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Short Cuts to knowledge.

William Bross Lloyd. communist, on trial
II Chicago with others Of his party for advo-
eating revolution in this country, Is alleged to
have said In an address delivered in Mil
vahkee:
you ought to take leaf out Of the
book Of bolshevism on judicial elections.
Don't put a bunch 'of lawyers in as
5udgss. Put In workingmen. Put the
workers in control and I'll tell you II
you leave 1t to lawyers and preachers
and business men you will never under
stand what the government is all about.
That, after all, probably analyses the mo-
Tive back ,of two-thirds Of the radicalism in
this country. 1t is nothing more or less than
the expression Of q desire to see what makes
the governmental wheels revolve The sim
pIsot way to md out is TO take the machinery
apart. which Is revolution, and the trouble
with tho plan is that those who do the taking
apart never are able to it the pieces together
again.
We recognize the value Of a desire for
knowledge but when 1t comes to knowledge OF
government we must insist that it be gained by
the old fashioned, laborious, but sure process
and not by any new-fangled short cuts that
mep Of the type Of Lloyd profess to have
discovered.
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5 T mIG'D

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Please
don't tear this up before you read
it. Somehow l want you to know
of my good luck. In six days l
will find myself ON the way out
west if everyone keeps healthy this
time. 1t seems my cousin Ben, the
one that died, had a buddie and he
hadn't any home, SO since he came
back he has made his home with
them. ! guess they adopted him.
/ guess they adopted him. Anyway
I'm still expecting some spins.
My father says I've earned 2 va
cation. But l rather think my trot-
ting around with fellow he does
not like has most to do with it. It's
all in showing how to manage dad.
Two solid months with my own
mothers brother, d doctor at that.
Gee! And q stop at Yellowstone.
Do wish me a pleasant trip. won't
you? l certainly wish you the
happiest summer you've ever had
and l won't annoy you with postala
from the west. either, vow ! won't
But l suppose 20 uwon't believe
that. You don't believe me any
more, do you? / am sorrier than
anything about that, but / don't
know what l can do. l want you
to know ! am changed young
MON ovAu dad haQ IN admit IL oud
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What's In a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
Copyright. 1919. By Tia Wheeler Syndicate Inc,

Frederick. There are records of
such queer deviations as Friths-
with, Fridiwid, and Frethesanta in
the eighth century.
The sanity daughter of the Lort
OF Oxford bore the name Of Friths-
with and lived in a little cell ut
Thornbury and had curious adven-
lures which are portrayed in q win
dow of the cathedral of Oxford. She
was also patroness Of the unlver.
sity and cathedral. The cumber-
some name Of Frethesantha wa.
borne by the wife Of Godfrey Lut-
terrell in the 14th century.
Frederick is purely an English
invention. though Portugal and
Italy have adopted it intact. The
French call it Frederigue and the
German Fridrike.
Onyx Is Frederica's talismani
stone. 1t will guard her from hal
lucky day and her lucky number
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uew ~ Tea Flsetisal -
Tty This u Tear c. Y. 8.

There ID little to b gained by
criticising our narrow. Incompetent
public school system. A long u
school boards are ,nlled by politi-
clans and old ladies Of both sexes
the school system must remain the
huge failure It II. Fortunately the
greater part Of an education 10 OBJ
tained outside of the school. Prob
ably 1t 10 essential for the public
to maintain institutions whore the
podagogues may quarrel incesaantly
over the preferable method 6f teach
ing mathematics or English and the
school book publishers may get
theirs out Of the spoils Of every
pedagogic wrangle. Meantime, those
who want an education must do the
best they can to get 1t notwithstand-
ing the handicap put upon them by
the semi-organized public school.
A beautiful modern building In q
city of 10000 population is used as
a high school for some $500 pupils.
The building Is but . few years old,
yet it contains neither gymnasium
nor swimming pool nor even shower
baths. And they pretend to include
physical education in the curricu-
lum. Gosh, you ought to see the
stun they SO designate; 1t would
never in the world imperil one, steel
stay in We teachers abdominal
splints nor would it spoil Lilly
Jeans chorus lady complexion. But
there Is soap. They are cleaning
up. All spring and all summer the
builders have been busy out back
erecting an addition to harbor a
gymnasium and a swimming pool.
