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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
WHY ENGLsn WOMEN sNrILE.

iLonuon Answers. }
~ want you TO know that your
love for mo and my love for YOU has
been the biggest thing in my nineteen
Years OF crowded life"
A woman sat at a breakfast table
and read those words I'm her morn
ing paper. They were written by Il
young nobloman to his mother before
entering the Great Advance,
His brave young VOICE spurrcd on
his mon ms they Clamhered over the
parapot his inspiring figure was be-
fore them as they ran but his ears
were forever deaf TO all earthly
sounds whom the roll was called af-
ter tho victory Yet his last words
have lodged m the hearts of many
mothers of Britons and in the heart
of one mother they viii 1.-Two forever.
The humble mother who read them
let the paper drop from her hands.
Maybe something blurred her eyes,
for she took off her spoCtacles and
sat quite stun for q moment, and thcn
sho reached mp 20 "A polished, painted
tea caddy that stood on the mantol-
piece, and from II she took a letter
~ lCttor covered with a sClawlod, err
ratio handwriting
She turned TO n paragraph i'm that
lottcr--a paugnph that she knew by
heart. vet She read IL out loud again
IN the silence uf the little kitchen.
"l get time out here to realize what
a sport you've always been to me. |
lfpn,p Two ,tnrrfad ,s,,, ne tip,., hut
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

worthy OF public trust ana confidence.
When the legislature meets, the
whole matter must be gone into care
fully, and there must be the fullest
publicity given 10 every feature Of the
subject Lawyers, bankers, business
men, property owners OF every class,
must take note Of how their interests
are TO be helped or hindered by "a new
tax measure.
The bin worked out by Senator
John S. Clark Of San Miguel county,
and presented to the last legislature,
was by far the best tax measure ever
presented in New Mexico Had That
biz been passed, this state would have
elected It's republican ticket this
year. But when It was known that
the bin was killed by the representa-
tives Of special interests, and that the
substitute for II was intended to gave
those interests from their just bur
dons. the people Of the state were
iMrly quick to see their duty at the
polls
II the Clark bill could be passed at
the next session OF the legislature, 1t
would 20 farther toward reinstating
the republican party in tho conf
dence Of tho voters Of New Mexico
th,n opu otber one thing tbat could
be done.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
And now That he has folt Tho crisI
"WALKING TINE GHOsr."
81. Louis POST Dispatcb.l


Walking the Ghost Is the name of
the new dance without music. 1t is
a perfectly silent devotional exercise,
performed, however, outstanding and
with syncopated footsteps. and is a
novelty in the United states. AS a
sociotal phenomenon it marks a fur
ther retrogression toward savagery.
resembling very closely the dances
now in vogue in South Africa and
among other uncivilized peoples. At
that there is nothing inherently vi
cious about It, while the merit of dis
carding some bad "ragtime" may
give it a preference. in point of taste
over some Of the more so called civ
ilized dances.
Nevertheless, 1t touches the nadir of
what good taste will permit civilized
society in tho imitation of the bar
harlan, and on behalf Of manners and
morals we cry a warning, though NOT
protest. The amusements of n
people and dancing especially, are
among the most important influences
affecting its character. Man needs
relaxation, but not too much. Vicious
aInusements are a pitfall in which
good manners and morals may be lost
and bad ones produced. Amusements
require conventional control and in
Nari8bly present tho need of reaula-
ton IN their extremes. Let us stop
short Of complete abandon in the
eanoe, and keep IL at least as jnoffen
siNe as the dances of the politer
savages.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
THE CLARK TAN Bill.

Soon wo shall have the legislature
on our hands While We look with
apprehension upon the meeting Of an
legislative bodies because they gcn-
orally do more harm than good.
there is no reason for judging the
present one before it has had an OPP
portunity to show what 1t can or Will
DO.
The graNest question before the
people OF the state today les that Of
taxation, Some system must be de-
vised for raising more taxes than now
and those interests which have been
escaping must be made TO hear their
just proportions Of the public oA-
pense.
There must be care. OF course. for
the manner in which public funds are
expended But however carefully
budgets are made. there Is real de-
mand for more money than can hv
raised under the present system OF
taxation. Furthermore. We have not
in this state an authority on taxation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
onnsTANITY's GREAT WORK.

