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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
The Presidents English.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: My brief letter in The Tribune of
June II criticsing the Presidents literary
style seems to have resulted in "pling Pelion
upon Ossa"; vide the editorial page of this
mornings Tribune.
Furthermore, long have held that no man
who splits the infnitive can hope to 20 to
heaven. Now this view must be abandoned.
Mr. Wilson is too lustrous soul to be barred
out. CHARLES MuMFORD.
Newark, n. j., June 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
German Spies in the Postoffice

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | note your article in to-day's Trib-
une on the German spy system within the
United States Postal Service, and have not
the slightest doubt as to its truthfulness
Il is a we'll known fact that certain postal
employees have been seen in Printing House
Square delivering pro-German lectures.
J. J. XAVIER.
New York, June II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

You can Purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-ior
II dissatisfaction results in any case me
TRIBUNE guarantees TO pay your money
back upon request. No red tape, no quib-
bling We make good promptly If the sdver-
tser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

ov,.A Ard rusn,nsa deity BY The Treuae A'''c',,ol
-, w., co-p,-,,,on ogden NJ REID President g. ,so
Ros.-. Secretary and Treasurer. Address l'''O"'
NJ ia Nassau street New No-A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

1--WE do not fear the truth" writes German
schoolmaster to colleague at Concord. "In
Berlin the French and English newspapers
are to be found in the cafes. precisely as in
peace" SO Germany is obliged TO import
that commodity?
Mrs. Blatch insists that women are people,
and demands that the new Constitution rec
ognize them as such in letter and spirit.
A dollar may be worth s1.o5 in Paris now,
but it doesn't go very far here.
Thaw has told the jury he is sane, so that
question is settled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

y-..-.s AZ u. Paco-c. AZ New Yo-H r Second CA" MAJ
Matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

s,psrprpT7oN RATS BY Nal, Postage PAID ou'''i'
% C-,stsr Scv York "A
Isir & S.Hssv 2 mos. r' la'' o''' I...''''' 3 al
Dsi, & SUNDAY, wear 20 l.sit o..s S.,y go
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17
Look! Lookl"

dulged in the matter, her support is
unavoidably more expensive from year
to year. 1t was acute realization of
this that had prompted Millicent to
adventure citywards, armed with her
diploma from the Tingleville CONNER
cial college, proving her to be a fully
trained stenographer.
Millicent had found no positions
open, however. Nobody seemed in
need of stenographer without past
experience or even a typist. Some
business men, she found, wanted a
girl in their offices, but they expressed
themselves as being more personally
interested in Millicent's good looks
than in her Tingleville certificate. So
Millie wisely looked elsewhere. Wise
ly maybe, but fruitlessly. Then one
evening in her bare hall room this
second week she came across the two
line lad" of the National Film Manu-
featuring company, which, it seemed,
was lukewarmly interested in secur-
ing a girl for filing" A princely
stipend Of six dollars per week was
the practical inducement offered.
Six dollars doomed gigantic to our
Millicent just then and, although the
thought of being only an office girl
was humiliating, it was considerably
better than nothing. She determined
to be first of the hundred-odd appli
cants at the studio on the morrow
and so, indeed, she was.
On the way out next morning Miss
Millie occupied herself with a perusal
of the newspaper and therein read q
long account of the stupendous pro
duction which the National Film Man
ufacturing company was about to re
lease The names of fascinating Au
frey Arlington, darling of the movie
fans. and of Ned Tolman. her hand
some male support" occurred FIRE
qHently. The release was to be in nc
less than five reels, three of which
the press notice stated were already
done and desperate efforts were be
ing made to finish taking the other two
for a theater presentation by Christ
mas eve. "A mammoth, elaborate pro
duction no expense spared
/. :" ETC., etc, ad lib.
Not knowing much about the
movies, Millicent wasn't much I'm
pressed. however. At the momen,
her mind was fervently occupied with
melancholy "reminiscences of Ned
whom she herself had known-Ned
Harkins. who had pledged eternal fldel
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17
DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
When the Joy of Your Riddles
Brings Tender Memories OF
Years Ago.

