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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-30
Editors Note.-The little girl sent
in the page of the school speller de-
voted to a eulOgy of the kaiser.

er argues that good people are wise
on account of their goodness, thus
confounding words having different
meanings.
A person may be nearly ideal in
goodness and morality and yet very
deficient in knowledge, and vice.
versa. A scriptural writer admits
this when he writes that the chill
dren of this world are wiser than the
children of light" To determine the
truthfUlness of any given PROPOSE
ton by the moral standing of its adj
Yocates is fallaciOus. plus 5 equals
10, not II, and it matters not who
asserts it, Byran or BeelzebUb.
The personality Of the asserter has
nothing to do with the result. Relig-
ious people may or may not be more
moral than the irreligiOus. If they
are, that does not exempt them from
proving their religious contentious.
To argue that because religiOnists
build and run more hospitals than
irreHgious, that there a whale was
Jonah's landlord for three days, that
Joshua stopped the sun and Jesus
walked on water, would be too far
fetched. The propositions are not re-
lated or too remotely to be consid-
cred together.
Free thinkers like Girard and Cor
nell have built colleges. Like Bur-
bank and Darwin have shown how to
originate new species. Like Edison
have originated mighty inventions.
Like Paine, Franklin and Jefferson
have done mighty works in estab-
fishing popular governments, but if
any of these men should contend
that plus equals IL it would not
be true.
Let us look a little closer at this
hospital business. It is a business.
They all charge all the business will
stand, taking a few charity patients
to establish a reputation. The reHg-
iOOiStC have thp ADVANTAGE They
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Island of ST. Thomas.

Commercially, the most important
feature of our recently acquired Dan
ish West Indies is the fine harbor at
Charlotte Amalie, on the island Of st.
Thomas, according to commercial
survey Of the islands by agents of the
bureau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce of the department of commerce.
This survey emphasizes the conven-
fence Of the harbor as a distributing
center for all Of the Lesser Antilles.
1t lies on the direct line of communi-
cation between Europe and the Pam
anna canal, as we'll as in direct line for
vessels plying between the Atlantic
ports of the two Americas or between
the Atlantic and Pacific ports of these
continents. 1t is 1,40O miles from New
York, 1920 miles from the Atlantic en-
trance Of the Panama canal and 4S0
miles from La Guaira, the chief port Of
Venezuela. Its location commands the
Virgin passage to the Caribbean sea,
the easternmost gateway to that body
Of water.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Japanese Ninns,u.

In the matter of eating il Is agreed
that the japanese cuisine is not Of the
richest In nutritive quality. 1t is not
inexpensive; japanese dinners are elab-
crate In preparation. artistic in pre-
sentation. but for satisfying the inner
man are far inferior to European or
even Chinese cooking. The chief char
acteristic of a purely japanese dinner
Is to please the eye, net the palate or
stomach. 1t is national joke that one
must eat a meal before going to or
after returning from a japanese din
ner.
Oh, how much labor and expense are
lavished on a gochiso ENTERTAINMENT
to make it nice to look at! This is all
sheer waste and luxury and is to be
condemned. Providence has kindly put
In the power of every japanese to live
In the most economical manner, so the
japanese dinner is blasphemous
abuse of providential beneficence. 1t Is
an anachronistic relic Of feudalism,
reminiscent of the morbid tastes of
idle, luxurious overlords! A monstrous
fact is that these customs are not go
ing out of fashion.-Saito Man in Japan
Advertiser.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Mystery of Bird EIiqht.

A curious fact concerning birds Is
that the tip Of the wing moves at prac-
tically the same speed in every species.
This is $50 feet per minute, or nearly
seven and a half miles per hour.
Whether iSis the tiny wren or the huge
stork, the rule holds good, and even the
bee comes within 1t. Thus the bee has
a wing only quarter Of an inch long,
the sparrow's wing is four inches and
the stork's twenty-seven. But the bees
wing beats 1,4O0 times in minute,
the sparrow's 72O and the stork's only
105 times. If you multiply together the
length of the wing and the number of
beats you will get almost exactly the
same result In the three cases-namely,
stork, 2,S35; bee, 1850; sparrow, 2,SSO.
But If ever a machine Is made to fly
like bird it will have to develop far
more energy than these figures stand
for. A birds energy of flight is not SO
great as is supposed. Although such
skillful fliers when aloft, many birds
cannot rise from level ground.-London
Answers,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
The Tobacco Habit.

