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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Charles Parr, a transient, was ar
rested here the latter part of last week
by Patrolman Hang and was brought
before Judge Lyon on d drunk charge.
He was fined SIS and costs. Parr said
that he came here with $3.50 and that
he had lost the greater part Of this
somewhere in this city. He said that
he had wallet containing all Of the
money except $50, in an inside pocket,
and that this was gone. The money
was later found in a saloonr where he
had dropped it, and it was returned to
him.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Annual meeting of the Morrison
County Guernsey Breeders association
will be held at the Buchanan hotel on
Saturday, Oct. 81. M. NJ. Williams,
president of the association, wishes
that all members be present to take
dinner with him at the hotel at IL
O'Clock sharp. Meeting will be called
to order Immediately after dinner.
Members are requested to bring in
terested friends to dinner and meet
ing. Speakers will be present. The
Guernsey COW. the greatest disconnter
and eliminator of butter substitutes in
the world, is fast getting worthy
place in our county. GUERNSEY milk is
acknowledged as the very best agent
for bringing our babies to robust men
and women.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

j. A. Chilquist, who formerly owned
the old Davidson farm, but who for
several years has been farming in the
southern part Of the state, will return
to Morrison county with his family,
having purchased the Burton & Greisch
farm south Of this city. The farm con-
tains POI acres.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Sheriff C. Glaum Of Becker county
was in the city Friday to look up an
automobile which had been left here
by two men who were arrested in
Becker county for holdup. The auto
mobile was found at the Motor Inn
and there were $32 storage charges
against it. The sheriff will attempt
to learn whether the car was stu.en.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

apolis yesterday, called by the illness
Of brother and sister.
G. W. Massey and II. Pantzke went to
Crookston on business yesterday.
J. W.-Hatch was in Fit. Ripley Oh
business yesterday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. A. l.. Erickson of Con-
rad, Mont, formerly of this city, are
here visiting friends for few days.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
RED CROSS BRANCH AT UPsALA

q 1Ccu O1VSo t1Hu ItUe1ty IUdH meeC-
ing was held at Upsala on Friday eve
ming of last week and Red Cross
Auxiliary was organized. A. NJ.
Borgstrom was elecsed chairman, Vic
tor E. johnson vice chairman, D. H.
Johnson secretary and Miss Tina
Hedin treasurer. F. W. Dobbyn, N. J..
Peterson, L. V. Tanner, A. F. Kos
losky, Mrs. R. L. Cochrane and Mrs.
r. j. Sutlif Of this city attended the
meeting, and they spoke on the Lib
erty Loan and the Red Cross.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

When there is anything you wish to
sell, buy or exchange, you will find a
paying investment in our want col
umn. For only one cent a word per
insertion. Your advertisement goes
to thousands of readers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Miss Perrie Jones of Wabasha, a
cousin of Miss Margaret Jones of the
local high school faculty, left this
week for France to enter the Y. W. G.
A. service in the foreign field.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

100 acres. St. louis Co.. on auto road,
good land: price $4,000. Will pu.
this as first payment on improved Nor
rison 60. rm. Have trades Of 2Is
kinds. Now is the time to do business,
come il and see me, never too busy TO
talk business. P. -. Melberg, LITTLE
Falls Mimi. 1-tJ
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Arthur O'Shea, who recently enlist
ed in the aviation corps from Mime
apolis, is now in post hospital at Fort
Bliss, Texas, Were he was recently OPP
Grated upon for ruptured appendix, &C.
cording to word received by relatives
here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

The excellently furnished K. c. hall
can be secured for parties and club
dances. Fine dancing floor. Inquire
Jos. Schmid, German-American Ma
tional Bank. Adv, 34-4
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

The P. L. Melberg real estate office
has been moved from the room nex3
to the old postoffice to rooms On the
second floor in the First National bank
building.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Bishop Jos. F. Busch and Rev. Leo
Cans are among tn. four-minute men
speaking for the Liberty loan in the
Stearns county campaign.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
MACCABEE DANCE OCT. 80

The Maccabee lodge of this city
will give dance at the Maurin hall
next Tuesday evening. Good music
and a good time. Tickets so cents.
Come and have good time.-Adv.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

The funeral of John Bergstrom, who
was killed by train at Flensburg on
Thursday morning of last week, was
held at Flensburg Sunday afternoon.
Interment was at that place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
BENEFIT DINNER FOR RED CROSS
AT RICn LAKE