Some nut" must have played low
trick on the school board.
We do not die suddenly, even
when the news seems fearfully
abrupt. The notion OF sudden death
from heart disease is founded upon
popular ignorance and medical
chicanery. No one with heart dis
ease can remain ignorant of the
fact that his health is seriously i'm
paired, unless he be indeed an i'm
beetle. No one with normal men
tality ignores obvious impairment
Of his health Indefinitely and so in.
vite disaster. When we die We die
by inches. Many of us are dying
now, and we will take from one tc
40 years to complete the process
but we are dying. Some begin Il
die several years earlier in life thar
others. That is determined by thu
depth of ones education. He who
is educated to a depth of only thres
or four inches, say down to his eye
brows, will likely die young. HI
whose education extends, say, dowr
| to his diaphragm, will likely last {
few years longer. And he who's,
education goes right down to hi.
toes has good fat chance to outliv,
all the highbrows and the molly
coddles.
| How nearly dead are you? Dom
you know? You poor geek-aren'
you ashamed of such ignorance.
Try this over on your cardio
vascular system:
THE BREAKING POINT
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answer. Well, I won't il you don't
either. I'll keep my word.
With best wishes from a good
riddance," no doubt. RODNEY,
Well, Bob, your letter was a
pleasant surprise The last time
20 uwrote you were sharp and un-
kind because l had doubted your
identity ] could not be blamed for
it because life like yours 10 too
romantic to be convincing. Please
let's drop that subject. I like to
hear from you even if l do not have
space In the column to print your
letters.
Your trip west vii be most en-
joyable without a doubt. l don't
Sc why l can't have a post card
telling me Of your safe arrival and
the kind OF time you are having. |
should. like to hear.
Thank you for your best wishes
regarding my summer.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: For soma
time have known that a certain
young man wished to meet me. He
10 very good looking and attractive
| and admired by everyone who
knows him. Several Of my friends
have said that he wanted to meet
me. but l have never done anything
to help me.
Ono OF nv girl frienda "a ~oico
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In my sirlhood homo was . very
similar one which my dear sailor
father brought from . far eastern
port. Despite scofiing relatives I
regarded 1t in the same romantic
light ~ you do, Potairo-"
In her eager interest Jane Emma
stepped close to the big car.
The lady smiled as she concluded
softly: MY faith was richly re-
varded-as l now pray yours may
be-! All. is there someone already"
The telltale color deepened in
Jane Emma's cheeks. Ere she was
aware, she had connded to this
kindly stranger, her hearts most
guarded secret; the homely little
romance Of which Neighbor Peter
Wayne was the hero.
HE is Is you say?" The misty
blue eyes rested on the mourning
band on the chauffeur's arm. Just
the age of my own dear boy!"
Something in Jane Emma's throat
would not lot her speak. She turn
ed impulsively to the garden In q
thrice her deft fingers gathered 4
wonderful bouQuet-the most deli
cate blossoms all aglistsn with the
morning dew.
Tho rare smile with which her
fragrant Offering was received glad
[dened Jane Emma's heart long
after tho big car had glided away
from her humble home.
When the evening shadows
brought respite from household du'
ties, she stole away to her favorite
garden retreat-to live again The
scene Of the morning.
Il seemed even more wonderful
under the moons silvery sheen
And then quite suddenly q still
more wonderful thing happened.
Came the sound Of . familia,
step and Nsighbor Peter stood be-
fore her. Not the discouraged Petel
Of the last few months. but Thu
eager, carefree lad to whom sha
| had Ars& SVEN her heart
| With the old teasing laugh h,
shook The noWer-laden bough'
above her head. Before she eoult
brush ths clingtng petals from ho'
hair no caught her cloee u BIZ
arms.