II a man who uses tobacco will give
It up for one day each week he viii
keep himself from becoming a tobacco
fiend." This is the advice of well
known doctor, who says that quite a
number Of men, including himself. have
adopted this plan.
"By leaving off tobacco for one day
week you give'your system time to get
rid of the effects of the drug" he said.
"You will then enjoy your tobacco far
more, too, because you have become
unaccustomed to the flavor, and 1t is
therefore more enjoyable when you re-
sumo smoking.
"The effect of tobacco is a general
sedative action ON the nervous system,
which diminishes the power Of taste
and smell. That is why tea tasters sell
dom or never smoke.
Leave it off for day and the sense
Of taste recovers. Not only that, but
leaving Off tobacco for one day volunta-
rily breaks the tobacco habit, exercises
the self control and prevents one from
becoming a slave to the habit"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Are Van Sa

Are you Sa~.N...- s-rSeI
Have you Il young SeL....; in YOUR
family!" asks the editor OF tae Amer
lean Magazine. DO the rest of yor
scrimp and save in order to provide
the best of everything for him? Dc
you make sacrifices so that he can go
away to be educated-so that he can
have all the opportunities in the world
to develop his powers?
"If this interesting situation does not
exist in your home it exists in some
other home on your street. Anyway.
you have seen case Of it and won
dered about it. You have wondered
about the right and wrong of it. the
wisdom or the folly Of 1t. You have
thought sometimes that no human be-
ing, however brilliant, has a right to
accept so much from others. Then
there is often the question as to wheth-
er the favored one In such family is
really the most gifted one after all.
1t is quite possible-if only one can go
that William should come home from
his musical studies in New York and
let Mary go ON with her art. There is
no such thing as being sure that you
have picked out the right genius to
back"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Jobs Star, Arcturus.

Arcturus, star Of ancient poets,
priests, astrologers and mystics,
"Job's star" as it has been called, as It
Is mentioned In the wonderful book Of
that first dramatist, is 5000 times more
brilliant in its marvellous luminosity
than our own little central luminary,
which has a pitiable diameter of less
than million miles. By means of the
spectroscope Arcturus is seen travel
ing across our line of vision at the in
conceivable speed of probably 3OO miles
per second! Yet even at this amazing
motion # would require 5000 years for
Arcturus to traverse the distance to us
from the star nearest to our sun, that
nearby star being the chief in the con-
stellation Of the Centaur and just
little matter Of $4,000, 600, 100000 miles
distant from our sun! = Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
What a Billion Means.

If railway train proceeding at the
rate of mile minute had been at
the dawn of the Christian era started
around the earth on a straight track.
its object being to run 1,000OO0,0O0
miles without stop, it would have been
necessary for that train to circle the
earth 10000 times, and it would not
have come to the end Of its journey
until nearly New Years eve, 1923, six
teen centuries after Christ was born.
During its frantic fight it would have
seen the Saviour live and die; Rome
rise, flourish and decay; Britain dis
covered and vanquished by the Roman
legions, and London and Paris built.
1t would have proceeded on its jour
ney throughout the dark ages. 1t
would have witnessed the birth of Co
lumbus, the discovery of America and
have a couple Of hundred years yet to
continue.-Los Angeles Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Keeping Younq.

When DR.. Anna Howard Shaw was
asked how she kept so young she re-
piled that, though it may have been
running for trains all her life, yet she
is rather inclined to think that mental
activity and constitutional cheerful
ness" are always responsible for keep
ing young.
"a woman whose mind is active does
not realize that she is not always at
exactly the same age" said DR.. Shaw;
therefore she never grows old. 1t is
not the mental activity that keeps her
young; she is young. My advice to
those who are growing old is to keep
busy. The really important thing in
life to me is to be so absorbed by a
great fundamental principle and to be
so inspired by love of humanity that
you forget everything else. This Is the
fountain of eternal youth"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
He Was Forgetful.

