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Evening star., 1924-10-21
Differs With Vile.
Reader Says Asbury's Horse Is
Nipping Foreleg.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The appreciative remarks of, Fred
eric William Vile concerning the
equestrian statue Of Francis AS
bury, first American Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church--whIch
was unveiled Wednesday afternoon
last-iacked careful discrimination In
one particular. The intention OF the
sculptor, Augustus Lukeman, was to
present In the horse, on which As
bury travelled some six or seven
thousand miles 4 year, q pose of
fatigue. A fatigued horse. so It was
stated when the statue was we'll on
the way to common acceptance and
admiration, almost always bent his
head and nipped at his foreleg.
Though many hours Of itinerant life
were in my earliest manhood spent
on horseback, and one of the nags /
had once covered SO miles in q single
days drive to n light buggy, 1t was
seldom I noticed carefully this al
legged equine habit. Yet l do recall
the foreleS nipping, as 1 bring be-
fore me from the past the actions of
the several steeds I rode or drove.
Bishop Asbury swan his horse
across strong currents, travelled many
Indian trails through the unbroken
forests: and from the vicinity of
baltimore to that of Charleston,
S. c., and through Tennessee back
again over the Virginia hills and
valleys to the great State Of New
York, made his ceaseless rounds of
preaching and administering the
affairs OF the new but rapidly ad-
vancing Methodist denomination His
horses shared with him all the
dangers, privations, and weariness Of
his endless search after the spiritual
welfare of the colonies and of the
new republic. And quite harmoni-
ousiy with this idea Of fatigue on
the part of the animal. and at the
same time of the lofty and unbreak-
able determination OF the great
bishop to endure unto the end" the
horse is cast in the attitude of
languorous repose, but the man in
the posture of expectant, further
travel-sitting his steed in erect
attitude and with a look Of spiritual
musing and conquest in his eyes
The horse is not rubbing his nose,
as Mr.. Wile stated. His lips are
parted and his teeth just catch hold
Of the skin OF his knee, in which
position 1t would be impossible for
his nose to be In contact with his
leg. Further. the foreleg rests on
the forward point Of the hoof, in evil
dence of the strain of travel. and as
giving the neck less effort in reach
Ing the knee for the teeth to nip
8. REESE MURRAY.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

where there are ten or q cozen suct
cities.
II the fates. are kind 10 him on
November {. Ted" Roosevelt, O.
course. will forthwith assume presi
oentfal stature. He is not the onl,
son OF a former President OF thu
United States with ambitions to r.
new the t6enes OF childhood IN the
w mite House. None other than younr
Richard Folsom Cleveland. son q
Grover Cleveland, is credited by his
friends with the aspiration to seal.
tne dizzy political heights twics
Climbed BY his late father Dick
Is stalwart Democrat, Just ahout
or the constitutional age which
presidential candidate must be and
according TO his admirers. ready T.
emoark upon professional poIitica.
career.
Washtngton's diplomatic CORPS afte,
january !, 1925, VIII be almost mad.
over, with no fewer than five nep
AMBASSADORS among chiefs of mis-
| slons or that rank. NJ. JusseTand will
quit the United States. after % wear,
| OF faithful service to France, a!or..
with the Ambassadors Of italy ana
Germany. ABOUT that time, too, Jana,1
and Mexico will be stationiIg new
Ambassadors here. NJ. Jusserand vii
be succeeded as dean of the Washing
ton corps by Senior Riano, Ambassa
| cor of Spain, who is In his eleventh
| consecutive year in the United States !
No diplomat ever served his country
! so long at one post as .Jusserard
has; and probably few diplomats OF
any country ever did, at any poet
There are suggestions that the dis
tinguished Frenchman may make his
home in the United States. His wife
Is an American tthough born Ia
Paris> and their middle life has been
passed In our country, where their
deepest friendships are rooted. VI
Jusscrand would adorn the facultv
Of some great university. Belles-Iet-
tres are hts forte.
:; = !: ::
La Toilette claims two distin nguished
Republican converts IN Greater Me-
York--Supreme Court Justice Johu
Ford and Representative FTorello II.
La Guardia OF the Little Italy" dis
tr!ct.t La Guardia is campaigning fo,-
reelection on the Socialist ticket and
is out for La Toilette. His popuious
bailiwick along the East River Us
uaDy follows Maj. La Guardia's lead
and the Progressives are counting
heavily on a big vote there. L..
Guardia was an airplane bomber 10
the American Army on the Itallsl
front, and he is dropping high ex
plosives nightly from the stump in
Gotham on Republican and Democrat
ic heads alike.
y n \ r.
Whether Japanese should be per
mitted to become naturalized. citizens
is to be discussed at this weeks meet
ing of the American Academy of Fo-
litical and Social Science at Phila.
delphia. The academy has no inten-
tion of taking sides on this burning
issue, hat thought a useful purpoV,
might be served in airing various as
poets of IL. Raymond r. Crist, coF-
missioner OF naturalization. in his
last annual report recommended
granting naturalization rights to
japanese. III
: .tccnyrisht, ips&sa
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Press Sees More Than Praise
Due ROund-the-WOrld FLYERS

