The Syracuse Journal, Volume 24, Number 20, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 10 September 1931 — Page 8

General Pershing’s Story of the A. E. F. By Gejt. John J. Pershing

CHAPTER Ll—Continued. The enemy made ft determined stand along the Ourcq river and some of the hardest fighting of the period occurred at this time. August 3 the Fourth division relieved rhe Forty-second. The Third corps (Bullard), with the American Twenty-eighth and Thirty-second divisions, relieved the French Thirtyeighth corps on the right of our First corps. Once established beyond rhe Ourcq, our two corps advanced rapidly toward the Vesle river, meeting with little opposition. We had In all nine American divisions. equal to eighteen French divi slons. engaged in rills second battle of the Marne This force, together withthe staff, supply, medical troops and aviation, amounted to a total force ofnearly 800.000 actively employed during that period. We suffered 65.0 W casualties. CHAPTER LH I attended a conference'of commanders tn chief at General Foch's headquarters Wednesday. July 24. 1948.- to discuss plans for offensive operations. Present were Generals Foch Petain 'Weygand and 5 Bust ; Field Marshal Haig and General l-awrence. and General. Conner. chief of operations. Boyd and Hughes and myself. There was pronounced good feeling and confidence. General Foch gave a resume of the general situation. He proposed no definite plan, but submitted his remarks as the basis of discussion. The main point was that the fifth German offensive of the year had been checked and the nlliesl counteroffen sive, beginning July 18, had transformed It into defeat. It was the general opinion that every advantage j should be taken of this (act and that i the allies should continue their attacks I with as much vigor as possible. On Par With Enemy. General Foch said with satisfaction that we had now reached an equality in numbers of combatants and an actual superiority tn reserves. As the enemy would soon be required to relieve a considerable number.of tired divisions from the active front, the allies would rapidly gain further superiority through the constantly, Increasing number of Americans. AH information went to show that the ebemy had two armies, so to •peak. Foch continued. one an exhausted holding army ami the other a shock army, already weakened maneuvering behind this frail front. L’nquestlon ably we had material advantage tn aviation and tanks, and to v smaller degree in artillery, and thia would be ■UKtnented by the arrival and arms ment of American artillery personnel. As to the reserve strength behind the''allies, it would soon be powerful indeed if the rate of aho.OdO per mouth at which the Americans were pouring In could be maintained. One could sense an approaching he enemy's side possibly not so very remote. because of the difficulty he was having tn keeping up the effective st reng' l» of -un * - . , i Allies Now Hold Initiative. I Beyond these advantages of material force in our favor there was also I the moral ascendancy we had gained i by our recent victoriesand hlB failures. Fwh felt as we all did. that the, allies now. held the initiative and that , • from tc ; ' t - <• <<■ ! \ s‘ :<!> m i don the. defensive attitude that had i been so long Imposed upon them and ; continue the offensive without ceraa-: : tion. He then pointed, "it ti e following offensives which it yss evident would be indispensable to later operations: The 1 release of the railroad I Paris-Avrlcourt In the Marne re--1 gion by the French; the ParisAmiens railroad by a concerted action of the British and French; the Paris-Avrlcourt railroad In the region of Coinmercy by the reduction of the SL Mihiel salient by the American army, which, by reducing the front, would bring us within reach of the Brley region and permit action on a larger l scale between the Meuse, and Moselle, •' Further offensives were foreseen, I having In view the release of the mining sections to the north by definitely driving the enemy from the region of Dunkirk and t'alais. No Idea of Ending War in 1918. No one suggested that the plans of the moment or those to follow might be carried so far as to terminate the war in 1918. Concerning the part each should play Foch asked expressions of opinion of the respective commanders s in chief as to how these or any other : operations we might propose should be ''Kajml acted. . ! iiaCßhal Haig gave his views and plans. I which agreed with the general outllneX suggested, as did General Pe tain, who wanted further to consider the possibilities. As far as these preliminary \ operations applied to the American*, they were simply a restate ment of she plans we had been leading up t«M ever since our entry Into > the war. L therefore, advised that details of< organization and supply were receiving every consideration In the preparation of the American army to do Its partWhlle at General Foch’s headquarters I arranged with General Petain for the expansion of the First corps, then operating in the Martie sector, by which four Americanl divisions were to be placed Jo the tine with two in reserve. It <as my hope that this would be the bhsls for the preliminary formation of an American army on this front. En' route to Chaumont I stopped to call on Liggett and apprise him of the possibility of additional American divisions for his corps. Expedition to Russia. The supreme war council was prone to listen to suggestions for the ano at

