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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

the solemn mystery Of death.
And I beheid schooi-boys pushing
each other off the walk and laughing
az they gave and took. And I b..
beld men going 10 their labor. and
others wandering care-free and 10 no
haste to move ahead.
And there rolled before me a NOV.
Ing picture show called Human life.
and I sat where could see II a. I
stirred the Sugar In my Coffee.
And the more saw. the better I
frit about life. For In the main the
lives Of the men and women that
passed were Of value 10 the world.
and their faces were not the fscex
OF folk who we're down and out.
And I considered that al u them
had their burdens. but were meeting
life with resolution and hope, and
none Of them was free from care.
but most Of them we're either hapry
or putting up good bluff.
And the day was brighter for me
because I had my seat al the win
dow. And I said. Behold thus VII,
ever seek 70 sif where I can look
out on life as II passeih. with sym
patty and respect and a friendly
thought
And considered that among all
the hundreds OF men and women
who passed by that day as sat
before the window. there was net
one who wished me 81, but thre
were many who would have been
kind 10 me had | asked II OF them.
Now. as ] was using the finger.
bowl. reminded myself thsf the
waiter had probably been holding
that table for a Better TIP than
had intended TO give. Therefore did
increase my customary tip. Tor the
seat was worth the money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27
THE PARABLE OF THE TABLE

And I said. prefer.
And he seated me there.
Now understood the thoughts
and intents Of his heart. For he
was keeping tina, seat by the Win.
dow for Two persons. who would be
likely 20 give Larger Tip than a
man who was eating alone.
so ! Sat at the Table by the win.
dow. even though ate my morsel
a'ene. which Job thanked he had
not done.
And ! looked out and I beheid a
crossssction Of human life. For
there paused the window Child IN
a Bahy-ca and I thought a loving
thooght for the little one and is
mother. And there passed by an
H~nrse. and 1 msdiiatsd for "A mo-
mont upon the dignity % sorrow and
the perpetual need of comfort and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27
A Woman.
Why Not?

There Is point to the suggcs-
tien that Q woman be made .
member Of The American dlsArm-
sment conamissiou.
In the first place. the commits
sion should contain no pesson
who dsrs not believe In dlAasma-
,ment- Tho country has seen
enough 81 the efforts Of pebble
servants 10 manage entesprises
In which they I'D not believe.
Railroad sdminissrstisn. snip
ping board Others.
There are few women In
America vino DO not believe In
disarmament; there are fewer
mothers who do not. All IN all.
there ars 70 few THAT the prrsi-
dent would be unlikely TO name
any woman who would not keep
her mind steadily on the great
aim Of the coming conference
and refuse 10 let that aim be de-
fiecsed By accommodating technical
details and minor Irritsiions grow.
ing out Of national issues.
II il hard 10 imagine any
woman becoming 10 Impressed
with her personal part in the de-
Gbcrations ~ to lose sight Of the
fact THAI she was only the rep
resentative Of the nation. Inve1-
crate politicians often do lose
sight Of . fact like this. The ne
gotizfions between Lloyd George
and BRAND over Silesia--uot to
mention any American inssance-
finally broke and threatened Eu-
rope with another war because
these two men could not divorce
their personal equations from the
controversy. Fewer women are
likely 10 get into such frame
Of mind--certainiy no mother.
A little wholesome truth CON
corning mothers In wartime may
not do any harm right here. No
mother. no natural mother. ever
In this age, or any other age, has
given her son up to war with
out bitter. snguIshed resentment
against the Institution Of war
itself. Their brave faces may lie.
as they tried 10 lie In the years
between 1914 and 1918, hut their
hearts never are reconciled TO
the sacrifice required by the war
monster.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

