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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-28
HARRY WILLS NO ESTARA OCIO-
so Ell PRoXIMo ANo
Sc PRoPoNE BAT1EsE CON QUIEN
10 RETE, PgEFIRIENDo A GLIB
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CAMPEoN DEMPSEY
U iversidad de P. r.

NUEvA YORK, 29.-Cuando esta
a punto de eXpirar un aio, todos So
lemos formar resoluciones para el ano
venidero, y en- L. mayoria de los casos
inAuye en- los propositos que Sc for
iaulal la experienced de los errores CO.
metidos.
Asi, pues, Harry Will, la Pantera
Negra de New Orleans. Sc ha prone
1 do a 81 mismo, no mauifestarse ocio-
so el alo entralte. en- espera de que le
caiga entire las manoi el match que
ambiciora con Jack Dempsey
Mientras Wills sentado con mas o
menos comodidad en- una silla tapiza-
da de su residencia sonaba con verse
frente a frente del campeon, Luis An.
gel Firpo lego NReva York. muy es-
case dc fondos sin planchar los pan
talcnes, nccesitando con urgencia la ca
ricia de una navajo de barba toleda-
ma sobre sus mejillas.
y Firpo. no obssante que desde IN
principle declare que ambicionaba cam
hiar pufetazos cor Jack Dempsey, tu-
vo sotrado buen juic.o para no man
tenerse a Ia expectativa desdenando
as oportunidades que Sc pudieran pre-
sentar mientras le llovia del cielo M
oontrato para pe!ear con el monarca
de Boxilaudia. Leios de clio. fu6 de-
rribardo uno uno los contrincantes
que surgieron Y en- muy pocos meses
So captaba cl sobreEombre de Toro
Salvaje de las Pampas, destacandose
como el logico rival del camp-on ex-
minero.
Pero, volvicrdo a Wills. Harry ne
cesita dinero. Comprendiendo que a la
vez quo 81 corta. fortuna disminuye SO
cnmohecen sus miembros, acaba de ma
nifestar que. mioptras lie toca Jack
su turno. ira merendando por turno a
cuantos 10 desafien Personals que 10
tratan cen intimidad, dec,aran que tie
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-28
PEoYEcTo DE FERIA CRIoLLA
EN- LARES

rs como podrcmos lamar ia que dis
ipguidos eiementos de Lares tratan
d. organizar para llevarla a cabo en-
dioha localidsd en- los p-imeros d;as
del mes de mayo.
rs un gesto nacido al rigor dc Ia
dccadencia que Sc o6serva en- nuestra
irdus.ria agricoia nat.vs, que amos
tras anos vione safriendo quebrantos
notables sin que sc haya encontrado a
til ostado soIuciones satisfactorias
Hay quien sosticne que el cultivo
&c cafe no encaja va con las corrien-
:es mode-nas On que todo sc mueve con
n&s fcstinacion in'rep!dez dentro del
plenor espacio dc tempo possible. Sc
sostiene tambi6n que nuestros suelos
cetiH y agotados en- Ia production del
grsro. dando este lugar a cosechas de
sastrosls en Gue no sc cubren gastos
nj contribuciones.
Dcntro de csc cilmulo de ideas tan
satu.adas dc pesimismo entire nues-
tros sufridos cafeteros surge la de la
Feria schcitando nusvos vencros de
production qyc Gamble, trarsforme o
revolucione la vida agricola industrial
de nrestras morta1as en- benehcio de
todo el Pals.
Por ESQ, IA demanda de nuestros ami
gos de Lares por medic de su proyec-
t9da Feria, tiene que resonar con
grandes simpatias en- toda la Isla que
ha dc disponsarles enthusiastic acogida
Manos la obra, amigos, que ell
triunfo es de los que perseveran en- la
lucha.
SIP.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-28
DE LA UNIvERSIDAD
FOR DON EUGENIo Nj. DE RosTos
PUERT0RRIQUENo)