allied troops at various places other than the western front. One of these, on which the British seemed to be especially Insistent, was to send troops to help the so-called white army in Russia, to keep open the communications through Murmansk In the Archangel. I was opposed to any such Idea, as It would simply mean scattering our resources. all of which were needed on the western fronL But President Wilson was prevailed upon to help and I was directed to send a regiment provided General Foch had no objections. As apparently he had already considered the question, he gave his approval and a regiment was accordingly sent The Three Hundred Thirtyninth Infantry, Lieut. Col. George E. Stewart commanding, together with one battalion of engineers and one field hospital, were designated for this service. ’First Field Army. In view of the prospect for the early ■ly of corps and divisions to form our army, it became urgent that the organization be hastened with all possible speed. The outlines had been determined and members of the First army staff were at work on the details. My formal order creating the First field army was issued July 24. to take effect August 10. with headquarters at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre. Immediate consideration was given the improvement of the general supply sysretn. Although the recent reorganization had helped, it had been tny purpose for some time to make changes in personnel In the S. O. S, particularly’ln the position of chief, which demanded great administrative ability. After much thought the choice fell to General llarbord. His knowledge of organization, his personality, his energy and his loyalty made him the outstanding choice. Reluctance to lose his services in command of troops, where he had shown himself a brilliant leader, caused me to delay until his division could be relieved from the active front CHAPTER Lili Early In August 1918. I made an Inspection tour of the service of supply. to note the progress and acquaint myself, the chief of staff and General Harbord. by actual observations, with conditions. The tour was made also with a view t.» such changes in personnel and Improvements In methods as. would insure complete fulfillment of the increased obligations imposed upon the service of supply by the tremendous task of receiving, storing and transporting the enlarged troop and supply shipments. Our first stop was Tours, which, be Ing the location of the headquarters of the S. O. S.. with a huge American military garrison of 2.400 officers and 4..'hkt men, bad become a beehive ot activity. We visited every activity at Tours, beginning with the central records office, s' branch of the adjutant gen eral's office of large proportions, where the personal records of every man in the A. E. F. were kept We found that the railway operators, numbering thousands, comfortably situated in portable barracks at Camp de Grasse,

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were patring every -energy into the service. Certain engineer troops were kept at this central point for railway work, ready- to .respond to calls from any direction. The welbmanaged camp of German prisoners, under Colonel Grootre of the military police, contained severe! hundred men used as laborers. A numt»er of British women, known as the Women's Auxiliary Aid corps, were lent to us by their government to assist in clerical work. The 250 women located at Tours occupied neat and ccmfortabu* temporary barracks and presented a very military appearance on parade. Some fifty of them were ill In quarters at the time and 1 gave Instructions that they should be transferred to our hospital. Besides officially, these fine women, under the proper restrictions that prevailed, became a valued addition to the social aide of life where they ware stationed. This force with us eventually numbered about 5.000. Speaks tc Men In Hospital. The base hospital at Tours was then filled with men wounded In the recent engagements. They were receiving the best of care under Col. A. M. Smith and his efficient group of medical officers and nurses. Passing through the various wards

of this hospital 1 spoke to a fine-look-ing young soldier who was sitting up In bed. and asked him where he was wounded, meaning to inquire the nature of his wound. In .reply he said: “Do you remember, sir, just where the road skirts a small grove and turns to the left across a Wheatfield and then leads up over the brow of the hill? Well, right there, sir.” He was clearly describing the advance south of Soissons which pierced the Chateau Thierry salient. Os course. 1 was not there ’at the time, but it touched me that he should feel that 1 must have been very close to him. At the base hospital in Bordeaux, then under the efficient supervision of Col. H. A. Shaw, chief surgeon of the ! | * -1 ! ■ at**® 11 Serving a Field Gun. base section, we found about 500 of our wounded, most of them soon to be sent home. No matter how severely wounded they were 1 never heard a word ot complaint from any of our men. There could not have been found in the hospitals of any army a more cheerful lot. It was a lesson tn fortitude, an Inspiration. to see their fine courage. Some would never again see. others would never be able to walk again, but they all seemed proud of their sacrifice, which many of their countrymen are often prone to forget all too soon. We arrived at Brest August 2 and found the commanding general. G. H. Harries, and staff at the Station to meet us. Base section No. 5 was built around Brest, our leading port of debarkation. The section included four French territorial departments. Another landing port for troops was Cherbourg. A "large locomotive terminal atid repair shop were located at Rennes and a coal port at Granville. Major O’Neil’s Secret, After an inspection of the storehouses and the construction for addi tional storage on the piers. 1 asked for the chief stevedore. Major O’Neil, who came up apparently quite embarrassed. To put him at ease 1 took him by the arm and we walked Jogether to where some lighters were being unloaded. As the port had made the record of han dling 42.000 arriving troops and their baggage in one day. May 24. entirely with lighters, I asked him to tell me about It. By this time he had overcome his fright, and pointing to twx> officers, each down in the bottom of a lighter directing the work, he said:

