll done; cne.talf pound OF steak TO
the man, sliced tomatoes, sweet pota.
toes. baked potatoes. lima beans,
toast bread, rice pudding and ice cold
water
Manager Harry Stansbury and II
men weres seated at the tables In the
dining room: What most Of the players
wanted, but not have while In train.
Ing, was some hot coffee. but they
ave a poor chance TO get 1t while
ansburys is ordering their feed.
,sSe players were III the city only
three hours, but every man look.
| i Yoo be- in the best of health and
arts! They arc all optimistic +. con.
ming the result OF tho game, hut
mere Is hardly chance that Yves.
|ieyan will roll up any kind Of score on
the Penn State bunch o. lmskies at
State College today.
While here. Manager Stnnsbury cal.
led at the West Yirginian Office and
when referring to the big Thanks.
giving game to be staged Mt South
Sidespark between his team aud the
West Virginia University, he seemed
TO feel that the Methodists would be
the championship aggregation OF tho
State for the fourth successive year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-23

still hobbIing around on twisted an.
kle while King is still limping with
a charley horse that attached itself
ten days ago. Harry Curry. haIfhack.
was laid up for two days the first OF
the week suffering with light attack
OF 10 grippe. He got back into har.
ness on Wednesday. however, and took
part in the dummy scrimmage held.
King was held out OF scrimmage for
fear that he would be incapacitated
for the Washington and Lee game.
Northcutt. OF Huntington, jumped in.
TO the limelight during tile week and
us result OF his great work was
placed on the trimming table. North.
cult recently developed q propensity
for knocking men down coming out
of his guard position In running for.
nations and lie has been played on
the Varsity repeatedly during the
week. Hager, OF Charleston, has also
been the center OF attraction and he
is nov considered one Of the three
best ends out. Loudin, a candidate
for one Of the terminals, has cut foot.
ball as II was interfering with his
college work too much. lie expects
TO be out for basketball and for this
reason desired 10 firmly establish him.
self In class work. Ncidemcyer has
succeeded to all the rights and privi.
Ieges possessed by Loudin and the
Benwood lad because OF his wide ex.
perience, is bound 10 be heard from
before the season is over. He Is now
playing an end on the Reserve team
and has been showing up well. Dull
ing Is an addition to the Reserves
line. who has been giving good nc.
count Of himself during the past week.
Coach Seckman and Captain Rail. of
the second team. will so to Clarks.
burg, W. Va. Saturday TO play tho
Business College eleven there and in
Two weeks will meet, the strong Da.
Wis and Elkins College eleven. Stead.
man, Carpenter and Anderson have
heen working in the Reserve .baCkfeld
during. the week and the trio pulled
OH al! kinds of stuff at the expense
Of the Varsity. Captain Rail has been
working ut quarter.
Coach Metzger intends TO continue
his daily blackboard talks TO the squad
according 10 his announcements this
week. The entire noon hour is spent
in going over the plays and working
out defenses for all kinds of lorna.
lions and quizzes on the plays are
held twice each week. Every man
on the team knows exactly what the
other does. Secret practice which
was inaugurated for the first time
this week will be dispensed with un.
I'll ten days or two weeks before the
Wesleyan game on Thanksgiving.