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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-24
BURBANK ON GOOD SCOUTS.


Luther Burbank probably knows az
much about boy culture as he does
about plant life and its Improvement
by scientific means. Following Is his
idea Of the birthright of every Ameri-
can boy who is to be reared under the
best conditions:
Every child should have mud pies,
grasshoppers. water bugs, tadpoles.
frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild
strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees
to climb. brooks to wade In, water
lilies, woodchucks. bats, bees, butter
flies, various animals to pet, hayfelds.
pine cones. rocks to roll. sand. snakes
huckleberries and hornets; and any
child who has been deprived Of these
has been deprived of the best part Of
his education"
In commenting on this the Saturday
Evening Post declared that "the larg-
est single agency In the world that
uses these raw materials as part of its
regular stock In trade is the Boy
Scouts of America. Persons who have
not closely watched the growth Of this
lusty young giant can scarcely be
aware Of the stature 1t has attained
or Of the tremendous power for good
In American life that II has become"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-24

good Job under you. I'll o. X. the
voucher and charge II to your per
sonal expense account"
That's nice Of you, old sport, and !
thank YOU kindly. I'll talk to Billy
when arrive in Buena ventura, and IL
the prospect doesn't look good to me,
I'll argue him out of 1t and Wen come
home. Let me 60. might come back.
But must go. ] want to see Billy"
you just said minute ago you'd
turned the forty-year post" Jerome
warned him. "And you're now going
to lose a year or two more in which
you might better be engaged laying
up foundation of independence for
your old age. For Heavens sake, man,
don't be fool"
,"Oh, but l WIN be fool" John Stu
art Webster answered; and possibly,
by this time. the reader has begun to
understand the potency of his middle
name-the Scotch are VIGOROUSLY pig
headed, and Mr.. Webster had just
enough oatmeal In his blood to have
come by that center fire name honest
ly. "And you, you poor old horse.
you could not possibly understand
why, If you lived to be million years
old"
He got up from his chair to the full
height of his six-feet-one, and
stretched 100 pounds of bone and mus
Gle.
"And so I shall 20 to Sobrante and
lose all Of this all-important money,
shall Iw he jeered. "Then by all the
gods of the Open Country. / hope !
may. Dad burn you, Neddy, I'm not a
Methuselah. want some fun in life.
want to fight and be broke and 20
hungry and then make money for the
love Of making It and spending II, and
want to live long time yet. I want
to see the mirage across the sagebrush
and hear II whisper: 'Hither, John
Stuart Websteri Hither. you fool.
and I'll hornswoggle you again, AZ in
an elder day hornswoggled you be-
fore"
Jerome shookshis white thatch hope
lessly.
II thought you were q great mining
engineer. john" he said sadly, but
you're not. You're poet. You do
not seem to care for money"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-24

this mining eoncessisn 2. D. q. Tlms
Is the essence OF the contract, be-
cause am holding on to the thin
edge Of nothing, and II we have q
change of government may lose even
that. i need you, John Stuart Web
ster, worse than l need salvation.
enclose you list of equipment 10
quired.
eff you receive this letter and can
do anything for me, please cable. II
you cannot, please cable anyway. DO
let me hear from you, Jack, II only to
tell me the old entente cordiale stiu
exists. know now that was con-
siderable Of needless pup . few years
ago and overlooked my hand quite reg
ularly, but now that have good
thing I do not know Of anybody with
whom care to share It except your
own genial SELF Please let me hear
from you.
} "Afrecronately,
BILLY"
Jerome finished reading this remark
able communication; then with In
finite amusement he regarded John
Stuart Webster over the tops of his
glasses as one who examines q new
and interesting species of bug.
$50 Billy loves that dear Sobrante.
ehT' he said with abysmal sarcasm.
Jack Webster, listen to a sane man
and be guided accordingly. / was in
this same little Buenaventura once.
I was there for three days, and
wouldn't have been there three min
utes If ! could have caught a steamer
out sooner. OF all the miserable,
squalid, worthless, 0rnery, sinking
holes on the face of Gods green foot
stool, Sobrante is the worst--if one
may Judge 1t by its capital city. Arc
you going to chase Off to this God-for-
saken fever-hole at the behest of lad
scarcely out Of his swaddling clothesi
Jack Webster, surely you aren't going
to throw yourself away-give up the
sure thing I offer you-to join Billy
Geary In Sobrante and finance a Wild
cat prospect without certificate Of
title attached. Be reasonable. What
did you wire that COMPOUNDED boyf"
'"That / was coming"
"Cable him you've changed your
mind. Wen send him some money to
come home. and you can give him Z
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-24
GOOD TURNS FOR BOY SCOUTS