In these strenuous shopping days,
writes Louis James, have you caught
yourself remembering suddenly, in all
sorts of queer, unexpected places, all
sorts of queer, half forgotten things?
Have you remembered how these days
before Christmas are the wonderful
days in the life of the child, more
wonderful days, perhaps, than any
that are to come?
You know that yourself. You can't
help recalling how time went by those
days before the great day. You re-
member how each day seemed some
how more wonderful than the one be-
fore, each day a prelude of real Joy
to that first marvellous moment OF
Christmas morning, when, after q
night of little II any sleep, you scram-
bled up and stood breathless on the
threshold of the room which had been
forbidden you all those interminable
hours that went before.
The child you take with you through
the wonderlands of the modern toy
department wants what you did. The
little girl stops before the baby doll,
wide eyed, still with desire. The boy
stands flooded with happiness before
an ark in which is every imaginable
creation. You remember what small,
thing your own was, fourth the size.l
But his Joy is no greater than yours,
He pushes toward the rocking horse.
Now it runs by machinery, when once
you ran your own across the floor to
the imminent danger of total destruc-
tion to persons and furniture that
might stand in the way. But Christ
mas day was your day. The day when
"don'ts" were not and you were king
or queen in your kingdom of toys.
You pass on to trains and there
again electricity is running them. You
pulled them yourself.
Then you catch the look on the face
of your boy. He is watching the huge
engine move slowly, smoothly along. It
passes under infinite tunnels and
bridges and over made hills that pre-
sent intricate difficulties of passage.
/ Your tunnels were of chairs and the
table in your kitchen made a splen-
did bridge to cross.
He turns to you, the child of this
twentieth century. His smile is be-
attic. He wants it-that train. He
never wanted anything so much be-
| fore. He never will again he is
| sure.
And as you move away you smile, a
little sadly. little gladly. You are
proud to be able to make him SO
wonderfully happy, this child OF yours,
but you are sure, too. that he is no
happier than you were these same pre-
Christmas days, those years before.
IL you read 1t in the Daily News Il
/ is rratt1z 70 Ia inst that 1x-a1-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17

Forgive US if this day we have done
or said anything to increase the pain
of the world Pardon the unkind
word, the impatient gesture, the hard
and selfish deed. the failure to show
sympathy and kindly help where we
had the opportunity, but missed it;
and enable us so to live that we may
daily do something to lessen the tide
of human sorrow. and add to the sum
OF human happiness.-F. B. Meyer.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17
English Superstition.

1t is a favorite superstition in Eng
land that the bacon of swine killed
during the waning of the moon will
waste away in the process of curing or
cooking much more than bacon of
hogs killed while the neon is growing.
This superstition is akin to that which
impresses upon farmers the necessity
of planting root crops Sin the dark of
the moon"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17

ture portrayals, much less heard of
that opulens magnate of filmdom, the
National Film Manufacturing COM
pany. Truth to tell, the very first
time she learned of its existence was
that evening when, worn out by a
bootless tour of business Offices where
she had hoped for employment, she
read its 'ad" in the Help Wanted sec
ton of newspaper.
Millicent had come to the metropolis
abrim with the high hopes and dimi-
nent enthusiasm of youth. Incidental
ly she brought remarkable good looks
with her too, although, being unso-
phisticated and from the country, she
was not as self-conscious of them as
most city girls of her age are. The
home farm was hopelessly mortgaged
and for several years past she had
realized with increasing poignancy
what a tax upon her aged parents
slender resources she was.
AS a girl grows older she Graves
more and better things. and, no mat
ter how slightly she may be in
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17
A GREAT DAY.

This is Christmas day, the an
niversary Of the worlds great
est event. To one day all the
early world looked forward; to
the same day the later world
looks back. That day holds time
Observation-Disclosures Smith.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17
Uncle Chen

"a man dat kin git paid fob givin'
de public good advice" said Uncle
Eben, may net be so much of fos-
sifer; but you gotter respect him as
q financeer''
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17

ILLICENT HEBARD had
not the slightest idea
that she even remotely
resembled Audrey Ar
lington, stellar member
of the National Film
Manufacturing com
pany's cast. In fact,
having only recently ar
rived in the big city
from a downstate farm,
she had not even seen
any of Miss Arlington 8
celebrated moying-pic-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17
Equally Useless.