FL joven poeta Lcdo. Jose Agustln
Balse.ro, a quien le alderman extsnsas
saial intslectua.es, Sc Ia ocupado ell
estos dtas de revolt 10 politico, de Ia
Pcrsol laidad ino vidable del genial Eu-
genio Maria de Hostos. una de las tres
Columns que sostenia el immense sar-
c6Gago del pensamiento. Esq gritO de
u,tratrmta, repercuts aun por toda Ia
isla como IN ejemp'o de respoto y We
nesa:i6n al p.nsador maerto.
Pepto Ealseiro Sc la dirigido al Ho-
Eorable Emilio del Toro Cuebas, naci-
co pa-a inpulsar, sostener y nevar a
feliz te-rino ideas de esta indo,e Ell
pals e1te-o Sc ha da5o cuenta de la
L asnitrd de IA idea. va aparecen los
Fer. .6iico5 coasionan6o ejemp,arcs nue.
vas &c sclidariiad adhesion. TOdo el
mundo Ia sentido como q. un algo mex
p.icatle So adaeEa de cada uno y que,
por virtud de una fperza invisible les
oNIoa a cooperar al movimiento en-
emb-i6a.
les intc,ectsaies han puesto toaa 81
atenci5n Al asInto. pero ann hay quiea
% mia dcsde G. punto 10 vista econo-
nico: para 6ssos vaya toda la hiel y
Ia ra'ed c,ncia cue enviar poariamos
para los rrimeros pedimos alucina-
ci6l y volmtad para que ST espiritu
Sitrsist8 10 decaiga.
Cr5emos que con IN obalo de cada
uro, siorpye que Sc dc con Ia buena
vcjurtad de IA persona optimista; be
neaeios eu los cines y funciones adncs.
tian pcdr.a recaIdarse ia suma que de
fcrmi1c el valor del trabajo.
Fl s,to para colocar ege recrerdo In
ntscuvc. donos en- la idea noble del AL
60, dc "EI suoso dc Manon", seria
breno sugerir q. Sc pusiera ell c, campo
sionpro vc~do dc auestra Universidat
cva es tc~Ga dcbcn E3varse eStos re
cror -cs para eiemplo dc los que tene-
mos ore pasar Per aguel sitio de tan
to- rccuc-dos para II a tomar nuestro
sitio on lbs classs correspon5 5iantes.
IN pueblo que es sufcientenaate in
tcigc~te para ostrdiar las cosas desde
n pc per momonto; cue ha correapon-
dido las uSuadas de los necositadcs;
qvs ha coopsredo en ob1as que mere
cen Ia estilaa dc les sensstos; cue Sc
desveia en- Eonrar as memorials de sus
grsn3es hombres; one buonamente pue-
d. oisponer de ciefta cantidad para e.
nes dc gra1 utj!idad Y de prestigio;
m pueblo que ANA a SIS hiios y I'm
que SO vana gloria &c tener uno de los
mss grandes cducaJores de Hispano-
america no podr& nuuca qusdar con los
trazos cYuzsdos. y la hocs ceyrada, ante
una id tan bella tan noble como,
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ANUNcIo DE sUBAsTA
GoBIERNo DE PUERTO RICO
DEPARTANENTo DEL INTERIOR
oF1cINA DEL coalIsIoNADo

OFICINA DEL CoGIISIoNADo
Enero 81, 1923.
Proposiciones en- pliegos cerrados pa
ra la adjudication ell pablica sabasta
de las obras en- construction de lm edI-
flcio de hormigon para el Hospital Nh
nicipal de Aguadil 4, Porto RICO, cuyo
prcsupuesto ap-obaGo ascieade a Ia su-
ma &c VEINTICUATcO MIL SEIS-
CIENTos TREINTA Y CINCo DoLA
RES Y SETENTA CENTAvos
(S24.eS5. .7O) Sc a6rritiran en- esta On
Gina hasta las 200 P. II. del dla pri-
nero de febrero, 1924, en- que SC aorl-
ran pubhcamente.
Todos los dates ncesarios sc daran
el II oficina del Arquitecto donde Sc
cncu:ntra dc manifesto los docGmcr-
tos que han de regir en- el conSrato, Y
rodan los Lcitadoros recoger los p a
nos Y modeios dc propOsiciones que
nan &c rresentar. msdiante ur deposito
&c DIEz DoLAREs $4,000 que Sc
ran reembclsadcs al ser devueltcs Ill
clfos documentos en el plazo de veinte
(20) dias desputs de efectuada ia su-
basta.
Ia admiristr7cior Sc reserva el dc
recho dc rschazar cualqt!er toda5 las
p-op-sic ones. y ei dc adjriic1r cl con
trato bajo otras ccnsidecacioGea ore
las del prscio solsmente.
CUILLEHMo ESTPvES
Comisionado kdv-.
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p Z OS
Y mOniuras de BGm5lS
l.. ANT0NSANTi
lngeHierO
Ponce
OPORTUIYIDAD