The boys department Of the Y. M.
G. A. in Cincinnati recently gave for
the boy scouts Of that city the greatest
treasure hunt of their lives. About
500 boys raced over ten routes, Mt the
end Of each having been hidden
treasure for them to find, Upon their
return Ito Y. M. O A. headquarters
there were other hidden treasures in
that vicinity for them to nnd before
the time for entertainment and 70
frsshments
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-24
."PrEAsE LET ME- HEAR FROM Yous

John Stuart Webster mining engineer mans man YEAR. young boards
dreaming Of baths paamas and ham
He
Dolores Ruey
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Between Ireland and England,

Conditions that have developed in Ireland
are a challenge to the government of England
so direct that it can not be much longer evaded
That city like Cork can be laid waste by fire
and sword without exciting comment through
out the world is incredible. When an invading
German army 50 Conducted itself ct Liege and
Lovain, blaze Of indignation ran through
America, and such surely will not cause wonder
II it is now expressed at the destruction of Cork
1t is not enough to tell US that the disorder
over there is the outgrowth Of fanaticisin; that
may be understood The entire Sim Fen CAM
paign, with that of the Orangemen on the other
hand, has been characterized by such exhibi-
tions of bigoted devotion to single idea as
seldom has been noted elsewhere in history.
Nothing will be gained by debating the causes
just now. The point is, how shall the situation
be remedied and order restored?
England will not admit that state of war
exists for that would be to give standing to the
Irish republic" which so insistently makes its
claims that it deserves the recognition accorded
to belligerents Yet it does seem that the Brit
ish government, even though its attention be
distracted by other serious complications, should
find some more effective means than have so far
been employed to put down the disorder that
has so disturbed Ireland BLACK and Tan" re-
prisals wear much the same hue as the reported
outrages Of the murder bands" and the assas-
snations in Dublin are scarcely more repre-
hensible than the burning of Cork. The Lon
don Times weeks ago referred to the military
forces in Ireland as being "perlously indisci-
plined," and events have justified the comment.
It may be that the Sim Fein opposition is los
ing ground as has been stated by government
authorities, but its last kicks surely vigorous
enough.
From whatever angle the affair is viewed,
the conclusion Is natural that the interests Of
humanity will be better served when the out
iawry now rampant in Ireland is squeched.
Friends Of ireland are as deeply concerned in
this as friends Of England.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Mr.. Burleson's Concluding Mistake.

Postmaster General Burlesons attempt to
shift part OF the burden of the deficit of his
department on the shoulders of the rank and
file OF the employees does not coincide with the
public belief that those in the mail service were
underpaid and are now getting no more than
they earn or need to maintain an American
standard of living. His effort to blame paid
agitators" for~demoralizng the service by or
ganizing the government employees into protec-
tive associations may also be considered as the
product of his pique over the success of the
movement for an increase in salaries
Too often the natural working of human
nature is laid to agitation. More often the ex-
preston of dissatisfaction and desire for bet
ter conditions is spontaneous, merely pushing
forward men to be its spokesmen. In cases
where this is true, it is blindcst folly to single
out one manI or little group and load them
with the entire responsibility.
Americans are not sheep nor do they re-
quire bellwethers when they have personal
knowledge Of questions at issue. Mr.. Burleson
evidently aspired to be bellwether and is cha
grined at his failure. This is not to say that
there are no agitators or that controversy is
not sometimes stirred up by propaganda ena-
mating not from public source but private
one Agators exist on both sides of the fence, and
by some the postmaster general might be so
classified. There are radical stirrers up OF dis
trust and trouble as we'll as conservative. In
some instances men who perhaps see the oppor-
tunity for fat living pursue the policy of at
tempting to scare business men and employers
with conjured up visions OF blue ruin and red
destruction if they do not contribute to the sup
port of counter offensive of propaganda. On
the other hand there are men who paint pic
ture Of modern life as a desperate struggle in
which happiness can only come from revolu-
tionary changes in the wage system
Both these extremes must fall under suspi-
cious scrutiny for there is no real public senti-
ment that gives birth to either--they are patiently
manufactured for personal ends. This being the
case, it is not only unjust but dangerous to
refer to every movement for moderate reform
or change as the work of agitators. Those who
occupy the middle ground. with their grievances
and desires sef-contaned, should not be en-
couraged to regard themselves as radicals nor
goaded by being put beyond the pale OF Ameri-
canisnl. -.
Mr.. Burleson's manifest endeavor to escape
culpability by putting the blame for the natural
result Of misinanagement onto somebody else,
either congress or the organized employees Of
the Postof6ce department, is too transparent.
He showed himself long ago to be entirely out
of step with the times, and should have been
retired at the end of his first term. However,
he has the distinction Of being the only member
of the first Wilson cabinet actually reappointed
and confirmed by the senate. so that portion
of the responsibility for his record fingers
around the White House.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

