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Play Il Safe.

.Bstter be safe than sorry" applies particu-
larly to motor car driving.
Figure not onlyvhat you are going to do
the right thing. Take into consideration that
the other man may do the wrong one. Check
up on the possibilities.
when you cross . railway track, better do
as the sign says: stop. Look and Listen" Be
sure there's no approaching train on the tracks.
Be sure that your motor isn't going to stall on
the tracks, too. Failure to be particularly care
full Of railway crossings results in thousands
OF deaths year in this country.
And in cities and towns: Don't start from
the curb, forward or backward, without seeing
to it that the coast is clear. Watch the cross
streets and slow down when you cross 50 IS
to have the car under full control.
Always-always-ou of common courtesy,
dim the lights when you approach another car
at night.
Don't cut corners in turning street corners
Keep to your side and so give the other fellow
a chance Pass slow or moving car to its
left, but keep to the right of street cars.
Signal a car following you. or possible
car following you with your hand when about
to turn or to slow down.
Don't crowd another auto. 1t might stop
suddenly and you'd be into it before you could
do thing.
But the main thing in running an auto is
to use common sense in all cases. Common
sense and good judgment are interlocking at
tributes for the car driver who hopes to die a
natural death
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Forcing the Bully to Terms.

Tho evasive attitude Of Germany toward the
allles coal delivery terms and the attempt by
suhterfuge to escape the full measure Of her
svssy responsibility under the terms Of the
peacs treaty, afforded another proof Of the fact
that there il but one way to treat with the bully
pAtion, even though defeated-and that is by
euees- absolute show Of force.
X Germany were honest in her national
dealings. and If her motives were unquestion-
oble. some consideration might have been Civ
4 - her protests But the facts show that she
1oeo mot intend to comply with the treaty
te11lA II she Is not obliged to do SO. When her
representatives said at the signing of the treaty
That enforcing it would be different, present
German sentiment was expressed. The mill
tazy spirit has not been laid aside. Germany
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

laughed. II might have known. So
you are still at it,"
Perseverance is my motto"
But it doesn't get you any
where. You have NO talent for
writing. Patty. You never had.
There are so many other things
you might be able to do il you
would only try"
Marry Jack. I suppose?" sug-
gested Patty. drying.
THAT might be one OF things.
You haven't had one story accepted
yet"
Yes. I have-one." said Patty,
meekly. and then laughed quite
suddenly. 1T was about Jack, that
is. l made him the hero, and he
didn't appreciate 1t. That's what
We Quarreled about. It's a wonder
he didn't tell you that, too" There
was malice in her voice and she
was still smiling, but there was
something in her eyes which made
Mrs. Miller look at her twice.
"He did tell me-" she said, but
he didn't say why you left school. I"
We'll, you see, wrote that story
during study periods and when
exams came I fiunked. Father said
he wouldn't allow me to disgrace q
family which for generations had
graduated from college with hon
ors, SO left. Isn't your tea get
ting cold, Agnes!"
So Mrs. Miller, with . swift
glance at Patty's averted face, sub
dued her curiosity, but long after
Patty had gone to change her dress
and rest little, she sat with hands
folded above . cup Of tea, thinking
hard, and some time later q tele-
phone conversation buxsed over the
wires.
slack there!"
"This 10 Agnes. and Patty has
j1st come
sspAtt1-N0s
~Goal1nt - 6nma dom. lack ?.
"flas ah4 Aont - TER
= Mercy. ~
vi 4 TT - Aow ! -.
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BALLADE OF BLISS.

o do you wender Why No sing,
why Joy within our heart holds sway?
Then cease y6ur idle w0ndering-
We have reason to feel gAy.
Our skies are blue that once were gray,
Old Sol now shows his smiling face.
Come, shout with us-hurroo. Murray!
We've found lovely dwelling place!
The morrow naught but JOY can bring.
The days stretch out in glad array;
Dull Care has stopped X. o. swing
That put him down and out to stay!
He was q most persistent Jay
But couldn't stand our speedy pace.
IT'S over noW-the bloody fray
We've found . lovely dwelling place!
1t IS lovely house, bJing!-
Big yard in which our kids can play.
Five rooms with bath AN ever'thing!'
And-O what cure for deep dismay!-
All at a price that We can pay!
Next week may end the human race
But we don't care durn today.
We've found-O joy!-a dwelling place!
U'ENVOD.
Chris found America, they say;
Marconi's art made naught, of space.
Do such achievements awe US? Nay,
Fer we've found dwelling place!
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The Presidential Candidate and His
Paper.