Sc vende en- San Pedro de Macorlst
Republ ca Eominicana. UEA COLO
MA cens.stente en- 60 SEIS Mil
TAREAS DE CANAS. cuatro mil de
retoaos &c primer Y seguIdo corte y
dos mil de gran cultura, con un prone
do de production dc % 50 mil tone
ladas de csnas para Ia zafra de 1924 ..
Adem$s. Sortieno;- 20 Xuntas &c buc-
yes 13 Carretas &c busyes. 2 Rancho
nes de 10000 para trabaiadorcs. l Ca
sa para Mayoydono, s Casas de 2o'X2O =.
Casa para Bodega. / Ranchon para
guariar las carretas. AraGos, utiies,
etc e precio de Vents por tode en-
conjunto es e. do s12o,OOO.Oo Q sea
s2O.-por tarea- a pagar con Ell Soc
da contado Y ell resto a dos amos plazo
con e. 12es annual, pagaderos mensuaI-
mente - Informar&n los sohOras Igie-
sias & Hernandez, San Pedro de Maco-
ris r. q. p. o Box No. 8 Advt.
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-28
ANUNcIo DE suBAsTA
GoB1EINo DE PUERTO RICO
DEPARTAMENTo DEL 1NTERIoK
oFIo1NA DEL ooMIsIoNADo
Enero 2l, 1928.

Proposiciones en- pliegos cerrados pa
ra la fadjudicacion en- publica subasta
de las obras en- con5trucei6n de IN edi-
ficio de hormig6n para Escusla sUpe-
rior en- Aguadil.a. Puerto Rico, cuyc
presupuesto aprobado ascieadc I la su
ma de cUARENTIUN NIL sETE-
CIENTos cINCUENTA Y oCHO -
LAREs Y CINCUENTA Y CINC0
cENTAVos (s41 75s,55l Sc adnitiran
en- esta Odc;na hasla las 900 P n.
del diA primero de fsbrcro. 1921, en-
que Sc abriran piblcanc1te.
Todos los datos aeeesarios Sc Garan
en- La ofcina de- Arnrits3to donde SO
encue .tran de manifesto los docunen-
tos Que han de regir en cl contrato. y
podraa los licitadores. recogor los pla-
nos y modelos de 1roposicIcnos que han
de presentar, medianse TN 1sposito de
DIEz DoLAREs ($lo.aD qre seran
reembolsados al ser devuel.os dic1os do
cumentos en- el plazo de veiute (2n)
dias despu6s de efcctusda Ia subasto.
La administrator sc reserva el de-
rechO de rechayar cuslquisr todas &s
proposiciones, y cl de adjudicar el con
trato bajo otras considerations cue
las de precio solamerte
GUILLERMo EsTEyES,
Comisionado. Advt
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30

Mes, Adel Mack. who has been very
low with pneumonia for several days,
is now reported out of danger.
Paul Shannon left for Pocahontas
last Monday morning enroute to his
final destination in Hawthorne, Fla.
B. +. Sisson found his filly, which
had been missing for some two weeks,
last Friday in the Pocahontas pound.
Miss Pearlhmay Monroe gave
dance at her home on last Saturday
night. A good crowd and a good time
of course.
Miss Bessie Slsson and Tony Holmes
entertained at their home on last Sun
day afternoon for their cousin, Paul
shannon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank England and
daughter, Mary Lee, were the Sunday
guests of Mrs. England's mother, Mrs.
Ella Hiscy.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Shivley and Clar-
ence Ragan were business and social
callers at the Il. +. Slsson home last
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Claud Moore returned to her
home here last Saturday after spend
ing some months In st. Louis and
other points in Missouri.
The continued cold and wet weather
is causing considerable compulsory
loafing among the farmers. Also dou-
BILE work and expense TO replant on
days that are more favorable.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Story and family
were the over-Snnday guests OF Mrs.
Jane Fullington OF 1mboden. Mrs Full
lington recently fell from her porch.
sustaining three broken ribs and other
minor injuries.
win Davis was elected school direc-
tor in this district succeeding Charlie
Stanley. who was not a candidate for
reelection. G. NJ. Penn succeeds him
self as secretary of the board. Only
slight opposition TO the twelve mill tax.
NJ. +. Sloan was reelected a member
Of the Cedar Ridge board Of directors.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
holland