Nietzche the great German teach
or Of force as right speaks Of Chris
tanity as slaves religion yet no
even fairly careful student Of history
can fan to be impressed with the
| fact that slavery and Christianity
have proved everywhere incompati-
bic, and the evolution Of civilization
| from the slave community into the
free community has been inspired by
Christianity
II 10 us now Christianity seems to
have been long time Graduating
slavery, we must consider how deeply
rooted slavery has been In human So
ciety, how natural ana for how long
time necessary attribute Of hui
man evolution It was. 1t seems un-
natural to us now and the estate Of
individual freedom seems the only
natural condition.
Dr. SLUT in his last address at the
convention Of the New Mexico state
teachers association, stated that free
com was not a natural but an acquir-
ed right, that man has had to con-
ouer for himself. Freedom is an
achievement In the slow process Of
centuries Slavery is the primitive
condition and It prevails everywhere
outside of Chrstendom, even today.
The historians, as Mommsen sug-
gests, scarcely are able TO appreciate
the awful Significance OF the fact that
free Creek eity-states and the
free" Roman city-states were In re-
atty societies based upon slavery In
them a third or a half. or as in one
instance eighty per cent Of the social
units were slaves,
10 modify condition so intrinsic
in human society and to have secured
its destruction as an institution Is not
"a slow work to be accomplished In
two thousand years It is q work Of
Fundamental civilization, ana such
work always appears to be slow.
Or. Jung, Of Zurich, SAYS christi
anity invented personal values and
abolished slavery which failed TO re-
gard personal values. That much, at
least Christianity has done for the
world. Also it has freed women from
the rule Of brute force, and eventual
IS 1t viii rule In the world.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
AUSTRALIAN TEN COMMAND
MENTC

tE. +. Slosson in The independently
Last February | ventured TO hint
that it was a good thing that the Ten
Commandments went into effect be-
fore the referendum was adopted for
Ii put to vote now not one of them
would be likely to pass
The Bulletin of sydney Australia,
followed up the suggestion by offer
ing q guinea for the hest set of ten
commandments suited to Australian
conditions and temDerament. Now
the first commandment for the Aus
tralian is evidently: Thou shalt not
say Chou shalt not to him, because
then he will go and do it out Of Il
spirit OF Independence. So the Bull
letin awards first prize to the follows
ing, as written i'm Australasia and in
a form most likely to be effective
/, Yer might as wen stick for Os-
tralia
2. Yer might as well stop borrow
in,
8. Yer misht as well keep from
usiu' too many blanky swear words.
4 Yer might as wen send yer Kids
ter Sunday school--it won't 'urt 'cm.
2. Yer might as well ave bit Of
learning.
g. Yer might as well give ger boss
q fair deal-yer might be boss yer
SELF some day.
T. Yer might as we'll stick by Yer
old woman They're orl alike.
s. Yer might as well make yer
own tools and buds.
9 Yer might as well pay yer debts.
TO- Nerl blanksy we'll awe ter be
"a better stousher than the next bl0ke.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
Street Corner Santa
Should Be Abolished

