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"RAIN"
By John Richard Finch

had to see Parades to get well. you know
what"
Katherine nodded. did you get it?"
Yes, of course, I have it here" Jerold pressed
a dripping hand against the breast pocket of
his uniform. Then, a little concerned, Does
anyone else beside Florencia and Domingo know
that you're here?"
mo one. They're both inside waiting We
must hurry Together they ran toward the
door where the Filipino boy still lounged deep in
-siesta. They stopped just before the entrance"
Nervous he asked
Terribly
so am I! It's like tomb inside there!"
Strange, had the same feeling a few mo-
ments ago! ! was lttle-a little afraid!
nepa shack would seem more friendly. Think
we'll come through alive, Jerold?"
We'll make it, Katherine" He smiled,
vously far from reassuringly. "One thing we
have to be thankful for is the rain' he remem-
bered, looking quickly about the deserted court
yard. "It has driven everyone to cover and left
us completely alone to carry out our plans.
Courage, darlingl Come. let's face the music"
protecting arm encircled her shoulder. Slowly.
both trembling little, they stepped through
the dark doorway
THEY FOUND themselves in a sparsely-fur
nished ante-room the door of which opened
into larger chamber beyond. AS they entered
the second room, pretty nestiso girl ran for
ward to meet them. She was swathed in a full,
flowing skirt of scarlet silk, and transparent
shirtwaist of cobwebby pineapple cloth with
great sleeves bllowing.
They are waiting, Miss Katherine Please
come" The naestiso girl lead the way through
a doorway into yet another room-a huge domed
great amphitheater full Of long empty seats
Two men who sat together conversng in whis-
pers rose as the three came forward. One of
them was Domingo the faithful servant who
had been with Katherine's family since their
arrival In the Philippines four years before.
F1orencia, the nestiso girl, was his motherless
daughter who acted as Katherines maid Her
mother had been Spanish, which was evident
In the girls complexion-as tawny as the Pasig
River which cuts through the heart of Manila
like an ochre vein solating Intramuros, or the
old Walled City, from the modern tropical me-
tropolis. Like Katherine, the girl had never
known other than a fathers care
The other man, bearded and wearing long
black tunic, was obviously Spanish He was cool
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or A Rover.
"ExPERIMENTS"
By Whit WeIIman

entirely due to the subconscious activity of the
agent, or writer. Automatic writing implies
some deviation from the normal In the subject
but may vary from slight disturbance of the
nerve centers to more serious results. These
writings display a. surge of faded mental i'm
agery, reviving memory of impressions which
never reached the upper consciousness" There
lies the choice, and a witness to this sort of
thing believes the first or the last according to
temperament and experience.
Helene Smith, once widely known as the SUBJ
ject of Professor Flournoy, wrote thousands of
words-most of it far beyond her intellectual
capacity when normal. She invented new
language, supposedly used by the Martians; but
after some study, the queer words turned out to
strongly resemble French, and Helene Smith
had been taught French as a child.
Whatever happens to the mind and hand of
the automatic writer, the process opens up
source of inspiration unknown under ordinary
conditions Goethe, Victor Hugo, Sardou, and
other famous men produced poetry and prose
in this fashion. Mrs. Piper, popular medium of
her day, published book of Trance Utterances,
and the books of Patience Worth MRS Curran)
came close to being best sellers.
IVA BURTON, author of two recent books
H. on automatic writing, "a National Bridge to
Cross and Your Unseen Powers'-sends in
her idea of personal survival:
rs there evidence that we survive as indi-
viduals after so-called death ?" she writes Most
persons seek for material proof as an answer
to that question: forgetting that spiritual things
can only be proven by things spiritual.
"They are also doubling or they would not
ask for proof. Now, doubt is a physical attri-
butte, and does not exist in the spiritual world;
hence people seeking evidence of survival with
doubt in their minds, will not be given proof,
for those living on spiritual planes cannot act
where there is doubt.
Thousands of persons, including myself, have
received positive evidence of individual survival
because we have faith and have not looked for
proof. Just seeking for proof will not obtain it.
Proof is never given until it has been earned by
faith and work. :.
