Walkerton Independent, Volume 53, Number 49, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 May 1928 — Page 5

Sylvia of the Minute By HELEN R. MARTIN » Copyright by Dodd. Mead 4 Or WNU 3ervlo .

CHAPTER Vl—Continued “Not always. Sometimes,” she answered guardedly. “I should think the schoolroom would be too dark for you to work ther.e so late.” ‘‘l usually stop working before dark.” ‘‘But this evening?” ‘‘l—lingered on—” A brief silence. “I must warn you. Miss Schwenckton, it’s not really safe for you to be alone after dark e’ther in your school room or on this lonely road.” “Then I’m thankful you’re with me.” “But what detained you so late?” “Oh — this and that —a bit of work—” “Correcting spelling-papers, I presume?” “Really, Mr. Creighton, your interest in perfectly unimportant, trivial things like spelling-papers! My—goodness !” “I’ll bet you never bore yourself with correcting spelling-papers 1 Not you!” “How you came by the impression that I’m so light-minded as never to correct spelling-papers! Well, to be sure, it isn't my favorite pastime. I do sometimes indulge in other diversions.” No use—he could not trap her into admitting that she had been working in her schoolroom, but walking on the highway. Why didn’t she want to admit it? “Oh I” he exclaimed as at this Instant she tripped over a rough place in the dark road and, to his consternation, fell headlong. “Are you hurt?” he solicitously inquired in alarm as he lifted her and she leaned against him panting. “No, no. Don't you know, Mr. Creighton,” she asked, as she moved out from the circle of his arm, “how dangerous it is to lift a fallen woman? “What a h —l of a road I” she remarked as they resumed their walk cautiously, his hand under her arm to guide her. “There are just two kinds of girls,” said Marvin, “that would talk about ‘a h —l of a road’—high-born ladies and toughs I As a country teacher and pious Sam Schwenckton’s relative, you don’t come under either of these heads. What must I conclude?” “That I adapt my speech to my company. When I’m with—Cousin Sam — my speech is Yea and Nay.” “If it were more than that I’m sure he would not harbor you—if for no other reason than for your corrupting influence on his children. You're not afraid he might have your school taken from you?” “He would if he thought it was his duty to,” she nodded, her tone expressing supreme indifference to this fate so dreaded of the county teachers. “You wouldn’t mind that—losing your school?” he asked curiously. “It would be hard on the school. They’d not get another teacher like me in a hurry!” she smiled. “I can well believe you!” “I’ve always thought people that don't know me miss a lot I” “I’m sure I’ve gained a lot In knowing you!” “Thanks. Same to you. And if 1 were dismissed,” she added with a sigh, “all the elegant education I’m getting in textbook lore would be brought to an untimely end I I’m learning a lot through teaching—from geography up.” “Up? Up to what?” “Oh, the multiplication tables up to twelve. I never knew them so well beyond seven.” “Then for the sake of your education, I hope Sam Schwenckton doesn’t find out what he’s harboring in his family I But really, Miss Schwenckton,” added Marvin earnestly, a solicitous note in his voice, “I’m afraid that with the sort of trustees we have in this district a teacher like you can’t hold down this job long! I’d hate like the dickens to have your bigoted old trustees tire you, so let me warn you—do be a bit prudent —if it’s in you to be ! I’ve been hearing complaints—” “Os me?” “ —from the parents. A small boy in your school, Jakey Raffensburger, roused his parents’ suspicions by being so enamored of school since you’ve taught it, when heretofore he had to be flogged to make him go, that they were moved to investigate the reason and he admitted, after much probing, that he’d rather go to school to you than see a movie, because you told them about ‘devils,’ showed them pictures of devils and acted the devil for them! Satan, it seems, has become to Jakey a hero, to the unspeakable horror of his devout parents, who, believe me, take the devil seriously! They complained to me that they didn’t send their child to school to learn to love and admire the devil! So I interviewed Jake and found you'd been telling these children of scenes from ‘Paradise Lost’!” “A little English poetry surely can't be objected to, Mr. Creighton?” “It's not in the curriculum. Miss Schwenckton! Stick to the curriculum just enough to hold your job, can't you ?” “But do you know I couldn’t endure my job a week if I didn't liven it up with a little of the joy of life!” “Joy of life —‘Paradis ^ost’? You’ll be brightening their lives with Dante’s ‘lnferno’ next! By the way,” he suddenly remembered, “you’re booked for a talk to the district teachers at their monthly meeting next Saturday, aren’t you ?” “Gawd help me, yes! Ain't it awful !” “What are you going to give them? How to teach geography, I .suppose?” “I could even get away with that in the frock I'm going to wear! The softest, most alluring French blue georgette!” she said enthusiastically.

