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to be comparatively few food flsh left,
and these sre becoming less and less
year by year. as the pollution OF the
waters becomes worse and worse.
A number OF other States, notably
New Jersey and Maryland. have In
augurated movements TO prevent the
further pollution of the rivers and
streams and hope thereby to arrest
the disappearance OF food fish-espe-
cially ehad--before all have gone. Our
own State seems Indifferent In the vital
matter. and we continue to permit the
cause that depletes our waterways OF
fish TO continue without protest.
Were our rivers and creeks In con-
dition for the propagation OF food fish
and the Delaware and other tidewater
streams restocked with fsh. rs they
were twenty years ago, II would
mean an addition to the resources OF
the State OF more than n million dol
lars yearly. an asset which is being
literally disregarded. even squandered.
for lack OF intelligent and energetic
action. Or cooperation with the Fed
eral government.
0 yl,,. Qah afl
extract some pleasant diversion from
the sport, for even though they may
catch fewer fish than formerly, they
will get out into the open and lest
loaf" II they want to. and ruminate,
| or. when the fish are not nibblng
compose some big yarns In their mind
and have them ready TO astonish their
| friend. and kin when they go home.
There have been suggestions that
/ the ninth Commandment be suspended
during the first two months OF the
fishing season. but this is hardly nee
essary, for one cannot bring himself
to believe that any exaggerations oi
false statements regarding either tn,
size or number of fish that got away
will be scored against the true fisher.
man. He may have simply been over
whelmed by his enthusiasm, and wher
fish don't bite what else can he d,
than indulge in these uplifting hit
Of fiction?
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THE EVENING SMILE.
MUCH BETTER PLAN.

Mollie came home after a visit for
the afternoon with 5-year-old Nellie
oh, mother" she cried. Nellie was
rude and cross all the afternoon. She
just quarreled and Quarreled!"
We'll" said the mother, IF little
girl had treated me that way when
was q little girl, l should have come
home"
well. I didn't" said Mollle. Il just
slapped her face and stayed. '-Hous'
ton Post.
An Indiana bank has been robbed
three times In one year. But baby s
bank still holds the record.-ReadinG
News-Times.
Bluebeard admitted the forbidden
chamber. at was overcrowded," he
allowed, but what can you do under
the present housing conditioner
New York Herald,
city Youth-"What's that the cal
is licking?" Cow Farmer-"That's rocl
salt. my boy" City Youth-"Go on! Nv
often wondered how corn-beef wa.
made Sydney Bulletin.
do not try
To write free verse,
Though some imply
I might do worse.
I've grown n kink
With lapse of time
And cannot think
Without rhyme.
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

ed return to tho good old days. To
Judge any administration by its sue
cess In cfrccting such revolution
would be faniastic--unless Il were
given credit for failing 90 attempt the
impossible feat.
Looked Mt as an administration
would ordinarily bc looked Mt, Presl-
dent Harding and his associates at both
ends OF Pennsylvania avenue show np
with n good average. A budget has
been established; tho first steps have
been taken towards refundlng the
Allied debt; sound measures for relief
OF the farmer. such as regulation Of
grain futures" and provisions for CO.
operative marketing, have been
adopted. On the other hand. the tax
revision bill was not all II should
have been: VIC are still menaced by
tho possibility of medieval tariff and
an indefenslble bonus, and there has
been disposition to inject politics
into the Federal Reserve system. But
far worse record by Congress than
this would have been redeemed by
the Washington conference. Throw
that into the scale and tho balance Il
istratlon.
II cannot be said that what bat
been achieved at Washington since
March 4, 1921, has been achieved
smoothly. There has been a vast dea
of pulling and hauling. Fumblei
have been numerous, and tho ball hai
been worried over the line for touch
down rather than Clearly carried. Tn
perfect team play that was to get {
model for the political and govern
mental game has been conspicuous!
lacking. Absence of leadership In tn
Senate has been seconded 10y divides
leadership I'm the House. Both hav
been varied by the reluctant leader
ship OF tho President and the dicta
ton OF the agricultural bloc.
This unenviable disorga nization ha
had nm unexpected CONSEQUENCE
has given tho public an UNUSUAL,
direct part In legislation. The devel
opment IN seen at It's best in the varl
Gus proposals for n bonus As thes
have been made day after day, "
have something like a referendum
upon them Again and again the pla
has been reshaped In an endeaVor I
meet objections thus voiced. Thi
condition accentuates the striking fac
that at the end of It's first year IN
administration Ia struggling with III
one problem which at the beginnin
, II counted not as problem but too
for granted: harmony and Leadership
, New York Evening Post.
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The few days OF mild. balmy weather
last week doubtless put the thoughts
~ rsh!ns IN the minds Of many de-
voices OF the celebrating pastime.
and possibly many enthusiasts al
ready are locating good claims" for
haii--~nd by bait. these times. we
moan earth worms. There Will be
plenty OF these wriggly. shiny things
70 b. found by digging. but the ques-
ton that will confront the fisherman
n where can he ind anything 10
catch. There is scarcely FISH left
In tho fresh water streams OF this
section. whereas. formerly the Brandy
wine. the Christiana. the Red and
White Clay creeks offered abundant
sport and fne catches. II IL doubtful
if there could be caught an edible pan
hsh In either OF these streams. IL we
except catfish and cells. and perhaps
some coarse. unpalatable carp.
Down State there 10 better fishing
than hercabout but there. az every
where else. the supply OF FISH is CIV
Ing way and must eventually dis
appear.
In our Delaware river there seem
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RIPPING RHYMES.
by Walt Mason.
THE UNIVERSAL DRINK

