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When Debt Il Worthless.
The Horoscope
The stars incline. but do not compel
Friday. February 20. 1913.

fTtdny, fcDrubry ~, INV
Astrohogers read this as an urlm
portant day in planetary direction
Mars IL in 'beneic aspect.
There is a sign read as indicating
rcorganiza tion of the army AM
many changes making for militar
efficiency.
Building now come undsr a swa'
that seems to forecast much activity
especially in the erection Of strus
lures devoted to public uses.
Physicians are subject TO A plane
tary rule that presages great straiu
Extraordinary demands are indica'
ed by the stars and it may be ina
an epidemic is threatened.
Efficiency will be more than eve
the watchword during 1920 and spe
ctallzation will be imperative 70
those who desire to draw the prize
I'm business. 49,,
Some sort of a revolt agains. hlg
prices Is forecast and sensation
events may be recorded.
Persons whose birthdate u Is M,
the augury of an active year
which enterprise and resourcctulnea
will bring big rewards.
Children born ON this day prooay
ly will he extremely vital and eheT
getic. These subjects OF Pisces uss
ally succeed In life, ....
Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure NcsPap1 N''uH1-
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NEW YORK UNRESTRICTED.

H. as now seems certain, the New York re
publican delegation goes to Chicago unins;ructes
and Is lead by Elihu Root, then tho the Chicago
convention is very apt to be IN fact what so
many have expressed the wish that 1t might be -
Il great delibcrative body fresh from the people.
OF course there win be the horso-traders of
the south there. But In the circumstances they
are certain to be In the minority, and will, We
opno, by their own crudoness nullify their self
'ish purposes.
The patriotic necessities and thoughts OF the
republic should control at Chicago regardless
of personal ambitions.
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CHAPTER L%XXfV.
priCks of Conscience.

We kept the baby very quiet so
that Tom could rest. Walter came
down about 10 O'Clock to see how
he was, aud said he would stop In
and tell MIR. Crandell that Tom
would not be down until very late IL
at all uhat day had tried several
times to get him on the telephone
bat the wires were stlll down.
All the morning | had that guilty
feeling we have when we have done
wrong to someone we love, and that
someone Is in danger. | Thought of
my debts, and determined to be
very economical, to go without
everything possible, until they were
paid. would refuse to go any
whore or do anything OF which Tom
disapprovcd. Several times ! crept
quietly in to look at him, and each
time came out more conscience
stricken. He was very pale. and the
deep clncles under his eyes. eiho wed
the strain he had been under.
About noon he wakened, and in
sisted upon getting up. He bathed
and dressed then had luncheon
with us After he had finished he
declared he was going downtown.
Both Peggy and | tried to dissuade
him but couldn't.
81 feel as good as new he do
| clared, why shouldn't / goP We
may be short t-handed too; some OF
the boys live a long way out, and
| trains may not be running"
! After no left Peggy brought out
! her pencil and paper again.
"Do you suppose we could get
| down TO Bimbel's?" she asked after
| figuring a while.
, An Adventure.
| 81 don't know should think we
| M teyh htpa u
goes right there. The only trouble
will be getting from here to the sta
| ton. They have been shoveling all
| the morning, though. and / should
! think we might get through"
| Come on. let's try!" Peggy re-
| turned. "T must get some OF my
presents off, and 1t will be fun to
20 out in the snow
The sun was shining brightly, and
aside from the enormous piles OF
snow in the street, the blizzard OF
the night before might have been
a dream.
We dressed In heavy high boots
and rubbers. short skirts and jack.
cts so that we could wade through
the drifts II necessary. Then start
ed out.
Men with .shovels and snowplows
were everywhere. Peggy thought 4
q great ldrk 10 walk between piles
OF snow higher than her head Will,
4 kept thinking OF Tom. What II
Walter had not fallen over him
One OF those piles might have GOV
cred him. | shuddercd at tn,
thought have hated snow evel
since that night.
We finally reached the subway
II was crowded even then with mel
going down TO business, All stree
cars were stopped, and 1t was i'm
possible for either taXies or hors,
cabs to get along. | was glad I,
ieave the crowded cars at Bimbers
But nothing could quenoh Peggy
gay spirits
Just as we went inside OF tn
store. | heard Peggy eXclaim, theI
saw her stoop over and pick some
: thing up from the floor.
Here young lady give me that
a coarse looking woman exclaimed
II just dropped it."
looked at Peggy Wiho held
large square pocketbook in he
hand. and gazed doubtfully from
/ | TO the woman who had spoken, an,
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III COULD LIVE 1T OVER.