The poet La Fontaine was remark
ably absentminded. An instance of his
forgetfulness is related in little study
Of the poets life by NJ. r. Peirsal. La
Fontaine, he relates, had attended the
burial of one Of his friends. Neverthe-
less, not very long afterward, his feet
straying naturally toward the familiar
doorstep, he went to call upon him. A
shocked servant informed the poet that
monsieur was no longer living. La
Fontaine also was shocked, but pres
emily recovering from his surprise mur-
INJURED regretfully as he turned away:
"True, true! I recollect I went to
his funeral"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Toll of tho GARBAGE Can,

We hear a great deal of complain
ing, far and near, about the high cost
of living.
1t has been statistically estimated
that If only one slice Of bread was
wasted by one family every day the
aggregate weight of this wasted bread
would equal 625,0O0 pounds and would
cost approximately $4,000.
Just think of that! Forty-fve thou
sand dollars worth of bread alone vast
ed in one day. And that does not In
clude the other odds and ends that are
daily dumped into the garbage pail.
No woman with an iota Of intelli-
gence and a speck of moral conscience
will waste unnecessarily food Of any
kind.
No matter what her circumstances
may be, whether rich or poor, she has
absolutely no right to do sO.-New
York Telegram.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
OLD new ENGLAND CUSTOMS.
In the Days When Brides Were Stolen
and Had to Be Ransomed.

A half savage custom prevailed in
many early New England towns. A
group of those young men who had
not been invited to the wedding would
invade the house when the marriage
ceremony had been performed and drag
away the bride to an inn or some other
house, when the groom and his party
would follow and rescue her by paying
a forfeit of dinner to the bride steal
ers. In western Massachusetts, this
custom fingered until Revolutionary
times. In Judd's History of Hadley"
the names Of stolen brides are given
Mrs. Job Marsh, married in 1888, is
said to have been the last bride thus
stolen. A very rough variation Of this
custom is reported to be still in vogue
in some localities in Rhode Island.
Nine. Sarah Knights in her journal of
a horseback ride from Boston to New
York in 1904 tells of ridiculous alter
alton Of this marriage custom, which
she saw in Connecticut-to steal the
bridegroom.
Many other curious fashions prevail
ed in different localities. In some
towns the young men rode or ran to
the brides house for bottle of rum
In others the bees were told of the
wedding and given bride cake. In still
others the unmarried girls scrambled
for the brides garter to see who would
be married next.-Alice Morse Earle
In Magazine Of American History.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
High Cost of High Living.

According to James Churchill, one Of
the famous New York restaurateurs,
it costs the men who cater to the great
throng Of cabaret diners some $780,
$4,000 year to keep things going in
the proper Gotham style. In itemized
form he reckons rent at 40 millions
license tax and stamps 30A millions,
payroll 175a4 millions, supplies 327 mil
lions.
This neat little sum is merely what
it costs the proprietors, be it under
stood. The amount paid in by regular
and occasional habitues of the lobster
palaces" may safely be put at so per
cent more, or $1,O63, 3,975,5Oo. Yes, high
living comes high, and it is time to
think of having less of it.-Boston
Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
WORK OF THE CHICKADEE.
This Little Bird Is Formidable Foe Of
the Cankerworm,

In May the chickadees build their
nests in the cavity of decayed tree
trunk or limb and line them with moss,
plant down and feathers. From FIVE
to eight white eggs spotted with red
dish brown are laid in each soft era
die. The chickadees eat in the sum-
mer many insects and their eggs
Farmers dread the cankerworm, which,
unchecked. completely destroys apple
orchards. At one meal this tiny bird
will eat $50 eggs of the cankerworm
and will have several meals day.
During it's migration in October the
chickadee is more numerous in the
New England states than in the sum-
mer Throughout the greater part of
its range, from Labrador to Maryland
and in the Alleghenies southwark to
North Carolina. these merry midgets
are found at all seasons. But it is with
the fall and winter that they are gen.
orally associated No one need feel
lonely when these little black and
white birds are around. They are so
friendly and tame and some of their
notes sound so much like words that
they seem to be talking. Besides the
familiar "chick-a-dee" call they have
high, sweet whistle of two or three
notes.
In the autumn the partridge berries
are ripe. and upon them these birds
have many q feast. And later the ber-
ries of the wintergreen, Solomon's
seal. dogwood and Indian cucumber
may be used as food.-Philadelphi
Record
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Tho Discovery Of Iron.