Calvin Coon spent Sunday with Geo.
Lee.
Andrew Sneed is the proud owner
of new Ford ear.
Miss Lillian Story of Pocahontas Is
visiting relatives in this community.
Mrs. David Hoffman spent wednes-
day visiting with Mrs. Newt Davis.
NJ. f. Sloan and family were Sunday
guests with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sloan.
Paul Sloan and Jake Moore Of
Cedar Ridge have traded saddle horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Freeman trans
acted business in Pocahontas last Fri
day.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Leathers and son, Guy,
drove into town on business last sat
urday.
Geo. Lee sold fine cow to Mr.. Har-
mon on the Level farm since our last
report
Mrs. Henry Clay and family spent
Saturday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Ragan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hunt were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Hooten.
A number of Pocahontas and Walnut
Ridge car owners were joy-riding over
our roads last Sunday.
Mrs Evalyn Sisson and Mrs. Gladys
Pyland called on Mrs. Ella Hooten on
last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Fannie Story and Mrs. NJ
Whitaker have recently been visiting
their sons, who are living on the
Ragan farm.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
To Stop a Cough Quick

take HAYES HEALING HONEY. a
cough medicine which stops the cough by
healing the infiamed and irritated tissues.
A box Of GROVES 0-PEN-TRATE
SALvE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and
Group Is enclosed with every bottle Of
HAYES HEALING HONEY. The salve
should be rubbed on the chest and throat
Of children suffering from Cold or Group.
The Healing effect Of Hayes Healing Honey In
side the throat combined with the healing effect Of
Grove s 0-Pen-Trate Salye through the pores Of
he skin soon stops a cough.
cost ofthe combined treatment Is 35c.
Just ask your druggist for HAYES
HEALING HONEY.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
VEGETABLE PLANTS

Genuine Certified healthy Nancy
Hall sweet potato plants post paid
per 100. 4Oc; 500, $1.40; 1000, $3.50.
Transplanted tomatoes per 100, $1.O0.
Prompt service. w. J. West, Florist.
Al At. Poplar Bluff. Mo.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30

TO be under weight often proves
= low fighting-power in the body.
IL often means you are minus nerve-
power, minus red-cells in your blood.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
CSC Wornen's Blue
Bird Crepe Gowns

W q 8 h a BILE
Crepe Gowns,
full cut, Jenny
and r o u q d
necks maze.
blue, orchid,
honey. white.
also solid colors
Evening star., 1924-07-20
RED CROSS APPEALS.

The District Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross has issued a call for
volunteers to assist in cutting gar
ments to be used in relief work
both here and abroad, it was an
nounced yesterday at the headquar-
ters of the chapter, 16 Jackson place.
Plenty of clothing material is on
hand, it was stated, and all that is
needed is for a few women to volun-
teer to help make the garments. All
service rendered will count on the
Is hours required for registration
in the Volunteer Service Corps OF the
District Chapter of the American
Red Cross
Evening star., 1924-07-20

, Of persons Of limited means who
could not be admitted to the munich
pal hospitals as indigents and who
are without sufficient means to enter
a private institution.
The purpose in directing the Board
of Charities to pass on applications OF
pay patients is to insure compliance
with that phrase Of the law which pro-
vides that the admittance of pay pa
tients shall not interfere with the
treatment Of INDECENT patients.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
PRINTING FIRM OUTING
ATTRACTS 100 GUESTS
Law Reporter Company Has Its
Annual Picnic at Chesa-
peake Beach.