some form OF shelter on, the craft,
where the crew may sleep in comfort
these are but q few Of the neces-
stiles which we're revealed by the
large-scale experiment. Let no one
call Il a failure" Indeed, It was "a
crowntnG triumph for American n
genius and enterprise adds the
BellinShan Herald. "the more so be-
cause every expedition undertaken at
about the same time-and there were
several representing nearly half a
dozen nations--met with disaster"
Evening star., 1924-10-21

nest. There 10 many q successful
man housed In \ great homo VINE
would give up all he has to be abl'
to, know again the happiness which
was hts In the little apartment o.
long ago!
So. all you who know your tulips
by their first names. mix some env!
with your pity ut our ignorance.
, AS for us, We admit blandly W.
know next to nothing at all abou
bulbs. We are willing to learn, how
ever. and when man IL willing II
learn, he Is on the high road to bet
ter things.
Some weeks ago tho bulb catalosue'
began to arrive from the seed houses
what kindly men they must be, those
men who run seed establishments!
Every Spring and Fall they send vi
tho most delightful books, repiett
with fascinating descriptions OF plants
and flowers. bulbs and shrubs. The
gorgeous illustrations mako US wisf
we were millionaires.1 SO that We
might buy every single thing ths
,ooks tell about.
We willingly foreso beefsteak foI
ak weeks to possess ourselves OF 81
giant Darwins, which we fondly ex'
pcct 10 see sgrow at least six feet
high.
Lost In the mase OF names, We enc
up by sending In our order for the
great trial offer" Of 40 bulbs fol-
1925, which, after all, Is a mighty
good way Of trying out the various
sorts OF bulbs and colors.
Next Spring We will know a great
deal more about tulips and cro-
cuses-or should 1t be croci - than
We do this Fall.
Before these trolls OF the garden
can be planted, however, the old
flowers must be uprooted.
|. This might be n melancholy task
II it were not for the fact that there
Is nothing melancholy about a gar
den at any season. Those lines about
'the melancholy days are here, the
saddest of the year" We're products
Of the contemplative study, not OF
the clods, and the cold wind and the
falling leaves.
In the activities OF the garden
there is only peace--if not the peace
that passeth understanding. then a
peace that is easy OF understanding G
for US creatures of Mother Earth.
We take the old stalks, with their
withered leaves. and yank them out
OF tho soil, for they have done their
duty and must give way to their
children.
Here are their children, these bits
Of black and brown, crumpled out OF
their seed pods, to be slowed away
In marked envelopes until the Spring
II is not necessary to take a whole
flower and hold 1t in the hand, to be
able 70 wonder, with Wordsworth
what il is.
Just one OF these tiny seeds will
do well enough. Man can make
radio instruments, but he canno,
make an aster seed. He can fly
through the air In the pride OF the
American Navy"-nade. manned and
flown by Germans-and can ride un-
der the sea, but he cannot get down
as deep as the bottom OF this seed
No chemist ever made an aster yet
nor duplicated tho growth of the
tulip. When he does, he will know
why the birds fly South each Autumn
and how come the squirrels do store
UP extra nuts IN such warm weather
for an unknown cold Winter.
Walt Whitman, erstwhile Treasury
clerk, leaned and loafed az his ease
observing a spear Of Summer grass
We use the Autumn grass, with its
feather OF seed. for the same purpose
Brown and fading the grass stands,
but Il will bloom again in the ever
returning Mystery Play of Spring.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Many philanthropic people are wish.
ing China would secure the composing
The psychological effect might have
been valuable il China had years ago
organized a mah-jong championship
series.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Seldom has campaign offered more
suggestions for political mud throw
ing. There have been recriminations,
but none so violent. as anticipated.
The public has reason to be proud of
its candidates.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Not nearly so many motor accidents
arise from commercial traffic as from
pleasure driving. The comparison may
help to point philosophic distinction
between pleasure and true happiness
Evening star., 1924-10-21