TO the Editor of the Morning Journal:
Just before Christmas the corners
of the down town streets of Chicago
blossom with Santa Clauses. The
poor bewldered child sees Santa
Claus on one corner, then another on
the next corner. Santa is tall, thin
short, fat, all sizes. He has materi-
allied not once for the child who
goes to the loop with his mother
but dozen times. / went one night
to the headquarters where The street
corner Santas after their days work
turned in their collections They were
the kind of crew you would expect;
they collected their days pay each
evening-that indicates the kind of
men they were.
| don't want to criticise the organ
ization that hired them. 1t is a most
excellent one. | admire it more the
more ! see Of it. On this occasion
it was giving work to the down and
cutters and the money it collected was
used for a practical charity But a
rival organization used uniformed
girls with bells to attract attention
for collecting their Christmas money
The best of us is not the genia.,
EltdN itell ltQ man llldl the NilllN plC-
lures Santa TO be; certainly these
broken men that played the part are
not.
Another time I stood for several
hours beside a department store
Santa. This salaried Saint Nick was
gsnial with the geniality Of seven
drinks.
A line Of children, thousands it
seemed to me, came up to him one
after the other, hesitated shyly while
he blew his whiskey breath IN their
faces, urged by mother and Santa
confided they wanted a rocky horse
with a really tail" and then as they
were rapidly hurried away TO make
room for another small section of the
Iound-eyed thousand suddenly re-
membered dozen more things they
Wanted;a toy auto-a common re-
quest nowdays-a cannon, a "No
lark and-perhaps an afterthought
but at least an unselfish one-red
stockings for mamma.
Their faith was perfect: they be-
leved they had but to tell Santa and
thew would surely get what they asked
for. Nearly all of them We're to be
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
CERTAINLY.

The Santa Fe New Mexican says;
1--WE thank the NJ. J., this colyum
docs. for its good loser editorial about
tho convention, There are no hard feel
ings in this boiliwick'
The Morning Journal believes gem
tlemanly conduct quite as essential In
q newspaper as in an individual Nat
urally, Albuquerque would have Ikea
It II the teachers had voted to come
here next year because II is an hon
or Ia have such gathering in any
city Because of the trouble Santa
Fc had taken 70 make good ana the
signal way In which she made good,
many teachers voted TO return TO
Santa Fe next year. even at consid-
cradle additional expense TO Them
selyos. as the best way Of eXprossing
their appreciation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
BELGIAN WORKERS
MAKE GENERAL APPEAL

tHr sosElso iousNsI setctst tENsto wtssi
HaVfv, Dee g Belgian workers IN
occupied territory have held a secret
meeting ut which they drew up a
manifesto destined 20 be brought 10
the attention ~ the laborine class IN
an the entente and neutral countries.
Delegates representing an the unions
and the groups Of liberal Cahonc So
eialists attended the meeting
The text ~ The appeal has Just
reached the Belgian government here.
H. Carton de Wharf. minister Of JUS
uce; Emile Nanderveld minister OF
munitions. and Paul Hymans. OF the
Belgian government. have attested its
authenticity and the manifesto soon
viii be made public.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
THE DEs1INi or FRANCE.

GuRliolmo Ferrero, the Italian his
torian forosees France as the leading
nation of Europe after the war Ale
ready the French republic has DEM
onstrated that as q government and a
people Il is a great power The re-
public has at least successfully de-
Tended itself whatever is TO be the
extent or limitation Of the victory
which Frenchmen are confident OF
winning.
The French have at least regained
the respect Of Europe. They have
shown themselves Wrie, their sol
dlers today are what they were un-
der Napoleon under Louis XIV, their
people arc entitled to style themselves
again LA Grande Nation" And
these things whether their armioa
drive to the Rhine or get no further
than the Yosgcs and tho Mosellc
whether Alsace-Lorralno be redeem
cd or the present boundaries alone be
cleared
As Latin. Ferrero reioicos IN the
vndication OF Latin civilization, Of
which France Is the chief exponent
and Paris Is the capital And who
that knows anything Of the develop
mcnt Of culture, denies to Latin civ
ilizatlon what undoubtedly are IT'S
-aehievenents2 Tho achievements
are historic. The whole European
civilization cnme from tho Meditor-
luncan.
The Roman empire explains llu-
rope and America, ana France, for
centuries rs the custodian Of Ro-
man tradition, radiated civilization
throughout a eml-barbarous north
western Europe.
Furthermore 10 us Americans at.
least, In this modern time, France has
slgnified democracy Tho liberty. and
equality Of men Even the eagles
Of imperial Napoleon carried deslruc-
ton to feudalism, and the very ro-
notion against his military tyranny
evoked the self-consciousnoss Of poo
pies France, facing the great ah-
soutisms OF Europe with their eft
ciency and unity, has proved up to
the hit the worth Of democracy It's
power to protect itself. to organize,
20 conquer
We who have lived since the Fran
co-prussian war In 1874 havo natur-
ally underyalEed the French, as in
deed. they have undoryamed them
selves We have inscnsbIy discount
I'd their enormous weight In history
AN Of as have fancicd that anyhow
their work was done. that France was
glorious memory mainly that her
Nesurcs were gradually wasting, that
she was docadont
The historic precedent SGT hy Rome
"a her fall obsessos the Judgment We
cherish the theory that a period is
set every nation, and that because
England is old. and France has had
her defeats therefore their end ap
proaehes. Except In the sense that
time runs for every man, institution,
The globe Itself there is small virtue
~ that argument
When the stress of war came 1t
was demonstrated that the British
people were far more nearly decadent
than the French. Bat tho English
finally aroused themselves from their
torpor and for the past six months
have been doing nohly France mas
done nohy from the beginning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
CHRISTOPHER SANDWICHES.
lSt. LONE Post- Dlspatch.(


