The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-07-07
THE HIRED MAN

To the Hired Man: How can we
tell when a woman is herself or lust
putenoh? Every woman is just "pu
tenon" some. Few women at home
are the same as when visiting and no
men are the same. You are a young
man l think, and perhaps you are in
dead earnest about this question and
what it means to you and so | will
make the standard paragraph of the
answer. The Hired Man is pleased
to get all sorts of questions and will
answer them one by one to the best
of his ability. The human race is
"putenon" in everything. The Santa
Claus affair is happy ''putenon" and
a good many people who really play
at the Jesus Christ matter, are just
"putenon' about it, for they only be-
lieve it is the same thing as the Kriss
Kringle proposition. Many an appar-
emily happy school teacher is just
"putenon" when she smiles all day
long and fondles the affections of a
lot of little tots, when if she had
her own way she would wiring their
necks and run away TO some Egypt
ian isolation with grip full of dove
wings. Many a railroad agent stands
at his window hours every day and
makes us believe his company oper.
ates his railroad for the health ant
comfort of the people in its bailiwick
when its your spondulicks it wants
and some pleasant way of extract
ing it is what he is after. He is JUS
"putenon" for what it gets. Many
politicians kiss your babies and ash
after the crop and the boys, when ht
is only "putenon". Many a time the
gentle wrap on the door or a sof
twist of the door bell crank stops al
internal war and all that apparent in
side happiness you find, is only "pu
tenon", for you won't get off the porcl
before things inside resume thei
former proportions. Even the mani
tested affection for you may be "pu
tenon" but what of it? Many mai
tells the newsboy keep the chang
DO" and then goes home to his bea,
and says we've got to be a littl
more economical" But my young MAJ
while your sweetheart is "putenon'
largely, she is worth while.
To The Tribune's Hired Man: 70
write like fool when you say pray
er will do anything for cancer or an
other disease Will you please tell II
how it could possibly do any gooc
Take whole column. Church mem
ber." l may be a fool my dea
church member" but | am balance
fool. l would rather be balance
fool than an unbalanced skeptic. Th
logic of your position means that 20
simply believe that God is just
great big liar If l believe that God
a great big liar would be right wher
you are. Every person who believe
that God is a great big liar, feels Ju:
as you do about this. God Himse
said he would bring our things to pas
if we asked him. He had his Son r.
iterate the same promise, and II
compelled doubtful but inspired me
to teach and write the same thin
and its only making God out to
a great big liar when Church men
Der will deny what God teaches II
Why don't you try it? Modern sclen(
would suggest that you try it. Whe
the prospector finds float" he follow
it up. This little squibb is the "foa
of a splendid ledge hid away not +;
from the Church member" and othe
like you, now follow it up. You ca
not logically deny it until you ha'
tried it. There will be many "chur'
member" in hell still making God o
great big liar.
Thirty-seven years ago the Hir'
Man started to work on the Waba
railroad for SIS. per month. Thr
weeks later they raised his sala
to $50. Later to $40, later still
$50, etc. We'll, the other day, one
the big men of the Wabash railro
heard that Miss Ruth Hammer war
ed to take the Wabash road betwe
Kansas City and St. Louis. That Ii
is the very line to take east OF Ia
sas City every time, and OF cour:
l intended all the time that Ru
should go that way, but upon
ceipt of a certain letter from Mr.. M
Namara telling me that he would n
charge very much for Ruth and h
mother, and that he had instruct
his conductors at Kansas City to
on the lookout for the two and 81
them every courtesy and care