in many cities, and without doubt will be re-
sponsible for the saving OF many lives, both of
drivers and persons afoot. The total of 3,8OS
persons killed in automobile accidents last year
represents l4l deaths out OF each 100000 OF
population. There has been an increase every
year since 1915, and an increase Of 245 over 1918
But, to continue to look on the hopeful side
of this condition. the number OF automobiles is
being enlarged each year. Fifteen years ago the
accident death rate was per 100000, and now
it stands at AL; in this same time there has
been a greater proportionate increase in the
number of cars. The attention devoted to pre-
vention OF reckless driving has had its effect and
there is no reason to despair of a gradual mini
mixing of the dangers of the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Who Paws the Taxes3

Occasionally some tory of the old school
will say privately that no one but taxpayers
ought to be allowedto vote, especially on ques-
tions OF issuing public bonds. Occasionally, also.
some incident arises to show that no one OUT
side Of charitable or penal institutions can be
ciassed as exempt from taxation. The arrange
ment between some apartment house owners
and their landlords by which rents rise or fall in
accordance with the movement Of taxes offers
such proof.
It is probable that there are some men and
women who believe they are practically free
from taxation, but this belief gradually will be
expunged If the custom of passing on or divid-
ing the burden thus frankly is enlarged. When
we buy a, tube of tooth paste or ticket to a
theater, we understand that the government tax
is paid by US, and there Is also growing real
ization that excess profits taxes and to de-
gree, income taxes, are also spread around. But
the fact that In purchasing almost any article
made abroad the price includes fee to Uncle
Sam, or that in paying rent we are helping
meet the property owners tax collector is not
so generally considered.
II there are today any individuals or classes
that believe the expenditures of the local, state
and national government do not affect their
pocketbook merely because they do not pay di-
rectly, Il Is, time for them to wake up Public
economy should be vital matter of interest
TO every citizen. and until it is regarded as such
no great curtailnent Of governmental exirava'
. gance can be hoped for.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
PARDONS AND PAROLES.

Recommendations Of Attorney General
Davis for amendment Of the indeterminate SEN
tence and parole laws, establishing procedure
10 be followed by the board of pardons created
by the new constitution appear to The Bee to
be bascally sound and worthy OF careful con-
sideration by Governor McKelvic and the state
legislators
The attorney generals proposals cover three
main items
First-Provison for thorough hearing
and full publicity on all applications for par.
uons or paroles.
Standardization of the indeterminate
sentente by eliminating crimes against the
person or attempted crimes of this nature
from its scope.
Third-Extenson of the power of the
courts to hx minimum as we'll as maximum
sentence in cases covered by the indeterminate
sentence law
Quite properly the attorney general up
holds the principle OF the ndeterminate
sentence 1t meets the need for system of
administering the criminal law that gives con-
sidcration not only to the punishment of an
offender but to his possible reformation 1t
recognizes that there may be true penitence,
that mans soul may be purged OF the evil once
within it and become clean, making him again
d 1T HiSHlDCI VI SOClSty.
But the attorney general recognizes also
that certain and adequate punishment constitutes
an example to others tempted. He recognizes
furthermore that punishment by law is civiliza-
ton's substitute for private vengeance; if it be
allowed to become too lax, the individuals out
ragged feeling may take the law into his own
hands-and mob law may result.
In some details The~Bee disagrees with Mr.
Davis. 1t doubts the advisability of published
notice OF forthcoming hearings on pardons and
committed. 1t inclines to believe that the pro-
vision for notice to the judge, the county attor-
ney and sheriff of such county, with mandatory
provision for recommendations from such Off
cials, constitutes sufficient notice to the COM
nunity and saves the applicant from danger Of
prejudice on the part of an organized minority
The probability is that the local officers can be
depended upon to reflect fairly the majority
sentiment of their respective communities as to
the propriey of the proposed cleniency. The
Bee suggests, furthermore, that provisions be
made for application of the indeterininate sem
tenee to cases involving crimes against the per-
son in cases of first offenders barely of legal
age.
The problem of pardons and paroles may not
attract the personal interest of legislators as
much as many other questions before them, but
nevertheless it il important that they should
equip the new board of pardons with pro-
cedure fitted to insure justice fair and equal
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Cutting Down Automobile Deaths.

