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The Nevada County picayune., 1918-11-28

terestiHg things happen some times in this far away land and how would like To tell you of them. Some of our boys received mail today. and it will not be many days before I will get mine I know you have written more than have received, but it takes time fer them t0 reach me. It's been quite bit since l had q letter from Mrs. Holloway and Dan. Do you all hear from them. l know everybody k busy' with harvest and help iS short know, this time. There is Il lot of men here for every iob and the work that k being done seems almost unbelievable. Every body here works and the prison CTS of war thrown in. There must he some people of every nationality uh- der the sun in France. l have just II was some time getting To me. Yes. your letter you sent to my post of cmbarkation followed me to France and the one which had sisters picture in it. and was so glad to get it. also glad that she can be so much help V th the ladies who are doing so much Red them all. Neither you or the good women in the States can realize the work the Red Cross is doing in France only those who are on the ground III know. lts great. and money furn- ished hy the many workers K well spent II would he d hum army with eHt the Red Cross to help.
 sure do miss the boys in my old company. and expect il will he long rinic betore l see some If them. fha9c5 ssga oac yesterday Wha Wa> sc1t fe s.netaer organization. The compan, we enlisted with k now in a dozen or mere different eompany's. and se.a tered every where. would like $. maell to find Norman and the other boys, hrt am afraid that will he cr see them iH France.
 The Huns are getting tired and per hapS it will not be many moons until we will sail for the "GreateSt country in this world"
 Must close trusting this will tind , IT all well. Lots of love t0 all.
 lour son.
 Pvt Carl l.. Norman.
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HANDY CoNsCUENCES.


We are altogether too charitable
to assert that all of these .'cont
sclentious objectors" are insincere,
but We arc forced to the conclusion
that many OF them who have never
been noted for religious zeal in any
other phase OF life have found their
conscience a handy excuse for cover
ing up either cowardice or pro-Ger-
manism. We have Just read of
those Monnonites who refused to
take up arms for their country, some
OF them even declining to wear mil
itary uniforms or perform service
In aid OF the soldiers, Now the Men
nonites, being an obscure and weak
sect, are naturally more jealous In
seotarian practice than members OF
larger churches are expected to be,
40 we are bound to acqult them as
a class OF inslncerity; but II not in.
sincere, what sort OF obsession does
possess them?
II cannot be successfully main
tanned that any degree OF liberty Of
conscience can Justify acts against
the peace and welfare of a commu-
nifty or nation. There are hundreds
OF people who religiously believe
in things that they cannot be per-
nltted to practice, For instance,
there is religious sect in, some
parts OF the country which requires
its doHtees on certain occasions to
parade publicly without any cloth
ing, yet tho law does not recognize
their right to do 80. In fact man
can take the scriptures and garole
them until he can prove to his own
satisfaction tho righteousness OF
most any crazy notion. but that does
not give him the right to impose
his belief upon his fellow citizens.
After all, It is not the sincerity OF
such people that we question, but
their capacity for self.analysis. We
suspect them not only of not being
able to see tho lndefenslbility Of
their attitude, but to be, unable to
distinguish a moral anttpathy TO
war from an emotional fear Of fight
ing. Our Confidence in the ability
a. the average man--and often the
unuslfal man-to Judge his own con
duct with judicial impartialitya IS
not very great. We have too often
been found fooIing ourselves to be-
lieve that others are not sometimes
as blind as we.
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whistles and bows and arrows for
the boys and telling how they used
10 shoot with them when they were
little boys,
Hello there, children" cried
Uncle Lucky. while Billy Bunny
honk ed the horn. Don't you want
somo lollypopB?" And in about five
hundred short seconds there WASH
a lollypop left in the big box. and
Uncle Lucky was a hero, or Santa
Claus, don't remember which. And
then one big boy said, Let's give
three cheers for the two rabbits and
one more for the Luckymohile And
you never heard such noise In your
life. one little boy got so excited
that he swalloged a raspberry Iolly-
pop and his mother had to reach
down his throat and pull It out by
the stick,
Now be good until see you
again" said the kind old gentleman
rabbit as he drove off, and by and
by Billy Bunny saw something NOV
ing among the trees.
whats that2" he said to his rab-
bit uncle But before the old gentle
man rabbit could reply. a big stone
hit one OF the lamps OF the auto
mobile and broke II to splintereens
stop that whoever you are,'
| shouted Billy Bunny, IF you do II
again I'll shoot" and he held his
popgun up to his shoulder Just like
! a soldier boy in battle. And II the
| little canary i'm my room dosen't
wink at me all night so that | cant
hear the alarm clock in the morn
| Ing, I'll tell you another story.
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Little Benny's Notebook