BY remaining comparatively silent.
President Coolidge offers an implied
but influential assurance OF his i'm.
preston that everything necessary is
being said.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Exceptional interest may yet be
found in a report describing an elope-
nent in which nobody is mentioned as
a prominent figure in society OF in the
films
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Disarmament means slight practical
disadvantage to a government defin-
ing the term as a process of abandon.
ing plans for battleships in order to
wse the money for airplanes.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

The trial Of kid" Mccoy follows so
closely on the heels OF the Loeb
Leopold affair that the expert testi.
mony Is liable to be scrutinized with
especial care.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
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Evening star., 1924-10-21
Lauds d. C. Courtesy.

TO the Editor Of TIE Star:
A word Of Appreciation for the un.
falling courtesy which /, q visitor in
your city. have received from con.
ductors, guides-indeed, from all em-
ployes in the public se-vtce.,
:. ....s.s......-.s.....,-..A.. n. =. .JoHNSroN....
Evening star., 1924-10-21

A man may make money by luck,
but to contribute big sums to a cam.
Risn fund requires financial genius.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

80, According to La Toilette experts
osthe Democratic mule never looked so
: sfS3cky as 1t does this year.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHII.ANDER JOHNSON.
Is 1t Not Sad!

Is 1t Not Sad!
The Autumn leaves blow here and
there
And also there and here:
The blooming trees will soon stand
bare
Out in the atmosphere.
Those Autumn leaves. once so esteemed
Drift round the old garage
Like bygone thoughts that lofty
seemed,
And prove but persifagei
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Questio,nabIe Transaction.

QucSItOu8UI0 ITAIIbdCCIOns
II understand Mesa Bill won a mule
from Three-fnger Sam.
There's good deal Of suspicion
about that" declared Cactus Joe. "Biu
now claims Sam stacked the cards on
him.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

,- As Usual.
do you think the best man will
win in this election2"
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum.
''That is, the winner will be hailed as
the best man for the first few months
Then the customary criticisms Will be-
gin to go round"
Evening star., 1924-10-21

The Evening Star, with the sunday morning
sdition, is delivered by carriers within the
rity rt 50 cents per month; daily only. 45
rents per mouth; Suudsv only. 20 cents per
month. Orders may l+ sent by mail tele-
nhone Main 5000. Collection is made 10y car
rters at the epd Of each month.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Cncrrins Retribution.

The copper cannot be alert
To all the deeds Of human hurt.
The second-story worker may
With favoring fortune get away.
The bootleg bandit in a scrape
May throw a smoke screen and escape
But he who parketh overtime
Is surely punished for his crime.
Put yoh trust In Providence" said
Uncle Eben. "hut don't depend on se
doin' TO win you any race hoss or lot
terry money" .<s
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Metanhor Mixers.

Metaphor Mixers.
The Nation may some day be called
on to start
A specialized branch Of constabu.
larry
For authors who talk about Morals
and Art
While using prize-ring vocabulary.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Departures Approyed.

The Straw Hat had to 60,
Far from this scene perpIexed;
And we are glad to know
The Straw Votes going next.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't have to
go to any shows to be shocked. The
billboards are riskay enough for him.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor er


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Evening star., 1924-10-21

Q. What Is tho record for speed
In loading lake freighters?-C. A. r.
A. The freighter D. G. Kerr, Capt.
McElroy. master. loaded 5000 tons
In sixteen minutes in a test to es-
tablish a record. With modern dock
equipment the average time for TAX
ing on cargo OF that size is less
than three hours.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Q. What is long Sunday? IS. l. F
A When the last day Of the Ole
year came upon the Sabbath, In Older
times, Ii was called long Sunday %
as worship and prayer lasted untii
midnight, at which hour the "watca
meeting" was dismissed.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