A benefit dinner will be given at the
Rice Lake town hall next Sunday, be-
ginning at 1880 p. NJ, by the Rice Lake
Red Cross Auxiliary, for the benefit OF.
the Red Cross. The cost Of the Dinner
will be IS cents for adults and l6 cents
for children under IL ~ears. All are
welcome to attend and help ti,is goo,s
cause.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Mrs. John Kippley was in the city
yesterday. She was enroute to ner
home in Agram, after a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Meyer, at Spring
Valley, Wis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

FOR SALE-l-J 14-foot duck boat
with b6w-facing oars. ammunitiogs
box and rice pole. w. E. Penfeld. 71ss
LIST St. Sc. 32-5S
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

WANTED-Boy, 16 years Of age OK
over, to learn printing business. In
quire this office. SITE
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Lawrence Trettel, 14-year-old son Of
Mrs. NJ. Trettel, caught wall-eyed
pike weighing 10 pounds in the river
near Maple island Monday afternoon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
Lace Curtains 1soff

To reduce and condense the
stock, we are closing out about
30 pairs of White and Ecruo
Lace Curtains ct Is OF.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

MONEY TO LOAN-On farm land AZ
low rate Of interest. John Vertir~
40-ts
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

A. NJ. Opsahl, assistant state immi-
grafton commissioner, who is well
known here, is seriously i'll with ul-
GERS Of the stomach, at his home in
Brainerd.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

WA11TEI-To buy $50 tons Of tame
and wild ba!ed hay. Write Krohn &
Reyes, International Falls, MINI. 81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
More Bargains

Cordonneet cotton, at. ..... &c
Jewelry novelties at. ...... &c
Shell Barrettes at. ...,... &c
Mercerized skein floss at.... 10
Fancy Beads, per box. 1c
Children 3 Middys at. -. .4sc
Long Corsets at. 600
Children's Shoes at. $500. .esc
Children 3 Coats at. 49,. .3s.o8
Children . Underwear at. SOC
Misses Shoes at. n u
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

WANTED-D;strict manager by one
of our leading New York life insur-
ance companies; experience not necess
sary. Write to NJ. L. Griffths. 20:<
Germania Life--Bldg., st. Paul, MINI
81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Paul Hapka is confined TO his home
with illness. His condition is quite
serious.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

FOR sALE-Two-yearold grade ram-
Price SIG: Fred Freudenreisch, route.
No. Z. az
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

month ago, red heifer with DARK
stripes, about 8 wears old. John Az
gen, section %. Darling town, route E.
Little Falls, MINI. 3z-.s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

WANTED Furnished rooms, two OF
three, for light housekeeping, cs-
would consider furnished house. b
NJ. Reuter-, at J. C. Penney store. 81:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
MILDLY Blouses
at 75c

Full range Of sizes in all white
and fancy trimmed. While they
last, for rs cents.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

FOR SALE-Two new pianos.. 0re
$3.50 piano for $275. One $500 pig
no for 1925: These are both high grade
pianos and fully guaranteed SimoneE
Furniture & Carpet Co. 81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
Children. Wool
Underwear Soc

These are beautiful goods,
worth more than twice the mon.
ey. We are cut Of some sizes
and no more to be had. Take
them while they last for 50 Oh,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

DR.. II. E. Sutton, one of st. Cloud s
prominent physicians, died Sunday
due to Heart trouble.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
Wo1nen's Shoes
for $1.98

In Black and Tan, odd pairs,
In good range Of sizes; cannot
be made now for less than $500.
While they last, for $1.9s.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

Bert Chrichilles was at Royalton On
business Tuesday. He has taken a
joint agency for the Dodge car with
C. c.. Lisle Of Royalton. There will
be a branch agency here and one
there.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

sEMI-ANNUAL HALF PRICE
SALE ON MILLINERY SATURDAY..
THE DUGAS STORE.-Ady.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

August Schwanke Of Randall submit
ted to an operation at ST.. Gabriel g
hospital Saturday for the amputation
of the first finger of the right hand at
the first joint. The finger was smash
ed SATURDAY. morning while Mr..
schwanke was working at Randall.
Charles Sylvester and R. L. Nichols
returned the latter part Of last week
from Pine River, near where they
spent couple of days hunting ducks.
They did not meet with much success,
due to unfavorable weather.
Samuel Trebby and daughter, Dor
othy Marchant, are back from six
weeks trip through the south and
west. On their trip thew visited Mr..
Trebbv's daughter at Curtis. Neb., and
from there they went to Denver, Salt
Lake Citv, Portland. Seattle and other
places. The trip was a very enjoyable
one, Mr.. Trebby reports.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26
Last Seasons.
Coats for 1898

This includes about 40 gar.
nents in Childrens', Juniors
Misses and Women 8 Coats. The
All Wool cloth of which these
are made alone is worth twice
the price.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-10-26