Miss Kitty made the class rite n
compensation on dogs for homework
today, this being mine
DOGS
Dogs are many kinds but only 2
sexes. People have them all over
the werld, and, they can be told rite
away by their bark, even in the
dark. The dogs in Belgium pull
little Wagons to ern their living,
but II the dogs in this country thawt
they had to do that, they wood get
very indlgnint, proving everything
depends on what you are use to.
Dogs Express their feelings with
both ends, barking with one and
wagging with the other. Little dogs
genrelly have iftticr barks than big
dogs. but they can bark about )
times as fast as big ones, thus max
ing up for II. Dogs that bark the
most are not always the most dam
gerous, altho the most people are
afraid Of them, wiCh proves that
advertisement Is a CRATE thing.
No matter how short "A dogs tale
H. tho dog tries to wag il wen II
wunts to Express itself with that end.
Some dogs tales Is 80 short that the
dog has TO waE everything elts at
the same time. making It look mutch
happier than dog whose tale wags
all by itself
Wen dog is no speshil kind of
a dog II is called n mongril Ii is
not considered honor to be mon
grill, but the mongrils don't seem to
mind IT, proberhly being because
they don't know II.
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The Woman Who Glanced
BY ia NE ELPS

being jealous, ! was puzzled be-
cause of his attitude toward others
toward Julia Collins, and toward
Merton Gray. Merton was a very
handsome, attractive man; had
George no fear that II he so openly
let me see his liking for Julia Col
Inns that l would retaliate in kind.
or was he so little in love with
me that he didn't care?
Mother and father would be
shocked I know had they the slight
est idea of my struggle after hap
piness. They were old-fashioned,
and would not be able TO understand
this new way people had of living,
husband goiyy his way, the wife
hers.
Did he know before we left Mar
ragansett that Julia Collins was 10
be with him almost as soon as we
got to Newport; and did that eN-
plain her covert sneers that day
when we bade her good-by? on.
how I wished | could understand ALL
these things that so bothered me.
If Merton Gray had been Older
could have taken my troubles TO him
I thought but he was little older
than I. He would be too young 10
appreciate my position
went to bed before George came
in. My last waking thought a won
der II he would ask me 10 20 BATH
ing with him in the morning,
Tomorrow-what Money Can't Buy.
Copyright, 1918, George Matthew Adams
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The Daily Horoscope
The stars incline. but do not
compel"

Astrologers read this as a most
unfavorable day, for Neptune, the
Sun, Jupiter and Mars are all ad-
verse. Early IN the morning Mer-
curry Is IN benefic aspect.
II Is time in which to persue
routine duties, venturing nothing in
new lines OF activity.
There is menacIng sign for
travel on the water and it is prob
able there will be some sort Of ma
val engagement not altogether sue
cessful
Politicians who seek recognition
from persons in high place should
defer effort until the present as
poets change, for it is an unfortu-
nate rule for all who desire prefer
ment through favor or influence.
Bankers may, have some cause
for anxiety during this week and
next. They should be cautious in
dealing with persons OF speculative
tendencies.
Manufacturers come under a rule
that seems to indicate IIany labor
difficulties.
This month has been read as not
altogether favorable for London.
while New York and other Ameri-
can cities may partake Of depress-
Ing effects.
Soldiers should use all possible
will power under this planetary
government which is held to have
a depressing and debilitating effect,
causing lassitude and lack OF fight
ing energy,
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K0bsorNdtions @d
VWdr' Horse 3 ;s:ss; ;s::4s; ;s;5:5s:

My Dear Niece.
Did you know that we as a rlatior
Pare so poverty stricken musicalll
that we nave not single wedding
march but those made in Germa,
| N.Y."
It is fact found II out at tbs
wedding this morning when Alberta
rebclled at German music and re.
fused TO walk in and be married un.
III the orchestra leader produced a
march or American. English or
French composition
.'ill be married without any music
before / will walk into my wedding
to music composed by and loved by
my country's enemies" she an
nounced, II told the director that |
would not have a German wedding
march"
But. madame, there are no wed
ding marches that are not German" b"
There must be" said Alberta.
Perhaps, madame" cried the dis
tracted director, but do not know
them"
Then you must make up one
rlght away" insisted the bride. 1--WE
can keep people waiting long. Play
SOMETHING that is American
ray America" ordered Regina
without ceremony. "You can. plsy
u 10 march time just as well as not.
Right here we are going to start an
American wedding march"
But madame" protested the di-
rector, II have chosen my best mu-
sic for this wedding. | wish to give
1t to the bride"
See here" said Regina, march
ing up to tire director until her bou-
duet touched his clothes, "the two
greatest nuisances in the world are
the people who give us what we
don't want and those who ask what
we don't want to give. The best
wedding present you can make here
IS an American wedding march. /
am ashamed OF American musicians
because they never thought of writ
Ing wedding marches"
ITO think Of II is one thing,
madame but to write it is another"
And TO play it is a third. and
that's all we are asking you to do.
think It would be simply great to
be the first bride married by Amer
lea What do you think. Noble ?"
Regina addressed the groom, who
had been silent listener
I'm for America he turned
kindly and pleasantly to the direc-
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tor. Can you play 1t, old man?
| me bunch is waiting for US out
there and ! can climb into double
harness a lot better to the tune Of
My Country 'Tis of Thee than I
can If you play 'Lohengrin' Wag-
ner always makes me think of bat
tie, murder and sudden death. any
how"
What the SamS Hills the mat.
ter?' asked Willie, appearing in the
ooor. Anybody backed out? The
guests are craning their necks and
whispering; II you don't hurry this
VIII De an evening performance and
Alperta Will need a veil instead of a
olue picture hat. What's the row.
IL won't be married by German
music said Alberta emphatically.
puIy Tor you admired Willie;
cut the war-iike stuff and be mar
,teu ny Marching Through Georgia.
Maybe 1t is" demurrsd Nohlo
but | can't see 1t. My folks came
from Georgia. Besides, this is sun
posed to be a peaceful occasion
What Alberta and / want is a little
patriotism Infused into our wedding
not reminders Of battles and siegas =
III peace is the central idea, =" re-
sponded Willie with one OF his teas.
ing grins. nothing can beat the
Dead March from Saul.
Il want something American "
said Alberta. appeallngly.
Easiest thing you know" WuIie
raped back. There's the wbnis
string of Sousa stuff"
Let's elect sousa right here n
write a wedding march" cried Re.
gina an American wedding march.
He's Just the man"
And we elected him without mara
ado; and the director finally consent.
ed to play America" as a weddino
march. 1t created the greatest en-
thusiasm and the incident added a
touch OF originality to Alherta,e
wedding that made the press notices
this morning interesting and differ
ent.
Altogether II was a lovely thing
for Alberta to do. 1t was HER big
day and she made II the occasion
for emphasizing her loyalty, and at
the same time an American need.
have no doubt that her example will
inspire other girls.
Lovingly, your auntie.
THE WAREHOUSE.
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Everyday Wisdom
ENEMIES.

(By DON HEROLD)

Enemies require no time on
thought. They can be cultivated IN
your spare time and taken up or
dropped at your own convenience
Or you can drop them altogether
and they will run along in fine
working order OF their own accord.
Our friends could learn a great
deal from our enemies, and there
ought to be some way 10 bring tnem
together.
Our enemies take perhaps even a
keener interest Elm us than our
friends, yet they ask nothing in re-
turn. They have good manners
They stay away from us until they
have thought up something interest
ing and crisp and concentrated 10
say. They are reserved. They don
come and loaf n whole afternoon
with us. They regard our privacy
They regard our individuality. IN
fact, they go around talking about
our individuality to other people,
They use the best part Of their
brains for us.
That's the best thing of all about
enemies? They are very thoughttul
about any little favors they do for
us Our friends are sometimes very
thoughtless about the favors they 90
for us, and they forget that when
you do a kindness for a person ne
hasn't any chance to talk back, anu
that kindnesses should even be more
carefully thought out and plannee
than injuries. 4
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To-day Is the Birthday of
Baron ROthschiLd.
June ~, 1773.
Is IT YOURS?