Faith without works is about as USE
less as a watch without wheels.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17

II you read 1t in the Daily News 1t
is pretty apt to be just that way.
Askov American., 1915-10-14
NOT AS He EXPRESSED THEM
Teamster's Words Would Have Re-
quired Adjustment Before Their
Use in the Pulpit.

A snan was brought before a police
court charged with abusing his team
and using loud and profane language
on the street. One of the witnesses
was pious old darky, who was sub
mitted to a short cross-exarnination.
lid the defendant use improper
language while he was beating his
horses?" asked the lawyer.
well, he talk mighty loud, suh."
did he indulge in profanity"
The witness seemed puzzled. The
lawyer put the question in another
form
What ! mean, Uncle Aus, is--did
he use words that would be proper for
your minister to use In sermon?'
'Oh. yes suh," the old man replied
with a grin that revealed the full
width Of his immense mouth; but
deyd have to be ranged diff'runt."-
Everybody's Magazine.
Askov American., 1915-10-14
Period OF Romance Ended.

FcFio0 OF HoWdHCc GnOCo'
mo more shall / hear his footsteps
on yonder walk just as the clock
strikes eight"
Gracious, Jeannette!"
And the old parlor light will never
burn low for him again"
You don't mean it?"
81 do: and, furthermore. he will new.
er sit on this sofa three nights a week
and call me pet names. as he has been
ioing for two years"
II am anstonished."
And tonight ] am going to burn all
the old love letters i'm my chest of
drawers
''B-but WHY. Are you going to dis,
card him."
Discard him. Why. you goose,
am going to marry him!"
Askov American., 1915-10-14

saucer. = haK Loaf q tssaA. MN Z
slice cut. part Of . han hons, with
considerable meat remaining un-
touched. and a small china teapot.
For an instant the unexpected sight
OF these articles fascinated me. and
then my eyes caught dull glow In
the fireplace at the opposite END OF
the room--the red gleam Of . live
ernber.
TIE shock OF this discovery was SO
sudden as to give me . strange,
haunted feeling. The house had
seemed so completely deserted. so
desoiate. wrapped in silence and dark.
ness. that the very conception that
someone else was hiding there came
upon me like blow. Who could the
person be? Well. | would find out.
Thus far the advantage was mine. for
I knew OF another presence, while the
fellow, whoever he might prove to be.
in all probability possessed no knowl-
edge OF my entrance.
My heart beat fast. but from excite
ment, not fear. With cooked revolver
In one hand. the lamp In the other,
silently opened door after door, peer
ing into vacant apartments. half
thinking every shadow to be skulk-
ing figure. The search revealed moth
Ing: not even further evidence Of any
presence In the house. The kitchen
fire was cold. the cooking utensils
clean. and In their proper places,
Satisfied already that the mysteri-
Gus invader had departed, yet sternly
determined now to explore the whole
house, and have done with the busi-
ness. l mounted the back stairway, a
strip OF rag carpet rendering my steps
silent. and, with head above the land.
ing, flashed my light cautiously along
the upper hall. There were doors on
either side. the most of them open.
but the third to the left was closed.
There was no transom over 1t. but the
door was far enough away from the
radius of my lamp so as to reveal .
faint glow of light at the floor line. l
set the lamp down on the landing, and
crept noiselessly forward to assure
myself; II was true, a light was burn
ing within the closed door.
f,r0 RE CONTlNIJEDD
Askov American., 1915-10-14
C1lep[D MIST
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@RANDAII PARRISH Y
ILLUSTRATIONS sll'';l-E 36-c.DpHoDE5
6IAenszIg soo uzazz==========--
SYNOPSIS.
.-...4-.-.-

Confederate Sergeant Wyatt Of the
6taunt0n artillery is sent NJ spy TO his
native county on tho Green BriaT by Gen
eFAl JackFan. Wyatt meets a mountaineer
named Jem Taylor. They ride together to
n honse beyond Hot Springs In the house
Wyatt ana Taylor meet Major Harwood,
Wyats. who Il .snt % 10 A md IN wbi,a ths TOO y,
other men talk. Wyatt becomes suspi-
cinus, and nnds that Taylor has murdered
HArwood and escaped. Wyatt changes to
tho " b cavalry uniform ne has with
MIN. and rides away IN the night. running
Into detachment OF Federal cavalry, 10
Nh0m he identifies himself as Lieutenant
raymond. Third u. g. cavalry. by means
81 papers with which he has been pro-
wlded Captain Fox finds Harwood's body
ana follows Taylor's trail
Askov American., 1915-10-14
He Beat the Clock.