h- — - Two Dates for New Year in Seventeenth Century

We ought to be thankful that the affair of the calendar was settled for us by our ancestors, for it must have been a very muddling business to live In the Seventeenth century, for. instance. when the new year did not begin officially until the last week in March, while at the -ame time people counted December 31 as the last day of the old year. Long before the time of Pepys, for example, many people regarded January 1 as New Year’s day. though the old year went on until March 24. Thus on D cember 31. 1660, I’epys notes in hL» diary: “Kt the end of the last and the beginning of this year. ... I take myself now to be worth £3OO (about $1.5U0) clear in money.” But this did not alfact that January 1 was not 1681. but 1060. March 25 he reckons merely as “Lady day.” the ;h on that date he bad to change the year. It Is- really remarkable that nothing was done until 1752 to bring the end of the year by ordinary reckoning and the legal end of the year together—though, after all. it may not be so wonderful when we remember that we ourselves still begin the fiscal

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“Sir, do you see those two captains down there in their shirt sleeves? WelL that’s the secret I say to them: *Don’t stand off somewhere and puff yourselves up In your uniforms, but take off Sam Brownes and your coats and get down close to your men.’ “Os course, those captains have now become experts. I did the same thing when I started, but since they are trained I manage things generally and they carry out my orders. 1 can wear my uniform now that I have won the right to wear IL” “Well." 1 said. "O’Neil, you’re just the man I have been looking for, and I am going to send you to every port we use to show them your secret” CHAPTER LIV The French government had expressed a desire to bestow their decorations on American officers and men, and asked if 1 would accept an appointment in the Legion of Honor with the grade ot grand officer. As congress had recently granted permission for members of our forces to receive foreign decorations, the French government was advised accordingly, and it was to confer this me that President Poincare paid his brief visit to Chaumont August 6. 1918. I met him at the station with a military escort and conducted him to my headquarters, where the senior officers of the staff were presented. After that formality we repaired to the small area of barracks, where the headquarters troop and band were drawn up in line for the ceremony. 1 was s not insensible to the high personal honor, but regarded it mainly as an appreciation on the part of the French government of the assistance America had already given to the cause. Pershing Takes Command. As the American army was now an accomplished fact, it seemed advisable to begin preparations immediately to carry out the plan of campaign adopted Ju’y 24. providing for a distinctive American operation against the SL Mihiel salient. 1 motored to Sarcus August 9, and after discussing with Marshal Foch the changed situation in the Marne sector and the practical stabilization of the front on the Vesle. I suggested the transfer of the First army headquarters to the St. Mihiel region, where it could begin immediate preparatioHS for the proposed offensive. We considered the outline of my plans and without hesitation Marshal Foch acquiesced in the transfer. Returning to Paris the same afternoon ! went to Proving to talk the matter over further with General Petain. We took stock of available divisions for the St. Mihiel operation, and he said I could count on him definitely to do everything in his power to furnish whatever we might require. Having thus reached a general understanding regarding the preliminary details of the move. 1 drove the following morning to La Ferte-sous-Jouarre to take formal command of the First army and to give instructions to my staff regarding the movement of headquarters to Neufchateau. (TO BE CONTINUED.!

year as from Old Lady lay, which is April 6 of our modern calendar. Yet there are compensations even tn anomalies. The sufferings of the ordinary citizen about the turn of the year are serious enough without having a budget to add to them.—Manchester (England) Guardian. Blind Malefactors A person who becomes blind while serving a prison sentence is cared for in the same manner as prior to bls loss of sight, except of course tn the management of stairway marching, reading, etc. In large up-to-date prisons vocational education is protided if available; if not available, be Is cdbaUy sent, after completing his sentence, to an Institution for the blind, there to be taught bow tn read and write, and learn some trade at which to-earn his living. Old Philadelphia The town of Philadelphia was planned before William Penn left England. in 1682. Before 4683 Philadelphia bad mare than 500 inhabitants.

