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MIR. Hubert Armstrong came direct
y TO business.
"YOur sketches have for me
lOuble interest, Miss Carroll" he said.
"You have drawn remarkably some
II the happiest scenes Of my boyhood.
Scenes which I am ashamed to say
had half.forgotten. The world Of
BUSINESS nbsorbs much Of human kind.
ness ! am afraid, and sometimes q
struggle for success causes US to leave
much that II fender behind. am
srateful to you for awakening In me
hat tenderness which I had almost
Nur,ed."
The mnn's voice broke huskily. He
lrcw forth an old sltting.room pic
,ure.
"Peace on Earth" was the name she
had given Il.
"Thrt." said Hubert Armstrong, 'is
he living room Of my home In Hill.
crest---the place where was born.
This whIte.haired woman's profile Ii
the peaceful profile Of my l0ng-lost
mother. That little bullying stocking
might have been my own stocking.
Just as Il used to hang there years
ago Tell mo-" his tone was eager
"hOw did you come by your dreaml"
u visited lust SUMNER" Connie told
him. "In that same old house In Hill.
crest with Mrs. Martha Snow. who In.
vited me-
The man nodded hastily.
II see." he said. ut Is quite simple
after oil. Martha Snow IL my moth.
er's widowed sister," A dull red crept
to his cheek.
Il had almost forgotten that Aunt
Martha asked me years ago to allow
her TO continue on In the old home
stend. II was left mine by will. SO
she's there yet, and the church bell
still chimes out for Christmas
"you have sounded the memory
bells for me. Miss Carroll"
1t seemed that the purchaser had
almost forgotten her In his musings.
Now that she looked ut him closely
his face was threaded by lines OF care,
his fine eyes sorrOwful beneath their
sternness. Connie put forth friend.
~ hand.
"Why." she said. 80 you are Martha
Shows nephew. Then there can be
no question Of bargain between us,
the pictures are freely yours"
The man spoke abruptly.
"YOu paint to sell do you notf' hs
ss,ed. Isn't that what your stpdio
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18
.charm" for Lovers.

A belief In "chnrms" stu exists IN
Peakland. In the chimney OF an old
cottage was recently found Q dried
pigs heart stuck full Of thorns. q relic
Of the belief that n q Tilted lover
stuck pins or ,horns into pigs heart
he would cnuse much pain to his faith.
less observation-disclosures Mall
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18

IrM-1 busy street. through blur
EMS Of snowhakes. At least.
|W4 Connie told herself deter
AM minedly that snowfiakes
|T~ were accountable for the
blur; then. she wiped her
eyes.
- "It's Merry Christmas
line" Connie said to her old yellow
at "who ever heard of Christmas
slthou, the Merry? SO cheer up,
Fowler. and let's Join in the game"
At the little "Sboppe" just around
me corner she stood longest Of all.
And all at once Into Comics bright
,yes cnme speculative light. The
window was full Of small framed pic.
lures, most Of them with the Christ
mas spirit. There were the usual
sIcht.clad children looking up broad
Almneys, there were landscapes Of
nowy fields with distant windows
slight Connie studied them all; she
vas seeing In vision the winding hill
| rsd Of the place where she had spent
her last summer vacation; the church
slth It's swaying bell In the steeple.
| he queer little bridge over the deep
nd beautiful strenm-a bridge with
eats along It's sides where countless
overs had sat and cOurted. The old
hdy who had been Comics volunteer
hostess told her. with the pink coming
md going In her withered checks,
shout the lovers. For II was there
Aat her own husband had asked, and
he'd been answered--his question. The
ny that Connie had CHANGED to visit
|Ais. beautiful country place and to
meet there the dear old lady was quite
wmarkable chance too. She had
harted out on the trolley car for one
mstful day In the country and had
.hosen this station ut random. And
shen she had stopped to admire the
wonderful roses In the old lady's gar.
sa--and they had spent some agree
,be time together-thc old lady. Mrs.
nsrtha Snow By name. had sud:
Ny dear! Why don't you come on
bsd vlsi, me for q week or tw01 I'm
haely for q young sweet face"
And Connie had gone. that was oil.
nalf her later water colors had been
certified memories VI that delightful
hsit. Now Connie had a new InspIra-
fSn. She would paint the queer little
Hddge over an Icy stream. md Its
PATS should be covered with snow.
NE could fancy just how the trees
could look waving naked branches.
And she'd paint the church In the boil.
bw with lights In the windows gieam-
hs over the snow and the bell In the
pwer a.swaylng for Christmas.
Oh. Connie was very happy Us she
parIed home 10 her attic, but there.
the tempcramentai way artists
aye, she began to draw instead,
sorklng In a fever of enthusiasm
Ne sitting room OF the old house
thefe she had been a guest, with
Aartha Snow. herself seated In the
trelght. Just half Of her peaceful pro-
We showing beneath Its halo Of white
tar.
There was holly above the old FIRE
lace and q boys stocking hanging
here. Connie never stopped until she
hd completed the picture. then ran
''ih II hreathlessly to the "Shoppc"
'round the corner.
Yes, we will display H." smiling
% man agreed.
The picture sold. OF course you
we're. prepared for that; but the
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18