The Bible speaks Of Tubal Cain as
the discoverer Of iron and the father
Of smiths. The Egyptians imputed to
Hephaestus the same honor, while
Pliny mentions 1t having been discov-
cred by Dactyles on Mount Ida after
the forests on the mountain side had
been destroyed by lightning, this about
1432 B. G. jeremiah and Ezekiel both
mention iron in their Scriptural writ
ings, the latter especially mentioning
two qualities Of the metal, calling one
''bright iron," which was probably
steel. Moses mentions an iron furnace,
and Job speaks Of iron as being taken
out Of the earth.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Miqhty Sirius.

That person who knows nothing else
Of the starry universe knows that Of
the "axed" stars Sirius, of CAMS Ma
jor, Is to us by far the most brilliant.
We owe the dazzle Of Sirius to the
fact that it is one Of our nearest solar
neighbors, it's distance being only about
$4,000, 100000 miles. Yet if seen
from the same distance as our sun 1t
would be thirty times as bright. It Is
held by some astronomers that it in
fuences to some extent our solar sys-
tenn and that we and some of the stars
nearest to us are a group of which
Sirius may be the chief.-Pittsburgh
DiSDatch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
How Coal Was Named,

The name of coal was first applied
only to fuel made Of charred wood or
what we call charcoal, says an ex-
change. When the use of mineral coal
began it was called sea coal, because it
was at first only found along the sea-
shore along with seaweed and other
wreckage cast up by the waves and
thus supposed to be of marine origin.
From its resemblance in color and
burning qualities to charcoal, it finally
received the simple name of coal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Emptyinq a Bottle.

Water or any other liquid cannot
flow from bottle in steady stream
because until the bottle is empty there
Is continuous struggle between the
tendency Of the liquid to fall from the
bottle and the rushing of the air to get
In. When full bottle without a cork
Is turned upside down there will be an
alternate realization Of two operations,
the liquid to follow the attraction Of
gravitation and the air to obey its nat
ural impulse to fill a vOid.-Exchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Follow Up Effciencies.

Immediately after any workers are
started on standard time and bonus
their eficiencies should be watched.
If they do not soon become bonus
earners and If their efficiencies do not
continuously improve until they reg
ularly average about 100 per cent the
cause Of this failure should be investi-
gated, and If it be found that the stand
ard time is too short it should prompt
" be corrected.-G. 81. Shepard in In
dustrial Management.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Genuine Felt,

Genuine felt is an "all WOOL prod
uct. Alone among wool workers the
felt manufacturer can take a whole
fleece from the sleeps back and bring
it out in the form Of cloth. All the
parts Of the fleece rejected in other
branches Of the wool industry can be
utilized by the felt maker.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Word From Rrsr wiIliam..

/ got so tired settin' de table fer Trou-
BILE dat give him his raggedy ole hat
an showed him de do, an de minute
he hit de grit here come Joy, wild his
fiddle, an said, "Crar de room fer de
biggest dance er de season, an hands
roun', all !"-Atlanta Constitution.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Unfortunate,

mo, that salesman could not interest
me in his car after the unfortunate re-
mark that he dropped.
"What was thatT'
"He said that his car was a winner,
and then he added that it would win
in walk. lk."-Chicago Herald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
The Purest Iron.

The purest iron known is that now
being made for scientific use by the bu-
reau OF standards at Washington. In
gots about 6 by 2 inches in size are
prepared for the bureaus own work,
and are also supplied to scientific in
stitutions and laboratories in various
parts Of the world.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Humor,

Humor is the true sixth sense. Lack
ing it, one misseth the Joy of living.
1t turks under the serious affairs of
life as violet lurketh under the trees
Of the forest and when so found is
more to be priced than that which
shouteth itself from the housetops.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
lncomplete.

The description of a suit case as
something that in railroad car cannot
be placed In the aisle near you. in the
rack above you Or in the seat beside
you Is not altogether complete, because
It can be. and very frequently is, placed
on the feet Of the passenger next you.
Christian Science Monitor.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Ambiguous.

did your late employer give you a
testimonialT'
Eyes, but it doesn't seem to do me
any good"
"What did he say2''
"He said was one Of the best men
his firm had ever turned out"-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
The Sort He Buve

i want to look at some note paper.n
""atered stock, madam?"
should say not. My husband has
wasted money enough on that kind
Detroit Free Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Potatoes,

The stem end of potato is the end
that was attached to the vine: the on
posite end is the seed end. The seed end
might be called the top of the potato
and the stem end the bottom. The buds
at the seed end swell and grow first
New York Sun.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Suspicion.

