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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
RILEY EASY TO UNDERSTAND
For That Reason There Is q,
That Refuses to Recognize Him '''
! as Great Poet.

Widely enjoyed and beloved ;,
poetry of James Whitcomb Riley w TV
probably always in our lifetime u
counter species of objections i ~
minds of many Americans. His NOE
sings. Its force is emotional IT,
sincere charm is absolute. and ~
ponds not at all on being someth,.'.
like something else-on the auaionoa,'
recollection of Greek verse ~ :.
miliarity with Japanese art. or IN
pressionistic landscape. To the t,ns
of reader for whom a recogni7oh,a
musical idea limits, instead of yroot,1,
liberating the communicative facultv
Of poetry, to the kind of reader who
thinks Of poetry as a species of NOR,
tight-mouthed and cryptic prose 70
the kind of reader who is worried bv
poets who will not give him. so -
speak, any reliable library references
for their inspiration-to such Amari
can readers as these James Whit.
comb Riley's poetry must always
seem all wrong and misguided. Anv.
one can understand his songs. peo.
pie have always been cutting them
out of the newspapers and recitinp
them at ice-cream sociables and
church benefits. They are a part Of
the national consciousness Re.
public.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

be pasted TO the bottom of the hat and
the car returned to the company upon
the presentation of such number with
In twenty-four hours after the close
of the bazaar and that this agreement
shall apply to and bind the parties
hereto, their heirs, executors, admin
istrators, successors and assigns. Yes,
Zapp, five thousand people may be
taking chances on that oitermobile,
Zapp, but the oitermobile company
amt, you can bet your sweet life"
well, If the common people was
more charitably inclined" Zapp said,
there wouldn't be no necessity for
bazaars. Former times people used
to was charitable just for the sake of
being charitable. The way they fig
ured was that If they wouldn't be
charitable, understand, maybe they
would be Jonahed with a little bad
business or they would break a leg
oder something, but nowadays when
everybody knows about cost book
keeping and reckons the overhead and
loading, understand, you couldn't
fool business men that way no long
er. Either they want merchandise for
their charity like rotten cigars and
other stuff, or you must give 'em pub
lefty"
"Say!" Birsky exclaimed, ut don't
harm a business man that his custom
ers should see his name down for ten
dollars or so in the annual report of
an orphan asylum or hospital"
"Sure, know" zapp agreed. ''If q
business man gives to charity he ex-
poets to get an order from custom
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

bert's name figures twice, whereas
she only mentions the wounded SOL
diers once in the letter and once later
when Mfr. Van Rensseiaer-Zwiebel
kicks that he has got to pay bill for
five hundred newspapers and she says
amt he got no heart on account she
is doing it all for them poor wounded
soldiers, Birsky."
'Don't say a word" Birsky said
Tapping the fingers Of his right hand.
MIR. and Mrs. Morris Bublick, which
is kin to my wife's brother julius. has
got daughter Miss Bertha Bublick.
Zapp, which she has been taking voice
production for years already. and
every time she opens her mouth, Zapp,
it goes through you like a knife.
Three times already on account of
that woman my wife drags me to bene-
fit concerts for them poor wounded
soldiers. tell you, Zapp, 1t brings
the war pretty close homo to you. /
amt suffered so much with my ears
since got mastoiditis that time with
a private room in Doctor Eichendor-
fer's sanitarium."
"And people has the nerve to say
she's kind hearted too, Birslzy," Zapp
said. II don't suppose that woman
wishes them poor wounded soldiers
any harm, Birsky, but bet she hopes
the war would last anyhow through
the concert seasons of 1867 and
1917-1S. Yes, Birsky, before these
here war sufferers concerts was
pulled off the only chance such sing
er would got TO figure in the newspa-
pers Is in case the Board of Health
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

er, and if he gives to war charity, he
expects to get an Order from the
Kaiser"
"For my part" Birsky said, 81 would
whole lot sooner get an order from
customer as from the Kaiser, be-
cause If you should get a Black or
White Eagle of the Second Glass,
what are you going to do with it?"
swear it on the outside of your
overcoat, suppose" zapp replied.
"And get arrested for impersonat-
ing an officer !" Birsky said. 81 would
as lieve go to the German bazaar and
buy them vulcanized cigars"
"That amt so foolish NEITHER"
Zapp concluded, 'if you carry along
the exact change"
Copyright, New York Tribune.)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
Reatina the SHIFTING Sands.