NV Co., giri-sAs tara y ape
tane's HI! ~ osanA : bayef a
thAk oAaeo DeoDokty - S1fAeS-
- A9zy yufes Qeu1ag aaEie1or
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FREDERICK,

Frederick is the feminine coun-
terpart of the popular masculine
name Frederick. 1t signifies peace
ruler" and comes originally from
the old freyr Of Teutonic mythol-
ogy. Freyr meant free" which is
loosely translated to "love of
peace" The idea was personified
into a god of very high rank who
was later disintegrated into q
brother and sister called Frey1
and Freya.
Freya named the sixth day OF
the week and presided over love
and marriage and drove over
battlefelds in a chariot drawn by
panthers to conduct the slain tc
their appointed places in Valhalla
While Freyr was progressing by
direct route in Frederick, the fem.
mime form was slower in becoming
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SIT q ret reading same Ae4e|
nonsense such - the editorial ena.|
umns or the political news toe -
minutee Nov bsgin bfeathtng .
little more deeply than usual. ees
not hard OF Inst, rather lfke mol
eTats sigh, for four Or hve tunes.
then hold Jour breath and count The
seconds on your watch. The nogmal
breaking point. when yoa mast re-
sumo breathing. IL approximately
10 seconds. II you can't last that
long you're beginning 10 die Bat
don't take Il too seriously. Ton can
como back. Ill right.
Questions ard Answers.
s Breathing and Cats--Psrhaps 30
years ago I evolved my own way OF
deep breathing. Instead Of holding
the lungs expanded through use OF
the valve Ut the opening, ! take .
de6p breath and hold 1t merely By
use of the muscles Of the chest and
abdomen. This has been my I'M
conscious or almost automatic prac-
tice every hour for many years. my
purpose being to change the air IN
the farthest spaces Of the lungs.
am surprised to ind that you con-
denim deep breathing. Can you tell
me whether there 10 anything In
the old idea that cat will such
the breath Of . baby and thus kill
the baby? Il. 8. L.
Answer.-Youf breathing practice
ID harmless, and as exercise Of GER
tain muscles, even beneficial.
condemn the practice Of deer
breathing by persons who have
tuberculosis. because lung rest Il
the desideratum In such cases.
assert that deep breathing does moi
increase the oxygenation Of thu
blood. as many people imagine i
does and as helf-baked physical cul
ture authorities" and other char
latans Of the modern type often sug
gest it does. The only way tn,
!, oxygenation of the blood may b.
| actually increased is by general ex
ercise. The breathing 10 . function
which is best left to regulate itseli
Exercise creates the demand which
is automatically met by deepe
breathing. You can't reverse thi
process. The superstition Of th,
cat sucking the baby's breath i
wholly imaginary.
Ignorance Creates Fear.-....
the specialist said 1t would be nee
essary to have an operation on tn
ear, through the bone behind tn
ear, in order to keep the pus frou
working into the brain. / hav.
never heard Of such an operation
being successful and l dread IL.
| (Mrs. RI
| Answer. - Such operations ar
uniformly successful. The success
full ones are routine, uninterestine
soon forgotten. especially by tn
patients. The occasional unsuc
cessful one is Of news interest an
everybody hears all about it and
is not quickly forgotten. The oper
alton Is safer than the condition un
operated on. Chronic running ca
middle ear suppuration) IL Away
menace to life.
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the POTENCY OF POTAIRO.
BY Sadie Stull


copyright. 1920, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Incl
"Jane Emma Lane. what be you
doln' in thet rubbish heap?"
Jane Emma Strengthened up SO
euddenly she almost dropped her
Dfedjous find"
You threw Potairo away!" she
accused with quivering lips.
Land o. love! Wasn't 1t time
The old heather hses disfigur'd tn
parlor naantel since yer Gran father
Jared's last voyage!"
That's why l loved him-why
believed in him!"
"0tu6 an nonsense!" Aunt Jane.
angular form disappeared from the
porch. A moment later her tart
voice reminded from the kitchen
Them peas amt shelled yet an iii
nigh 10 o'clock"
Jane Emma gave Potarino's ugly
bronze visage q final rub with the
corner Of her apron. Then, with q
quaint little obeisance she placed
the ancient idol atop the gate-post
The incongruity Of it made hel
laugh aloud.