Editor The star.
From this time on. I read. aih.
letea OF Reed College. Portland. will
take no part In interscholsxt,c nc
tiyitie-.
II the decision 70 restrict athletics
had been made BY the faculty Il
would occasion no particular sur.
prise. Old folks sometimes frown on
games" "a frivolous.
But when I read that the student
body voted against participating in
interscholsstic garn~s, I wonder IL
cold type lies Or n youth has changed
since was Young.
Wha, does a young man get from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

coiiegy7 Mental discipline. sup.
pose. from study. for one thing. But
he gets more than that. ! went 20
. cornlfed college. II wzs poor. The
faculty were under paid. The stu.
dent body numbered scarcely 100.
But we had a football team And
our team went against teams drawn
from student bodies numbering
thousands. Generally cur team was
beaten. once in q while u won.
But whether or no, our team won
was NOT important The important,
thing was that every student tried
10 make the team. and those who
didn't make ~. boosted for Il. And
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27
Looking
Backward

II Is in the year 5000 A. d.
A scholar b mcuslss about IN
The history u lsci- A. D.
iIe finds that while people In
Europe were stArving and naked.
Al whine broad Iines were form
ing h the United States. that
farmers were burning corn for
fuel. and even public utIllty csr.
psrsaiens In prairic towns were
nsIaE this food for the same pur-
pose.
He cannot believe that these
things-stsrvatisn and the use Of
fssd Tor fues-could exist In those
parts Of the world thai were
called civilized. At the same time.
He calls sshsr scholars In con-
sultation. They refer this strange
state Of things in 1891 to other
srhoizrs. Finally the savants Of
Tire world give . verdict On tire
matter. There are majority and
minority reports.
The, majosity report calls At
tsntion to the fact that In 1871
the European and American ma
liens were civilized That they
were Christian nations. That such
. state Of things could not exist
IN nations which were both civ
lined and Christian.
Civilization" said they. would
give the peoples the power to
transport the corn to the needy.
Christianity would make each
man his brothers keeper. There
forv, the facts could not be -
stated. The probability IL that
the word coal and the word
corn have been confused In
transcription: or nj that time
there was sense In which both
words were used for the same
thing"
The minority report takes the
position that the facts were as
stated. but that the peoples Of the
Western world were not in 1924
really civilized.
And can you rcfute the minor
~ report!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

OF course. Johns FOLKS were al
right, don't you know. but
well-Dorcthy lust somehow
lefs you In doubt there.
You knew that she had married
John and that she visited his
family before she walked up the
aisle With him. but she siwsya
left you hanging midair about
them.
And whsu johns mother visit~d
her son and his new wife and
some Of the mothers Of tho new
wife's friends wanted 10 have MT
tie parties for her. she explsined
that ITS only Johns nsoshrr,
ycu know-shs's old snd ] cont
suppose she'd want 10 80 out
much anyhow"
And 70 nobody saw Johns
mother except for the giimvsss
they caught Of her n her plump
little figure trundI~d IN and cut
Of tire door u her seo's home.
They ssw that she wss . IutIe,
eidfashicned somebody who stiIl
believed In bonncts with purple
pansies and 10 whom life hsd
given = habit Of folding her hands
resiguedIy. but not unhsppily.
Dorothy went cut Just Tire
same. to the mastne~s with the
Girls. the card parties and for
drives-but shc always excused
Johns mother.
The day Johns mother wvns
home. John arranged 10 take her
TO the station. Ne told her that
she'd he coming bark soon be-
cause he and Dorothy Uked TO
have her there.
But her quavering. uncertain
answer made him think. II dug
1t his heart. II wasn't like his
mothers voice to culver. lie had
watched her. when he wns Just a
little lad. start out for the fac
tory. after his fathers funeral,
and stand at the machine IN day,
and come home at night and
clean and cook and mend. Her
voice had never quivcred then.
Must be something wrong, he
thought!
He thought Of II all day NJ the
office. That evening Mt the din.
rcv table he talked IL ever with
Dorothy. Had they done any.
thing at an for her--wbat about
her days? Had Dorothy been
thoughtfuI--or had the only at
tention she received while there
been the picture shows he took
her to In the evening when
Dorothy refused to go with them.
well. she's 30 old, she wouldn't
have enjoyed the things DO
anyhow" Dorothy defended her
self.
And you couldn't have enjoyed
doing anything for herr" sarcas-
ficaIIy. She's my mother, you
know--and II II hadn't been that
she went into n factory and
worked instead Of putting me
there. you wouldn't have dia-
monds set In platinum and be
carrying Hardanger handk erchiefs
and wearing msde-toorder suitsr'
bitterly.
And that was the beginning Of
the bitterness which never ended
because Dorothy felt she had
married into family not so good
as her own.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27
Suggests Special Tourist Camp