“Anything I say will be well received in that garb! I’m trying to collect suitable shoes and hat to go with the frock, seeing the hard-boiled shoes and hat I’d just invested in, before I’d dreamed of buying this dainty frock, would be a thought too harsh. If I’d only known,” she lamented, “that 1 was going to buy that luscious georgette, I’d have bought entirely different shoes and hat! Isn’t it tragic they don’t match?” she wailed. “Good Lord, are you confusing a teachers’ institute with a fashion show? I asked you what you're going to talk about to those teachers?” “What would you advise?” she asked confidingly. “Do you ftiean to say you haven't anything ready and the meeting booked for day after tomorrow?” “I don’t know any of the teachers, so I don’t know their tastes.” “ ‘Tastes’! Do you think you’re expected to treat them to a vaudeville stunt? You’re supposed, child, to dis cuss some pedagogical problem or theory for their edifying! Now I’ll admit you’ve some rather good ideas, if you could put them over—” “It won’t matter what I say—they’ll be too taken up with looking at my blue French georgette—” She was f/M H ' .'J \ Ba “The Danger Is, You Know. Father, That Marvin Might Take It Into His Cracked Head to Marry One of These Common Country Teachers!” off on the frock again and she sang its praises for the next two minutes without intermission, until they had reached the Schwem ktons’ gate. As they stopped. Meely suddenly realized, with a passing anxiety, that she had been entirely neglecting to attend to her accent —she had been saying “jawgette” and “Mattah” and “teach-ah.” “Oh, come in and see Aunt Rosy. Will you?” “Sounds tempting—but I hardly have time; I always spend Thursday evening with my mother, as my father is never home then ; he attends a directors’ meeting in Philadelphia every Thursday.” He paused; then added slowly, deliberately, "Mother phoned me she particularly wanted to see me this evening, as she'd found an old photograph I’d asked her to look so also, that she’d got some interesting mail from England—” He paused again tentatively. Meely held herself rigid that he might not detect the tremor that went over her at his words. “Good night.” he said abruptly—and before she quite realized he was going,

Pet Cat Made Model for Artist’s Lioness

When Sir William Richmond, the artist, was a small boy his mother took him to St. Paul’s cathedral to hear the singing, and he was disappointed because everything was si> cold and colorless. Ue said to his mother suddenly, “Perhaps one day 1 shall decorate this place!” and we can imagine how she smiled at the thought of Willy coloring the walls with a box of chalks. But the boy’s dream came true, for somebody else thought with him that the interior of the cathedral needed color and decoration, and in 1890 Richmond, then a famous painter, was entrusted with the work of designing mosaics to cover the roof of the choir. The westernmost of the three saucerdomes in the choir vaults represents the Creation of the Beasts. Richmond had a favorite cat which loved him so much that she used to attend him even while he had his bath, and when he got out she would croucn down and lick his great toe adoringly. She was not beautiful or valuable, but the grace of her attitude so Her Idea of It “How much for this little spool of silk?” asked Audrey, who was shopping in a neighborhood store. “Twenty cents? That is about twice what I usually pay.” “But most of the silkworms died last year,” said the proprietor. “I suppose if I wanted a roll of tape most of the tapeworms would up and die, too?” Thereupon the astute little girl walked dignifledly out —Kansas City Star.