81 in. Ginghams for 15c
Light Colors in very good
grade goods; dainty patterns.
While they last at Is cents.
Veilings at 10c a yard
Elegant Face Veilings, in a
good range of colors. While they
last at 10 cents a yard.
Women's Lingerie
Waists for 75c
These are odd garments Of all
sizes; worth up to $500. To
close out for rs cents.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02

duplioit6 notoire de la Prusse, la
Hollande q WI en- IN .seul jour sept
de ses plus beaux bateaux-mar-
Glands coul6s . fond par les sub
mersibles allemands. Les peoples
neutres souffrent 81 considerable
ment des actes de p~iraterie de la
Prusse one nous ne serions MULE
ment surpris de voir, q une date
fort r%approch6e, la Suede, la Hol-
lande ct la Suisse en- guerre ouver-
te avec ellie. La question de SUI
preme importance en- ce moment
est de savoir, 81 les nations won't Sc
lever pour d6fendre leur existence
CONNIE peuple Oh s'incliner lache-
ment devant l'arogance ct les in
justi6ables d6crets de la nation en-
Europe vra1ment hors la loi? Nous
sommes r6ellement a Pune des plus
c%ritiques p55riodes, dams rhistoire
de I'humanit6! La barbarie dams
toute sa hideuse laideur doit-elle,
peut-elle triompher?
LIE sort des armes, au cours DIES
quatre prochains mois va r6soudre
ce s6rieux probl6me.
ST enclin que fut lie President
Wilson a croire qu'une rupture di-
plomatique amenerait l'Allemagne
a la raison, la destruction inatten-
due du grand paquebot Laconia
lui a r6cemment ouvert les yeux a
la n6cessit6 de pourvoir nos ba-
teaux de canons ct de bons tireurs.
Ce serait folie que de tenter de
d'apaiser par la raison I'm tlgre
alt6r6 de sang human. LIE Pr6si-
dent Wilson demande au Congress
de METRE cent millions de piastres
a sa disposition pour adopter du-
rant la vacance parlementaire les
measures de protection REFUSES par
les circumstances. Plusieurs hon.
mes publics du plus haut patrio-
tisme sont a Sc demander 81,
dams l'int6ret general, il ne van
draft pas mieux confer all Congress
qua un seul homme le r6glement
des questions vraiment 6pineuses
devant surgir CONSIGNMENT au
cours des prochains six mois. Lex
p6rience nous enseigne que nous
pouvons nous attendre a trouver
plus d'6quilibre ct de sagesse dams
la collectivit6 que dams lie cerveau
dun seul homme.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
La Situation Sc
Corse

Depuis que lie President Wilson
a cru devoir bonner son passport
4 l'ambassadeur d'Allemagne sur
la declaration de cette derni6re
qu'elle await decide de reprendre,
avec ses s~umersibles, la guerre q
outrance contre tous les %vaisseaux
du monde, il s'est produit une ten
sion extraordinaire dams les rap
ports internationaux. Avec un
sans-gene ct une barbarie sans ex-
emple dams lie pass6, la Prusse
CONNIE un CHEN enrag6 aux abois
attaque tantot la marine marchan-
de norv6gienne, tantot celle de
rEspagne, tantot celle de la Suede
ct de Ia Hollande. Victime de la
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
Nouveau Systeme
d'Education

La presse entiere DIES Etats Unis
s'empare en- &c moment dune id6e
nouvelle que Went d'6mettre lie DR.
Flexner du Rockefeller Institute
pour r6former l'enseignement pri-
MARIE ct meme SUPERIOR aux
Etats- Unis. A tort GU q %raison, lie
DR. Flexner qui a derri6re lui les
millions de Rockefeller pour am6-
liorer la condition actuelle de la
generation grandissante, semble
s'etre persuade, apres mdr examen,
que nos m6thodes d'enseignement
aux .6coles communes ~lalssent
beaucoup a d6sirer. C'est par ex-
emple, suivant lui TN grave tort
de donner des cours uniformes a
des enfants qui d6sirent exercer un
meter, ct a ceux. qui Sc destinent
au commerce ct aux professions IL
b6rales. Ii voudrait qua l'indivi-
du d6sirant exercer un meter, on
donnat une connaissance solide de
l'orthographe, de la grammaire,
de l'arithm6tique ct de tout &c qui
touche a son meter, ct rien de plus.
Pour l'enfant Sc destinant au com.
MERGE, il desire lie meme enseigne-
ment avec l'6tude des langues vi
vantes, au lieu du gree ct du latin.
LIE DR. Flexner semble davis que
P6tude DIES langues mortes ne peut
etre d'utilit6 reelle que pour les
avocats, les m6decins, les litt6ra-
teurs ct ceux qui Sc destinent a
Iexercice du saint minist4re. Sans
avo1r fait de cette i%mportante
question une 6tude approfondie, il
nous semble que lie systemic Flex-
ner va avoir de suite de nombreux
adh6rents. II desire en- faire l'es-
sal dune n,aniere s6rieuse, car il a
a sa disposition trente sept mil
lions de piastres pour lie faire sur
une grande 6chelle.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
trouver un seul a6roplane pouvant