CNpyright 1920, by Edgar \. Guest
II | could live II over live the days and weeks
and years,
And know the Self-same laughter and the
self-same time Of tears,
IL life should bid me venture for second
time ON earth,
I'D want the self-same children gathered
round the scr-samc hearth
There are things I'd try to better, there are
deeds ia never do;
ia keep the happier highways where abide
the friendships true
ia mako the most OF laughter and the joys
MAT came my way
But ia want the self-same children at the
ending uf the day.
II could live it over believe, with what
know.
! could write my lfc in service and do better
here below,
l should hunger less FOR glory and tho empty
pomp of fame,
| But I'd want the wife and children and my
friends to be the same,
| could ohange my way of living, could start
| myself anew.
| And fancy ! could master what this time
I've failed to do,
| oh, ! know that ia be different and avoid
the faults which mar,
| Hut I think I'd want my loved ones lust
| about the way they
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Bennie's Notebook

Ny sister Gladdis was out last
mite on account OF Mr.. Parkins TAX
ing her to the theater to selebrate
her berthday, and my cuzzin Artie
was erround, and | sed. / wish | had
something to give Gladdis for her
berthday, because then I'd have
more rite to ask her TO give me
sumthing for mine the next time
have one, and Artie sed, Wy don't
you do sumthing 10 serprlze her, wy
don't you change the furniture err
round in her room so II will look
like a new room?
Being pritty good OF ideer
and me and Artie went in Gladdises
room and started TO do II, pushing
the bed ware the bewro was and the
bewro ware the bed was and chang
Ing all the chairs and picktures, be-
ing a lot OF werk but making a big
change in the looks of the room,
G. I bet she wont reckonize it. sed
Artie, and | sed, I'LL be a serprise
ali rite. And We went back to my
room rite next store 20 Gladdtsses
and played lotto till Artie went home
on account of having to. and | went
to bed and wondered how mulch
Gladdis would enjoy her berthday
serprize and the first thing | new
was asleep and the 2nd thing /
KNEW Wodh up On dNNouHN VI sum %
body humping into sumthing in the
next room and saying, Owtch. owtch,
watts This thing doing over on this
side?
Being .Gladdis and Jest then she
| bumped into sumthing elts, saying,
Owtch, for goodniss sake, Ia the
room turned erround. or Is II me p
ware In the world is the lite 7--every
| thing seems to be in the rong place
-hevvins, ] hope dident get into
/ the rong house.
And she bumped into 3 more
| things before she lit the lite. say
ing Well, of things, wat on erth?
Merry berthday, Gladdiss. SER
| prize, serpr1ze, yelled from my bed
and Gladdis came running in and
| grabbed the covers off of me and
| picked up my Boy Scouts book and
| started to hit me all over with II on
account OF me not keeping still enufi
for her to aim at eny one place. and
| yelled like enyth!ng and, pop came
/ up in his pidjammers, saying. Wat
/ the mischiff, wat the doose? and
Gladdiss sed, He moved all the ferni-
ture in my room to make me bump
into VI and II I am not all black and
blue Its not his fault.
did not. pop, | did not, moved
/ Il for berthday serprlse. can't
help II IL She wunted to bump into
It, | scd, and pop sed, The way OF
the benefactor Is hard. And he gave
me krack some place with HE
hand for good mcclure and wen'
down stairs sgen, saying, Go TO sleep
Wich did.
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Editor World: In view Of The fact that there
IL 80 much influenza prevalent would It not he
"A good plan for you to publish n warning In your
paper at once against the danger Of people get
ting up too soon after having the influenza and
lagrippe7
great many people think that they are well
before they are because they feel pretty good,
but their vitality is low and they get out too soon
and contract pneumonia
l. do not believe that the people realize this
danger as they should and | believe you might
do much good by calling attention to IL at once.
Please accept kindly this suggestion. Yours
truly. A a. POTTER
Independence, Kan, Feb, 49,
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who l noticed, carried silk hand
bag.
Findings Is Kecpings.
at may be yours, I don't say IT
isn't" Peggy finally returned. But
shall not give II up unless you de-
scribe the contents I'll call a floor
walker and you can tell what is in
IT, Then Well open II and IL II be-
longs 10 you why I'll gladly give II
to YOU"
with an oath and look that
showed plainly that she would XIII
Peggy IL she dared, the woman dis
appeared In the crowded store.
"Did you ever hear of such
nerve?" Peggy asked. Come on.
let's 20 up to the ladies' dressing
room and see what I've found, l
don't intend to give 1t up to anyone
but the rightful owner"
followed Peggy. very much ex-
cited. Suppose she had found a lot
OF money!
We found quiet corner and
Peggy opened the bag. It held
shopping list. some change. and a
small roll of bills. We counted
them. There were just s14. But
not card or anything to show who
the owner might be.
wouldn't I have been fool had
given it to that woman" Peggy
asked, just as the attendant came
In with woman who was crying
bitterly. "a
Don't feel 80 badly"e the girl
told the sobbing woman, someone
Is sure to find 1t and turn Vt in"
Before I could stop her. Peggy
had gone to them and asked:
''Have you lost anything?"
"Yes, Miss, lost my pocket book
with all the money I've been saving
for the children's Christmas in It.
can't give them anything unless
find it, and their little hearts will be
broken.
Describe tho pocket book and
tell me what was in It," Peggy said
to her. she told of the list, descrfb-
ing her children as she mentioned
what each was to have. then said
she had As cents in change and sl4
in bills. Her Joy in getting 1t back
was only equalled by Peggy's deligh
that she hadn't given II TO the
wrong person.
Tomorrow-Christ Eve.
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Germany signed the treaty to escape worse
things, and Is refusing now to carry out her bar
gain. And our liberals greet each German
refusal with a demand for more concessions to
German recacitrauce. II they have their way,
we shalt say to the Germans that II they show "A
disposition faithfully to carry out their obltga-
tlons they will have to carry them out, but that
IL they refuse to make good on their promises
we shall let them off without any attempt to
collect damages or exact punishment. The NOR
aty OF this IL doubtless apparent TO liberal
reasoning of whose strange processes we had so
many illustrations during the war but the aver
age man is inclined to see in 1t a threat to pun
ish honest repentance and offer to reward
persistence in the old German ways OF fthought.-
New York Times.
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THE GREAT BEYOND GLIMPSED BY LODGE