So How Can You know7
She-"l don't think II Is right to say
a woman can't keep secret" He
"what makes ycu say that" She
"No woman ever tr,ed."--The Widow.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18
Ia. Anosles L.rasst City.

Los Angeles Is the largest city IN
the United States In area. Its area
II 3G5 square miles.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18
Vatican. Fine Printing Plant.

vatlean's Fine Printtno RANT.
The Vatican possesses one Of the
Gnest printing establishments In the
world. II wns founded 10 i826. and
only one year afterward already pos
sessed the characters OF q dife-ent
languages.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18

ursnge p,rt was ,nay yetut, 4, vn.
sold Connie had added her other We've
to the "Shoppe" window, and her dis
cefping purchaser had bought them
every one. While the other Christ.
mas studies pleased him not nj all:
Connie could not count the number OF
times that she passed that window,
nrst closing her eyes childislily In the
hope that her picture would not be
there when she opened them. And Il
was the day but one before Christmas
that the "Shoppe" manager seeing her
peeking about. beckoned her inside.
You have pleased one OF our best
customers" said the manager, "and
when we mentioned your peculiar con.
dition Of sale he suggested talking the
matter over with you that You might
both come to satisfactory bargain.
Our customer thinks that ron possess
wonderful artistic ability. We have
given him your address,"
us he." asked Connie falteringly,
"a philanihropistf'
Some way she did not want her pur.
chaser to be just phllanthropIst and
spoil all future ambitious hone.
Mr.. Armstrong Is n man who usual.
ly drives a pretty shrewd bargain"
The "Shoppe" manager said.
So. though u was early afternoon.
Connie hurried home to turn on gas
blaze and don her most prescntable
dress so that she might make u favor.
able impression es successful young
wielder Of the brush. The purchaser
might arrive any minute. But Il was
the next afternoon when he came and
Connie was wearing bungalow
apron.
The purchaser was young and tall
and good looking, and the golden cat
greeted him with o purring rub. which
was to Connie q recommendation as
to his honesty.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-12-18

, ONNIE looked down to the
busy street. through a blur
Of snowflakes. At least.
Connie told herself deter
minedly that snowflakes
were accountable for the
blur; then. she wiped her
eyes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08