More than 10 persons day were killed in
automobile accidents in the last year, according
to the census report. There will be some like
the old lady who read the menu Of meal that
could be served for II cents and marveled not
that it was 50 large but that 1t was so little.
Truly, when one sees the congestion of the
streets in the heart OF all great cities the reck-
less driving on the more open roads, and the
scurrying pedestrians who do not always exer-
else the greatest care at crossings, the marvel is
to be found in the fool proof Developments Of
the motor car.
And yet there is opportunity for reducing
the fatalities Of motoring. The traffic safety
drive now being waged in Omaha is duplicated
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

say feed vegetables what does that
mean besides potatoes and carrots?
Surely not such things as cabbage,
peas, beans and onions? Then what
Is left"
REPLY.
AS a rule ammonical urine means
the food is too rich in fats. Can
you lessen the amount Of cream and
other fats? A baby 10 months old
can eat strained vegetable soups
made from any Of the usual soup
vegetables; also chopped and mashed
spinach and other members Of that
family. The carrot kinsmen are on
the same basis as carrots. Strained
tomato Juice and later stewed toma-
toes are allowable. The pot
liquor" which southen babies find
SO helpful, in a glorified vegetable
soup. Fresh cider can be added to
the list. The above list OF vege-
table foods Is program enough along
that line for the next several months.
Your baby Is thriving. so do not
change its diet materially. Give less
fats and more cereals and bread and
let 1t go at that.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Parental Forcthought.

There are several varieties of wasps which,
when they lay eggs, surround them with cater
pillars in order that the young when they appear
may be we'll supplied with food.-1ndianapos
News.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Carries Its Own Punishment.

The W. c. T. u. will now wage war agans
home brew If they knew how undrinkable tn
stuff was. they wouldn't waste their time knock
ing it.--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Give Her Less Fats.

Mrs. B. r. G. writes: what is
indicated IL q baby's urine has q
strong odor Of ammonia? She is 10
months old and apparently In the
best Of health and full Of energy.
try to feed her according to your
advice to other mothers. When yo,,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
IN THE BEST OF HUMoR.

Jones--Brooks is most persistent IN
looking for trouble.
Bones--Yes, that fellow will look for
trouble where II has never been lost
Cartoons Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

look up the condition of brakes as we'll as
chains.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

The dolor Of Albert Sidney Burleson's
swan song will undoubtedly win whatever prize
the administration hung up for such efforts
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

Delaware's blue laws ought to Offset as we'll
as explain its reluctance to adopt woman's
suffrage ...
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Boy. Page that Foolkillerl

The woman who screams Fire. the man who
rocks the boat and the other who totes" the
nnloaded gun are deadly trinity. Pittsburgh
Disnatch. A. e.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

Iulu-Here's an ad for q man 70 UNDER
take the sale OF q patent medicins.
Harry--Yes. II viii probably be profit
able to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. POST
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

Mr. Townley is going to give Nebraska a
joyride and ask the farmers to pay for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

"clothes do not make the man" re-
marked tho ready made philosopher
"No," answered the friend who was
studying a talors bill. They don't make
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
DAYS OF REAL SPORT"