he had disappeared in the dimness of the road. *•••••• St. Croix Creighton and his father, dining at the Ritz-Carlton In Philadelphia, were discussing a certain matter not at all connected with the business of the directors’ meeting which they had come to the city to attend. If the infatuated eyes of Nettle Schwenckton could have beheld St. Croix just now—his evening clothes making him look taller, more slender, more than ever like the young god of her romantic air castles, she would Indeed have thought her “honor” a small price to pay for any least notice such a divine creature might bestow upon her. Little did that enamored maiden dream that at that very moment her name was on the sacred lips of her demi-god, her image in his thought. St. Croix, In his desperation that afternoon, after Meely’s amazing rebuff, determined, on his way to his car, that he would pique her Into a regard for him by exciting her jealousy; she herself had given him the hint when she had explained her sllence about the teacher’s boarding with them. Tie would make love to that school teacher under her very eyes! Meely should be made to see how other girls in her station, or In any station, for that matter, jumped at his nod! And then he had seen, as he supposed, the school teacher in his brother’s company; coming out of her schoolhouse hours after the closing time, apparently in a relation with him of the utmost, friendliness. This was the third time in ten days that he had seen Marvin come out of that schoolhouse! His official duties certainly did not take him there so’ often as that. St. Croix was genuinely worried over the circumstance, as well ns irritated at being foiled In his plan to make .Meely jealous of the teacher, which of course he could not do if Marvin were intrigued with her. Over their cigarettes and coffee St. Croix was shifting his own apprehensions about his brother on to his father's broad shoulders. “The danger is. you know. Father, that Marvin might take it into his crackl'd head to marry one of these common country teachers! If lie happened to fall in love with one of them, her station or breeding wouldn't stop him!" “Her station wouldn’t. Iler breeding would. Marvin's fastidious.” “Within limits,” St. Croix doubtfully admitted. “Bad breeding would be a limit for him.” “I wouldn't trust him! He’d be just fool enough to think he could raise her to his level. You know what he is—ail for leveling and equalizing!” “I ought to know what he is! Ive suffered enough from what he is!” Mr. Creighton said bitterly, "'rakes after his mother. Never got his crazy radical slant from me!” “Mother's not radical.” “She’s tolerant. Tolerant of anything !” “Much too tolerant of Marvin's freakishness!” St. Croix grumbled. “Yes, if she'd only stand squarely with me about the boy—” Mr. Creighton paused and shook his gray head. “No—no use. What good has it done, my taking the extreme stand I have? —even ordering my own son out of my house!” he exclaimed, a pained look in his eyes that made St. Croix, who was fond of his father, curse his brother in his heart. “I thought he'd come back cured in a month at most! But what does he do? Gets himself a good job and goes to work! More confirmed than ever in his wrongheadedness ! I’m seriously thinking of asking him to come home again. Might as well. He’ll never change. And it makes your mother so unhappy —his being away !” “And the d —d gossip It make.-,!” St. Croix frowned. (TO BE CONTINUED.)

charmed the artist that he decided to use it in his great work. In a panel near the Creation of the Beasts there may be seen Adam between a lion and lioness. The lions are so true to life that when they were shown to a Zulu chief he started and involuntarily raised his hand to stab. But the lioness is really a little tame cat licking her master's foot. —London Times. Thunderstorm’s Beginning The thunderstorm is owing to the rapid vertical convection of air containing a large amount of water vapor. The lower air must, therefore, be rather warm, say 70 degrees Fahrenheit or over, else it would not carry the requisite amount of water vapor, and the temperature must decrease rather rapidly with increase of height, else there would be but litle or no convection. In the summer time the humidity in Oregon and Washington is rather low. Hence thunderstorms generally are improbable. In the winter time, when most of the rains come, the surface commonly la too cool to set up vigorous vertical convection. Hence thunderstorms are I not likely. Thunderstorms are not frequent in Oregon and Washington any time of the year. Universal Passport “Do not go West without money” Is a Californian’s advice to easterners. Good advice, and it may also be mentioned that it is equally good for those going East, North and South.—Boston Transcript. Women invariably speak of an unmarried minister as talented.