possible further development in the
hereafter From spirit messages,
however, he concluded that the spir-
its found tho body more useful and
efficient than the machine OF flesh
which they formerly had
The dead are surprised, he said,
not by the strangeness Of their new
surroundings. but by the fact that
they find their habltatlon good
deal like earth. They have, for In
stance, animals trees. and flowers.
Thcy have other things which we
have not, but these other objects. his
conclusion was, are 10 different that
they cannot bo approximated TO any
of our conceptions. and spirits gen
orally fail In seeking to describe
mem In the vocabulary OF earth.
Those who have died most recently,
he said. are more apt TO tell through
mediums OF the familiar things
which they find whore they arc
Those who have long been IN the
ouhcr state develop more interest III
what Is strange and unearthly and
strive In their interworld Convcrsd-
tions to give ~ inklingS of them
tut our speech generally proves To
be A n-conductor for such ideas.
Sir oliver guarded against beinS
understood to deny heaven or hell
bat said we proceed Immediately TO a
local stop place which Is neither. If
We could get into communication
with a saint or a spirit of evil, no
said. we might find him In heaven
or he'll, hat the run Of men go to q
place like earth. although more ele'
Vuted The universe and our pas
and future states OF existence ac'
cordinR to the lecturer. are organ
wed on a basis OF slow evolution
There are no "rudden jumps he as
serted
"You don't feel as II you had come
10 a strange place but as II you hac
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Peaceful Means Only.

Tho people of this country have
the power to amend and alter their
constitution and form of government
by peaceful and institutional
means. The aliens or citizens who
PROPOSE 20 substitute disorde., as.
sassination, murder. ths forcible up
heaval OF society, for those peaceful
r,ethods, deserve to be punished rig.
orously. No biliN of rights can be
stretched to protect them in the in.
tolerable wrongs which they ar,
eager to perpetrate.-New York
Times.
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As ~ DnsTRoyING' MImrAnIsM