Believe me, Grace, when am away
I am thinking every instant Of your
blue eyes and Of your lovely fair hair"
"Tut, tut! am sure you said the
same thing to another girl before me 7"
"Grace, don't be cruel. 1 swear SOL
emnly that you are wrong. The girl
before you was dark."-Puck,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Inside Information.

Dear sir" wrote the man who owed
his tailor and had received letter ask
ing for payment of the bill, your let
ter was extremely impertinent. and
return it to you unopened"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31

The Iowa State Historical society
possesses library in excess Of 22,OOO
volumes. One Of its rare possessions
is the complete files Of some of the
early Iowa newspapers. These are re-
garded as invaluable. - Magazine of
American History.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Awful Robuko.

They had just finished their first
moon, and she was in tears.
"If," she sobbed-''if you had had the
tiniest spark Of love for me you would
never have married mel" Chicago
Record.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Gas.

Gas.
II hear Jones died from a single
blow"
"What hit him?"
mo one. He blew out the gas."-IlH-
nois Siren.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
His Threat.

"He must be perfect savage"
"Why?'
"He threatens his wife with his club
when they have difference"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Executive Ability,

Little James-Father, what is execu-
tive ability? His Father-The faculty
Of earning your bread by the SWEET of
other peoples brows, my son.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Rhubarb.

According to ancient records, rhu-
barb was used as an article Of diet in
China as far back as 270O B. G.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
REVENGE.

She-You ask me to marry you. Can
you not see your answer in my face?
He (absently) y)-Yes-er-er-it's very
plain.-Life.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
A Great Descent.

Il can trace my descent from Ho-
mer," said Lord Slatey proudly.
Indeed" replied Miss Cresse, who
didn't seem to be at all impressed.
1T Is certainly great descent"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Tree Juice.

intoxicating liquors have been made
from the sap of the birch. the willow,
he poplar and the sycamore.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
A Terrible Lot.

The "Swanky" One-Tm smoking
terrible lot of cigars lately. The Other
with conviction)-You're right if that's
one of them.-London Tit-Bits.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31

The best preparation for the future
Is the present well seen to, the last
duty well done.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31

There Is no veil like light-ho ada
mantine armor against hurt like the
truth.-Macdunald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31

You cannot retrace crooked steps.
The path Of reform is straight.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Viewpoint.

Viewpoint.
els farming hard work?"
"That depends. If you live in the
country 1t Is; If you live in the city Il
isn't"-Detroit Free Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31

Too much rest itself becomes a pain.
Homer.
The day book., 1917-04-04
SAUSAGE.

Sausage is a round, fat, unsenti-
mental article of indigestion.
1t is the father of all wUrsts-bUCk,
liver and weinie. It's grandfather is
bologna. And its grandmother is
more bologna.
Sausage is of two kinds, tram
melled and UntrammeIled Tram
melled sausage wears a thin spring
OvercOat the year round and comes
a Ia necklace. Untrammelled sau-
sage is sold by the pound and served
in sOlitaires.
Trammelled sausage is wild. That's
why its tTammeIed. This is evil
denced by the fact that it will stand
just so much cooking and then it
bursts its bonds.
UntrammelIed or tame sausage
just sits and siZZles.
The day book., 1917-04-04

You're not the man I believe in if
you ever break that pledge" she told
him Now then, as they went down
the street together, '1et me tell you
something. I've got over $4,000 Of
your money. took it from under the
carpet when l saw that you would
soon throw it away. There it is"
Dan WOlsey stared at money and
girl Tears came into his eyes. His
voice broke.
Pm going to give you half of it, p"
he began.
"Now definitely dissented Nell, q
have used a few dollars Of it to get
you here. GOOd-by, be a man."
She started to spring up into the
wagon. Dan caught her arm.
Nell dear kind Nell" he faltered,
your boss at the hotel said you were
looking for a home"
''Wen?" she challenged in her
pretty definite way.
'T1 give you one. Nell, III treat
you right, always. I'll make you a
happy wife, if you'll let me"
Her earnest eyes searched his to
their very depths.
q believe in you" she said, and
she put her little brown hand COnfid-
ingly into his rugged own.
Copyright, 1917, w. G. Chapman.)