II once conceived the beautiful
idea" says a Philadelphia school.
teacher. 'of requiring that my pupils
should write for their day exercise q
brief accoent of a baseball game.
Zone beg sat through the period
seemingly Wrapped In thought. while
the others wosked hard and turned in
their narratives, After school | ap.
preached the deik of the laggard.
I'm give you I'VE minutes to write
that description said sterniy. IL II
is not done by tkst time | shall pun
ish you
The lad promptly concentrated all
his attention upon the tpsme. At last,
with joyful eagerness. he scratched a
line on his tablet and hAsued II to
me. II read:
Rain-no game" - Phiksl lslphia
Inquirer.
Askov American., 1915-10-14
ENTIRELY A STATE OF MIND
eret OF Longevity and the Years
Are Yours.

Centenarians all know why they
have been blessed with long years. It
is because they never drank, or be-
cause the. did drink: because they
never smoked. swore, quarreled. wor-
ried. sat up late of nights. or because
they did all these things. yet counter
acted the evil effects with diets OF
milk. mush. corRbread or an apple q
day Neighbors and relatives and doc
tors may wonder why the tooth Of
time has proved incapable, But the
subjects Of their wonder have never
any doubts. They know exactly why
they and death keep apart.
An intimate study of the character
OF centenarians might reveal the true
formula for long life. These tenacious
old folk all have one thing in com
mon. and that is perfect confidence
They gre never troubled with mfsgiv-
ings, never afflicted with self-ques-
tioning. tf a person Is absolutely GER
tain that he Is going to defeat time.
perhaps that is as effectual as II IL
with the man who Is absolutely GER
tain that he IS going to defeat q case
Of typhoid. Confidence may be q
good anodyne for sleeplessness, 4
worthy aid to digestion. q protector
against accident.
The records indicate that It does
not matter SO greatly that the eau
didate for a hundred be abstemious
or moderately indulgent careful with
his food or reckless. as that he fee,
sure that he has the secret OF lon.
gevfty. So. II would seem. the FIRST
duty OF aspirants is to cultivate 4
dogmatic set OF opinions.--Toledo
Blade.
Askov American., 1915-10-14

presence. A few log huts appeared
along the curving road. the one near
est me In ruins. while gaunt Chin
ney beside broad stream unbridged
was all that remained Of former mill.
Beyond this, In midst OF q grove Of
noble trees, large house, painted
white, was the only conspicuous feat
ture In the landscape. | recognized
1t at once as the residence OF Major
Harwood
My gaze rested uDsn II. as memory
OF the man, and his fate. snrged fresh.
ly back into mind. The place had
been spared destruction; II remained
unchanged-but from that distance It
had the appearance OF desertion. This
condition was no particular surprise,
for Harwood's daughter. scarcely more
than q girl to my remembrance, would
doubtless be with friends. either In
Lewisburg or Charleston: and that
the mansion. thus deserted, still re.
mained undestroyed was. after all. not
so strange, for the majors standing
throughout that section would protect
his property.
/ moved on down the steep descent.
losing sight of the house as the road
twisted about the hill, although mem
ory OF 1t did not desert my mind. Some
odd inclination seemed to impel me to
turn aside and study the situatiok
there more closely. Possibly some
key to the mystery Of Harwood's mur-
der--some connection between him
and old Ned Cowan-might be re-
vealed in q search Of the deserted
home. Fox had said that his party
halted at the house on their march
east toward Hot Springs. Some scrap
Of paper might have been left behind
In the hurry Of departure. which would
yield me . clue. II not this, then
there might be other papers stored
there relating to military affairs In
this section OF value to the Confed.
eracy. Harwood was the undoubted
leader Of the Union sympathizers
throughout the entire region; he
would have lists OF names. and memo
randa of meetings. containing infor.
nation which would help me greatly
In my quest. An exploration could
not be q matter OF any great danger.
and might yield me the very knowl-
edge sought.
The great house loomed before me
black and silent. IL | had ever ques.
toned Its desertion It's appearance
lulled every such suspicion. Nor had
1t escaped unscathed from the despo-
iiation OF war. AT q distance. gazing
from the side of the mountain, could
perceive no change. But now. close at
hand. even the intense darkness could
not hide the scars left by vandais
The front steps were broken. the door
Askov American., 1915-10-14