DaK£ LET SCALES TELL THE COW’S RATION Feed According to Records, and Save Money. Science has double crossed the Regardless of her appetite, dairymen know how much feed they can feed a cow profitably; but first they must know how much milk she gives and what proportion of her milk is butterfat C. G. Bradt, of the New York State College of Agriculture, who supervises the dairy record clubs, says drJryfhen are using their record club figures to lower the cos* of milk Ralph Hallock of Marathon. Cortland county, reports that he saved 53 cents a 100 pounds on the cost of producing milk, by reducing the emount of feed according to the cow’s records. His low milking cows got less grain and the better milking cows got more grain, but be saved grain and got more milk. Rupert Bays of Virgil, another member of the record club, took some grain away from his overfed low milkers and gave it to the better milkers according to the amounts they gave. He gained a can of milk a day without increasing the total amount of feed used. The new way of testing cows by mail is becoming increasingly popular with New York state dairymen. Mr. Bradt says. The charge is by the cow rather than for the herd which makes the test available to dairymen with small herds. The testing is supervised by the college of agriculture and is done at regional laboratories at Gowanda. Middletown, and Ithaca. Several counties have county labora-' torles. Dairymen Seeing Value of Herd Improvement An encouraging report comes to us from the Canton (Penn.) Dairy Herd Improvement association. It states that on account of low prices for the product the dairymen are even more Interested than ever in testing and eliminating the unprofitable animals. This is exactly the attitude that the dairymen should take. Too often a herd Improvement association Is looked upon as a means of getting high records In order to sell cows or their offspring at a higher price. There is nothing wrong with this idea. However, the real purpose of dairy herd Improvement associations is to help the member make more money"'ifrom the cows he milks through the establishment of a book-keeping system. For that reason the lower the production in a herd and the less the profit the more the dairyman needs the benefits which can come from testing his cows and keeping records on rhein. That means that herd Improvement association# are needed more right now even than when prices are good. —Successful Farming. | Summer Feeding Important Care and feeding of cows during the summer months has a direct bearing on the next winter’s production. This is shown by the experience of a Johnson county (Iowa) Herd Improvement association member, says a writer in Successful Farming. He did not feed grain to cows on pasture in the summer of 1929. Then when he took the cows off pasture and started winter feeding, he noticed they were run down in flesh and that their milk production did not come up to what it should. The cows, utilized the gram to build up their bodies. I.ast summer the owner fed grain mixture according to production through the pasture season. The ration consisted of 5*M) pounds of corn and cobmeal. 500 pounds of ground oats, and TOO pounds of high protein concentrate. His cows were in good condition when they came into the winter feedlots v and were able to Increase production and give normal response to winter feeding and care. , Lice on Calves During the winter season, the calf Is often infested with lice. Under such conditions, it cannot be thrfty, as the lice sap the calf’s vitality. Probably the most efficient treatment for lice. Is an application of a 2 per cent solution of a coal tar dip to all parts of the calfs body. Another treatment in a week or ten days will usually eliminate most of the trouble. This treatment should be applied only when the calf Is tn a warm place and can be rubbed partly sry. During the severe weather, a mixture of equal parts qf kerosene and lard or a good commercial louse powder will usually control the lice Thorough cleaning and disinfecting of the calf she 3 |riil help to control the lice. Green Clover for Cows When dry weather wilted his dairy pasture and made it unpalatable H. B. Wideman, Medina county. Ohio, mowed red clover and oats and fedchem green to his dairy herd. “It doesn’t pay to let a cow go off In production,” said Mr. Wideman. “As soon as my cowr showed a slump I began to give them extra, green teed and they came back up In their "milk. The extra feeding paid and I shall repeat it whenever drought cuts my pasture.—Capper’s Farmer. Low Production and Profit We recently had opportunity /to glance over some data gathered by students in a Wisconsin community on the feed cost of producing milk. Among other things the data gave the production of cows by groups. Twent>nine per cent of the cows produced less than 250 pounds of bnterfat a year. It seems to us that among these cows are some that .could well be disposed of. In fact .a 250-pound cow is, right now, a poor market for feed.—Hoard’s Dairycan.