The Law Reporter Printing Com
pany and guests held their annual
picnic yesterday at Che esa,peake
Beach. Approximately a hundred
persons attended.
A number of organizations are
planning to hold their annual outings
at the Beach next week. The Berwyn
Presbyterian Sunday School will hold
it's outing on Tuesday. Sixteen coun-
ellis of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics will join in an
annual outing to the Beach Thurs
day. The Junior Order Band will
furnish music. The general arrange
ments committee is composed of l.. E.
Rector, chairman: j. +. Smallwood.
w. r. Spicer, j. w. Huntington, J. NJ
Simpson, II. E. Hoffman, j. r. Ward,
Evening star., 1924-07-20
CITY HEADS FIX RATES
FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS
tuberculosis and Ga1linger to Re
ceive Those of Moderate Means
for So and S3.

Acting under authority given for
the first time in this years appro-
priation act. the Commissioners yes
terday made rules to govern the ad-
mtttance of pay patients to the
tuberculosis Hospital and to the
psychopathic ward of Gallinger Hos
pitaL Heretofore these institutions
have been for INDECENT persons only.
The Commissioners designated the
Board of Charities as the agency to
pass on application for admission.
The rates were fixed at So per day for
the tuberculosis Hospital and SO a
day for Gallinger
1t is the understanding of the Com
miSsioners and the Board of Chari-
ties that this privilege was granted
by Congress for the accommodation
Evening star., 1924-07-20

R. E. Widmeyer. H. T. Zile. r. H.
Henry. C. L. Lewis, c. w. Douglas
F. G. Fellinger.
The Boosters Club of the Eureka
Maryland Assurance Corporation will
give an outing to the Beach Friday.
The arrangements committee is COM
posed of A. Davis. H. M Maryman and
J. A. Mortiney
Evening star., 1924-07-20
PRESIDENT TO BREAK
GROUND FOR CHURCH
Will Participate in Exercises at
Hamline M. E., to Be Held
on July %.

President Coolidge will break
ground for the new Hamline Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Sixteenth and
Allison streets, at pm. July rs, it
was announced yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Joseph I. Herson, pastor
of the church, will make the prin-
cipal address. The construction of
the church, which will cost about
sS25,00O. when the three units are
completed, Will begin Immediately
Two units are to be constructed now.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

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full cut ........
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Already Popular.

From Pearson's Weekly.
Mistress-You can have this hat.
Reynolds. I shall not wear it again.
Her Maid-That is kind of you.
mum. It's the very one my young
man likes me in best!
Evening star., 1924-07-20
/ Silk and Cotton Printed Crepe
SIC Falesa Char1neuse

36-inch, highly mercerized, with soft satin y
finish perfect quality; full pieces in all colors ~
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21

laimed to free the land and prevent any
beginning of a landed aristocracy ir
America. The second was bill for re
ligious freedom. A third designed sys,
ten of education to free the mind The
fourth aimed at human slavery.
With industry then scarcely upon the
horizon of existence, Jefferson could not
see that the United States was much
more likely to develop an industrial dig
archy than a landed aristocracy. He saw
human slavery about him and in way,
foresaw the possibilities of the civil war
and the end of the feudal patrarchal
system. with its agricultural basis, on
which the prosperity of the South had
grown But he could not foresee the
possibility of industrial slavery deplored
by the intellectual radicals of a more
modern type.
A free thinker at time when any
question asked of orthodoxy was taken
as an earnest of dannaton, he would
now follow with interest intellectual
radicelism at work in branches of the
Christian church. He would deplore
various efforts made through the coun-
try to choke the spirit of free scientific
inquiry by legislative statutes prohibitivc
OF the teaching of the theory of evolu-
ton in the schools. Though these ef-
forts can scarcely be taken seriously,
still they are indicative of the repressive
instincts of certain types of mind. Any
sitting of the spirit of free inquiry in
favor of some established system, whether
it be education, finance, politics, religion
or morals would certainly be regarded
as a violation Of the principles on which
this government rests.
This first great intellectual radical
wrote such a spirit into the Declaration
Of Independence. But looking about the
world. even at the present day, one is
obliged to admit that ideas. which were
born some hundred and fifty years ago,
still have to struggle to maintain their
place as corporate part Of national
lie.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21
OFFERING ELECTION ODDS