Improved Uniform International SundayScW ' Lesson ’ (By REV P B. FITZWATER. D D. Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) ((£). 1929 Western Newspaper Union. l Lesson for May 6 GREATNESS THROUGH SERVICE LESSON TEXT—Mark 9:33-37; 10: 35-45. GOLUEN TEXT—For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many. PRIMARY TOPlC—Dcing as Jesus Did. JUNIOR TOPIC—The Way to Be Great. INTERMEDL’.TE AND SENIOR TOP- i ■ IC—How to Be Truly Great. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Jesus' Standard of Greatness. Jesus with His disciples was on His way to Capernaum for the last time. He was soon to leave for Jerusalem where He was to die on the cruel cross for the sins of the world. He sought retirement In order to make clearer to (he disciples the meaning , of the cross. They were yet unable | to understand Him. It was a most pitiable .sight to behold the Son of | God facing humiliation and death ir j man’s salvation and even the dis- ■ ciples failing to understand the mean | Ing of His suffering. I. The Disciples Disputing as to Who Shoul_ Be the Greatest (Mark 0:33-37). 1. Jesus' searching question (v. 33). His omniscience enabled Him to discern their secret thoughts. The fact ; that the disciples were wrangling about official position while Jesus was 1 facing humiliation and death shows bow completely He was alone in the world 2. The silent disciples (v. 34). The revelation of the selfishness of their hearts made them ashamed In His presence. The realization that the eye of the omniscient Lord Is over us is the sure ami only cure for selfish wrangling among Christians 3. 'Die stinging rebuke (w. 35 37). (1) "If any man desire to he first the same shall be last of nil and servant of all." True greatness expresses itself in being willing to take the last ■ and Ie: — t place and to be a servant of others. (2) His teaching illustrated (w. 30. 37). This He did by an acted pnrnble of placing a little child in their midst A little child Is n symbol of depend nnce ami Ignorance. By word am! example He showed that true great ness is expressed in willingness to aid the weak, instruct the ignorant, and serve the needy. 11. The Ambitious Request of James and John (Mark lo :.”5-451. L What it was (vv 35.”7). If was for tlie positions of pre-eminence in tin* kingdom Chri.-t had told them of tht* awful agony of the cross ami also of the glory which should follow. Wldh their request reveals pride and selfish ambition yet faith in their Lord and a right desire were not wholly lacking. It was not en tirely for their personal glory that they made this request, but because of their personal desire to be with their Lord 2. J- us' reply (vv. 39-45). (1) To James and John (vv. 39-40). a. Their misconception rebuked. “Ye know not tvhat ye ask.” t>. Positions of glory in Christ’s kingdom are earned, not obtained through fawr or arbitrary assignment. Die way to honor is through suffering. The cup which they were to drink was all that was embraced In the agony of the cross. Christ con- i ceded that the positions which they I craved were obtainable, hut in a dis- I ferent way from what they thought The way to places of glory In Christ’s kingdom is through lowly, ; self-fot getful service and suffering (2) To the ten disciples (vv. 41-45) a. Their displeasure (v. 41). The ten disciples were displeased with the : request of James and John. Their displeasure was because they were not | free from the same selfish ambition; j their action was foot prompted by righteous indignation. b. True greatness declared (vv. 42- ; 45). To minister to others is great- i er than to be ministered unto (v. 43). Among the Gentile nations, greatness I was conceded to those who exercised I authority over others. This is the | world’s conception today. Among the : followers of Christ a different stand- j ard prevails. The standard of Christ’s | kingdom is to forget self in devoted I service to others, even to the giving j of one’s life. The supreme example to he followed by all is Jesus Christ ■ Himself. His whole life was spent in going about doing good, and on the i cross of Calvary He made the su- ' preme sacrifice in providing a ransom ' for many. A Secret Guidance They who truly fear God have a secret guidance from a higher wisdom | than what is barely human, namely, j the spirit of truth and wisdom, which does really, though secretly, prevent I and direct them. Any may that sincerely and truly fears Almighty God and calls and relies upon Him for his direction, has it as really as a son has the counsel and direction of his ; father: and though the voice is not audible, yet it is equally as real as i if a man heard a voice saying, “This i is the way, walk ye in it.”—Sir Mat- i thew Hale. Conviction Conviction comes upon men in a 11 thousand different ways. Sometimes a little child climbs upon his father’s knee and says, looking up earnestly: “Papa, why don’t you pray.” 1 tell ! you there’s many a man would rather ! a pistol were snapped in his face than to hoar that question from a little child.—Beecher. Private Prayer Oh the privilege of private prayer, when the soul need hold nothing in reservation, but can tell it all to God. —Echoes.