A hero undisputed is Chester Bliss
of Sandusky, who is personally dem
Cnstratng the ediblity Of the grass
hopper, and smacking his lips over its
nutty flavor. Mr.. Bliss, first catch
ing his grasshopper removes its head
and wings, toasts it over a slow fire
and seasons it with pepper and salt,
1t viii not appeal to you, gentle read
or but it Is a very ancient and respec-
table diet. DO you recall the scrip
tural locust and Wild honey? .
Mr.. Bliss likes the locust in a sand
wich.
Why strain at a srasshopper and
swallow the coehineal, or the craw-
fish the snail the shrimp, not to
mention the crab and the syster? Not
forgetting the eel the terrapin, the
turtle, the succulent frog.
The early Hebrews lived upon To-
Gusts 10 no small extent long before
John the Baptsts day. Moses spec
flied -four insects of the locust family
which they might eat without render
ing themselves unclean. .CLevitiCus 10,
22D LoCusts cooked with oil are es-
teemed a delicacy to this day in the
orient Locusts are a favorite march,
ing diet with the Redouin Arab, who
packs them in salt in close masses.
The Athenians were fond Of roasting
locusts in the days when Athenians
were epicures, and the archimagirus,
or master cook, turned them in his
oven to a beautiful golden hue Epl-
Gurus the Athenan had a nice taste
in grasshoppers, which he nibbled be-
tween sips OF the lightest attic wine.
I4ucullus would have his grasshoppers
To gourmet, astronomer and satur-
nalian the grasshopper has univer-
sally appealed as the tidbt which
Chester Bliss pronounces it. So that
II is only % heroism somewhat less
than Spartan required for enjoyment
of the morscl.
Come along, then, brave men at
table, let us salute the long-lcgged To-
Gust redivivus in classic style--as the
uncouth pig was apostrophzed
And now that he has felt the crisping
fire
We wait his soul and body to en-
shrine,
\ morsel for an cpicures desire
Seasoned to tickle gourmand taste
And to tomb within us haste
We eat thee, brother, and incor-
porate
Thy substance, thus, in our humanity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
With Scissors and Paste
THE IITTIE WORRY.

| had little worry,
That followed me around
Twas never in a hurry,
And tracked me like a hound.
/ took IL to my pastor,
Who told me it was sent,
TO save me from disaster
by making me repent
The lawyer, doctor, plumber,
Tho butcher boy the nurse,
All passed it up, and GUNNER
Eve never felt, nor worse.
! took IL to a grocer
Who seemed TO need a clerk:
81 think" he said, 81 know. sir,
Your trouble. Get &c work"
] did tthe pay was rotten,)
But worry loft outside,
= Was plumb and clean forgotten
1t bit Itself and died
Philadelphia Ledger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
" SEEN IN ENGLAND.