ali the accommodations that would
make camping pleasure. instead
Of IA dark hole In the woods 10 stay
over night in.
Also buy one % the wooden ships
and IN y up for a hotel and give
tourists two or three days triI
around the Sound
Yours respectfully.
DIR. a. ". KLINE,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

az Iabl~ against the wan,
And ! said unto him. What IL the
matter with that Table In front OF
the Window
Aud he sasd I will seat you there
str. n you prefer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

HERE was a day
when | entered
into a Heetau'
rant. And the
IIeaiwaiter. who
Was a Person Of
Dlhti n c ton.
whoNe name !
should probably
have found in
the Blue Book II
nos In Burke'H
Pecrage. showed
unto me a seat
49, a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

VIII be no grounds for complaint
and no such publicity as that given
my case. This IN the only method
10 stop these sxposrs when not de-.
ssrabie. II am not mistaken, there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

Ia stili more publicity al present in
store 10 these matters ] am very
sincerely yours.
MYRTLE DE MONTHS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

Chairman Ldskcr has served no
fice on congress that u must pdy
the shipping boards Orbits Of 1900
100000. Mr. Lnsker hos been a
srcb,bcr Of the shipping board only
fen pecLs but he already TALKS
Ike an old hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

our team fought---hard, what, then.
did we get out Of college other than
mental dlscipfine7 We got loyalty
TO our alma mater. We got the spunk
To Eight against od1r. We got the
JOY OF contest We got teamwork.
The students OF Reed lose more
than they know when they hold aioos
from intercollegiate sports. ! DO not
know why they hold aIoof. Is Il BE-
cause they fear the sthictes from
other Institutions Of learning might
be rough and rude?
HENRY J. FoLKST0SE-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

The mother 81 ~ boys has been
struck BY lightning. Needless 10
say. she ,riH recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

There has been too much bun IN
fA- China shop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

An the past things are past and
oJer,
Tasks are done and the tears are
she'd,
Yesterdays errors let yesterday
coDcr;
Yesterdays mounds, nhich
smartcd ana bed.
Are healed nth the healing
uhich night has she'd"
--Sdrah Chapnceg Wooiscv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

Bobbcd hair Is easy 70 comb and
doesn't catch on mans coat but
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

our Hea 81 fuck Is to have con-
rress unable 10 return from its ia
,afion because Of railroad rates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27
Try This on Your Wise Friend

Three men, each with like number OF roses met
nine women Each gave to each woman the
eighteenth part of his store. Thus each woman had IL
less than each of the three men, How many roses
did each man have at first?
your trip and for each
" ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

Cheer M. the price OF laughing
eos has dropped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

ypd TnHeins says the only rcfi-
able remedy for insufficient bath
.a1 suits IL cold heather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-27