Reproduction of editorials from the COL
umns of the papers conducted by the respec-
tive candidates for the presidency afford, to say
the least an unique feature of the preliminary
skirmishes of the national Campaign. Pre-war
comments appearing in the Dayton News OF
which Governor Cox, the Democratic nominee,
is the publisher, have already been sent out to
show reason why Harding should be defeated.
The same is true of the Marion Star, of which
Senator Harding is the directing head. Some
Of these statements criticised the possible re-
suit of the war, even stated in 1916 that should
it end in conquest for Russia and Japan, it
would be better for America to have Germany
win. Senator Harding's editorial writer de-
nounced Roosevelt in 1912, as a traitor and
linked his name with Benedict Arnold and
Aaron Burr. But, after. all, the question rises
as to what these editorials have to do with the
present campaign. The personal conduct Of
both men contains no flaw in their patriotism.
Both men were conducting newspapers apart
from their political ambitions and their edito-
rial writer's were evidently trying to express
opinions which would be somewhat representa-
tive of their constituencies All Of which is
water which has gone over the Wheel
What Cox or Harding wrote about or die
tated before the war has nothing to do with
the platforms and the policies Of the candidate
now. 1t would be an easy matter to find in
| the files of any American newspaper varying
| opinions as to the great conflict oversee before
this country went in. -
| What we are dealing with now, or should
deal with, are the issues before u.s. without dig
ging up the files Of newspapers or rehashing
ancient history.
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The Demand Diminishing.

While much is heard Of the wet and dry
Issues In the political campaign the slow pro-
cess Of evolution, not only in public sentiment,
but In public, consumption will move along as
though nothing was being said about it. The
Rockford Star recently asked Rockford drug
gist about the number Of prescriptions for half
pints and the general demand for liquors. His
reply was that the demand was decreasing.
eat least it is in our store" he added. This
man u running . drug store Of the first class
and what is true Of Rockford is probably SO OF
Rock Island.
Prohibition may not prohibit as is alleged
but this evidence that it decreases demand is
inescapable.
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Don't be foolish, Jack. You
know Patty will never make the
first move, and really she is dread
fully cut up about something. Any
way it is up to you now, Jack.
Goodbye"
And when Patty came back,
Agnes was still endeavoring to
drink cold tea that was too sweet.
That night, having gathered what
she was pleased to call rich mater
ial for story. Patty sat at her
desk far into the Vight, writing
page after page OF her new ideas,
and not long before dawn she
placed the much pencil marked
pages together, secured them with
q paper weight, and turned out the
light. Without any, particular in
terest in the landscape she stood at
the window gazing at the white
ribbon of road which wound down
the other side Of the hill. when sud
denly through the trees came the
faintest glimmer of light.
why. that's about where Jacks
cap would be-" she thought. II
wonder who can be there. Oh, we'll,
I only hope they don't burn it down,
because l intend to write there
hereafter"
Bright and early next morning
Patty with all her taps. as Agnes
husband called them, set out down
the road to the camp. She found
II, half hidden among tall trees
the door open. the room much dis
arranged, and a suspicious looking
pile of ashes on the hearth.
Someone certainly has be~s.
here" she thought as she spread
her writing material on the ricksty
table and began to write.
Perhaps 1t WAS the signing Of Z
bird Outside or the fragrance Of tha
aowers stealing In the door. which
chased away al thoea brilliant
thoughts with which she had meant
to take the literary world BY stee6a
but whatever Il VA, sho 60 eavt
IN n despair. And loldjax ~
1919 1Doa IL hAlf nnio&oi lnanu.
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script she sazed with unseeinx eyes
through the tiny window At the
waving branches of a tall nine
tree. pAo
After all, I guess Agnes il
right she thought sadly. Il sim
ply can't make head nor tail to this
plot. In fact there doesn't seem Ia
be any plot. 1t was easy enonrh
to make a hero of Jack-but he's
not here any more, So" Slowly
she tore the closely written nasss
into tiny shreds. watching them
Slip through her fingers with a half
smile on her lips. And suddenly a
shadow darkened the DOORWAY She
did not move; only her evea he
trayed the whirl of emotion which
set her heart pounding.
Patty"
FROM a great distance Patty call
ed back her voice and manaxed IN
speak. I'm sorry II l am infrrd-
ing. / didn't know you were here "
! she said very low, beginning n
gather up the pencils and hit. ~
paper.
Il came last night. just for old
times sake. Do you remember a
year ago today"
"Oh, yes
Are you still writing!'
Il have been"
Patty. have you nothing else to
say!" e ~
Yes. I have SO much to say that
there can't possibly BE- words
enough to express what mean,
Ten minutes ago, Jack. l was writ
ing. Now think that am soins
out Of business" iShe held out heF
two hands. filed with the torn "a
per. and her eyes smiled bravely
into his.
Don't you mean that you ara n,
ing into partnership with ns!- az
"a Jack.
well. perhaps" aid Fatty.
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What's In a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL
Copyright 1912 BY tia Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