Confronted by the task of building
highway over a desert of constantly
shifting sands, which in few years
might cover and render useless road
bed of macadam or concrete, the Cali
fornia highway commission has intro
duced type of paving which is port
able, so that it can be easily moved to
conform to the changing topography of
the country. Popular Mechanics Maya
zine describes the paving as made of
plank, built in sections IL feet long
and s feet wide, and hauled by wagons
TO the points where ii is needed. This
unused th0roughfare extends six miles
across a portion of the desert
lying between Yuma, Ariz., and
Holtyiiie, Cal. The plank sections
are built ON 4 by 6lnch stringers. The
units are bound together by iron
strips placed over rows of spikes, one
either side and one along the center
Of the road Roundheaded bolts run
ming through the pIanks and stringers
are used 10 hold the strips down. The
latter. 81 addition 70 joining the units
together, keep the spikes from working
oas u the lumber.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

refused to pay any attention to the
complaints of the other tenants in her
apartment house and they carried the
matter to Magistrates Court"
"Sure know" Birsky said. "There's
many a Teller has sit through one of
these here benefit concerts thinking
of them poor wounded soldiers laying
comfortably In hospitals somewheres
In France and has said to himself
after all what is 1t so terrible that
Teller should lose leg or an arm.
Am l right or wrong?"
listen. Birslxy, you are talking
now from concerts" Zapp said, "aber
the time when you really begin to
figure that maybe IL you'd stayed in
the old country you'd of been whole
lot better off even reckoning Zeppelins
and liquid fire and everything Birsky,
Is when you go once on war benefit
bazaar. What some kind hearted
ladies' will do in the way of making
change for the sake of them poor
wounded soldiers would be consid-
cred already rough work by Coney
lSlanu waiter.
"Don't know it?" Birsky said. "If
der lieber Colt would of took my
wife's sister a cousin by the name
Mrs. Gvornik seriously, understand,
they would of been obliged to call the
police reserves, on account she stands
in the middle of Madison Square Gar
| den the day before the war bazaar
closed and says she should never stir
! from that spot If 1t was five dollar
bill / gave her. So what could doY
l took the cigars she sold me and
change for two dollar bill, and ]
assure you, Zapp, | would as lieve
have smoked the change. Some OF
th9m rough stogies which they sell by
tobacco and cigar booths in war bene-
fit bazaars acts like they We're fuses
manufactured for the Canadian Shell
Committee and timed to light in thir-
ty, sixty and ninety days"
"Them cigars was probably donated
by the Makers" Zapp said. IF a
Teller donates merchandise to war
relief bazaar, Birsky, he don't take II
so particular that it's good, up-to-date
stuff. When / was on the donation
committee of the Fifth Grand Annual
Fair of the /. o. NJ. A., Birsky, J.
| thought / done wonders to get hum
dred decks of cards out of Lurie the
stationery jobber. / even bought them
from the sporting goods booth myself
at FIVE dollars for the lot. Birsky, and
every deck was perfect excepting for
a couple of missing high spades and
4 the joker. So you could take 1t from
me, Birsiy, If some one donates
cigars 10 d Charity bazaar, il they
ain't exactly freproof they're anyhow
Of slow burning construction. and In
trying 70 smoke a b01ful you could
take off q couple pounds In weight
principally around the cheeks"
Even scr Birsly said. "a Teller
stands better show TO get his
rsoneF's worth by buying articles at
hazasFs az by taking chances on
things. ] bet ia my time I've took
chances Ut bazaars on everything from
; oiterTaoblles down TO pianos. and its
! say opinsoa. Zapp, that before The
D oitermobiie company allows the car te
!. be put on exhibition ~ the bazaar fhs
5 donation eonomittse has gpt 10 execgts
. surety company bond ia twice III
= asaoant OF the list price 81 the ezl
: Ehat rile wsntiag ncEaber slsae ss7s
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

