Milford chronicle., 1935-11-08

Irwin S. Cobb. rabbit was MS pet
his one possession.
So he went and hanged himself
with a loop of frayed elothes-llne.
People, including some who have
plenty Of it for themselves, are
given to saying money isn't every
thing. Maybe not, but it'll buy quite
a lot Of things. Just little money
in that poor household would have
bought a boys life. And a boy,
who so dearly loved a dumb and
helpless thing that he died rather
than see It die, might have grown
up to be somebody in a world which
needs all the compassion and all
the loving It can get.
The Lion and the Lamb.
MO MATTER who gets involved
IN in 1t or how this Ethiopian
war turns out. watch mOtherly old
Britain emerge from the mess with
something valuable territories,
concessions, mandates OF. what have
yOu?--tucked away In her commo-
dious bread baskets. Any time the
lion and the lamb lie down togeth-
er, the lamb stays down-provided
It's the British lion you're thinking
of.
Let those who win. fight the bat
4 tIe and foot the hills.A1l John.
Bull asks Is d chance to exercise
the benevolent process Of absorp-
tion, digestion and assimilation.
There's one appetite has stood the
test Of the ages.
For the valor Of her sons, per-
haps It's fitting that. as a symbol,
England should have Leo. but II
you're picking something to typify
her policies. my choice would be
the tapeworm.
Today's Stein Song.
THINGS never come out right
4 In this faulty world. Just as
Professor Einstein, the scientist, ar
rlves with a large crate OF fresh
RELATIVELY, Gertrude Stein, the poet,
goes hence.
For years I have been waiting to
see these two massive minds
brought under the same bulging
roof, hoping then they'd take on q
Job which lesser intellects could
never cope with. wanted her 20
explain his theory and I wanted
him TO explain her poetry.
l even had the welcoming chorus
fixed up:
For its always fair weather,
when good mysteries get together,
with Einstein on the table and q
Gertrude ringing clesrI
The Presidents Proclamation.
DREsIDENT ROOSEVELT start
ed something with his proclama-
tion warning United States citizens
Off ships belonging to the warning
nations, following the one against
selling to either of them munitions
or deadly arms The second order
disappolnts the thousands OF tour
lists, especially those from the SOUTH
ern states, who'd arranged for win
ter cruises aboard Ethiopian boats.
and the earlier one was a serious
blow to those American producers
who'd counted on selling Italy IN
creased stocks Of her favorIte
weapon. refer to our garlic grow
ers.
Think Of all that stun plIing 10
In the warehouses over here and
not nearly enough gas masks 70
30 around And. with the supply
cut on, think Of the defenseless pop
ulace over therel
The Hunting Season.
XNTTTH the open season lmpend.
w Ing. certain sportsmen again
are declaring that, because our
hunters should have more ducks
and geese to shoot at, the govern
nent ought to stop the ALASKAN
relatives from eating the eegs of
vlldfowl But isn't It sort Of true
nat those benighted Eskimos ron
he nests because they're huneryf
I've shot all over this countrv
md Canada-hope to keep on do.
ng 30, to0-but I've yet to run
ieross tAe gunner. professional
mateur who was out there shoot
ng because his family might starve
death Il be didn't bring home
ONE 6acks. StiII, why worry about
lot Of Yukon Indiats7 They donf
ote. don't even buy anything on
be lnstallment plan.
IRWIN 8. coen