Gretchen came to be formed, and It
was rendered classical by Goethe in
his immortal Faust" where the
unfortunate heroine is affectionate-
ly termed Gretchen by the Ger
man people, instead OF Marguerite.
Grel is an equivalent form and
Mete is sometimes used instead Of
Gretchen. 1t was very fashionable
in the time Of Klopstock's sway
over the lovers of religious poetry.
The pearl is Getchen's tails
manic gem. 1t will bring her charm,
affability and many friends. and it
will also preserve her beauty, &C.
cording to ancient superstition.
Monday is her lucky day and her
lucky number.
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ing he woke me up to say We would
have to hurry il We got our train
at s o'clock. It was ridiculous be-
cause all my preparations were
made.
We started out in . hurry and
had to wait three-quarters OF an
hour at the station.
This probably sounds like q little
matter. but it is very serious to me.
1t is so annoying and l am sure it
Is Is bad for q man to nag as for
a woman. HI q
Married life without some little
annoyances would be too perfect
and teo monotonous. When your
husband hurries you, sit down and
say you will not move until you
think that the proper time has come
to get ready. / do think that you
ought to explain to him that you
nave = certain number Of things to
DO before you go anywhere and that
you generally have the time counted
out that it will take to get ready and
ask him to use as much patience
with you IS he can when you hap
pen to be going away together. You
might point out to him that ven
generally get where you are eoing
Is promptly IS is necessary.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Lam en-
gagged to young man who has re-
Gently given me a dozen silver
spoons for my birthday pyesent
Would 1t be proper for me to accent
them? RnSX
Yes, since you are engaged. Il
viii be- all right to accept them.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I hav.
been going with a young man Who
seemed to love me very much al
frst He took me everywhere and
brought me candy. Lately he ha,
been going with another xirl And
l can't help being jealous.
He still comes to see me, btu moi
as often and he hasn't brought me
any candy for a month. / have
tried to think Of something have
said to offend him. but l can't thinl
OF . thing. He doesn't act OFFENDED
when he is with me. but he doesn'1
seem to care rs much for me, eth.
er. Shall I ask him what / have
done to make him angry.
EASTERN STAR.
! No. do not ask the young mar
what fhA snakfap IL n vspo
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au15a1ll y ~ 1 nv t5sna = 1llg1oat - Il
RS !. soGn y y. Ill ~ ts1e
~ ~ 49, 06s5Dn6y loleve ~ tqklee,
~ i ~ nflit6sy 1pse ~ y va1shs q
: unNilling 10 a. 1liist ~ asnp - = -
alsey NJ nsnitioat = ~, - Afl1t ~ IT
" lays bs1n hsatsd OF ~ ~ aliie4 -
aisn
~ truth n. Germany ms not ssflcisntly
1eleeted. Il woalA have beea bsttsr had 0s
psace terms been DEBATED frOm Berlin instead
q nom the French aide of tho military fsont
It would have bssn better had Germany been
compelled to crawl In the dust to the feet Of
hsr coaausrors instead Of riding to thsm In
military protected tssins.
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Although " hare passsa through
the antissptie efa u surgery ard
trAvoIled taf u the aseptic efa-ths
srs Of absOluts surgical cleanliness
g opposed to the older uss Of germ
killing ard tissue-cell- killing chem
icals-there are still people 20 BE-
nighted q to imagine that blood
boisonint" il caused BY such things
% iron rust, verdigfis, the dyes In
clothing. and. most deplcrable Of
Ill. BY taking cold" in q wound.
While such false notions prevail
there are bound to occur many
wound infections which should
have been preventable. II an in
dividual with . trifiing scratch.
puncture or abrasion OF the skin
surface doesn't know how such lit
tie wounds lead to serious septi-
cemia (''blood poisoning") he is not
likely to apply intelligent proven
ton in the way Of first aid; he Is
much more likely to apply some
dirty mess which purports to be a
Heading" salve-whatever kind Of
salve that may BE-.
When We started out on this va
cation journey gave list of the
essentials Of the emergency kit and
II you saved the list you will find
that it contains two drains Of tine
tuYe If iodine enough to prevent at
least 40 cases Of wound infection
or blood poisoning. Iodine is use
full as well as ornamental. Daub
or swab it upon every scratch, cut
or abrasion early-but not often.
Once is plenty. Do it Immediately.
Then let nothing touch the wound
unless sterile. A sterile dressing,
which Ks excellent for small wounds
which are not bleeding, is 4 coat
of flexible collodion, two drains of
which you will find in the kit. Or
| IL the edges Of the cut or wound
tend to cape, following the iodine
svsbbing they may be drawn to-
gether with strips Of adhesive plas-
ter, one-inch spool Of which We in
cluded In the kit. Before either
collodion or adhesive is applied, the
wound and skin must be perfectly
dry. Take care that neither fingers
nor anything else not sterile shall
come in contact with the surface Of
the adhesive or with any other sur
face which is to be placed upon the
wound.
A larger wound may be swabbei
with the iodine and then immed.
lately covered with a pad Of sterile
cause, two sealed envelopes o
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!; Bk 81 !!!!a::,:
0y i MDc FI.1ZARETH THOMDcOM