of any vehicle must have sharp eyes
and good memory, because some Of
the little used roads are so indistinct
that 1t is often extremely difficult 10
follow them. To be able to get back
on the right road If one has gone
astray one should form the habit Of
careful observation of mountain peaks
and stars" II one is lost lit is i'm
portant not to get excited nor to rush
wildly about wasting energy and ruin
Ing self-cOntrol. 1t should be remem
bered that there are usually several
travellers passing every day on the
main automobile roads, and on these
roads help may be obtained mos;
easily by waiting. On less frequented
roads waiting is inadvisable."
We submit that last quoted sen
tence as model of Hateful warning,
Yet in spite of it, perhaps because Of
IT. there will he some tourists to make
the crossing, If only TO have new
sport to talk about.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Falr to-day
and tomorrow; somewhat warmer TO.
day; moderate northwest TO west winds
For New Jersey-Fair to-day and to-morS
row gentle TO moderate winds
For Northern New England-Fair to-day
and Tomorrow; warmer to-day in Vermont
ana New Hampshire; moderate west 70
southwest winds.
For Southern New Eng,and-Falr to-das
and tomorrow. with moderate temperature:
moderate winds.
For Western New York-I-air to-day and
tomorrow; somewhat warmer to-day; modI
crate south TO southwest winds
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Prossure continued
high to-day east of the MississppI excep{
over eastern Florida. and &c was low and
railing over the plains States and the Cana-
dian Northwest There rains within
the last twenty-four hours In the north
Pacific States. the north plateau and north
ROCKY Mountain regions. southern Florida
and extreme southern Texas, while the
weather continued fair in all other regions,
northern sections east of the Mississippi
river, but readings We're still considerably
peiow normal tonight in the middle Atlantic,
soutn Atlantic and east Gulf States. The
nahsas northward To Manitoba, while much
eooler weather overspread the north Rocky
MOUNTAIN. and north plateau regions.
Seherany fair weather viii continue until
mississippi River. The temperature will be-
somewhat higher tomorrow In, the lake
region. the Ohio Valley and the middle Att
lantic and south Atlantic States except
Florida. and it will continue to rise Saturday
IN portions of the middle Atlantic Statesv
while cooler weather Will overspread north4
ern Michigan Saturday.
Observations at United States Weather Bus
reau stations, taken at s p NJ. yesterday.
Seventy-fifth meridian tine:
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JENNY LIND'S VOICE.
A Letter From Granddaughter OF
Castle Gardens Manager.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Castle
Garden. the Havana Opera Company,
Jenny Lind, all these are names re-
member from my earliest childhood.
NV grandfather. Christopher Heiser.
and Mr.. French opened Castle Garden
as a place Of amusement on June 2S'
Is47 and Il remained under their man
apement for several years. until some
time In the sos. / have forgotten the
exact date.
I used to sit for hours listening to all
tho stories my grandmother would tell
mo of that time and of all the great sing
ers she heard there. To her the greatest
NJ them all was Jenny Lind, whose won
derf,,l voice thrilled such multitude at
her opening concert, September H. 1850
In the great aria "Casta Diva"
The centennial concert Mt Carnegie
Hall naturally freshens all these mem
ories. MARIA s. HEIsER.
NEW York. october Z.
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i05,6S3,10s Americans.