Toss question among faithists and skeptics,
and answers come like a strong wind From
Brother Leo, of st. Mary's College, Calf. II do
most potently believe in the continuance of in
dvidual life after death. Naturally, since !
have not yet died, have no personal experience
of that life, any more than have personal ex-
perience of life in the South Seas; but I recog.
nize that while experience keeps good school
it is not the only place where information may
be secured"
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That was all, and author Rodin Noel did not
return Later, when the girls hand had recov
cred, another name was signed.
A Portuguese who had lived in Spain: Fran
cisco Nacinmento, minor writer of small rep
utation who had died (according to his report)
in 1919. His books he insisted, were to be
found only in the libraries of Lisbon Portugal
or Holland. Among them was the life of Lo-
renzo the Magnificent. Americans and Amer-
can libraries had not heard much of him, but
one way of checking would be through the rec
ords of the Arcadan Society, of which Nacin-
mento was member.
@THER brief comments "came through" as
~ the pencil sped on its way. Several were
personal advice to those present-hints that the
sender knew the problems confronting the
individual, but going into no detail Much of
this was obscure, but three or four comments
were startlingly direct-showing an intimate
knowledge of at least one PERSONS life.
In this case the writing was executed by
person who was in normal condition, and able
to take a critical attitude toward the phenome-
na-and so far as was discernabe, ignorant of
word in advance of what was written. It was
as if some secondary personality had taken
charge, and gained degree of ascendancy.
Two opinions are offered: spiritualists say,
Automatic writing Tor speaking) is performed
under control, that is under the controlling
influence of spirit" Opposed to this is a more
widely accepted belief: Such performances are
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visible behind a protecting top and an envelop-
ing rubber rain guard stretched across the front
of the quaint two-wheeled cart. Katherine stood
immobile just within the protection of the ar
cade-waiting breathessly.
Before the Filipino could jump from his seat
to assist his fare to the street, the rain guard
was pushed quickly aside and a young Naval
officer, his white uniform damp and disheveled.
leaped to the pavement thrust a peso at the
driver and rushed toward Katherine
"Jerold! thought something had happened
to you, that that-oh thought thousand
things! IL was afraid!'
'Darlingl" The young officer took Katherine
in his arms. For a long moment, they stood
against the wall in a silent embrace, while rain
swept the courtyard just beyond with a renewed
fury.
I'VE haven't much time! They are waiting for
us inside When does your ship sail 2"
"At three and let's see it's nearly two now!
You're right sweet, We must hurry! couldn't
make 1t sooner. was on duty until noon.
didn't stop for ti6fn, but the storm held me
up in getting ashore, and, when did land,
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Don'tThinkCalm
Men Are Dull;
Only By Planning

NOU who never get the breaks!"
Look at this pictured It's an old artists
conception of marching men with heads of ami
mails. If you loci. closely you will the fox
and the anteater and many other members of
the animal kingdom.
Marchingi Marching! Back and forth
Why?
Because they are not using their heads. They
are being dumb. Easing their nerves" by USE
less motion!
They never heard of Swami Vivekanandi and
so wouldn't be familiar with his statement that
ut is the greatest manifestation of power to
be calm"
1t Is easy to be active LET THE REINS GO
AND THE HORSES WILL DRAG YOU DOWN.
Anyone can do that; but he who can stop the
plunging horses is the strong man. Which re-
quires the greater strength? Letting so, or
restraining? THE CALM MAN is NOT THE
MAN WHO Is DULL. YOU MUST NOT MIS-
TAKE CALMNESS FOR DULLNESS OR La
ZINESS. ACTIVITY IS THE MANIFESTO
TION OF THE LOWER STRENGTH. CALM
NESS OF THE SUPERIOR STRENGTH.
Today have had four individuals in the edi-
torial offices complaining about never getting
the breaks and all four of them were rushing
about wildly without sitting down quietly to
THINK
Said one man when accused him of spending
too much time at night clubs: "I CAN'T SIT
STILL"
And he wanted me- to give him job I ask
you HOW COULD HE MASTER THE JOB
HAVE FOR HIM TO DO IF HE CAN'T MAS
TER HIMSELF?
How could this who has let himself
become tool of adversely think his way out of
editorial problems if he must be in constant
motion, be constantly amused by outside things?
OF course things mad gone against him. Why
wouldn't they? Men must avail themselves of
the superior wisdom God gave them and CON-
QUER THE ANIMAL by making the mental
man the chief executive. NAN MUST RE-
SOLVE TO BE BIGGER THAN ANYTHING
THAT CAN HAPPEN TO HIM
II his house burns down without insurance
he must Immediately lay hands on the first
stone to start the foundation of another house.