xxr SEEN 3. Siphin this morning
getting out of new twin six
Louis Birsky the real estater
said 10 Barnett Zapp the waist manu-
facturer. "That Teller goes from q
pushcart to a ottomobeel In less than
five years.
LESS than two years, you mean"
Zapp said what was the price ticket
business before the war started, Biz
sky? And since then he's been work
Ing day and night manufacturing
tags for Tag Days. He told me he
could of sold twice as many tags II 1T
wouldn't be that It's so hard to get
red ink for putting red crosses on
EN-
srhe war amt been so bad that
way" Blrsky said. "It's done good
deal to make people give to charities"
'War charities" zapp corrected.
"Charities oder war charities" Bir-
sky said. whats the difference|
"There's a whole lot Of difference"
Zapp replied. "a business man which
gives away his money to charity may
user Ahft ~ UhChtl NhGtAtt LhN hV'N
victims ever dry out or not, just so
long as the newspapers don't spell his
name so badly that his customers
couldn't recognize 1t, understand. At
the same time, Birsky, he's got the
satisfaction of knowing that he amt
helping out the Teller which caused
the flood ana who has got plenty of
se.A win az IL
wouldn't be that he Is saving 1t to buy
dynamite for blowing up more dams.
Yes, Birslxy, giving to some war re-
Ref flnds means relieving them gov
ernlnents over In Europe from the ex-
bense of caring for their wounded SOL
tiiers and widows and orphans, SO that
they can use the money they ought to
spend that way in buying ammunition
to make more wounded soldiers and
widows and orphans for the Americans
to raise relief funds for"
~ ell, anyhow, Teller that gives
money FOR war charity Is just so kind
hearted as felier which gives money
to charity" Birsky said.
"That depends on his intentions, =
Zapp replied. "trhere Is some French
er-Americnns and German-Americans
which has got pretty good idee that
war charity is a matter of bookkeep-
ing. and you couldn't call 1t kind
hearted exactly If such Teller would
inclose with his check letter saying
Gents; Enclosed herewith please find
check for five hundred dollars for
wounded soldiers. Would be Obliged
II you viii transfer the sum of five
hundred dollars from your hospital
account and credit same to your liquid
fire and gas account and oblige yours
truly
'.In that case" Birsky commented
a'If such a Teller thinks he's going tt
make hit with the recording angel
understand, he might just SO wei
save his five hundred dollars and gel
the same amount of credit by black
lacking couple of perfect strangers
ON a dark night"
"Them fellers amt looking to make
hit with the recording angel" zapI
continued. "Theyll be perfectly sat
isfied with Il Double Cross of thu
Legion of Honor or Red Eagle d
tho Second Glass, Blue Eagle of th,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
AcetyIene and Air.

In a mixture with air, the smallest
amount of acetylene capable of prOpa'
eating flame is 2.53 per cent, and tne
largest amount is about % per cent az
cording to the tests of G. A. Burrel
and G. G. Oberfell for the Unlteu
States bureau of mines. Unmixed WIN
air, acetylene is explosive under prey
sure of 3 to 5 atmospheres when ~
electric spark is passed through u y
when platinum spiral Is heated IN y
Calcium carbide in a mine brings ll'll'
risk when the material is carelup'
handled.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
Homemade Gas.

Homemade gas is used by tne nv .
ish peasants living in the cork-oaA n
gions of that country, the gas Delus hod
tanned from cork refuse. As desVi asts
by one authority, the process eO mn
in filling several large teakettles n
the waste bark, and placing eas ling
turn over the fire during the ewes .nss
burning the volatile gas as II go I'D.
from the spouts. The carDonizeu III.
due forms the fine black-Dro DNarsh,
ment known to commerce as Spa
brown"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

Third Class or even Eagles in pastel
shades if the Kaiser amt got any
other eol0rs in stock. Al the same
time them felIers Is just as kind heart
ed as the lady who makes big
Gesehrei about collecting subscrip-
lions for the Duchess Dc Casnembert's
hospital for woeadeS Soldiers ~ Port
de- Sslut and wsSres every couple Of
days TO the gapers telling how ste got
. letter FROM the Duchess ia which
the Duchess says: Mrs. Maria Van
Rensselaer, ZNsssea Ny Desr Mrs.
van ReassalaerZwaebel.' and sss6ed
her to Galse szeaey for the hospital,
Birslry. Mrs. ZNaebel then goes on to
say that any one desiring 70 give
money to the Duchess de Gataemberrs
hospital can send il 70 Maria Van
RensselaarsZwaebe ID care Of J. g
Morgan & Co, and remain truly yours
Maria Van hensselasr9lNlebel II
his way she gets her name over fopi
zines aud che Duchess de tameD
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
Lucy bears.

well, this war has put stop !
ternational marriages, at any fa ~
"Oh, l don't know about tha' .ms
keeping American heiresses y. ~ 10
but American chorus girls continue
pick up title now and then
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24
TWO Colossal Bores.

1t is now that time OF year ooId
the sport who boasts Of taklhs - Is
shower or plunge every morlu's ,hat
prevalent. He is the COUSIN :, can
other awful bore. the guy WIZ
drink or leave II alone.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-24

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19
JUNIOR GUILD GIVE CABARET.