When the late Ebert Hubbard
was a boy In Mclean county, Illi-
nois, the prevailing custom, at least
among the people with whom he
was thrown in contact, was to make
use of the services Of 'yarb doctors"
When a sick person consulted one
Of these healers he was looked over,
sized up. his tongue, pulse. and the
''yallers" of his eyes were observed,
and he was told to 'come back next
Friday for his medicine"
Then the 'yarb doctor" went ont
in the woods, hunted up some roots
and leaves and seeds. took them
! home, stewed them up on the kitch-
en- stove, and when the patient came
back on Friday ne was given a Jug
full of vile looking, vile smelling
and vile tasting compound and told
to take a gobletful at time.
These concoctons got Elbert Hub
bard's goat to such an extent that
he ran away from home. grew long
hair, and became reformer, an
ant nti-vaccinationist. anti-vivisection-
ist, anti-medicine-o ut-of-abottleist,
and generally anti-medic.
Had DR.. B. Fantus been Elbert
Hubbards doctor when that
genius was "in bad" the explosive,
convention bursting energy might
have been worked off in another di-
rection. DR.. Fantus has two axioms
about medicating children which ap-
ply to some extent to adults. They
are:
"A struggle in administration
sometimes does more harm than the
medicine can do good.
"The more we know about medi-
cines the less offensive is our medi-
cation"
What a pity it did not fall to the
lot of DR.. Fantus to purge Elbert
Hubbard in those earlier formative
days. He has written a book on
candy medication from which we
can learn how to give 1t to children
and make them happy about 1t.
From his little book on useful ca
thartics take the following formulas
and recipes:
To take castor oil-Place layer
of thick sirup Of any favor in q
medicine glass, the inside OF which
is smeared with the sirup. Pour the
oil in the middle Of the glass without
touching the sides. Cover with
orange Juice. Place the eQGe Oh tne
glass inside the lower lip on the
teeth, swallow at one gulp.
Or dissolve ! grain of saccharin
in 60 minims of per cent alcohol,
add one-tenth Of per cent vanillin
and one-tenth of ! per cent oil OF
cloves. This can be added to the
oil ..
Bran Biscuits-One-half cup
wheat bran. one-half cup improved
graham flour, / teaspoonful baking
power, / teaspoonful melted butter,
/ saltspoonful salt, milk.
He gives 10 bran food recipes.
Agar Jelly--Wash 5 parts agar
In cold water. Add to it 400 parts
Of water and boil until clear. Flavor
with wine. sugar, lemon peel, cofree.
cream, or yolk of egg.
Laxative Fruit Cake-Senna
leaves, figs, dates, prunes and ratsins
(the last three all seedless) are
mixed in equal parts. Chop fine,
mix by kneading, and roll into CYL
fnders as thick as a thumb.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
.The Bees Platform,

l. New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued Improvement of the Ne.
braska Highways, including the pave
ment of Main Thoroughfares leading
into Omaha with Brick Surfsce.
8 A short, iow.rate Waterway from the
Corn Belt 10 the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form Of Government.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Depends on Your Taste.

Worried writes: "I would like to
quit drinking coffee and want a sub
stitute. l have tried postum, but 1t
does not agree with me. I do not
like cocoa or tea"
e.. REPLY
IF 1t is the oil and bitters In coffee
which disagree with you take coca
cola. If it is the caffien which is
harming you, take coffee from which
the caffien has been removed. There
are such coffees on the market. If
you want hot drink containing no
caffien and none of the coffee. oils
or bitters. try the various cereal cof-
fees until you find one that pleases
you. Choice between them is mat.
ter of taste. All are wholesome.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

Yes. Find what food causes the
trouble and refrain from eating 1t.
Hives Is generally due to eating
some food which to the average man
Is wholesome.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

Attorney--You say these people are az
fected by the moonf
,,onnshine md the daughter becomes silly
in the moonl.ght.--Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
,tm. They break him. ."--Answers Lon

what was the matter with that lady
who Just hurr.edly left the stores asked
sshs found fault with tho potatoes" re-
piled the clerk. .. .,
what was the matter with the pota'
"she didn't like ths color Of their sycsI"
Yonkers Statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
How to Keep Well
By DR.. w A. EVANS

submitted
Of The will personally subject
addressed enclosed
notm Address
The
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Find Troublesome Food.


cure for hives? II SO what Is that
cure?'