Water Is the noblest fluid for
the thirsty human craw; 70 Was
drunk by ancient Druid. and IN
modern Arkansaw; why lament
for brea kers berry when we've
lakes as large az Erie, why
make all the people weary with
your kicks against the law?
There are cool, refreshing rivers,
drifting slowly 10 the sea: they
are good for torpid livers. they
are good for housemaid's knee;
come with me. oh, thirsty crit
ters. where the lovesick bullfr0g
twitters; waters better far than
bitters. II is natures choicest
tea. There's q hydrant in the
alley, there's a keg that catches
rain, there's = streamlet in the
valley, there's a CIStern in the
lane. everywhere there's water
handy, natures liquor. fine and
dandy, and the man who yips
for brandy surely isn't safe and
sane. Oh. some booze might
make him mellow when he goes
10 hit the hay. but the taste is
green and yellow when arrives
the break OF day: there IS sick
ness IN his tumIny. and MS
breath - rank and rummy, and
the antlered snakes are chum-
my as he tolls along HIS way.
He is shamed and sick and
sorry when he meets with other
men. and they seem to say,
"B'gorry, you've been picked
once again an. ne might his
soul deliver from the shame that
makes 1t culver. il he'd drink
the wholesome river that is
flowing through the glen
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HERO1SM IN PRIVATE LIFE.

st. Louis recently produced two in
stances of heroism that prove self
sacrificing courage has not persisted
from the earth, In both cases men
gave up their lives to save those Of
utter strangers. and went deliberately
into hideous risks Of very contrasting
natures.
The more recent OF these happen
ings was the death. after long suffer
ing. of a man who forced his way into
a burning building, after others had
tried and been driven back, and res
cued a man trapped by the flames
The rescuer was so terribly burned
that from the beginning there was
little If any hope of saving his life.
The other case was an ordeal not
| of fire, but Of ice. An automobiles
was driving through Forest Park IN
the Missouri city when he saw a small
boy venture upon the ice OF a lagoon
to retrieve a golf ball that had skid
ded far out over the smooth surface
The ice broke and plunged the littl'
caddy into the water, The man leap
ed from his motor car, dashed int,
the lagoon, breaking his way through
the ice. and finally swimming to th'
lad.
Somehow he managed to get the lit
tie fellow to shore, placed him I'm tn
hands Of those able to care for him
got into his auto and rode away with
out giving his name. 1t was onl!
when the mans death from pneumonia
lxIl. 40 a. hs. 90
name was made public by his ao
quaintances.--New Orleans Times
Picayune.
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PRACTICAL POLITICS.