Improved Uniform International Sunday School ’ Lesson ’ (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.. Member ot Faculty. Moody Bible Institute ot Chicago.) (©. 1931. Western Newsnaner Union.) Lesson for September 13 SOME MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES LESSON TEXT—Acts 14:1-28. GOLDEN TEXT—Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom cf heaven. PRIMARY TOPIC—Some Missionary Adventures. JUNIOR TOPIC —Some Missionary Adventures. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPlC—Hardships of Missionaries. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Christianity Facing Other Religions. I. Paul and Barnabas Preaching at Iconium (vv. 1-7). Their experience here Was much the same as at Antioch. They entered the Jewish synagogue and preached, causing a multitude of Jews and Gentiles to believe. The unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles to the most bitter opposition. Concerning their work in Iconium observe. 1. Their manner of preaching (v. 1). They “so spake” that a great multitude believed. They were true preachers. Only that which brings conviction of sin and induces decisions for Christ can be truly said to be preaching in the biblical sense. It is not enough merely to bring the truth to the people. It must be brought in such away that men and women will be induced to decide for Christ 2. Their attitude toward opposition (v. 3). This is suggested by the word “tlierefore,” “Long time therefore they tarried.” The opposition did not prevent their preaching *but Incited them to continue preaching. Christian workers should not give up work because of opposition. Wherever the gospel is really preached there will be opposition. <3. Their preaching accompanied with miracles (v. 3). Since the opposition was so fierce, the Lord granted special help in his vindication of their testimony. 4. The effect of their preaching (v. 4). The multitude of the city was divided. Where meX faithfully preach the gospel there will be division. 5. Paul and Barnabas -assaulted (vv. 5-7). The Jews and the Gentiles united In this gssaulL Being apprised of this effort. Paul and Barnabas fled to Lystra and Derby, where they preached the gospel. 11. An Attempt to Worship Paul and Barnabas as Gods (vv. 8-18). 1. The occasion (vv. 8-10). It was the healing of a lame man. God’s gracious power shown in healing this lame man occasioned new difficulty. That which ought to have been-a help was turned into a hindrance. This was a notable miracle. The man had never walked. On hearing Paul preach, faith was born in his heart (Rom. 10:17).’ When Paul perceived that he trusted Christ, he called with a loud voice that all„could hear for the man to stand upright. The cure was instantaneous, for .he leaped up and walked (v. 10). 2. The method (vv. 11-13). They called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercurlus because he was the chief speaker. The priest of- Jupiter brought oxen and garlands ready to offer sacrifices unto these men (v. 13). In the person of Jesus Christ God has actually appeared to man, (John 1:W; Phil. 2:7. 8). f 3. Their efforts frustrated (vv. T4-1S). This foolish act was happily averted by the tact of the apostles as exhibited in the address of the occasion : a. They denied that they were divine beings and declared that to worship beings with like passions as theirs was criminal. b. They directed them to turn away from time vain things unto the living God who made’ heaven and earth, and had left witness of himself in that he has always done good, giving rain and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with gladness. IH. The Stoning of Paul (vv. 19-22). Wicked Jews from Antioch and Iconium pursued Paul with relentless hate to this place where they stirred up the very people who had been willing to worship them a short time before.. This shows that Satanic worship can soon be turned Into sAtanic hate. This hatred took form in the stoning of Paul and the dragging of him out of the city for dead. Having been raised up by God, he with undaunted courage pressed on with his duties as a missionary bearing the good tidings to the lost. Soon after this, Paul turned back and revisited the places where he had preached, telling them that through great tribulation they must enter into the Kingdom of God. IV. The'Organizatlon of Churches in the Field (vv. 23-28). Evangelization with Paul did not mekn a hasty and superficial preaching of the gospel, but the establishment of a permanent work. Elders were appointed In every church. The work of the missionary Is not done until there is established on the field self-gov-erning and self-propagating churches. Salvation Salvation, here and hereafter, is God’s work alone. It cannot be exercised toward a man who has not faith. certainly be exercised toward any man who has. —Alexander MacLaren. God Loves Us Oh that we could always, think of God as we do of a friend; as of one who unfelgnedly loves us, even more than we do ourselves; whose very heart is set upon us to do us good.— Richard Baxter. Folow Their Consciences Some wise man said once: “Most people follow their consciences as a man follows a wheelbarrow, pushing It before him the way he wants It to co.”— Gospel Banner.

