The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-04-15

his friend Editor Naboukoff is kilIec
while trying to shield him. Old off
GERS of the car are said to be respon
sible. Grievous as it is. it is a reliet
to know that ii wasn't an emissary
of Lenin.
Shooting anyone never settled any
thing permanently. All the deaths 81
the past have but little effert on the
trend of affairs. Sparticus was stab
| bed to death by spy on the battle
field. and the contrary happened. Hi;
cause grew stronger Lincoln grow in
strength after the assassin's bullet laic
| him low. Garfield was removed By
Guitau and the nation hardlynoticeo
ii. Mckinley was shot and stronger
man took his place.
1888
A railroad man said that the nation
would go to pieces when E. H. Harri-
man died. For five minutes the rail-
roads over which he had control stop
ped IN honor of his memory. They
have been going constantly ever since.
The death of man has little effect
on any going institution, and much less
upon the affairs of government. If
man has done good, and he dies. his
influence becomes enlarged as time
goes on: if he has been nonentity,
he will sink into oblivion, just as the
other billions of humans.
%**
Papers now say that Lenin has got
cancer, but that famine conditions in
Moscow demand his attention and he
cannot attend the conference at Gen
GA. It is odd to notice the slant put
upon this by the headIiner. "Lenin
Fears to Co. intimating that he is
Sinking danger. Do they really want
to see this genius slaughtered
A hectic flush is that redness char
acteristic of lung trouble. 1t comes US
ually in the afternoon, and is wrong
fully called hectic. meaning habitual.
Those trained in facial diagnosis even
now become confused if watching
crowds of women on Fifth Avenue fill
ing along. No, doctors. the women are
not race of tuberculars but wear the
hectic flush at so much per heck pro-
cured at a nearby drug store.
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1t is amazing, it is funny, and it is |
pathetic to see some who are bedeckedi
With paint and powder. Literally one
AN see thousands looking as if they
ust came from behind the scenes. 1t
S a grand thing to be able to wear
he decoration without an internal
olush.
Amundsen, the Arctic explorer, is go
ng to take with him in his five-year
:ruise in the Polar region a powerful
ado telephoning and telegraph outfit.
He also will take along two stout air
planes to make short investigatory
rips. Should his trip be long enough |
delayed he will be able to add the new
st of airplane devices, the helicopter,
which permits the plane to rise and de-
cend vertically.
If he should wait long enough the
ong trip could be entirely avoided with
is attendant hardships. The airplane
vii soon be able to make complete
ircle of the polar regions and return
rom starting point within week. A
could be also made of the
ntire journey.
Jules Vernes did not visualize the
resent airplane, but he did see some
hing that looked like helcopter,
which he claimed could be shot thru
he air with the speed Of rifle bullet. i
lost Of Vernes' predictions have al
eady come true. The new safety de-
ices on the ships now in use make the
ongest trips quite possible.
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The transcending news Of the day is
he wireless development. The papers
re full of it; programs are printed
ally, and for the week of broadcasting
tations; inquiry columns have been
nrown open; columns relating to dis
overies in wireless are regarded as
important; magazines, staid
nd conventional are printing stories
radio; new magazines are being put
n the market and great circulations
re being built up.
The Archdeacon of the Yukon wants
sending and receiving station install
d in Alaska. He says that the talk.
g phone would make the long Alas
an night time of instruction and
easure.
Poor | .andru. who IS said to have