From the emples OF Isis and
OSIRIS to presiding oracle OF Aunt
Jane's prim New England garden
wos indeed q far cry!
~ sh0 surveyed the effect from
til porch SteDa Jane Emma laugh.
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

narrative It this juncture. "Ya see,
there was q mighty important ques-
ton / wus goin' ter AJAX certain
lass when We reached tn home
port-so ! up an shipped the queer
little cuss-et their own price,"
Dear. anxious lover of the past!
His important question had been
answered favorably. The threads
woven by love were pure gold and
remained unbroken to the long
journeys end.
The dream shadows dsspsned in
Jane Emma's winsome brown eyes.
Would her own budding romance
fare Is happily! Slower md slower
the peas dropped into the pan. AT
length the nimhle fingers proved
wholly truant to their task. Five,
ten-flfteen minutes passed-then
the sonorous voice of the old town
clock shattered the golden day
dream. Simultaneously sounded the
honk Of an approaching motor car
As machines passed the Lane cot
tage which did more or less fire.
quently. Jane Emma did not even
look up.
Northumberland"
Jane Emma realized this particu-
lar horn was being blown to attract
her attention.
A big black touring car had
stopped directly in front Of the
gate. Its occupant, q handsome
woman Just past middle age. beck
oned to Jane Emma. In her haste
to respond the latter nearly upse,
the pan Of peas.
MY dear, vas reared mid Jus,
ancient idol!"
The voice vas the sweetest and
saddest Jane Emma had ever heard
It impressed her even more deeply
than the strangers sombre dress. II
inspired her to tell Potairo's story
~ she had never told It before.
Like some rare mosaic she pieced
together bits Of her dream Joarneyl
TO the little gods far county
Cap'n Jared's rugged romaHee-
Aunt Jane's unbelief and her owI
romantic faith.
When she had Anished there VA
| . reminiscent light Ia hsf listener
eyes that hAniahed yoaxs IRON thai
paiu-ahodev0 eoofAa
~ deAf. I ~ re1so1 MI ~
such snffo1n1ineA TAetN ~,
typur 2ol 61tank6 e1nG1k ~ q
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Washington. D. G. Give full name anl
urn postage Be brief All inquiries ~
to sach individual. No attention v4 y
The United States quarter contains
S6.S05 grains of fine silver. The
silver in Canadian coins is little
finer than that in our coins, there
fore the value of silver in each 10
about the same. Canadian bullion
Is 925 fine and United States bul-
lion is 900 fine.
@. Which OF the Dakotas was
admitted to the union first?
vi. NJ
A. There was considerable jeal-
ousy about their admission. When
the papers were laid before Presi-
dent Harrison for his signature.
the state names were concealed.
Afterwards, the papers were mixed.
and no one knew which was signed
first.
@. How many illegitimate chill.
dren are born in the United States!
r 8. A.
A. The latest available statis'
tics are for 1917, and at that time
the rate OF il!egitimate children ID
the birth registration area in the
| United States was l7.9 per 7oV
Infants born.
@. Were Isocrates and Socrates
one and the same person? c. T.
A. These are two dineren!
Greeks. Isocrates, one OF the ~
Attic orators, was born in Athens
in 1876 B. c., dying in 33s 3. I.
while Socrates, the famous GfeeA
philosopher. was born in AtneDs
In 40 B. c., and died there IN w ,
B. C.
Q. How should frogs legs De
prepared for eating? N. We
A. The legs Of both bull-iross
and the smaller green marsh lross
are edible, but the latter are nor
delicate and tender. Only the nlna
legs, or saddle. are eaten, ana aIs
considered at their best from June
10 October. They should be SKIN.
! ned. toes cut on. then washed ~
slightly salted water. Cook ~,
three minutes In boiling water !.
which two tablespoons OF vines.,,
Or lemon juice and Q teaspoonlS,
Of salt have been added for e. -
Quart Of water. Drain ana VIZ
dry. Dip In beaten egg and cfss e..
or or bread crumbs and fry IN oa'
ter. .s
i O. At what age did GseT
Washington and his immediate ~
SCH
i "A. The Arst i've presidents =
1.-THE United States ended their ~
lof service each in the 66tn -
. big asa
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sddrsss and enclose twe-.i: siamp for re
coaAdential. The replies beins scaa direct
paid 10 Anonymous lettersi.