1t has been customary to estimate
the number Of inhabitants of the forty
eight States which make up this
Union at 110,000O00. The fact that
the United States census this year
found 100000 fewer Of US may oc-
casiOn regret In the breasts of some
patriots.
THE New YORK HERALD does not
share this feeling. There are 1885,
6S3. 10S of us, enough men and women
for the time being to develop the
country's natural resources, enough
children to assure the perpetuation of
our mixed and interesting race, enough
individuals to defend US against en-
emies from abroad and against our
comparatively infrequent lunatics and
fools at home.
We have in quantity all that is neces-
sary for a while in our population. In
quality that population surpasses the
people of any other land. We can now
afford to let our number care for
itself and give our energy to the
maintenance of the high standard of
citizenship to which, through the wis
dom and labor OF our predecessors,
we have attained.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
ANOTHER DISCREPANCY.
Difference Between the English and
French Texts of Article XXI.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Regard
ing Mrs. Livermore's attack upon the
League covenant for sanctioning traffic
in women and children. isn't it another
case of discrepancy between the French
and English texts?
The French uses 'traite" for women
and children and 'trafic" as to opium
and drugs. The English uses traffic"
IN both places. "Traite," while some
times used in connection with the negro
slave trade, may also mean "transpor-
tation." "exportation or treatment"
Treatment would be far better Eng
lish equivalent than traffic
Traffic in children" is a nearly mean
ingless phrase The full thought Is
Transportation of women for immoral
purposes and regulation of children's
working conditions"
Anyhow, as Sterling Edmunds says
This programme . reveals a mag
nitude of labors and a diversity of adj
ministrative power the logical develop
ment of which would abolish all con-
ceptions of Sovereignty and indepen-
6ence among nations" Let's let it alone.
SALus REL PUBLIcE.
NEW YORK. October 7.
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OUR OWN BIG LEAGUE.
The New Jersey Census Figures In.
splre Some Thoughts.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD. Consider
the great State of New Jersey. with a
population OF 3.155,374 inhabitants. She
has a greater population than Norway.
Denmark, New Zealand. Albania. Bo-
livia. Costa Rica, Ecuador. Cuba, Mica
ragua. Uruguay, Hayti or Venezuela.
Yet each of those countries has a vote
IN the League of Nations; they go to
rake up the fortynine varieties of
States In the celebrated League.
But Pennsylvania is greater still. She
is larger than any of the above and also
has larger population than Belgium,
Bulgaria, Argentina, Australia. Canada,
Bolivia. Colombia. Greece, Ireland. Hol-
land and the Netherlands. Portugal. Ru-
mania or Sweden. Yet Pennsylvania has
no vote in the League of Nations.
In voting In the League on such sub
jects as opium. children and women our
forty-eight fine States together have but
one vote. and the forty nine odds and
ends OF the world enumerated above have
each a vote equal to our entire country.
HERBERT F. HARRIS.
NEW YORK, October 7.
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The Department Of Commerce, in a
preliminary announcement of the CEN
sus on agriculture. brings attention to
the fact that the number Of farms IT,
this state Is decreasing. In 1900
there we're 226, 720; in 1910 there we're
215,507; in 1920 there are $4,000.
This would he dlscouraging IL fig-
ures always told the whole truth. But
when il is remembered that the prlnci-
pal agricultural products Of New York
are ~ big MS or bigger than ever
there Is not much cause to worry.
The Empire States corn crop last
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
WARNED BY A DEMOCRAT T.
Martin III. Glynn Foresaw the Dan
gers of the League In 1915.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Has the
argument against the United States en-
tering into the League of Nations beer
more clearly expressed than In the fol
rowing extract from the speech Of thu
Hon. Martin II. Glynn. delivered at the
Democratic National Convention June IA
1916? The following is a literal extrac
from the official proceedings Of the Dem
ocratic National Convention Of 1916
pages 26 and 81:
My friends. whom. we ask. will the
policy OF our opponents satisfy and for
how long? Fighting for every degree Of
injury would mean perpetual war. and
this is the policy of, our opponents. deny
II how they will.
It would not allow the United States
to keep the sword out of the scabbard
as Icing as there remains an unrighted
wrong or unsatisfied hope between the
snowy wastes of Siberia and the jun
gled hills of Borneo. 1t would make
America as dangerous to itself as to
others, as destructive and as uncontrol-
liable as the cannon that slipped its moor
ings In Victor Hugo's tale of 49, 49,"
It would give us a war abroad each
time the fighting cock OF the European
weather vane shifted with the breeze. 1t
would make America the cockpit of the
world. 1t would mean the reversal of
our traditional policy of government. II
would mean the adoption of imperialistic
doctrines which we have denounced for
over n century. II would make all the
other nations the wards OF the United
States and the United States the keeper
of the world.
What would become of the Monroe Doc
trine under such policy? How long do
you opponents suppose we would be al
lowed to NEEDLE In European affairs while
denying Europe the right TO NEEDLE IN
American affairs? The policy OF our
opponents is dream. II never could be
n possibility. 1t Is not even advanced
In good faith; It is simply an appeal to
passion and pride. to sympathy and
prejudice. to secure partisan advantage
In a word this policy of our opponents
would make the United Stntes the po-
liceman of the world. Rome tried TO be
policeman OF the world and went down;
Portugal tried to be policeman OF the
world and went down; Spain tried and
went down, and the United States pro-
noses TO profit by the experience OF tho
ages and avoid ambitions whose reward
is sorrow and whose crown Is death.
There IS a great deal more of similar
character In this speech and in thu
other speeches made at this convention
all of which was received with tumultu
Gus applause.
1t is officially reported that the Demo
cratic committee is short of funds.
,vill agree to raise an amount equal Z
Secretary Bakers reported contribution
TO the Democratic National COMMITTEE
and deliver 1t to that committee IL the!
will cause to be printed in either of tn
two Democratic morning newspapers IL
New York ten brief extracts. selected b!
me. from the Democratic text book o
1915.
This is apropos of the astonishmen
expressed by these papers that certain
Republicans friendly to a league OF ma
tons are supporting Mr.. Harding.
LAFAYETTE B. GLEASON.
NEW YORK, October Z.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
Federal Interference with Baseball.