But he won't find that stone or the subsequent
ones by walking up and down the highway wall
ing about his bad luck.
A burned house is no disaster for the man
who has fine mind and good health.
Reverting to the animal in times of disaster
won't help bit! You may initiate the fox and
try to outsmart someone to get a new house.
but you'll lose in the end and you will have the
horrible feeling that you have been more beast
than man.
Don't be an anteater in business either!
MAN.
Don't be snake because they crawl too low
and the rest of the world almost instinctively
steps on them.
Don't be pig and try to get more than your
share.
DON'T BE ANY OF THESE THINGS IF
YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THE BREAKS
IN THIS WORLD!
BE A MAN!
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and composed sure of himself, which was far
from what either Katherine or the young Naval
officer felt
"You are ready?" he asked in English flaw
ored with pronounced Basque tang
The two young people nodded without speak
ing.
Suddenly, very softly, they heard the sound
of music. 1t was Unexpectedly startling! The
music they both knew, but had never thought
of in connection with themselves before. Just in
front of them was an altar where candles were
burning in ancient gold candelabras covered
with writhing scrolls. The man with the beard
faced them. Jerold again nervously felt the
breast pocket of his white uniform coat He
caught Katherine watching him anxiously from
a corner of her eye, and he nodded reassuringly
to her. Florencia and Domingo lowered close
beside them. The music stopped as suddenly as
it had begun, and for moment there was an
awesome silence broken only by the pounding
of the rain against the windows. Jerold was
holding Katherines hand tightly in his, which
the bearded man noted with smile.
TIE MOMENT had come!
"Stop! Stop right where you are!" A
gruff heavy voice, charged with unmistakable
authority and command, brought them all
around with start. Striding toward them an
air of belligerence about him, came a gray
haired man. hatless, dripping. He wore the
uniform Of an Army officer. Katherine clutched'
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streets-from the direction of the Escolta. Long
bent double with the force of the tropical down
pour, palm frond, swimming in a court across
from her, suddenly snapped with crack like
the report of a pistol Katherine, her nerves
tense and frayed, leaped backward with start
led cry.
A THAT moment calesa drew up and
stopped before the gate. The Filipino driver
sat partially protected but nevertheless rain
soaked under an orange umbrella, while the
smooth black back of his stamping pony shone
as the water poured off the little animals sides
In great streams. The calesd's passenger was in
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Sixty Seconds From Life

from THE protection of the wind-shelded
p arcade which along three sides of the
courtyard of ancient and crumbing stone
building Katherine stood behind time-scarred
pillar watching the rain descending in deluge
from the gray, sultry sky, stabbing at the
purple bougainvillea that climbed riotously over
the mottled, begrimed stone fronts of the shops
and above them, the shadowy dwellings tucked
behind sagging balconies of the old Walled City.
The delicate blossoms trembled clingng to the
firm green moss that coated the walls as though
for protection from the fierce onslaught and
Katherine, as she raised slender sun FURNISHED
wrist to glance nervously at her watch, found
herself trembling as though she, too, were being
dashed ruthessly by the rain. cold, clammi-
ness enveloped her like PAIL despite the sticky
heat of the early Manilan afternoon.
"One-thirty." she murmured aloud. Anxiety
crept into her pretty young face. She began
to pace back and forth between the two mould
ering pillars nearest the street.
After time she decided to brave the rain, to
peer expectantly out through the high iron gate
onto Real Street The rain, sweeping like a
great broom through the street, had completely
emptied it, After a quick glance up and down
the water-brir1med pavement, Katherine drew
hack into the welcomed protection of the arcade.
She leaned against the wall, her eyes closed as
If in prayer with Deep trembling sigh, she
held. her breath in effort to keep back the
tears. Slowly, her feet suddenly grown dS nedVy
as her, heart Katherine walked back to one of
the several entrances to the building. Listening,
for a moment she thought she could family
distinguish the sound Of voices from within. A
Eilpino boy in figured lace shirt and soiled
tight fitting white shorts dozed on the single
step. unnoticed 3y the girl internationally, the
rain, increasing in spasns of intensity, descend
ed in great sheets OF water noooins the CUTTERS
to overaowing
Leaving the door, Katherine retraced her
stems to the street end of the courtyard to re-
new her nervous pacing. Suddenly she stopped,
listeningi Above the beat and sosh of the rain,
che seemed to catch the sound of pony's hoofs
on the pavement! Yes, there it was again!