trouver un seul a6roplane pouvant
etre compare q ceux de Europe"
Nous ne pouvons qu'admirer
l'honn6tet6 dun r@daoteur ayant
le courage de dire toute crue la v6-
rite q ses compatrios. Les Etats-
Unis ont en- ce moment moins be-
soin de rh6teurs ct de pacifistes que
d'inventeurs ct d'ouvriers s6rieuse.
ment dispos6s a METRE la main 8
la pate. Pourrons-nous avant long.
temps comprendre la chose lei aus.
ST bien qu'en France ct en- Angle
terre?
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
Les SoutaneS sous
Ia Mitraille
(Suite de la lore page)

bic venir 'un Invisible foyer. En-.
fin, l'absolution.
LIE pretre SO recueille en- la solen-
mite de son minist4re. LIE reste de
vie qui famine monte DIES profon-
deurs de son anne qui chancelle
dams lie corps an6anti. II essaie de
SO dresser, dams un effort, pour le:
YER, sur lie convert, Ia main b6nis-
sante, symbolic du pardon complet,
Mais cette main demeure inerte,
d6ja immobilis6e, ligottee par Ia
syncope derniere qui paral Use les
membres.
Alors, de don regard qui supple,
Table appelle la religieuse:
Ma oeur, il faut soulever mon
bras, m'aider a fnir ma tache,
Sur leurs Its, les bless6s atten.
dris Sc redressent pour voir une
scene qu'ils mont jamais vue-cet-
to beaut6 surhumaine que la hi
deuse guerre a cr6ee.
Les in6rmiers, saisis par la
grandeur de l'acte divin, Sc sont
agenouill6s. Et tous r~egardent ces
deux mourants, 81 beaux que leurs
ames seules ont Fair de vivre ct
d'agir dams ce drame qui Sc derou-
le entire terre ct ciel. O.
Pleusement, de ses deux mains
tremblantes, Ia saur prend avec
respect lie bras du pretre ct l'6tend
vers lhomme agonisant qui prize.
-"Dominus noster Jesus Chris
tus to absolvat.
La voix s'arrete dams la bouche
douloureuse. Mais un clan de vo-
lont6 m~aftrise la fatale faiblesse ct
les mots glissent aux levres de Ia
p6tre, des mots imperceptibles qui
j~aillissent dams lie dernier effort:
Ego to absolvoa peccatis
tuis in nomine PATHS ct Fill ct
Spiritus Sancti"..
Un silence. La religieuse les re-
garde tous deux ct lis lui semblent
plus pales, q travers lie voile des
harness..
Ellie attend quelques secondes
encore, puts sentant lie bras plus
lourd ct la chair plus froide, ellie
comprend que .c'est fni, que tout
est termin6: l'acte du d6vouement
supreme ct la vie.
Deux soupirs confondus qui men
font plus qu'un seul annoncent q
la femme a genoux la fin de ces
deux existences qui s'achevent en-
semble. A la meme seconde, expire
lie pretre ct celui quill Went de
sauver.
Au Ioin, rugit le vacarme inces-
SAINT de la bataille. On dirait que
toutes les grandes voix lugubres
de la guerre sonnent pour eux lie
glas ma~]estueux de la mort.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
Destruction du
Laconia