Mr., HHry Morganthau, one time minister to
Turkey annoyed because the United shtes re-
fused accept a mandate for the sublime
porte. ''rhe magnificent talk OF self lf-detcrnl-
nation has all died away says MIR. Morganthau.
and the nations of Europe are going back to the
old order. Unless milItarsm IN destroyed and
the now order OF things is established predict
that all young men who fought in tho late war
will again ba called on to bear arms In Europe"
VIII this silly, banai talk never cease3 This
ceascess, scnseess cry for 1.-THE new order that
has never existed and not possibly be rcal-
i1ed but confuscs the mind OF tho unthinkng
into believing that sinister conspiracy exists 10
thwart everlasting peace. II may not be Grim
inal but 1t certainly is culpable
Europe has been away from "the old
order" And II Is incapable of getting away
from Il unless and and until Europe itself makes
up its mind to that great departure. And that Is
decision that only Europe can make. Where
throughout all the length and breadth OF Eu-
rope, is there, the slightest indication that snch
purpose or even ambition exists?
is II discoverable on the shores of tho Adri-
attic? Or in Poland? or Russia Is there the
rcmotest reference to such a contamination or
hope in the allied decision with reference to the
saar basin? Is the action Of Britain in india or
to the 2ncw order whatever It is that Is meant
by these cryptic words2
And similarly beside the mark Is the logic
involved In the demand for the death of mill
tarism. what IL to encompass this destruction 4?
what can do It save a superior military estals
lishment TO any now cxisting2 The peace con
ference Illuminated against the military cstab-
lishments of tho earth and the league engaged
go wipe them from the earth. with The result
that every nation whether within without
the league, Immediately began making prepara-
lions for vastly increased arms and ermamen,s
1t may very easily happen that tho young
who fought in the late war will again b,
compelled to bear In defense OF racla
ton. But even so pothing to the advantage OF
tho 'new-order" apostles viii have been proven
thereby. For It 10 clearly manifest that to stamI
out mtarism is to put these young mer
again under arms at once, Else the work can.
not be done.
To the hard headed stridgh thinlsing man 4
is clearly apparent that the day of unversa
and perpetual peace win cRne only with the
sunrise on the morning of the millennium. Unit
secured by each nation assuming as far as may
he The untr bcucum status quo, chasened b,
the experience gained iu the recent war, warned
bv those event, that thc world is not to be ruled
by any single race or apportoncd among any
mere faction ~ the whole
Neither mandates In Turkey or leagues IN
Switzerland are essential 20 the accom- plshmcn
~ such simple process They can but thwart IL
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NrW YORK. Fob. l9lSir oliver
Lodge who. spoke yesterday after
noon at the Shubert Treater on THE
Continuity OF Existence" told what
he thoNght the other world was like,
what We look like after we 20 to II
and Tho power we retain TO foresee
tnd Influence events on this planet
Ito offered specific evidence for
bis Viows In three cases the rccol-
i"CtiOns of u man who nearly died
while under an anacsthotic and be-
iicved Tor q while that HE spirit was
Gctatchcd from his body. indica-
lions that Mrs. pipher the medium,
IN her frances saw the dead with
whom she communicated and re-
port on conditions I'm the hereafter
dictated by a dead father To a young
woman who did automatic writing.
We have two bodies. the one that
Ives on food, catches tho "tlu" and
finally roturns 10 dust, and another
one Of ether. which is perfect and
permanent. IN the opinion Of Sir
.Dljvcr. ~ We could see II oar ether
form would hook about the same us
10" other one. lie reached this con.
clusiun, ne explained, because of the
ftci that Mrs I'tpher, In the transit
non sUtgc after coming out Of n
trance but before returning TO nor
mai coulG pick out the photographs
vf the dead persons she had been
talking To from among dozens OF
others Aficr she wls quite herself
again. however, Mrs Pipher could
not recall anything about the per-
son In the other world with whom
she had been talking. While bcliev-
ing that this established that We re-
tain our shape. size and general ap.
ue1f-IDGo La tho pf her body which
we carry TO the other world, SiI
| Oliver offered no opinion ~ 10 the
manner In which, the ether body is
I Clld or AnN lninil AhnmL zig Msn OF
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IncOme-Ta.r Facts
You Should Knop