June ~, 1773.
with the history Of Anselm Mayer
Rothschild must he Sold much of
the history OF this interesting family,
branch Of which exists In about
every civilized country
The father OF Anselm had been a
Jewish money-lender named Bauer.
who set up small business under
the sign OF the Rcd Shield-hence
the name Rothschnd lie grew rich
pretty fast and eventually had his
five sons establish branches Of his
business -- he was then lending
money to goyernments--in Vienna,
London, Paris and Naples, with An
selm, the eldest. at the head of the
firm In Frankfort.
Anselm was made n member of
the royal Prussian privy council OF
commerce and later Bavarian con
sui and court banker. A couple OF
years after that, all the brothers re-
ceived the title OF baron from Aus
tria.
Having branches OF the firm in
each OF the lspge cities OF Europe
and being on Intimate terms with
princes and kings aud financiers the
RothsChilds had wonderful oppor-
tunities to communicate with each
other and to work together, and
presently all Europe was in their
financial network. Their wealth
grew amazingly, and their influence
Anseim was head of the family
there were five sisters besides the
five brothers--but 1t was n younger
brother Nathan who became the rea'
financial genius OF the family II
was he who loaned money to fight
Napoleon. and he who was supposed
to have been present at Waterloo
II was he who staked everything
and won. on Napoleon's defeat But
his thrilling life story does not be-
long here,
Anselm died In 1855.
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Rippling Rhymes
Write "a Letter.
By WALT MASON.


Write a letter to soldier when
I you haven't much to do. II will brace
some homesick fellow who Is feeling
pretty blue. Oh. our boys are lion-
hearted, and they'll whip their
weight in snakes, but they have their
lonesome moments when their
hearts are fun Of aches; there are
hours when they are longing for the
homes so far away and the girls
they left behind them, and the par
ents old and gray; and letter full
Of sunshine makes their melancholy
shrlnk-therefor get your pen in
action, with dcmiJohn of ink.
Write a letter to soldier. fun OF
cheerfulness and JOY; let the sob
stuff 90 to thunder-!t won't help a
lonesome boy Tell the soldier you
are betting he win make the Teuton
fly. tell him all is hunkydory, and
the goose Is hanging high. Tell him
all his friends are banking on the
big things he'll achieve, let him
know he's not forgotten since he
took his final leave Write letter
to "A soldier ere you go to bed to-
night some poor chap is tired Of
waiting for the letter you don't
write. 1t will take you fifteen min
utcs such a letter to compose, and
youll hearten up a soldier when
he's billed TO face the foes. Make II
bright and brave and breezy. fun Of
courage. smiles and snap. show the
you're feeling in the out.
come Of the scrap, and some soldier
boy will bless you as he takes his
little gun. and prepares to shoot the
giazard from n lewd, immoral Hun,
{ Copyright. 1915. George Matthew Adams
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How times do change the view
point. A few years ago we boasted
that the Atlantic ocean was our best
and most reliable defense against
any trouble from Europe. and the
great argument of the paclfist was
that II was needless for us to bother
ourselves about a foreign war. Now
we have before us the problem OF
defending three thousand miles Of
seacoast from an enemy who laughs
at ocean distances,
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THERE Is NO GOING BACK
UNTiE-