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
bachelor and can safely say that l
had never been in love until four
months ago. At that time l met
the most cherming girl in the world
l entertained this girl at dinner
at my home, thinking my parents
would feel the same enthusiasm l
did. My father WAS charmed, but
mother said the girl was affected
and calculated the result Of every
thing she did.
OF course it made me angry to
have mother talk SO and thought
she was prejudiced. l continued to
see the girl and was with her four
and i've times a week.
Then the girls sweetness began
to sicken me. She fell all over her
self to be pleasant and let me make
love to her as much as I pleased.
The worst Of it is that l have an
old fashioned conscience and feel
that l had no right to take her
kisses without marrying her. l did
intend to marry her at first, but
said nothing because l wanted to
be sure Of her before l dared such
q thing.
Do you think I am duty bound to
marry the girl? I know now that
she is waiting for me to say the
word. CARLYLE.
You are not bound to marry the
girl because you said nothing about
marriage. think, however, as you
do, that you should not kiss the
girl.
I believe that there should be
more frankness In the world. Write
| the girl . letter and tell her the
truth. Say that you find you do not
care enough for her to marry, that
you cared for her as she must
realize, but now you find yourself
unable to 60 on in the way you
have feeling as you now do.
| My sympathy goes out to you be-
cause she probably cares a great
deal for you or she would not per-
NIT you to make love as you say
she does. Let this experience be Z
lesson and do not play the lover
again until you are sure the role
fits you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am 4
young married woman and have
been married four months. W.
have one trouble which stands In
the way OF our being completely
happy t0gether. He is always hur.
trying me. II We go anywhere
have TO BE- told to hurry every tive
Mingtes. It wouldn't be 10 bad ex.
est that / an naturally prompt
ne1oFe l va married I got around
oil right without anyone to tell m,
!. how TO Do Il.
Jalk Last Sunday ~ started on,
- I little trtp. Al i've IN the morn.
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PATTY'S TALENT.
BY Irene Christie,
Copyright. 1890, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Incl