Gilbert Murray writing in the
Westminster Gazette. explains 10 his
Enelish brethren why the United
States did not enter the war ON the
correct theory that nations do not
wake war out of sentiment, but In on
dcaVoring 20 analyze the attitude to-
ward preparedness, he reaches this
lnfounded conclusion.
The prospect OF a really victorious
Germany would shake America to her
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

\ little stream had lost it's way
Amidst the grass and fern
a passing Stranger scooped a well,
Where weary men might turn
lie walled IL in. and hung with care
a iadle no the brink.
He thought not Of the decd he did
But judged that all might drink.
He passed again and io' the well.
By summer never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand narching
tongues,
Aud saved a life beside
Charles Mackay.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
REPORTED KILLING OF
AMERICANS DOUBTED

Eel Paso, Tex, Dec. "A humor
spread though lei Paso tonight that
three Americans, Charles Emendorf.
Henry Harries and George Drifting
ham have been killed in Chihuahua
by Villa troops. It's source proved
hard for relatives and friends to trace
down. Warren Birmingham, a son,
said that he had been unable to YER
ify the reported death of his father
and Frank Elmendorf said that he
had nothing tangible as to the fate Of
his brother, Charles.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

1 seems that $500 Carancistas an
der General Trevno. in strongly en-
renchcd positions could not resist
attack by $500 VilhstaN practically
uuarmed. Trevinos artillery was all
captured as werc his supply trains,
Il an sounds very much as though the
Caruncistas merely went over to
villa
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

The Greeks put up a little fight
and then gave up the guns demanded
hy the French admiral That should
satisfy the kaisers sister
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

The high cost Of clothing makes
the old fashioned Potferian brand Of
whisRors, tucked inside the waistcoat
as a chest protector probable as soon
as they can be grown again.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
WE WANT JUSTICE.

NA4taltf son. ,
Good nature Is plentiful. Int we
want justice with heart Of steel TO
fight down the proud.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

II there is no objection, the Indian
summer will stand approved,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-26

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-26
"GIVE THE BOY A LANTERN"
Sound Advice for the Farmer, and
Also Works Well Along the
Lines of Education.

A writer in one of the farm papers
has a suggestion for fathers who
wish to keep their sons on the farm.
"Give the boy a lantern he says.
His idea, as he expands it, is that the
boy, once the lantern is his own prop
erty, will make his work pleasanter
by using it. He will do work before
dawn and after dark more cheerfully
because his lantern takes away the
darkness and the sense of drudgery.
We do not have lanterns in the
city, but the Gary school system
givee our boys something to light
their lives with. It shows them that
there is something in life besides poll
parrot study, street corner loafing and
the perfunctory search, later on, for
"a job" It is a lantern that shows
them what is suited to their tempera-
ments and tastes. Instead of look
ing forward with dread to the day
when they must go out and find
job they look with eagerness to the
time when they can use their knowl-
edge and their skill in lines Of work
to which they have become attached.
"A job" becomes "the job and
the job is eagerly waiting for the boy.
New York Mail &c.,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-26
The First Mar.

The first writing known to scholars
was the account of a war waged be-
tween hostile nations in Mesopotamia,
perhaps $500 B. c. The first battle
was that between Cain and Abel. Ap-
parently men have always been quick
to settle their differences by fighting.
The first warlike king Is said to have
been Osymandyas of Egypt, who
passed into Asia and conquered Bac-
tria in 2100 B. c.. Palamedes Bac-
COS is mythically reported to have
been the first who ranged an army
in regular line of battle, placed SEN
tinels round a camp and excited the
soldiers vigilance by giving him a
password. This occurred during the
siege of Troy, the date of which is
variously estimated at about two
thousand five hundred years before
the Christian era.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-26
Porpoise in Long Race.

Four 9orpOises, the largest ever
housed at the New York aquarium,
one measuring nine feet, were put in
the center tank recently. They no
sooner hit the water than they started
on what looked like race. ]. Shay
of the aquarium force, who brought
them here, said they probably had a
bunch that after about 100000 laps
they would catch up to an opening out
to sea. They circulate from left to
right, with the sun.
The porpoises were caught in net
at the fishery of Joseph K. Nye at
Hatteras They came on the Old Do
minion liner Princess Anne.
Their racing diet will be 20 pounds
Of fresh herring apiece.
The last porpoise in the aquarium
lived 21 months and 9 days and ate
six and a half tons of herring.