John Doe has owed mo lsOo ..
two years. ! have given uu hon, !,
payment Am ! allowed to ded,et
that amount In making ont INV /.
come tax return Tor 1879"
The answer of the burclu of i,,,.
nal revenue TO questions such =.
hese is: yes. II Won b,vo ,'
| hausted every REASONABLE means g..
collection. and have charged on ib.
debt In 1919 as worthless
To be alt~wed as a dcduc,io,
| debt must be charged of within IN,
| taxable year in which i's vorthiss,
ress is discovered The return mus.
show evidence OF tho manner
| which worthlcssncss wla diseoye-,A
| Statement should he made ma, m.
debtor has been discharged tu b,rt
ruptcy. or has disappcarod loayio,
! ~ "~cner'' ~ th1t tho ordin,,,
methods OF collection have been o.,
nausted. AZ stated bN income ta,
regulations. "where an the .Irrourd
ing circumstances indicif, ut a
| iebt is worthless and uU,p'Iuriibi,
! 7rA thp' i~~ni potion go .sr.-,.s r..,
ment would in all probahiN's not 70
suit in the satisfaction OF ,Nccutio,
on a Judgment. shoVue ul these
| lHfIS VIII Nv SUI .'fI|| f.N .''IHNU ~
the worthicsness Of the dobt FOR N.
purposes OF deduction"
Payment of an ordinary debt M,
charged off az WORTHLESS II. not h.
come to the creditor since Dis mon,
change i'm form of capital When.
ever, however, debt deducted as
worthless In some previous gcar liz In
a later year recovered. or p9rtaly
recovered, INC amount received is
.aNau1e ~ e. 'hi a., ,,hioh ~onai,, m ''''.'r 'oT
''' NJ ~
Loans 10 RclhtiNcS.
A frequent claim for deduction /,
made for loans to relatives and
friends.
Before a debt can be deducted iy
character as a true debt must h,
proved. Questions such as ths
reach collectors: "Tf I advanced a
sum TO assist a needy friend or rela
ti,c, having at tho time little or nr
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What EYerYhody Knows.

Mr. Samuel Gompers does not know that the
American people have had enough of govern
nfent raroading and Representative Sims does
not know; but everybody else does. Mr.. Samuel
Gompers also does not know that the American
people have had enough OF the labor union die
.tatorship which tries to run the United Stacs
government the way II does "A labor union star
chamber proceeding; hut everybody else does.
MIR. Samuel Gompers does not know
and Representative Sim does not know. but
everybody else does, thateit is no longer con-
sultation which the nation IL holding over the
labor union party Of MIR. Gompers and over the
democratic party OF Mr.. Sims, but a wake. New
York Sun.
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MOI 10 Re prrnIIicai-

Facts are stubborn things, and the great fact
In this matter is that railroad wages cannot be
further increased without further Increase in
freight rates. and rates cannot he Increased
without further increasing prices and tho cost
OF living all along the line. To start another
mcrry-go-around OF price-lifting at this time
IN out OF the question. The great masses OF the
people cannot stand II and will not stand II.
And far the brotherhoods are concerned.
ts effect would only be to bring them around
again In few months with further wage de-
mands against the higher cost OF living and
further threats to upset the industrial life of the
country IL the demands are not met,-New York
World.
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Tho Ono Omc.iinn.

But II Lodge must have his pot phraseology
before tho treaty iR ratified. lot him have H. The
irrefutabe logic Of events viii correct any halt
Ing logic that will be injected into the rcsrva- -
tons. Tho only way to put the country into the
league Is to ratfy; with logical reservations II
possible, with Lodgical reservations II must.
There II Just one question today; Shall the
United states go into the league or shall II stay
out2 only on this issue can there be no sur
rcnder.-New YORK Evening Post
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Take lour Choice.

Lincoln and Marx, how their spirits contrast
one would build an edifice OF cooperation on
trust and confidence among all men; the other
recommends bate ana class antagonsm AN social
binders. one IL conserver and emanCipator and
the other destroyer and enslayer; one would
attain social harmony through the free action
OF men, the other by regimenting them under
regime OF force. Yet between Lincoln and
Marx the world during tho next 10 years seems
destined to choose,--New York Tribune
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our Idea or Zero in safety.

Dcnikn is said 10 be safe m Bulgaria. W
haps about aH safe as an American In Mexico
Toledo Bladc.
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Kind tbr Country Likes.

II. as Secretary Wilson explains. some Of those
on the Soviet Ark were deported by mistake,
let us pray for some more mstakcs.-New York
Telegraph
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Robert Emmett Bennett says; 1t was fitting
indeed that the "war-sca veterans of the
Clearing House association should have had such
a large part In the porshng reception, Remem-
boring the cricket fields OF Eton and Harrow
tho opportunity to explain TO the general how
the war was won on the golf links OF the Coun-
try club.