A. c. Townley. national president
and founder OF the Nonpartisan
League and now veteran OF one of
the most desperate local political wars
ever fought I'm America. IL now en-
gagged in teaching practical politics
to tho newer branches OF the league
in states outside OF his own North
Dakota In his recent three-hour
speech before the State convention
of the Nebraska Nonpartisan League
he lays down some rules for practical
action that ought 10 be useful 10 the
missionaries of independent political
movements everywhere.
The fight. he says. must be shifted
from the league. or nothing can be
won. BY this he means that Nonpar-
tisan Leaguers running for office, In
/ the first place. cannot win secondly,
! they cannot hold the offices If they dc
win. and. lastly, too many rascals
and incompetents are put into office
by the league"
Mr.. Townley has fully tried out the
plan Of putting or attempting TO put
Nonpartisan League members into
t
| Nonpartisan League Governor In the
Capitol for FIVE years and finally lost
him in recall election. The Legisla-
ture he also controlled for time, only
TO see his organization lose its legis
lative majority in 1920. His attempts
to capture the Minnesota primaries
never resulted in anything but. failure
Now he is here 10 tell the world
that the way for "A farmer organiza
ton to remain healthy is not 10 seel
office, but 10 apply it's organized pres
sure on the old parties. lie has emf
ment precedent in the success OF pro
hibitiOn through other means than tn
Prohibition party. He has learned
lesson in practical politics.-St. Loui
Post Dispatch.
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STILL COMING HIS WAY.

Former President Wilson was
roundly denounced when he endeav-
ored TO have the Senate, in consider
ing the first Colombia PREPARATION
Treaty, conveying SOS 100000 TO that
country as recompense for the rape OF
Panama, include courteous apology
trated. The hostile Senate, prodded
by the rabid friends OF Mr.. Roosevelt,
routed the proper suggestion. And
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH S. 1922.
MR. HARDING AND THE SENATE.

Consideration by the Senate of tho
Treaties cmanating from the Confer
ence on the Limitation of Armaments.
especially the Four-Powers Pacific
Treaty. now going through the ordeal,
has reached most interesting point.
The Senate. true 10 form. is disposed
TO assert its ancient claim as the
the temerity 20 ask. by formal resolu-
tlon. expressions OF opinion from the
President about the meaning and In
tent Of certain declarations in this
treaty. Tho latest inquiry was 'as TO
the present status and binding effect
OF the IAnsing-Ish agreement be-
tween the United States and Japan"
and whether or not the Four-Power
Treaty. 10 ratified. will abrogate or
IN any way modify such agreement,
and IA TO what will be the status Of
said agreement after tho ratification
OF said Four-Power pact"
The Iansing-IshN agreement. a.
embodied In notes exchanged on No
vemher 2. 1917. between Secretary Ian
sins and viscount Ishii then in Wash
ington on a special mission for Japan.
recognized that territorial propin-
tween nations and consequently the
government OF the United States rec
ogniscd that Japan has special inter-
ssts I'm China" There were other
things in the agreement but the mat
ter that attracted most attention wa.
The term special interest and the
construction 20 be put on n. Senator
Underwood. in tho debate that pre-
cedcd the adoption OF this resolution,
said all the treaties entered into by
the Conference rendered the Ian
sing-Ishn agreement OF no further
binding effect" II was. he added
wiped out by these treaties" To this
Senator Borah rejoined: There is q
wide difference OF opinion about that
And now President Harding Is called
upon for definite explanation.
But this particular matter does no
inquire In the controversy 10 such al
extent as the position President Hard
Ing may take in respect of the inter
fering attitude OF the Senate. To h
consistent. he should. in effect, reply
"That's all right, gentlemen. 90 ahea
md manhandle these treaties 10 sui
yourselves. The Senate is the make
OF treaties now. as II was when I wa
member Of your august body"
But will President Harding
this. or will he take issue with IN
eenate7 His position Ia now change
since his Senate days. Then. he wa
like the man fighting the bear. No
ne u the man the bear il fighting. II
enjoyed joining in the fight again,
the Versailles Treaty. sent 20 the Ser
ate by President Wilson. VIII he er
Joy the nght OF the Senate against n
treaty.
II may safely be assumed he wi
not. But the most interesting matte
Of speculation is what attitude ne vi
assume.
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Coremakers' Union.
Black smiths Union.
Brandywine Fire Co.
Smyth Post. G.. A. Il.
Division No. /, a. o. l..
Calanthe Lodge. X. of +.
Waneta Council. ID of r..
Crusaders Castle, h. G.. +.
Humanity Circle. r. Of l.
Corinthian Lodge, S. of IL.
PatternInakers' Association.
Eureka Conclave. S. w. NJ.
Germania Temple, l.. q. +.
Fame Castle. A. O. X. NJ. c,
y. Z. S. Zion Lutheran Church.
Temple Lodge, A. L. & a. NJ.
Mutual Encampment. I. O. q. L.
German Beneficial Society. No. /.
Peerless Conclave, IL. or S. w. NJ,
NJ. d. a. OF l.. r. r.. Employees. Inc.
Harmony Council, No. 1, L. +. OF A.
Camp Farrell, No. i. Spanish War V
Camp 71e, Royal Neighbors OF Amer
East End German Democratic Club
Guiding Star Temple. No, 6. O. OF L
Sheet Metal Workers Local, No. 500
Wilmington Camp. No. 1s, y. o. S. a
Car and Ship Painter Protective AS
wa. Branch. No. 26. Grand Fraternity
Snowflake Lodge. No. 65. l.. A. Il. b. A
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COUNTY BALANCES.