The enduring quality Of these let
ters--and they clearly possess such
quality-lies. however, In their pre-
ponderant attention to President
Roosevelt ana his family. Immedi-
ately upon approach to any or to all
Of this group, Maj. Butt becomes
serious. devoted, loyal and sincere,
revealing much OF ultimate historical
value which he alone. by virtue OF
his position, Is able to disclose, Frank
at this point as he Is throughout the
letters there is, consequently, no such
thing in them as blind praise" OF
the Roosevelts. Theirs is, however,
an attitude toward them induced
primarily by confidence and admira-
tion. Therefore. where ono more re-
mote finds some things to question in
the acts Of the dynamic President
Maj. Butt as a rule, flnds for the same
acts a background of reason and good
craftsmanship. Sometimes, however.
he accords to Mr.. Roosevelt a plain
streak Of human nature and let's it
go at that. But with Mrs. Roosevelt
he comedies no limitations either of
heart or mind or personality. For
her he has an exalted admiration
and certainly a most chiyairous hon.
age. And IL an idyi OF family life
has any attraction for you, you can
not do better than to read what
Archie Butt has to say about the life
at Sycamore Hill, where Mr.. Roose-
velt-wfo might have been one of
the farmers round about-and his
wife and the house full OF iusty
youngsters, gave him one of his most
joyous experiences, about which he
writes here in a genuinely lyric
strain. Only a touch, this. at the
many appealing features of these let
ters which are bound to have a good
tenure OF life and wide immediate
distribution both on account Of their
genuine substance and the admirable
spirit Of sincerity and charm and
idealism In which they are projected.
f.sG. NJ.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Q. Where did corduroy goods G.
its name?-S. G. G..
A. This corded cloth was name.
from a Amer fabric manufactured T.
France and used In the hunting ha
biliments of the King and his suit.
then called cord du roi," translate.
the Kings cord"
Evening star., 1924-10-21

@. What Is the oldest church In Rome? :?
&C. c.
A The church said to be the Oldest
in Rome Is Santa Pudenziana.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Q. What is raisin bread day?-
X. c.
A. Raisin producers have endeav-
ored to establish Wednesday as rais!u
bread day by persuading bakers ev-
erywhere to bake it especially for
that day.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Q. Is IL known where Virgil was when
he wrote the Georges IT. r ].
A. Virgil wrote the Georges while
living at Naples.
Evening star., 1924-10-21

Q. To settle a bet, tell me whether
cockroa ches can ny?-A. T. E.
A. The Biological Survey says a
fully matured cockroach develops
wings so that il can fly. Such reaches
however, are seldom seen Indoors.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-01
OAK ORCHARD

The severe weather Of the past few
weeks has been the cause of some
sickness around here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips who
have been slightly indisposed are we'll
again.
Mrs. Robert Hewes who has been ill
for the past ten days is much improv-
ed at this time.
While we have a high regard for
DR.. Frame we hope he does not show
his smiling face here again until we
can greet him among our many
friends "in the good old summer
time"
Benjamin Hart of Magnolia was the
guest of Miss Della Mills on Sunday.
Thomas R. Purnell and family were
the guests of Mrs. A. F. Spears on.
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Timmons and
children are spending some time with
his parents.
George Buchanan took the advan-
tage of the cold spell to fill his ice
house.
The cold Of the midwinter doesn't
stop the visitors coming from other
states. as we very recently saw autos
from both Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey.
Ducks are still plentiful and the
trappers are getting a good supply Of
muskrats.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-01
IT IS NOT ONLY ESSENTIAL TO BUILD hard road