A cnEesa was approachingi Uncomfortable ex-
citement gripped her. She ran again to the gate.
A steamy wave of liquid heat rolled up from
t,,e glstening street pressing against her slim
FORM as though in some strange reasonless
nrotest The hoof- beats were very near now,
coming from one of the narrow tortuous SIDE
PAGE TWO.
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at Jerold. She felt faint. After all this to fail!
Then she heard Jerold speaking His voice
sounded unreal and far away.
I'm sorry, Colonel Parr. Katherine and l
were afraid"
Afraid I'd say no. huh? Well,--why should
|? know Katherine pretty we'll and her judg-
ment is good enough for me-"
Father, you mean, you mean you're not
angry. That you-"
"Of course, I'm angry" he beloved IF I
hadn't dropped into Parades by chance to get
out of the rain, I'd have missed this He told
me Jerold had just left after buying diamond
wedding ring and was his way here. don't
appreciate being left out in the rain while my
only daughter elopes with--with-the Navy"
He paused, breaking into smile We'll, what
are you waiting for? Let's continue with the
ceremony. Didn't you tell me last night yow
ship was sailing at three, Jerold?*
YES sir"
Lets get on with it then and-God help the
Navy"
God thank the Army-for you," Jerold whis-
pered in Katherne's ear.
God bless you" smiled the beWhiskered
Spanish priest and opened his prayer book
while Katherine standing very close to Jerod,
wondered if the sound of her heart pounding
violently could be heard by the others above the
staccato arpeggios of rain
Cepynieh, 1897
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NOU who never get the breaks!"
Look at this picture, It's an old artists
conception of marching men with heads of ami.
mails. If you loci. closely you viii see the fox
and the anteater and many other members OF
the animal kingdom
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STAND UP tALONE, ABOVE THE CROWD
IF NECESSARY FOR THE THING THAT
YOU KNOW IS RIGHT.
BE YOURSELF
DON'T BE ONE OF A CROWD!
If you want to wear red feather in your
hat then wear a red feather in your hat. YOU
MAY BE LAUGHED AT BUT YOU'LL BE
REMEMBERED! And don't forget that great
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BYRD

us private Office i. the Biltmore Hotel
New York. . :. Shorter than had imagined
is he and considerably thinner - sheaves of
paper in hand ;. debating orders concerning
his Polar trips
Undoubtedly the thorough commandant
the astute naval officer the organizer
throughout and through original system
of nationwide publicity a far greater press
pubicized personality than the casual OBJ
server could detect.
Shades of Peary with his years of hard
ships dog seds wooden barques suffer-
ing and Amundsen :. and Steffenson
and even poor Doctor Cook
And yet his personality is captivating and
his voice carries the twang of the south . =.
and he's good sport, too. =.
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manufacturers spend millions of dollars just 20
make the public remember their product.
It never yet hurt anybody to be laughed at
and 1t never will
IF YOU ARE ALWAYS RUSHING ABOUT
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE TIRED, AND IF YOU
ARE ALWAYS TIRED YOU WILL NEVER
ATTRACT BY YOUR STRENGTH AND PER-
SONALITY AND IF YOU NEVER ATTRACT
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heartiest admirer of all things
American. In the entire
interview 5. with England's
wartime premier he never
once criticized America or
Americans which is, un-
fortunately, the lot ;. of SO
many of our British cousins.
-. His big round face :. was
wreathed in smiles and
his hearty chuckle was catch
ing e. one felt that here =.
was a man who really loved
nations as he did human
beings and took their
problems j. unto himself ;.
as would an able lawyer.
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~ PEN your mind to odd occurrences, and
~ watch them happen Pretend, for the
sake of new experience, to believe there may
be fire where there's smoke.
brave example: automatic writing
A small group, four five people in large
room; the log fire burning brightly, a pretty
girl sitting at a card table. Pencil poised over
big pad of paper, ready for action. The girl,
not a medium in any sense-merely interested
seeing what might happen, willing to let her
audience make skeptical comments.