VARIETY IN SILKEN SCARFS; BELTED SILHOUETTE STRESSED i

j VITIIAT more colorful than a gay । scarf? Why two scarfs, io be sure or three if you please. And so it is, since we mu?t have color, and plenty of it this season that the latest caprice of fashion is to wear scarfs en suite, rather than singly. This add-a-scarf vogue issues a new challenge to the imagination, for there is no end of intriguing ways which present themselves for arranging (lie colorful kerchief squares and triangles, which are now so popular. The picture presents an Interesting study in the art of scarf wearing. Around the shoulders, likewise

■■WK 'B- ' V ■nmrl Li w® Ways of Wearing Scarfs.

about the hips, that Is one way «»t wearing a two-kerchief scarf set. The effectiveness of such an arrangement Is demonstrated in the picture to the left. Sports tie sets which consist of head bandeau, tie and girdle have quite captured the fancy of (he younger set. And if they are polka-dotted like the set shown to the right, well, that advances them to the top o’ the mode without question. Printed crepe de chine is the most popular for these trio scarf (‘fleets. Country club squares, they call the big silken kerchiefs which give such a modish air to the young modern centered In this group. One would think (hut this smartly attired young woman had Just happened to carelessly thrust her kerchief Into tier pocket or rather, more properly sjieaking, out of her pocket. Truth Is, it is not just a ’‘happenstance” that the aforesaid silken square dangles so gracefully and so conspicuously nt her side. No. imbed! It Is due to u premeditated act on the part of this sophisticated young woman that this kerchief falls, yet does not fall, out of the pocket of her blouse. In other words. It is the very latest act of the mode to so position one of two gay-colored and bold-pat-

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terned scarfs, while the other skillfully knots itself about the shoulders. No monotony in scarf patterning this season! The reason for this be- ■ Ing that most of them are either hand- ' painted or hand-blocked. Some of the patternings are modernistic to an extreme. Picture a color scheme which I involves vivid greens, blue, rose, black. ■ white and yellow, and which depicts ■ a young woman strolling in company : with her canine pets midst trees under a fair sky. No, this is not describing a picture to be hung in an art gallery, ' but rather does it tell of the trend ot ! the mode in scarf designing. Which shall it be, an ensemble or a separate coat for travel and Knot Plaits Knot plaits are popular. A navy I blue satin dress with touches of red I at belt and collar and knotted box plaits arranged in threes is quite stunning. The tie is lined with red georgette and the belt is red cloth trimmed with gold braid. Little Hats for Spring The most delightful little hats imaginable are on sale for spring wear. They are close fitting little affairs trimmed with flowers or fruits.

general utility wear? Truth Is, that ! it is one of those .elcome seasons I where “you pays your money and you j takes your choice.” Arbitrary rules | are few and far between. Fashion fol- ! lowers, as not for many years, are en- j couraged and counseled to dress to individuality. • One would not err In event of choosing either of the two candidates which appear in the picture. Whatever their other differences it is perfectly apparent that these models agree as to the “to be or not to be" of the belted silhouette. Indeed, the subject of belts is outstanding this sea-

son—not only self fabric belts on the coat or Jacket, but fancy belts for blouse and frock prove of fascinating interest. Many stylists are settling the status of the belt by designing some of their most successful cost times, especially those of tweed or novelty woolens, with self-material belts. Natural gray kasha Is the medium I employed for the semi-sports separate coat shown here. It is lined with crepe to match. There is a piping of marine blue kasha outlining ihe deep cuffs, the novelty pockets and the strap along the center back. The collar ■is of summer-weight gray tur. Which calls to mind the importance : attachetl to the union of blue and j gray. Titis' color combination is one ! of (he smartest. The belt fastens with , a fancy buckle. The three-piece ensemble suit plc- ’ Hired to the left is of tweed. The blouse and coat facings are of crepe silk. Straps of tweed trim the blouse. The pockets are of the patch type, ami by (he way, pockets tire almost as in- j triguing a subject as bells these days. I The belt in this instance fastens j a Ties the front only, which is a very | considerate thing for it to do. seeing i that this allows the chic coat to fall i

in a clever unrestricted line from the neck at the back. The skirt which is sewed to a bodice, has a cluster of side plaits. Three materials which are indorsed by the ablest designers for either ensemble or separate coat are loose woven basket cloth, repp and jersey cloaking. Navy blue is considered very fashionable. Sometimes tiie navy coats have tuxedo revers ot matching moire, likewise cuffs with perhaps a bow of the moire at the shoulder, or a scarf of the same run through slots cut in the woolen coat collar. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (©. 1928. Western Newspaper (Inton.* Skirts Like Tulips The tulip, which is naturally a spring flower, lias furnished inspiration for the skirts of the present sea son. The lower part of the dresses are meant to hang in exactly the beau tiful flare of a tulip held upside down. Yellow Hat Banana bakou fashions a large hat that has a high, rounded crown and an irregular brim shaping from a wide left side to almost nothing on the right.