Copyright. 1890, by The Wheeler
Syndicate. Incl
- very tired, hot and dusty-look-
Ing traveller tofled up the seeming
" never-ending hill, across little
loWef -bordered lawn and knocked
tm&ly at the open door Of small
M1ite cottage. The knock was an
eWettd by q click Of heels. swish
of 1tirts and delighted incred-
uIbu1 exclamation.
why, Patricia Moore!'
Hello, Agnes. dear. I've come at
lat, but you do find the more out
o&tA0-way places. Coming up that
AQl takes away all the pleasure of
eolng down, doesn't IT,"
Ws like It. But never mind the
In; come and have q cup d tea
~ tell me where you have been
- what you are doing"
H0tty followed her friend into the
uUDny little living room and sank
Gx41efally into . deep arm chair.
splea8e take my hat and hang it
WM44 Oon Auu ~ ONuCa Wicc !
S1qn probably not be here in the
ynofnlng. Dad says he never saw
- ! moving van as I am. I've
1ek school, Agnes" She watched
~ the effect OF her announcement.
ut Agnes only smiled and nodded.
80 Jack told me-" she said.
Qh, Jacks been talking. Hmm!
I 6ness he's been looking to dad
~ eymbathy and dad told him
SyE&Gk I've done"
Nlsal. never mind: Wallace will
na pleased to sse you"
Ncut particularly care wheth-
Fl ~ ID pleased or not. but I would
n cup Of tea. Frankly, though,
~ your husband 10 the only
l2aQ man l ever met That's
No come
~, pattyl.
I think ron and he mixht
Beood cAAraetsfs tor anoeher
"A Il 49, =, nSsAss 80 .a..,..
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Their allusion 10 the subject nearest our heart |
that makes other discoveries pale beside cur
discovery Of a house, is that the lady who owns
it rented it to us in spite Of the fact that she
has been reading this colyum more or less
regularly.
SoIly, understand, MaMfuss, Writes
His Own Ads.
(From the Galesburg Registsf).
Wanted everybody to cali S0lly Dia-
mond i'm you have anything to sell.
Drop us a time and eur wagons will call.
-Solly Diamond.
1T is not hard matter to get ones name
in the papers, You may be an obscure and
humble person and yet you may make page one
without committing any crime. Witness the
case Of John King a North Carolina farmer.
Two cows grew SICK he called a veterinarian
and-presto! Perhaps every daily paper in the
country recorded it on the first or other "tele-
graph" pages All because the cows had dis
covered a moonshine sill, eaten the mash and.
instead ofsbeing sick. merely had a bun on.
THIS WILL PUZZLE YOU BUT
From the Cedar Rapids Republican,.
Y. W. C. A. OFFERS Girls
MANY PLEASURES AT WAPSIE CAMP
Girl Proves Heroine When Former Suitor At
tacks Her With Gun in Mason City
Thursday Evening.
THIS WILL EXPLAIN 1T.
Iron another page, same journaD.
SHOOTS SWEETHEART THEN TURNS u
PISTOL ON HIMSELF; BOTH LIVING
Good Food Proper Exercise, Supervised Games
and Congenial Companionship in the Great
Outdoors for Girls IL Years and Over.
Occasionally There IS Something Good
in Hearst Paper.
From the Chicago Herald Examinef).
+ Being the particulars of the Charge of the
Tight Brigade into Detective Sergeants Lally
and McGrath Saturday night. Scene of battle.
Van Buren, and State streets
Half block half block, half block
onward!
The six tried to make It, but four OF them
foundered.
Gingers the reason why-they drank it
and hoped to die.
(Some barkeep had blundered).
Boldly they tried to tell Just how their
| comrades fell;
| Now they're all in a cell
Cash bond, 100.
| WANTED-Two reliable live wire statesmen,
| Apply Nicholas J. Stokes, Grand Pacific hotel.
| And bring your rubber gloves!
WELL, well, at last a Hohenzollern has
done the world signal service.
HE killed himself. Next! RE.MG>
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10 each individual. No attention Will Do
martyr, celebrated carnival a.
which he ordered burned indecent I
books, pictures, masks, and 0tnel
things pertaining to frivolity.
Venetian merchant offered ZZ,ow
gold forms for the doomed vanlties,
but his offer was rejected and MS
portrait added to the pile. There
is no proof that any book or paint
ing of value was sacrificed as 80
vonarola had great respect Tor potn
art and learning and when inc
Medici library was offered FOR sag
to pay the family's debts, be saved
the collection with money from tns
convent purse. a.
@. Is there any non-magneue
substance through which magnes
will not exert its force. but will A.
rest the force of the magnet?
W. T. n.
A. The bureau Of standards staIes
that there is no known substance
which is an insulator for magnef
ism.
Q. Why isn't the moon always
round? X. y
A. A former answer confused -
eclipse with phases OF the mooa
When the earth's shadow falls On
the moon it causes a partial or "
tai eclipse. The moon is a GAR
Opaque body. The half turned W
ward the sun is always bright; tne
other half is unillumined and tne,s
fore usually invisible. While lne
moon is going once complies.
round the earth, different region,
of this illuminated half are tuln''
toward US; hence its phases. -.
@. Why are the Dead sea ana NV
Red sea SO called? Z. D.
A. The Dead sea is so called q
cause no living thing can exist
it, on account OF the extreme SAN
ity Of its waters. The Red -
was originally named the Sea
.Edon," Eden meaning red
muddy"
Q. How fast should the pun
beat! r U. n
A. The pulse gradually slos'
down through life. A newborn
FAINT has q pulse Of $50 to 14O 30
per minute. An adults pui
ranges from 20 to IS in heans.
while In old age the rate u u
% to 7k