Without wzsps. fig trees wvdd
not produce fruit
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
0Hourfm'8 Corner

but she really has quite an elaborate
little meal waiting for our return from
the station"
A Sharp Question
II ought to censure her. but my
tummy won't let me-" Lillian com
mented. I'm simply starved. And
really, there isn't such mountain
of work to do on these draperies.
Some of them was fortunate enough
to get ready hemmed. With four Of
us working we'll be able to get every
thing done, including the clearing up
of that wreckage in your rOon1.'
''If only Mrs. Durkee will think So
/ sighed mentally, but rejoiced that
Lillian was there to manage Her Fluff
finess.
As usual, my belief in my friends
adroitness was justified, for when we
had looked at and had admired the
really exquisite things Lillian had Sc
cured-all in the shades Of rose which
we knew that. the dainty bride loved
and had discussed the luncheon Mrs.
Durkee had prepared, Lillian began
her campaign by saying coaxingly:
You're going to let every one OF
us help with the dishes, aren't you!
Ill promise not to break single one,
and we'll be through in no time"
II suppose I'd better" Her Fluff
ness returned, and we all fairly flew
at the task. dispatched it in record
breaking time, and repaired to Leila's
room, when everything was at last in
order, pleasantly keyed up for the
task of making a rose-colored setting
for the dainty bride whose home-com-
ing we were to celebrate in the even
ing.
Lets see if they fit, first" Lillian
said. Then while we're doing It,
who will measure the hens and put
together the pieces that must be done
on the sewing machines!"
do measure the hens, Madge.'
Her Fluffiness entreated, "and I'll
sort out these pieces for the ma
Chimes"
For the next few minutes we all
worked silently, steadily, and when
everything was in orderly piles, Lillian
spoke bit sharply:
where's your sewing machine,
Madge?"
Next-How Lillian Contrived Things
to Safeguard Madge.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25

father. They packed their things
their poor, little scraps OF nothing,
and went. They took the chances q
the road in the dead Of winter. She
carried her umbrella to shield her
brave head from the storm little
and he carried his gun upon his
shoulder.
The Magic Of Love.
Oh, magic OF love-oh, divine IL
chemy Of faith-oh, dear spirit Of de-
votion-to what heights they rise in
the human heart!
Poor, friendless, not particularly
we'll educated perhaps, nor overly bril-
liant. But oh! what heritage Of
love they gave to the one Of their
flesh and blood who called to them
from the low countries and babe them
come down from their mountains and
kiss their own goodbye" before she
set out on the long, long journey we
must all take some day.
It is great thing to be rs brave
and as faithful and as loyal and as
loving as that. / wonder if these two
poor travellers were not in oil their
penury and in all their cold and hunger
and anxiety, happier than those who
dare to pity them.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
WINlFRED BLACK
WRITES ABOUT
THE SPIRIT OF
DEVOTION.
Copyright, 1921. by
Newspaper Feature Service Inc.

They walked hundreds Of miles over
land from Arkansas to Louisiana
Thomas Alexander and his wife-last
month.
All in the freezing weather-they
walked.
And it showed and hailed and froze
and was bitter cold.
The woman carried an umbrella and
a little pail-a bucket, they call it IN
her part of the world. An the man
carried a shotgun and a basket, and
each of them had blanket strapped
to their backs-and that was all.
From the mountains they came down
with no map to guide them-no one
to show them the way. They hadn t
even a geography.
Would You Have Walked?
They knew in general way that
Louisiana was south and west, and
that they must leave the mountains
and cross the level country and find
a great river and go on, down and
down--to the little city on the Mis-
sissippi. And in that city they would
find their little daughter who lay
a-dying, and who had written to
mother and dad to come and kiss her
Good bye" and fold her hands upon
her breast. and close her eyes and see
her laid quietly in the brown earth.
When the letter came from the little
girl, there was no money in the house
for railroad fare, and no handbook.
They had no friends who would help
them provide clothes and provisions
for their long journey.
What would you or / have done in
such a case? Would we have walked?
Why, we should have stayed at
home. I'm afraid-at home in the little
cabin in the mountain of the Ozark
at home where at least we knew we
could get wood enough to burn and
game and fish enough to keep the life
in our bodies-at home where we
could wrap ourselves in such poor
garments as we could find and be in
comparative comfort and ease of mind.
Oh, yes, We would have cried bitter
ly, and we would have written letters
and said how sorry we were, and we
would have prayed!
But they went, this mother and
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Divorces Granted
by Default in Cases
of District Court