County Treasurer Walter S. Burris
reported to Levy Court yesterday that
New Castle county has current funds
amounting to s1S5.247.S1 and mis-
ceilaneous roads account of. S294.9l.
He also reported the following funds
for the maintenance of dirt roads
Christiana hundred, S16,9S5.12: Mill
Creek, $4.s3735; White Clay Creek
$5.S76.46 Pencader. s2.715.35;. New
Castle. s4.620.42; Red Lion, s1,s24O9;
St Georges, s9.e2S.07; AppoQuinlmink
s729; Blackblrd. s1,S14,74; Brandywine
s9,i12.22.
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HARDING'S FIRST YEAR.

needs to be more than ordinarily
careful. He came into office at an
abnormal moment. New things had
become wearisome. The country cray
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New York, March s.--One 81 the
convenient features about living III
the United States ia that you can
change your name here as often az
you like without getting into legai
difficulties No ono has 20 go through
life sauirming under tho burden on
ridiculous name because hi8 parents
were unltlnd enough TO bestow IL upon
him. He can simply discard IL and
take another--two or three others, at
lntervais--if the spirit moves him. no
one will object. except perhaps the
parents whose judgment has been
questioned. Certainly the law vii not
stop him.
There Is great deal In a name.
VIII Shakespeare to the contrary not
withdrawing. A roee would unques-
| tionably lose some of its beauty II It
were called a turnip, and there are
names which obviously detract from
| the glamor and dignity Of o. human
personality. A woman would have TO
10 extremely beautiful TO liYe down
| the effect Of tho name LIZZIE Buz-
zard-which is one selected at ran
dom from the telephone directory-~ana
n man would have to be sclnthlatng
indeed to overcome the general i'm
preston created by the name Peter
b. Dull, another telephone subscriber.
Business men. especially retailers
cannot afford to have long and com
pllcated names; which explains why
so many immigrants eliminate sylla-
bic or two from their names after re-
siding In this country awhile.
It is not uncommon for people q
apply to the courts for permission u
change their names. but 10 Ia not com
pulsory. They do so only as an extra
precaution in case distant relatives
should leave them legacies. and il
should become necessary for them L
prove, beyond the question Of q doubt
that they were once tho owners OF the
names mentioned in tho Wills This
privilege OF repudiating displeaeini
cognomen is one Of our many inherit
ancea from English common law, ant
one which IS not enjoyed by most Eu
, ropean nations. where a change il
name Is certain 20 excite the suspicion
both Of the police and the passpor
authorities.
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lead the classified ad news, too
AdV-
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Unaware Of Privilege.