A member of Congress has an.
nounced his intention of Introducing
in the House Of Representatives as
early ms possible in the next session
bill to make the bribery OF baseball
players n crime against the United
States and to provide for he'punish-
ment OF the briber and the guilty
player.
This proposed legislation Is in har-
mony with the general tendency Of the
times .favorlng the extension Of the
jurisdiction Of the Federal Govern.
ment to everything under the sun. II
Is worth while, however. for those
who contemplate preserving the pur-
ity OF baseball by Federal laws TO
make haste slowly and TO inquire
whether any action on the part Of the
Federal Government in reference 10
this subject Is appropriate or would
be likely TO promote the attainment
Of the ends desired.
II Is only under the Interstate COM
merce clause of tho Constitution that
Congress can conccivably have any
power to leglslatc with reference to
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08

year was the biggest It ever cut. Its
wheat crop-and 100000 bushels
are not to be sneered at--was the sec
Ond largest on the State record. It's
potato crop was Well above the aver
age, and that average is pretty big
in a State which leads the country in
the production of Irish potatoes. Its
hay crop was far above the average,
and New York is still the greatest
hay State
In everything except dairy products
New York's farmers keep on outdoing
themselves And even in milk we still
produce our own supply, tenth Of
the whole national production. The
dairy industry has not kept pace with
the times because the State has scared
the farmer with regulations and agita-
tons. 1t may be that large proper
ton Of the farmers who have quit
business in the last ten years were
dairymen.
With general production keeping up
in spite of losses in the number, Of
farms, it is obvious thatthe farmers
who stick are producing more than
ever. improved acreage has not in
creased. What has increas ed most
noticeably on farms Is machinery.
Gasolene and kerosene power is get
ting more out Of an acre, and with
fewer men, than the horse got
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
Desert Touring. n New Sport.

After studying a report issued by
the Geological Survey entitled water
Supply Paper 1904" studying it's
maps. route directions and illustra-
lions. the reader Is inclined to think
that tourists eager for a new sport
may venture on a motor run across
what the report characterizes as 'the
hottest and most arid area" of the
southeast California desert, not be-
cause there Is no other way Of reach
ing an objective but because of the
adventure of travelling 100 miles
across the most dangerous desert
stretch on the continent
The report--it Is really n guide
gives the results of surveys. road
mapping, water hole marking and
guide posting OF the region. the first
selected for work designed 20 in
clude all of the desert trails Of Call
fornia and Arizona. Many means of
travel are now safely used in the re.
gion covered by the guide; prospectors
still hold faith in their burros, the
cowboy travels from water to winter
on his horse, motor trucks cross with
supplies for mining camps. automo.
bIles carry mine owners, and although
foot travel is unusual" casual labor.
ers travel the desert from one valley
70 another on foot.
II r. we'll TO remember that safety
as applied 70 desert travel is used in
n comparative sense. Even the tray.
elier by automobile must make many
unusual provisions for the trip. q
shovel 10 clean out n clogged water
hole. n rope and bucket to usc IL =
well pump is found broken. means OF
carrying water between holes In ease
Of delay by tire or other car trouble
plenty OF food for the same emergency
and a compass. Of course. The driver
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
Answering a Foolish Question.

One Of the small army of busy fell
lows who seem to make living by
asking irrelevant questions Of candi-
dates recently wrote to WILBUR r.
WAKEMAN, who is the Republican
nominee for Representative in the
Eleventh New York district. He
wanted to know how Mr.. WAKEMAN
stood on the matter of enforcing tire
prohibition law. Mr.. WAKEMAN said
In reply:
II stand for the honest enforce
ment Of all laws.
Before election and after election =,
I do solemnly swear that I will sup
port and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enc
mics. foreign and domestic; that I
will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same that / take this obligation
freely. without any mental reserva-
ton or purpose of evasion sand that
I will we'll and faithfully discharge
the duties OF the Office of which I am
about to enter SO help me GoD.'"
Not every candidate Is so patient
with the impertinent who ask whether
he intends TO keep the oath Of office.
But so long as Mr.. WAKEMAN cared
to reply. we think his answer can't be
beaten as combination Of brev,ty
and completeness.