1T comes from your subconscious. OF course"
Anyway. the pencil begins to move. 1t slides
rapidly back and forth across the paper, MAX
ing great scrawls Human. evidently but diff.
cult to decpher. The message is comng-writ,
ten backwards
A few pages are covered, the girl chatting
most of the time. She grows tired, rests to read
the scrawl-labor enough, since each word must
be spelled out, right to left
II have not come to you before the message
begins. II was an author. Rodin Berkeley
Wriothsley Noel A long name The son of the
Earl of Gainsborough, who became my father
in 1884. I died in 1894. l wrote Life of Liv-
ingston, and Monument To Child You all
of you tonight, are skeptical-or thinking about
death. / wrote about it once:
"Ts that death knocking at my gdtep
Come in, friend
1t is not yet too late for friends to gather
in the night,
Then let us pass into the light"
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YOU'LL NEVER GET THE BREAKS"
Shut yourself up in room for a while and
think, and you'll probably get an idea that will
solve your problem.
THINK-AND THEN ACT!
BUT DON'T ACT WITHOUT THINKING.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE "DIFFERENT"
BE YOURSELF! BE A MANI
Jean Rendlen
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Inc library dL IL DOWuluS
Street is impressive without being oppressive
:. he made us feel at home as soon as we
sat down and he seemed to be doing his best
to be certain that we enjoyed ourselves :. =. . and
had everything we wanted
But the thing which held the token of friend
ship was his friendly manner of encircling
your shoulders with one of his arms . and
holding you clasped as though you were his
son. 1t must have been the easy man.
ner he had of making one feel at home -.
with all those he knew that gained him his
tremendous wartime political support
And when we left him he squeezed our
hand tight and said with feeling: John
Bull must hold Uncle Sans hand as we do
ours. =. Then there will be perfect hands
across the sea-
THREE KINGS
THE harbor at Keil, Germany . racing
yachts, their trim sails set :. 8. the regatta
in full swing. -.
North Star our palatial steam yacht flag
ship of the American section of the fleet.
They stood upon the bridge-deck the
Kaiser in white yachting clothes and white cap
with much gold braid and trimmings ;.
holding his deformed arm in sling-like fashion
in front of him. King Edward VII, clad
in dark blue with less braid and more but
tons and the Car of Russia lither of
the two, in combination of white trousers and
bue-serge coat. =. All We're smoking all
talking affaby with our parents while
we stood holding the Kaiser's hand. -.
Once, when were smaller still :. he had
saved our life by sending his personal phys.
clan from the Hohenzollern to the North Star
while we were lying at anchor off Algiers
and we were i'll with pneumonia.
II can't hold my people back much longer"
the Kaiser said They'll force me into
war. :"
you've been talking like that for the past ten
years. :" Edward VII replied, laughing.
II feel the same in Russia, though, ;" broke
in the Gear. "You, young man, may live to
see the map of Europe changed. :"
"And we like Manuel of Portugal :.
without our kingdoms. :. :"
prophetic memoir. ;.
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"THUMBPRINTS
OF THE GREAT"
By Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
LLOYD GEORGE

~ A BOVE all else =. would be in favor of
n an Anglo-American league for the
development of better feeling between the
two strongest nations on earth. :"
This was the substance of two-hour talk
. we enjoyed 1t Downing Street some
years ago.
Far and away the easiest foreign statesman
with whom have ever talked . and quite the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-22
BUCKINGHAM IS
 RULED AGAINST
Judge DiCkensOn Decides He Acted Without Stat-
 ute Authority

Bridgeport, Conn, July 22. - (UP) = State Milk Administrator s, Mclean Buckingham was accused today of being discriminatory" and acting without statute authority in ruling that milk in paper contain CTS should be sold at price a cent higher than milk in glass bottles Superior Court Judge Edwin c. Dickenson,. in upholding an appeal bly, the Borden Milk Company, from the administrator's ruling, said Buckingham "fas attempted to use unforged tools, tools which the leg islature only may forge" At Hart ford, Administrator Buckingham said he would confer with Attorney General Edward J. Daly on the matter. whether dairies in this area would immediately lower the price of milk distributed in paper containers could not be learned at once.
 What Judge Said
 "The evidence discloseS," Judge Dickenson said, "the ruling was made with no figures in the possess sion of the defendant upon conpar- ative costs of the two containers, upon which the differential of one cent could be made and indeed the only reason for the ruling shown was an endeavor to protect produc-