above was tightly closed, yet both
the windows to the right were
smashed in. sash and all. leaving a
wide opening. / crept forward. and
endeavored to peer through. but the
darkness within was opaque. was
wet through. chilled to the bone. my
uniform clinging to me like soaked
paper. At least the inside promised
shelter from the storm. q chance for
fire, and possibly fragments OF food,
And had nothing to fear but dark.
ness.
My revolver was under the nap OF
my cavalry Jacket. dry and ready for
use. brought It forward, within
easy grip. and stepped over the sill
My feet touched carpet, Uttered with
broken glass, and felt about eau
tfously. My recollection of the inte'
rior OF the house was vague and indis
tinot. but | knew wide hallway led
straight through from front door to
back. bisected only by Z bread stair
way leading to the upper story.
CROPPED along the inside war, found
the door at last, standing wide
oben, and emerged into the hall
The way was clearer here. and there
came into my mind the recollection ol
bracket lamp, on the wall at the foot
Of the stairs. My remembrance OF tht
position OF the lamp was extremely
vague. yet my fingers found II at last
and ltsted 1t from the bracket The
globe contained oil. and. In anothel
moment. the light revealed my imme
diate surroundings.
The total desertion Of the place wa.
evident. the destructtnn which hat
been wrought was plainly the work o
cowardly vandals, who had broken II
after the Harwoods left. Convtnces
of this truth. proceeded fearlessly I,
explore. seeking merely the warmth Q
q FIRE and food. The library. larg,
room. the walls lined with bookcases
afforded no encouragement but
stopped In amazement at the door Q
the dining room m--the light OF my lam
| revealing q table at which someon
had lately eaten. apparently alone
There WAS . slAgle plate, cup ant
Askov American., 1915-10-14
No italian Anthem.

Musicians will doubtless wish to
add an Italian national anthem to
their repertoire. They cannot 6nt I.
Italy has many patriotic songs. as the
Royal March" and "Garibaldi's .
Hymn" but no recognized national
anthem. though the !astnamed song
has almost come to the supremacy.
In this respect Italy Is at tn, same
disadvantage rs Turkey. After the
revolution the Young Turks offered
q prize for national anthem. but "a
far the poet OF patriotism has ool
come forward 10 claim q
Askov American., 1915-10-14

The value OF insanity experts ane
handwriting specialists grows Of lest
and less value the more they are
used in the courts. IL q man doesn't
demonstrate his mental incapacity
10 the extent that II Is observable
to the Judge and the jury there isAH
much use to attempt to prove hin
crazy by expert testimony. The oac
Quaker WHO said: "The~ are al. crsx9
except thee and tas and t0es asS q
lttxls queer spoke Ee.r tfpaA
Askov American., 1915-10-14
CUTICURA SOAP BATHS
Followed by q Little Ointment fol
Baby's Tender Skin. Trial Free.

They afford infants and children
great comfort, permit rest and sleep
and point to speedy healment of &C.
zemas, rashes, itcE:ngs, chafings and
other sleep destroying skin troubles.
Nothing better at any price for the
nursery and toilet.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cutic' Dept. ky,
Boston. Sold everywhe. ADV.
Askov American., 1915-10-14

She was looking for an apartment.
1T must be in a first class neigh,
borhood," she said, and it must have
ten large rooms. three baths and all
modern improvements, and won't pay
o cent over $40 a month"
81 know the very place you're look
Ing for" replied the agent. but III you
want to find out how to get there
you'll have to consult a clergyman"
Askov American., 1915-10-14

Other people may have good taste,
out. of course, yours is little better.
Askov American., 1915-10-14

II you are able to appear Indifferent
the man who wants to sell you his
log finally will give him to you.