|STAGE COACH ii ■ TALES i:By E. C. TAILOR:! From Stage Driver to Railroad President *TpHE Hon. Ginery Twitchell rose from pbscurity to become one of the leading figures of the era of stage coach transportation, then president of the railroad that put his stage lines out of business, and then a member df congress. Many a New England child, hearing the cry of “Ginery’s coming! Ginery’s coming!" and probably wondering what a “ginery” was, watched with delight as a great stage coach with six prancing, reeking, foaming horses came to a stop in front of the Baystate house, in Boston, or the taverns of Worcester, Mass., or Brattleboro, Vt. Seated atop the magnificent vehicle was a dignified, man, ruddy of face, his stout body swathed in a heavy greatcoat and on his head a tall silk hat. Ginery Twitchell would sit erect on the coachman’s seat, gather the reins well in hand and suddenly be off with a great rattle of wheelX and blowing of horns. Gindry Twitchell was called “HonorabUT even then. Probably it was because of his vast reputation for integrity, and probably also because he was an inveterate politician, and always had a finger in the political maneuverings and plottings of his part of New England. His stage coach was one of the most famous f that ever rolled over the rough roads of the early days of the United States. It was built in 1537 by Henry T. Breek of Worcester, and never was repaired beyond occasionally getting a new coat of varnish. In 1840, at the request of the citizens of Barre, Vt., seats were added to® the top, so that the great coach carried 32 persons, 12 inside and 20 optside. It once carried 62 young women from Worcester on a blackberry excursion, with eight horses drawing this record load. During the presidential campaign of 1840, it carried the politicar leaders to and from meetings around Quinsigamond. His last driver, Hepry S. Miner, narrates that Twitchell before the days of the railroad collected election votes on horseback, and once rode from Greenfield, Mass., to Worcester, a distance of 54 miles, in four and a half hours. He had relays of fresh horses every six or ten miles, and made the ride at night. In the days when he was a post rider, before he had accumulated sufficient funds to buy an interest In a stage coach line, he once slept in his clothes, including buckskin underwear, in the American House in Worcester for a week, waiting tor despatches from British steamers. He also had men and fresh horses waiting the entire week along the road to Norwich, Conn. When the boats arrived. Twitchell mounted his horse and started for Norwich. He met the boat, and delivered the despatches in New York hours ahead of any other post line. Ginery Twitchell was a great favorite with those who rode with him, and the seat beside the driver was eagerly vied for, even in bad weather. He had an inexhaustible fund of racy anecdotes with which he regaled his acquaintances. The people along his post and stage routes trusted him with their business commissions, and he performed a service similar to that of the express companies of today. After a long period of self-denial in days, he bought a stage coach and two horses from a Mr. Stockwell, and established a stage line between Brattleboro and Worcester. In* 1843 he owned .and operated a between Barre and Worcester, apw* later established a stage line from Greenfield to Brattlebpro. In that year the postmaster general at Washington advertised for contracts to carry the mail and Twitchell, instead of bidding for one route, went to Washington and obtained several. Within a short time he was the largest stage operator in New England.'owning a large of fine stage* lines and coaches. One of his feats was driving a coach from Worcester, Mass., to Hartford. Conn., a distance of GO miles, in 3 hours and 20 minutes, through deep snow. That was on January 23, 1846. When the railroads came, Twitchel? turned to the new mode of transportation, and became first president of the Boston & Western railroad. (©. 1931. Western Newsvaner Union.) Birthstone* Revised Help yourself to a birthstone —sot laundresses, the soapstone; for architects. the cornerstone; for cooks, the puddingstone; for soldiers, the bloodstone; for politicians, the blarneystone; for borrowers, the touchstone, for stockbrokers, the curbstone; for shoemakers, the cobblestone; for burglars. the keystone; for tourists, the Yellowstone; for beauties, the peachstone; for editors, the grindstone; for motorists, the milestone; for pedestrians, the tombstone. —U. S. S. Colorado Lookout. Wall Lizard* Multiplied Back in 1926 a few little European wall lizards escaped from their owner in West Philadelphia. They liked,.the climate and surroundings so well that they have multiplied and spread and now form the third species in the locality. We’ve Paid in Recitation* Somebody is now telling us that tha steamer Hesperus was not wrecked at all. Oh, well, it’s that much better! We have the poem without having had to pay in lives for It.—Lynchburg News? Good Counael Believe nothing against another but on good authority; nor report what way hurt another, unless it be a great® hurt to some other to coacqal it?— William Penn.