IT is NOT ONLY ESSENTIAL TO BUILD hard ROAD
if highway transportation to be possbe it is necessary
to keep it open to traffic There is economic difference
between broken-down bridge and three foot fall OF
SNOW as far as stopping traffic is concerned There is no
economic difference between road blocked with fallen
boulder or tree and which is showed under so that
neither team nor truck travel over it.
Few communities would wait instant to repair the
bridge or remove the boulder tee the idea that the
hundreds of thousands dollars invested in the good road
should lie idle and whole section be cut off from the
benefits of transport until the bridge mended ITSELF the
boulder rolled off, the tree rotted away is aDnorent
But many communities regard heavy fall Of snow as
visitation of Providence with which need not inter-
fere because in time Providence will melt the
snow and open the road!
In regions where blocks the roads, modern en-
neers are using rotary snow poughs, attached to trucks
and opening the road it Closes exactly as the
railroad right way keep the tracks open for trains
regardless of the state of the weather.
Rotary ploughs to be applied to trucks are not expen
sve push and scraper poughs lesser snowfas are
still less costly Opening the road for traffic after snow
fall is essential as mendng bridges and maintaining the
surface Communities the belt which do not nave
the benefits their good roads all the year round save
at the spggot the bung hole since the monetary
value of one days traffic than sufficient to buy
the equipment and keep the bound road open all
winter.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-01

THE MID-WINTER EXAMINATIONS in the pubic
schools has clearly shown lack of effort and in most in
stances azness the part of considerable part Of the
enthusiastically in the grammar high school depart
ments Boys and girls about equally affected and
there will have to be decided change for the children to
pass for promotion There sufficient study even
reading of necessary by bright minded children in
the schools The parents permitting social affairs to
interfere with the work the children Too parties
dances and social gatherings with little home read
ing or study Parents must not dodge the responsibility OF
SUPERVISION of their child permit them to waste their
opportunities Your boys and girls need your attention
to keep them steady earnest for the passing No boy
or girl will get good marks who failed to study and pre-
pare themselves for Rotations 1t is not fault Of the
teacher or instructor that they fathe fault is with the
child first and the parent afterward Few will graduate
or even pass to promotions at the end of the school year.
unless they buckle down to steady work from now until
next May-and the parents who receive the monthly report
cards. by reading and considering the Marks can know
their own child is in this bunch of students at the Milford
Public Schools. Crtcising teacher the word Of
disappointed child will not help either the child or the
parents Go after the child that they perform the
work necessary to receive credtable marks their
port cards. The fault that the child is lazy negectu
nine cases out of ten be found in the fact that the
parents give little supervision of the chds work at
home If your child to be promoted graduate you
have got to help by making them work for the education
through study facts printed for the benefit OF
both the parents and the children. The first hayears
work has been poor bad because of the reasons
set forth above appeal the parents to that the
balance of the school year ends right.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-01

THE PAST YEAR 1923 saw an epidemic of associa-
tons formed of plans promulgated of theories e-
pounded to pull the farmer and particularly the
farmer out Of his difficulties to level ground with the
other classes of society," AS result Of all these COM
bined efforts nothing fundamental startling matured
The wheels of economic progress have been turning how
ever, and the future looks much hopeful than
past If any thing needed it is help farmer to
help himself Can any propose plan that will accom-
plish this quickly than extension of Boys and
Girls Club Work? It reaches parents and youth
develops enthusiasm It is of immediate econ
omic benefit either in the way of making saving money
1t promotes the social life communities It is means
developing amiable feeling between town and country
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-01

ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Reed, re-
turned to her home at Fairfield, Pa,
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Sackett is a patient at
the Milford Emergency Hospital
where she is undergoing treatment for
the eyes. At this writing she is very
much improved.
Miss Lulu Davidson was the guest
of Miss Lottie Warren on Sunday.
Messrs. Fred Whitehead and Rufus
Cook left Friday for Miami, Fla, and
Cuba, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Cook of Dover
spent the weekend with Fred Lull
and family.
To most of the readers of this arti-
Gle the statement to the effect that the
Lincoln ball team "is in the hole" f.
nancially from last season, will be
secondhand news" but what we do
want to tell you right off the bat is
that the Lincoln ball team is not go
ing to stay Gin the hole" The first
leap in their endeavor to get tout Of
the hole" is in the form of play en-
titled "The Country Doctor" which
Will DS given III Inc JOWu nail on the
evening Of February 22nd and, take it
from an impartial observer, it's some
play. Also another point on which to
rejoice is that of the Admission fee,"
25c and S5c for comedy in 4 acts as
we'll as little funny stuff" and good
singing between the acts. Can you beat
t? Now don't forget the time and
'lace, on Washington's birthday, in
he town hall, and for the benefit of
he base ball team.
The fourth quarterly conference for
lincoln charge will be held Saturday
lOlning at 1920.