LIE monde civilise une fois dc
plus, en- presence de la destruction
inattendue du Laconia charge de
femmes ct d'enfants, parait Sc.
tonner dun acte de barbarie qui
place pAllemagne au dessous du
niveau moral des habitants DIES lies
Fiji. A notre avis. on dot en- &C
cas-ci attribuer pareil crime, moins
d la deprivation morale dun Won
Tirpitz ct Won Cappelle qua Ia.
bomlnable enseignement @qu'or
dome depuis so ans dams les Eco
les d'Allemagne. Quand vous pre-.
chez d de %jeunes enfants a lame
impressionnable, d6s leur entr6e q
l'6cole, que la race t%eutonne est
une race d'6lite appellee par sa
haute intelligence a dominer lie
monde ct que pour y arriver, cette
race est autoris6e par Dieu q de-
truire, par n'importe quels moyens,
petites ct grandes nations, il ne
faut pas s'%6tonner, 81 le Teuton de.
venu frondeur ct cruel CONNIE I'm
tigre par semblable enlargement,
Sc montre dispose a commettre ct
pallier les crimes les plus atroces]
Dune nation douce ct paisible au
,dix-neuvieme steele, on a fait dies
Allemands une agglom6ration de
betes sauvages apparemment de-
nu6e de tout sentiment IGNORANT
Ihumanite. On emprisonne en- CO
moment en- Allemagne CO qui y
reste de occurs g%6n6reux, pour Gle
yer au pouvoir tous ceux qui sane
tionnent, dams les relations inter-
nationales, les m6thodes les plus
atroces ct les plus barbares. l
faut en- r6alit6 remonter aux pires
tours de LA Terreur" en- France
pour trouver I'm m6pris de la vie
humane 6gal q celui que manifes-
to en- ce moment partout rAllema-
gne sous l'inspiration d'Hinden-
berg ct du fameux Chancellor
.Bothman paraissant s'6tonner que
le President Wilson ait pu enga-
ger les Etats-U nis q rompre avec
rAllenagne. La Prusse est en- ce
moment prise du vertigo de la TO-
lie. Dieu veuille la SAWYER!
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02

Les membres de la Cour Notre-
Dame de Lourdes No 23l, des Da-
mes Forestieres Catalogues, r6u-
mis-, en- assemble r6guli6re le FL
f6vrier ecoul6 ont exprim6 la dou-
leur qu'ils 6prouvent de la mort de
M. F.. x. Caron, 6poux ct pere res
pectif de soeurs Anna aron ct Au-
rore Caron. Leurs soeurs, de cette
Cour leur ohrent Repression de
leur sincere sympathie.
NJ. HILBERT, S.-A.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
Paroles discusses

Ii semble quill y aura toujours
sur notre pauvre p1anete des gems
vivant dams lie domaine du r6ve.
incapables de concevoir quo pour
conserver qaoique ce soft de pre-
cieux, or, vertu GU libert6, il faut
vigilance ct resolution de Sc battre
au besoin. On ne peut s'expliquer,
lpar exemple, que des hommes de
la puissance intellectuelle de La
Toilette ct de Bryan, tous deux
hommes de Tongue experience en-
affaires, ne paraissent pas encore
r6aliser QUEEN CO moment meme la
c%ivilisation passe a travers lie plus
terrible ouragan que puisse pro-
duire la force brutale. quot bon
des bellies phrases CONNIE c~elles-ci,
dams la bouche de notre President:
"Nous sommes lei r6unis pour rap
peler ce quill en- co1tat a nos ance-
tres pour asseoir sur une base soil
dc leurs institutions r6publicaines,
ct nous serions indignes de nous
appeler leurs fills, 81 nous n'6tions,
pour conserver ses institutions,
dispos@s a sacri6er tous O biens,
notre vie meme.
Pur fatras que de pareilles de-
clarations dams la bouche de nos
hommes publics, de la presse ct du
pays en- general, 81 nous ne pre-
mons point toutes les measures pour
METRE les Etats- Unis en- 6tat de
defendre en- tout temps leurs i'm
prescriptibles droits ct de prendre
au besoin l'ofensive contre des en-
nemis frondeurs, cruels ct sans pa
role. Oh en- sommes-nous en- We
rite en- fait de p%r6paratifs militai.
res, malgr6 les fanfaronnades de-
oervel6s traineurs de sabre CONNIE
un certain Viala de notre arm6e?
Laissons Ia parole q Fun des r6dac-
tours de Collier q New York.
"Nous n'avons, dit-il, qu'une mari
ne de guerre de seconde olasse ct
encore sans organisation s6rieuse:
nous n'avons qu'une i%nsigni6ante
arm6e, sous lie rapport du nombre
ct encore n'est.elle que fort impair
faitement arm6e ct disciplinee;
nous n'avons que des cotes ct des
ports sans defense ct un bien petit
nombre de forts ct de navires ar
mes pour les d6fendre.
Noue sommes la premiere nation
a laquelle la Hollande ait ofert
les bateaux sous-marins, apres leur
invention, ct nous n'avons pas en-
core de submersibles valiant la pei
ne d'etre mentionn6s. On perfec-
tionna lie premier a6roplane dams
Polio ct il y a tout q parier que
dams le comt6 Oh sont n6s les deux
freres Wright, on ne pourrait