Before every national convention and
every presidential election. Wall Street
begins to bet on the results. Just how
it obtains its information and on what
grounds it bases its judgment, there is
10 way of telling. Probably the gentle
men who are interested in the odds
could not themselves, tell just how they
figure them out. The fact remains,
however, that they make, generally, ex-
tremely accurate guesses.
The first figures have just been an
nounoed and although they do not cover
all phases of the coming election, they
are interesting.
Odds of one to four have been Of
fered that CAP Smith. governor of New
York, will be the nominee of the Demo
cratic party and odds of one to eight
are offered that he will be elected Presi-
dent.
Or President Coolidge, who ranks as
all-around favoritc in the betting, the
odds are much shorter. Offers arc made
Of five to one that he will be the nominee
OF the Republican party; and seven to
five is offered that he will be the next
President of the United States. A few
scattered bets have already been made
at odds of one to eight that President
Coolidge will not be the nominee of
his party.
On the general election, regardless OF
the personnel of candidates, four to one
is Offered on the Republican party and
one to four on the Democratic party.
Wall Street is provcrbially "wise" on
election matters. but it seems, down tins
way, that the Democratic party has a
better than one-to-four chance. How
ever, we may be guided little by SYM
pathy and partisanship. Wall Street
lays its election odds without the slight
est trace OF compassion or party feeling.
1t is cold-blooded business with those
gentlemen.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21
Poets Corner
MY FLOWER

In the garden of Love and rem,
brance,
Dwells the sweetest flower of all.
The blessing and the memory,
OF days past recall,
When wee hands would clasp in mi
A dear little flower, / could have ,
hold.
Sweet treasure within my heart enft
Dainty little feet, rosy finger, tips.
Tnc curl on The head loved to K
Heart of my heart, my son, my son
God called thee unto his keeping.
i yielded thee on Bonded knees. / we
/! kissed thy lips, cold in death sic
.o 7;l ing, ~si s4. -ano,
My JOY and hopes for thee are wi
cred.
Nought but heartache leaving.
Through my soul, like burning mete|
flow,
or memories, your smile and sweetnl
I'll hush my tears, forgetting grief,
Bow my head in prayer and meekni
I'll rest on Gods unchanging gracd|
Till I meet thee again face to facd
My hope and faith now rests on Cd
righteous,
AT thy footstool kneeling.
o God. let me abide, for there
heart of sorrow,
Findeth heavenly joy.
RAY HARDING
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-21

A farmer who died the other day
in Ohio left will STIMULATING that
his possessions should be sold. that
enough should be taken of tho pro-
cecds to meet the expense of his
burial, and that the residue should
go to the United States Treasury in
acknowledgment and payment of "a
debt of gratitude to the government
for liberty and happiness under the
Stars and Stripes"
How much this farmer was worth
we do not know, nor does it matter.
What he did is not to be measured
in dollars and cents. 1t is valued in
another and higher way, as are all
acts that are prompted from the
heart rather than from the head. He
felt that be owed more than was exc
acted from him under the law for
the privilege of living in this coun-
try, of enjoying the liberties which
the flag symbolized for him, of
catching happiness out Of his op-
portunities. The government had
been good to him, and when he could
no longer serve its. purpose, by deed,
or tribute or word of mouth, he made
it his heir. He could not leave it
a great fortune. but he could bear
witness in will to the fact of a
grateful heart.
Not what we can put into the gov
ernment, but what we can take out,
always has been one of the weak
nesses of our democracy. There is
too much practice of the false creed
that society owes us living. that
government was made to bear bur-
dens that belong on our own should
ers. That kind of philosophy. has
been spreading at On alarming pace
in recent years.
Government is. not thing apart.
1t is in us and of us. IL we serve
it well we serve well ourselves. If
we wtll it money, the legatee is
something closer than a brother or
friend.
Some will say this Ohio farmer
made freak beQuest, and so he did
il we confine the meaning of the
word to unusual" but how better
could a man in obscure station sum
mon those who survive him to loyalty
TO his country? How more gently
and eloGuently could be rebuke those
who assai 1.-The government and excr-
crate the flag. How with more i'm
pressive emphasis could he leave to
those from whom he has gone the |
idjuration of a grateful heart? The |
essen he teaches is peculiarly needed |
now. Government is not thing to |
be preyed upon. or for chronic lean
ing against 1t is thing to be made |
better with the loyal support of every |
citizen, thinking not alone in terms
IF self, but in terms Of the general
rood. Minneapolis Tribune.