The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-15

both hanuS, ana Dlue penCll III OhS
of them, and, so the story goes, wrote
across each of the forms the legend,
81 want these things because there is
war on over here" He got them
without further question.
The devices of the soldier at the
front for evading the censor are le-
gion. The neutrality-suspicious. ar
rangement of words to indicate, to
the eyes of the initiated, his where
abouts and the judicious disposal OF
pinpricks to serve the same worthy
purpose, are, of course, the elements
of the trade, and have been practiced
everywhere. 1t was, however, reserv-
ed for a certain corporal, in certain
regiment, in a certain place, to make
use of the censor to gain promotion.
The corporal had ideas of bayonet
fighting, and lacking opportunity to
win recognition for them, he wrote
long disquisition of the object to
his mother. Within a few days he
was ordered to take the whole com
pany in bayonet fighting. He was an
instant success, got his third stripe,
and was placed in charge of that
branch of the company's training.
1t used to be said, a generation ago,
that when Chicago wanted anything,
! and obstacles arose, it went out with
the idea of arranging all the circum-
| stances so it could get that thing. In
some quarters, however, it used to be
said that, when Chicago wanted any
thing, the circumstances seemed to ar
range themselves, voluntarily, so that
it could have what it wanted. For sew
eral years Chicago has been pleading
for permission to divert more OF the
water of Lake Michigan than it is al
ready carrying off through its drain
age canal, but objection has been rails
ed by the International Waterways
Commission on the ground that great
err diversion would lower the level OF
the Great Lakes. Late information IS
however, to the effect that the level
of the Great Lakes is rising. One
would have to be a Chicagoan in or
der to explain this satisfactorily.
1t is estimated that, outside of the
Northwest Territory, nearly all of the
Yukon, and Northern Quebec, there is
available for commercial purposes, II
the Dominion of Canada, 17,746,00C
water horsepower. The water horse
power developed at present aggregate!
1,712,193. Eight million horse pow
er is available within range of pres
ent markets, and will, it is expected
, be in use, within the next fifteen years
This is a good time for the Dominion
, to consider how best this mighty me
chanical power resource may be con
: served for the benefit of its people
! 1t is one of the greatest assets OF tn
2 nation, and should not be Permits
= to pass under private monopoly. Thi
is a piece of advice which the Unite
= States might overhear and seriousl
d consider with profit.
One advantage which the new uni
versity has over those of long standin
is the privilege of profting by thei
s, experience. Thus the University @
y California, in its students union build
ing soon to be erected, is to combin
IS features of the unions at ONort
A Cambridge, Harvard and Pennsylvania
d At the same time the new institutio
4. will be unlike those that have gone b.
" fore it, in being paid for by the stl
k dents themselves, instead of by bent
+ factors. This difference will no doul
p be regarded as good example. S
'r in turn, the California structure ma
r become model for universities nj
e yet founded.
t, Nearly every President of the Uni
} ed States since the City of Washing
ton was laid out has endeavored
some way to leave the capital bett
n and more beautiful than he found
N President Wilson is no exception. I
is said to have ambitious plans f
!! the improvement of the city, and it
y believed these will be carried out du
re ing his second term. Development
n the Great Falls electric power, al
NJ the establishment of a new and ma
u nificent public park are said to be
!: Guided in Mr.. Wilson's program.
1t will be matter of gratificati
= to patriotic citizens of the Unit
- States, to learn that definite ste
have been taken to deal effective
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