Many people keep the names they
have inherited not because they have
any special affection for them, but be-
cause they do not realize how easy
it would be TO get rid Of them. They
are under the impression that they
would have to take the matter to
court when, as a matter OF fact. all
( they would have TO do would be 70
make the announcement The posses
/ sion OF the name-changing privilege
/ was definitely confirmed In New York
state in the case Of Smith versus
United States Casualty Company when
: Judge Vann. who handed down tho
opinion. quoted Some historical ex-
amples TO substantiate =.
a predecessor Of HOnore De
Balzac." he wrote, was born Guez
which means beggar, and grew to
, manhood under that name. When he
became conscious Of mis- powers as q
writer. he did not wish his works 70 be
published under that humble name, 50
he selected the surname Of Ralzac
from an estate that he owned.
"Voltaire, Moliere. Dante, Petrarch
Richeieu, Ioyoia. Erasmus and
LAnaeus were assumed names. Eapo-
leon Buonaparte changed his name
after his victories had lured him to-
wa I'd "A crown. and he wanted a grand.
er name TO aid his daring aspirations
The Duke of Wellington was not by
blood a Wellesley. but a COlley. nj
grandfather. Richard Colley, havin,
. assumed the name OF a relative NAMED
Wesley which was afterward expand
ed to Wellesley"
, Further instances Of interestln
adopted names are contributed by an
other authority, who writes:
All Actors Were YagabOnds.
I'm the days when actors We're leg
ally classified as vagabonds It wa
customary for every player 10 as
sumo a stage name, and the custol
continued well into the present or;
r But in these days, when actors an
:. actresses are invited to tea In the be,
: houses, they generally take their re-
c names TO the stage with them. 10
TelleGen. however, was original
e Isidor Louis Bernard Edmund va
I Dominelen. Sir Henry Irving, who d
e more than any other actor to brir
about the social recognition OF h
1t profession, aided by the good viii
) that Prince of Wales, the first gentl
man OF Europe who afterward reign,
as Edward VII. was born Broadril
d and adopted Irving as a stage name.
5 "Artemus Ward and Mark iva
G were literary examples of adopt
names. Henry NJ. Stanley, the Africa
explorer, was originally John ROY
n lands. For euphony in authorshi
e James B. Taylor became Bayard TIA
r Tor and James 3. Matthews BEGAN
- Brander Matthews. Ulysses s. Ora
began as Hiram S. Grant, Grow
Cleveland as Stephen G. Clevelal
If and Whitelaw Reid as Jacob w. Re
X There is also the historical ca
re Of Thomas w. Wilson. President
Is the United States as Woodrow w
SON."
One of the most difficult thin
about changing your name, OF cours
is in getting your family and frien
to accept It. Long after you have h
come accustomed TO yourself ind
the name of Phillip Suratt. there W
be friends who viii tactlessly call Y,
Phillip Steenstrupt and thereby I
10 prove to you that your new cogn
men Is nothing but an affectation. Y
people become reconciled 70 a chan
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can got tho enswcr 20 any
buc.tion by writing Every Evening Infor-
tor Washing ton. ID. q. This offer applies
strictly TO Information. Tho bureau can
not give advice on legal medical and
financial matters II does not attempt to
ssttlc domestic troubles not 70 undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly and briefly. Olive
full nAme and address and enclosc two
cents I'm stamps for return postage. All
replies are sent direct TO tho Inquirer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-04
HIGHLY RESPECTED PIONEER
DIES OF HEART TROUBLE

Last Saturday afternoon. James Beat
tie, highly respected and we'll known
pioneer of this section passed away
suddenly at the Challis Hot Springs,
death being caused by heart trouble.
Funeral services over the remains
We're held Thursday morning and in
terment was made in the Challis GEM
etery.
James Beattie, son of Robert and
Elizabeth Beattie, was born at Wilton
Roseburgshire, Scotland, February "a,
1861. He emigrated to this country
with his parents in 1870 and settled at
Westmoreland, Pottowatamie County,
Kansas. At the age of seventeen he
came West. In 1882 he took a con-
tract with the Southern Pacific in Ari-
zona and New Mexico and after the
completion of this work he went home e
on a visit and then came to Custer
County where he had lived ever since
with the exception of a short time
spent in Klondike. He had three bro
thers and sister. of which only two
are left to mourn his loss, John Beat
tie of Kansas City, Missouri and Mrs.
Margaret A. Muir of Los Angeles who
Is with US today.
Mr.. Beattie was closely related with
Admiral Beattie and other men of
prominence.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-04
STATE SCHOOLS AND ROADS
SHARE IN FOREST RECEIPTS

Ogden, Utah, October 3rd. Cover.
nors of rs states have Just been noti-
fed that rs per cent Of the $3,421,531
received from timber sales, grazing
permits and other sources of National
Forest revenue for the past fiscal year
will be distributed by the Forest Ser
vice, U. s. Department Of Agriculture
according to District Forester, R. H.
Rutledge, of Ogden. These moneys
are returned to states in which Ma.
tional Forests are located for expen.
diture upon local schools and roads.
An additional ten per cent of the
total receipts is transferred to the
FOres Service for the construction of
roads and trails within the Forests,
and this sum for the present year a.
mounts to $338,576.
The total, which aggregates over
cne million dollars, will be prorated
among the % states in proportion to
the receipts from the National Forests
within their borders. Since the estab
fishing of the National Forests the
sums returned to these states have
steadily increased, and to-day amount
to almost IA million dollars, which
has been directly contributed to the
development of the states by the Ma.
tional Forests within their borders.
Idaho is third in the list of amounts
turned over in that this State receives
for roads and schools, $97,741.18 ard
for Forest roads and trails, $39.096.47