T - 1 Howe Aboutr—- | Sy- ED HOWE ;! ©, Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. A magazine writer predicts that within a few years women will dominate business, the law,, doctoring, preaching, and pretty much everything else. Ido not think so. Thera will be less sentiment toward the sex In future, and more justice. The modest, useful women have been receiving wages too low, and will get an increase. The bold women who make a business of bamboozling men have been overpaid, and must suffer a reduction ; the woman who emerges from the chorus to appear in a mansion, will be reduced. It will be a slow process, but that will be tha tendency under “suffrage.” * * * The filthy writing the world objects to is no new thing, but a survival from old savage times. Though the Arabian Nights Is a very old book, and the most familiar In English, next to the Bible, it is one of the least known, the reason being that fully one-fifth is entirely unfit for translation, and the most sanguine orientalist would not dare to render literally more than three-fourths of the remainder. A literal translation of the entire book into English was once made (1S85), and it was so filthy that not one man in a million has seen a copy, nor is he able to procure one, so well organized are modern forces of decency. Os sixteen original volumes, pll that is safe to place in the hands of children has been easily reduced to one. An old city called Porrpeii was buried in the eruption of a volcano, more than seventeen centuries ago. Pompeii was occupied by the most advanced civilization of its time, yet when the ruins were excavated, much of the art work found was so filthy that women and children are never permitted to see it. So. bad as we are. we are better than our ancestors. Ugly things have been so covered up by modern men that we may almost boast of virtue. « Sister men have too much gallantry and too little courage. I do not doubt that gallantry has accomplished more harm than good. One definition of the word found in ; dictionaries is, marked by showiness, ornamentation. Another, excessive attention paid to women without serii ous purpose, or with evil intent. The courageous man can beat the gallant man with women, or with anything else. Sister men, with their gallantry, have encouraged every evil thing from which we suffer; as they are gallant for the favors of women, so they are galla”t for trade. « * * It’s a pity old people do not lose their appetite for food as, naturally j and easily as they lose their appetite f for love. 1 am still very fond of food, . and it Is a constant battle to keep I from eating too much. # « ♦ I do not object to hypocrisy when It i Is amiable, reasonably modest and ' clever. Hypocrisy makes up half our , virtue. But when coarse and profes- ’ sional, it becomes harmful, and a bore. « « # The people are wonderful even if they are foolish. And they might be saved, if the wiser men taught better. * * * Thomas Edison is a wise man in his business activities; one of a few the millions “look up to.” I often wonder how these few great ones are in their attitude toward the 1 ordinary things of life. After all. of greatest Importance. A certain famous man, several years ago, had a bad stomach. Without the assistance of doctors, be overcame it, and now is living in comfort well above eighty. There is a real greatness. The amount of comfort one is able ' to obtain depends largely upon his ability to behave well; his attitude toward his wife, his children, his daily : associates in business, and social I life. And most of all, does he feed sen- ■ sibly? Does a new pill advertisement at- . tract his attention? Is a doctor book an Insult to him? Is his conscience as dirty as the ' garbage can? * * * I have always admired the gentleman of antiquity known as I’yrrhus. a commander of armies. One day be stalked out between the battle lines, and made a speech to the opposition j oldiers. “Why not come over and fight with a decent crowd?” he said. “We're In the right, and will treat yon right.” And the soldiers of the opposition joined him. It was a great speech. Still another commander of olden times rode out between the lines, and said to the enemy: “Why should you men In the ranks assume all the danger and privation of war? Why should not the commander share the danger? Send him out, and if I do not whip him, you win, without further bloodshed.” The soldiers sent their general out. and the challenger not only whipped i him, but carried him a prisoner into | his camp. That ended the war, and 1 the soldiers returned to their negI tected homes and families. « » # What Is best tc do with the poor? We have been charitable with them a good many centuries, and the poor are i growing poorer. Should we at last tell them the truth? Which Is that I their poverty Is 1 mainly their cwn i fault, as there Is plenty for all, and I that there can be no remedy until ! they supply It themselves. * * # A wisp man of the younger school Bays that when a man expresses the wish that he were young again, he really means he wishes he were single again.