Under the direction of Miss Gladys
Calm, Miss Fannie Wagenheim and
Miss Paula Hirschkovitz, one of the
brightest and most elaborate func-
lions of the season will be given on
the evening of Thursday, November
23rd, at the Keyser auditorium, in the
form of a cabaret, for the Junior
Guild.
The well known originality of the
entertainment which this trio of clev-
er girls have sponsired in the past is
an indication of what may be expected
and the character of the entertainers,
and the excellent music which has
been engaged for dancing assures one
that the evening will prove notable
success.
Among the numbers which have
been planned for the program of fea-
lures which will intersperse the
dancing, is violin solo by Mr.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
HIGH SCHOOL MEETS TUESDAY
EVENING AT THE ARMORY
EVENING AT TIL

The Parent Teachers association of
the High School will hold its regular
meeting in the armory, Tuesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock, Nov 81, instead of
as previously announced. Mrs. Frank
L. Mayes win be in charge of the
meeting and the following program
will be given:
Program.
1 "America"-High School Choir
us.
2. Recitation. VASE" Gail
Binkley.
8. "The Torpedo and the Whale
from "Olivette," (Audran)-By High
School chorus.
A. "Scene at a High School
Dramatic Class Thy Rhoda Benn, FL
sic Burres, Julia Creary, Vivian
Mcclellan, C. J. Heinberg)
5. Farewell Summer" from
Martha" (F'lotow)-H School
chorus.
6. Address-Rev. J. H. Brown.
7. Open Forum.
s. "Star Spangled Banner"-Higf
School chorus.
The Dramatic Glass in the High
School is under the direction Of Mrs
A. C. Reilly and the music class il
charge of Mrs. Nita Osborn Benin.
All teachers, parents and public
spirited citizens are cordially invited
to attend this meeting, not only tt
be delightfully."- entertained, but ais,
to encourage and assist in making tn,
Homie and School association of prac
teal value.
An open forum has been provided
for at the close of the regular pro
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19

gram and it is expected that sugges-
ton for improvement in our schools
will be brought up and discussed.
The High School Parent Teachers
association should receive the support
of all patrons of the schools, ct pub
lic-spirited citizens who see the neces-
sity of making our schools better, and
equip our boys and girls for life.
No admission charge viii be made.
Parents will have the opportunity
of meeting the teachers.
Officers: Mrs. d. Kugelman, pres
ident; Mrs. Holt, vice president; Prof,
Tyler, secretary treasurer.
Members of the High School Choir
us: Mildred Andrews, Mary Beggs
Rhoda Benn, Maude Baggett, Mer-
cedes Caiero, Julia Creary, Annie Ed
mundson, Matilda Geer, Jennie John
son, Ethel Mcconnell, Isabel McLel-
Ian, Vivian Mcclellan, Maude McVoy
Thelma Mcmillan, Lois Mcclellan
Frances Morey, Florence Pierpont
Caro- Louis Phillips, Annie Pooley
Eunice Preston, Alice Roch, Lucille
Sellers, Eva Sherrer, Sara. Aronowitz
Marie Smith, Juanitee Sprinkle, Bel
mar Tharpe, Edna Turner, Maimet
Turner, Eula Vickery, Mildred Voris
Daisy White, Carrie L. Yniestra. Har-
old Bennett, John Burrow, Arthur
Bowman, Fred Davis, George Green
wood, Frank Henderson, John Hoyt
Harry Levey, Lloyd Morgan, Herber
Matthews, Wallace Purdy, Price Roz
ear, Alex Saunders, James Vaughan
Ralph Voris, Graham White, James
Ward.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19

O'Brien Motta, and a number by the
San Carlos orchestra.
Misses Hortense Rosenau aa0 Elsie
Bloch, in native costume, will give a
Hawiian sketch, accompanied by the
ukalele, and other popular entertain
ers will also contribute to the eve
ning's pleasure.
A gay fortune-teller's booth has
been arranged, where Miss Margarita
Moreno and Miss Bert Lichten will
fortell the future, and Misses Leoma
Bear and Sylvia Kahn, will be two
lovely flower girls, who are sure to
receive generous patronage.
Among those who will serve are
Misses Ruth Dannheiser, BeulaI
Greenhut, Vivian Levy, Lucille Gold
ring, Amelia Berlin, Bertha Lischkoff
Janice Kahn, Margaret Friedman
jeanette Gugenheim, Adele Berlin ani
Bertha Goldsmith:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19
LUNCHEON COMPLIMENTS
u. d. C. OFFICERS.