I hurried home breathlessly
was taken! Miss sanders had ap-
proved, Had admitted me to her
charmed circle. am to receive IS
week.
|. Miss Sanders said graciously. ~
usually start my apprentices at So
But since you are dependent on
yourself ! shall begin you at ES.'
She must have secn in me poten-
tiAl qualities What had she said
business ability psychology, under
standing Of human nature, and a
lo,o - the beautiful" Did she pos.
scss thcm all she was successful
Il rclt n in her surroundings
was not prepossAsscd VITA this
siiver-tongucd, shrewd-eyed woman.
Put she might. grow on acquaint-
tucc At any ratr MY f'ttuFo Is as
surcd shall have one day a
Studio" az my own. And tell fright
cned applicants that they must have
a sense OF the beautiful to succeed.
Just one more time I would stop
at the Art club John nigh: have
written, The girl at the desk noe e.
ded wisely She smiled as she
handed me "a thin letter in lons
envelope. Johns writing
NV heart pounded so--lt slckened
me. The blood rushed 10 my head
almost ran out of the club Sew
eral blocks carried the letter un-
opened,
What could he say2 He said none
Of tho things [ had expected
Dear Cynthia.
You cannot expect me 10 acclaim
the step You have taken. since YOU
loft me as YOU did II seem to me
iu q Contract-and marriage is a con
tract-that one person should lot the
other know his Intentions I may
be harsh IN this matter As Won
have often said ! may not under
stand you. lay no claims to the
understanding ~ women I merely
thourhY thom Ike mon--human be
lugs-to be dealt with as such. I
sec was mistaken
Nou Seem ~ have summed up
quite definitely 20 Yourself my rea
SON for m1rryinE YOU Perhaps
wes mistaken In my motives
Until hear from you further I
shall nos annoy YOU with letters as
yoa suggest / hope that your ven
grn may be successful In the
meantime believe Wo AZ your service
If any aHlh need should arise
JOHN
The streets seemed n6isy dirty
cherries felt that [ should spffo-
cato amid all those shpt-in buildings.
such a letter. Cold hard, unforViv-
ingr Not a wctd Of hope, not a
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The Kansas City Journal is Of the
opinion thai. the Huns cannot pre-
vent the harvesting OF Kansas Inn
mcnse wheat crop nor get hold OF 1t
after IT is harvested. We are not
so sure of that. We have too many
would-be Huns In our own country
who would not hesitate to use a
firebrand or bomb to destroy the
work OF the patriots.
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on, never toast,a pOrCuplne,
For reasons I'll relate.
Hes Ike cushion fun Of pins
u ThHt stand out surf and straight
" Ana II you stand too close know
Hon stick one tn your little toe,
We'll that's lust what Uncle
Lucky did. and OF course he got
stuck with one Of those prickly,
stickery porcupInc needles and II
was an awful bother to get 1t out.
And the fretfHl pnrcupine laughed
and this made Billy Bunny very
angry, and he took his popgun out
ot his knapslck and hit the porcu-
Pine on the side OF the nose with
the cork bullet, and this made the
prickly animal run away, And after
that the two rabbits started of
again In the Luckymobile and by
and by they came to little village
where they made lollypops by the
million. And tho first thing Uncle
Lucky did was to buy a big box
fun Of them and put 1t In the back
of the LuCkymnbile, for" said the
kind old gentleman rabbit I'VE may
run across some boys and girls and
then wo'll have something nice tc
give them" Wasn't that Kind OF
him, but he was always doing nice
things, was dear, kind, generous
Cntlc Lucky.
Well. after while they came
To- some woods where n picnic was
being held There were lots and
lots OF children playing under Tho
trees ana the women were sittinG
around talking and telling theii
troubles, and 1.-The men were makinl
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The readiness with which the poo.

The readiness with which the peo-
pie have taken up the various loans
and other financial demands OF the
government Is more to be commend
ed for It's promise of the future than
for It's accomplishment in the past.
1t demonstrates that the people
have walked up to the necessity OF
sacrifice and that they will continue
to give AZ long as Uncle Sam needs
4 TO can the kaiser.
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We ought 10 be thankful that the
U-boats mertffully gave us warning
by sinking a few of the least eonse
quential vessels instead OF doing a
worse damage. II 1t had been one
transport that they had run across
the sorrow and dismay of the coun-
try would have been immeasurable.
But at any rate they have reused the
ire OF the American people, and that
is something that Is more OF a bless
ing than a harm.