Default DEGREES Of divorce were is
sued in district court Thursday to the
plaintiffs in the cases of Edna Jacob
son against Arthur jacobson. Vida
Combs against Burdett w. Combs and
Elizabeth Pancich against Mike Pan
cich, none of the defendants making
an appearance. Desertion was proved
against the defendant in the jacobson
case and Mrs. Combs was awarded a
decree on the grounds of cruelty by
false charges.
In the case Of Andrew J. Cullen
against Katherine Cullen decree was
denied the plaintiff because of his
being nonresident at the present
time. Mr. Cullen now lives in Canada,
it is understood.
The files were withdrawn in a d.
vorce suit brought by Leila Ellsworth
against Henry Ellsworth, which action
is sometimes taken to conceal sensa-
tional charges preferred against de-
PENDANT.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
HOSPITAL RESSTS
VAN ORSDEL MOVE
Petition to Contest Brother
Vans Will Opposed by
DeacOneSs HOSPITAL.

The petition Of Fletcher Van Orsdel
for permission to contest the last will
of his brother, the late Rev. w. w.
Van Orsdel, will be resisted by the
Great Falls Deaconess hospital, it is
indicated BY demurrer, filed in the
probate department Of district court
Thursday by Peters & Smith, counsel
for that institution. The hospital is
one Of the principal benefic:aries named
in the late minister's will and it is
alleged in the demurrer that the broth
er's petition does not relate sufficient
grounds for the initiation of con-
test.
The proposed contest is based on the
assertion that the Rev. Mr.. Van Orsdel
left more than one-third of his estate,
valued at about $4,000 to charitable
and benevolent institutions. In the
demurrer it is alleged that the petition
does not show ample cause for invali-
dating the will or for setting aside
the probate proceedings.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Porter Brothers Sued
on Alleged Accounts

Suit was brought in district court
Thursday by the Cascade Sand 4
Gravel Co. to recover from the con-
tracing firm of Porter Brothers,
builders of the Tenth street and First
avenue Missouri river bridges, the sum
Of $2577.O2, alleged to be due on &C.
count and on claim against the Great
Northern railway that was assigned by
the plaintiff to the defendant last No
vember. ST
The claim against the Great North
ern was for reparation and refunds
on freight paid to the road, accord,
ing to the complaint, and amounted
to $1912.47. The defendant, it is re-
lated, agreed to make demand on the
road, collect the claim at its own ex-
pense and make settlement with the
plaintiff when their accounts were ad-
justed. Settlement of their accounts
has shown a balance in the defend
ants favor Of $664.55, it is alleged,
and this is demanded in addition to
the amount involved in the claim.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Great Falls Men Form
New Company for Oil

Incorporation articles have been
filed with the county clerk BY The D.
A. Crichton Co. and the New Discov-
cry Oil & Gas Co. of Montana, both
organized by Great Falls men. The
Crichton company is organized by X.
b. Crichton, D. A. Crichton and W.
f. LaPlant to engage in a general in
surance business and has an author
lied capitalization Of $4,000, of which
$11OO has been subscribed by the or
ganizer's.
The organizers of the New Discov-
cry Oil & Gas Co. are Charles Do
herty, ]. F. O'Hanlon and George H.
Minson, each of whom have purchased
500 worth of stock in the concern.
The company will explore for and pro-
duce oil. The capitalization, is fixed
at 100000 shares having a par value
of 81.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
Solved the Problem

Il was almost distracted with stom-
ach trouble, gas and collie attacks and
didn't know what to do. had tried
everything heard Of, and the doctors
medicine did not help me. A friend
told me about Mayr,s Wonderful Rem
edy, and it has solved the problem, as
I can now eat ANYTHING and have no
distress It is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarrh-
al mucus from the intestinal tract and
al]ays the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and In
festival ailments, including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money re-
funded. Model Pharmacy and druggists
everywhere.-Adv.