O. What country has a flag most
nearly like ours? E.. VS..
A. The Dag OF Liberia is identi-
cal with ours except for the fact
that IL has . single star upon its
field. In fact, our flag was takel
a. . model for theirs.
@. Who was 1t that addressed
IN audience at a distance Of more
than 200 miles? d. E. E.
A. BY the use of an army device
which magnifies the voice 100000
times, Adjutant General Harris, in
his ONCE in Washington. D. c., ad-
dressed . group Of school children
In New York city. They were the
prize winners in a nationwide con-
test on the subject. Benefits of
Army Life" l
@. Please explain the expression
Including the Scandinavian" found
on the title page Of books waiting
that the right OF translation is re-
served. Why are the Scandinavian
languages particularizef and nc
others? &c. M. L.
A. The copyright o{ace states
that the phrase does nd give the
copyright owner any additional
protection, since the United States
law gives him the exclusive right
to translate the work into any Ian
guage.
Q. ID 1t permissible tn send to,
bacco and cigarets to France
through the mails when they are
intended for . gift and not for re-
sale? J. III. M.
A. They may be sent subject tc
q license 70 be secured by the ad'
dressee when tobacco is for hi:
, own use, the quantity not to exceed
a. pounds in one year.
@. What voting right has p res
ident of Washington, D. c., IND eth
er local or national electionsf
| nj r.
A. The residents OF the Dtatric
Of Columbia. which includes, tn,
city Of Washington. have no rot
In national elections: NO local fslsc
tons are held.
Q. Does the solar system las ,
whole have motion? E. CD.
A. Astronomer agree on IL
not that the sun 10 moving thA6agl
space toward point In Lyra, N13I
Q velocity Of about IL miles sla6G
end. The whole solar syst1<n Z
necessasily involved In this ml+tlnG
9. 10 there - much silver Il
Canadian quarter as there j. l;
lone Of the United States? B. MI G.
4. The Canadian quarter con
tatns AZ grains q Ans dire
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Think hOver.

People who are inclined to CRY out. "Lst
Uncle sam do It." might probably give some
thought to Russia
The Uncle Ssm Of that great storehouse Of
natural resources and potential wealth and
happiness Il the soviet system Of government
There 10 pothing to indicate that Russians
are revealing in riches or laughing with the Joy
Of living.
The soviet system OF state and general so
cialism seams to be working out a. gigantic
failure. The people starve though Russia once
had grain to export They go unclothed
though once the fields Of Turksstan provided
the cotton for it, great textile industry. They
treese, despite the coal and oil fields and tim
Der resources.
the 'divvying-up' process 1t won't work when
1t comes to creating something to divvy." Thus
has many q self-reliant American reasoned, and
Russia furnishes him the latest proof.
The soviet did we'll at the start. 1t plum
dsred alike the palaces Of the rich and the
homes Of the thrifty. 1t ran the railroads built
under better system Of rule than it, own. 1t
was clothed from the accumulated stores Of a
happier day.
But now II Is In evil times. There il moth
ing more to "divvy up" and little is being
produced.
What's the trouble with Russia? Not war,
because the percentage Of the population in
volvsd In army affairs Is small. Not lack OF
natural resources. because the soil is fertile,
the fuel and ore deposits "A great as ever Not
lack Of man-power. for Russia is full Of husky
men. 1t is the lack Of ability to profit by the
lessons Of history. chiefly in this:
Man will work for himself. for his family,
for the future and enjoys being good and gen.
! erous to others after providing for himself.
Man will not work willingly in normal
times so that others may have no less than he.