Mrs. R. F. Mitchell and Mrs. r.
Pope Reese were joint hostesses on
Saturday at luncheon, complimenting
Mrs. Fl. H. McCreary, president of
the Florida division United Daughters
of the Confederacy, and Mrs. Will
liam F. Gwynn, fourth vice-president,
whose visit to Pensacola has been
distinguished by number of charm
ing courtesies.
The floral decorations were IN red
and white, the U. D. c., colors with
chrysanthemums used as a center
piece.
The guest list included the mem
bers of the executive board, Mrs. E
r. Malone, Mrs. Frank d. Tracy
Miss Dan Shepard, Miss Fannie
Caldwell, Miss Margarita Moreno.
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thing that came to her hand.

/ thing that came to her hand.
She studied stenography, and be-
cause she was Intelligent and con-
scientious and careful as a girl she
was intelligent and conscientious and
careful as a stencgrdpner.
She was not college bred, but she
rad gone through High School, and.
heving been as conscientious in her
classes as in everything else, she WIS
we'll grounded in TIE studies whit b
Gle the necessary re lr;rements OF a
good stenographer. She could spell,
she could punctuate nd Possessed a
good general fund OF information.
It was not long before she had
work and, as often iaprens in real
life as well as in books, and most par
ticularly in the small town, her first
position was secured through friend.
Her friends husband, holding an
important government position, and
having an opening in his office AZ TIE
time that she finished hey ssenc-
graph course, gave her the preference
over : der applicants.
But there were other reasons foi
his choice than friendship. He was
a stern man, able and very critical
But he had known this girl for years
He knew that she was intelligent, ed
ucated, conscientious. And he knew
that she would bring all these quail
tiles TO bear upon her work.
| And she did not disappoint him
For several years she faithfully lis
charged her duties and through hcl
wOrk Ii this gover nent position, sht
came IN contact with the leading Law
yer of the town.
i He had watched her at her work
always neat, always dignified, turn
ing out work day after day, accurate
| ~, and quickly. When an openinl
came, he offered her a position in hi
} cfflee.
i y til the good wishes OF her frs
employer, she accepted lie position
a. sn increase Of salary.
Il Il was not long before ths law firm
J was snlarged In its scope, ana she wa
pisced at the head of the Office force
with two stenographers under he1
and an advanced salary.
Later her family moved to anothe
! CITY and she carried vita her valuabl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19
Y. w. C. A. PLANS LARGE
OPEN MEETING.

With the close of the most success
ful year in the history of the assoc
citation, the Y. w. G. A. will invite
their friends to share with them their
pleasure in the results of a year of
hard work, and on the evening OF De-
cember 9Th, in the San Carlos audi
torium, will hold an open meeting, to
which the public viii be invited. AT
this meeting reports will be made of
tn eyear's work and plans outlined for
the coming year.
Tag Day, which was to have been
held on Saturday, October 81, and
which was postponed on account Of the
storm, win be held on the day follow
ing the open meeting, December 9th
the chaperones and girls who were to
have served before to take charge Of
this work again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19

gave out and when she went straight
from heroffice to her home and to
bed, not even allowing herself the
home contact about the tea table, so
great was the strain of her work. She
might have fought to success through
these hard years of preparation in
the big city, but it is doubtful if she
could have done so.
1t is not easy to be the ore thou
sandth girl. But it is possible for
almost any girl who will pay the
price Of conscientious effort
There are hundreds of girls in
small towns just as gifted as this
girl, as well educated, and with the
same self-sacrifScing spirit.
1t is not easy to secure good posi-
tions anywhere. No work that is
worth while is easy. But work
brings always its own recompense,
whether in the city or the village.
It is not necessary to go to New
York to be successful and happy. And
the girl who spends her years of pre-
paration in the small town has many
advantages over the girl who takes
her preparatory course in the big
city.
1t makes no difference where you
are, whether in the small town or the
big town, there is truth in the old
saying: There is always room at the
top. But the lower ranks are crowded
and they are far more crowded in the
big city than they are in the small
one.
Another thing to be borne in mind
Ia that the big city and the little
city are very much alike, with most
lof the advantages in favor of the lat
| ter.
1t takes work, and hard work to
succeed anywhere in the world. And
for the work must come years of pre-
paration, if one hopes to become the
one thousandth girl, in this age OF
fierce competition and specialization.