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a HELPED BY SENSE OF HUMOR Poaslbly Man Wh .Vv-M :orporU It In ths Ma tlJQO C.'jny li Right A man sot up the other day ul laid It Was hla opinion that aenstt ot humor was so Important In Ma skat It ought to bo put right Into a) Marriage corcuMV. i It U needless to odQ Uie man who got up and Mid tt vnw a bachelor, If ha had beon a married man he wouldn't have bcn allowed to get up In the first plnco, and oron If he had managed that he couldn't have dared say anything so radical. This gentleman' suggestion was Hint, since the "obey" had been am putatod from the sorvlco, Uie loving couple should bo rcqulrod to "love. honor, and have a senfio of humor" un HI death do them part Undoubtedly a sense of humor has Itn place In the homo, but wo don't oe the advantage of UirusUng It Into the woddlng service. If you really had a sonao of humor In working order you wouldn't bo do ing anything so ridiculous an promts tag anything. A man getting married Is in no condition to enjoy a Joke even If ho Is ono. When a man can hardly keep a wife, Uie way prices are, how can ho bo ex pocted to keep a nenno of humor? Evun If ha did manago to scrapo up the remnants of one ufter the wedding It would le knocked out by tho first of the month, when the bills begin tp come In. Generally speaking, n sense of liu mor In matrimony Is about as much use as a map of ICurope, published In 1013. Chicago Herald und Isxnmlner, SIMPLE DIET ALWAYS BEST As True Now as When Addlton Ad vlssd It, More Than Two Centuries Aga. ' Two hundred years ngo Addison wrote: "Naturo delights In tho most plain and simple diet. Every animal but man, keeps to ono dish. Kerbs are the food of this species, Ami of that and flesh of n third. Man falls upon the smallest fruit or excrescence of the eurth, scarce n berry or mushroom can escape him. "It Is Impossible to lay down any dotermlnato rule for temperance Were I to consider my renders ns my patients, and to prescribe such n kind of temperance as Is nrcnmmodated to all persons, I would copy the follow lug rules of a very eminent pltyslclan 'Mako your whole repast out of one dish; If you Indulge In n wcond, avoid drinking anything strong till you have finished your meal; at the satnn time nbstaln from nil sauced, or at least such ns are not tho most plain and simple.'" ' Persia's Sales Methods. 1 In Teherun nre aristocratic shoe shops where tho styles of Kuropo nnd America ar copied from Illustrations lu catalogues that hovo nomohow or other found their war out there. These shops have glass windows and real doors, ami they display their goods In a way thought to be truly Parisian The glass windows, though the panes are smull, must huro cost n deal of uionxy, for glass Is almost unknown lit Persia. Tho master shoemaker stands proudly at his door nnd Welcomes customer with tho greeting. "All that I havn Is yours my Hhop and nil the goods," Hut onco the propeotlvo cus tomer Is Inside tho shopkeeper forgets to be the frenchman of the Orient nnd the bargaining methods of tho Kast begin, Ths cuMiuner Is assured that tho price asked Is half the mtual eoM while all thu tlmo n quarter of the sum named would buy tho goods. If no bunlneis results, polltcnea Is still the order of tha tiny, for n Purslan does not consign a man to naded, but Just Insinuate, by referring to Mm ns tbu "sou of n burnt father," that hts honored parent Is already there. IliJnnd (hi r bold In Asia, Columbus' Landing Place. Vor four centuries thorn have been dispute and disagreement as to the first landing place of Columbus In the new world. It Is known that ho land rd on one of the Ushama Islands, but In that widely-scattered group there art 'M pieces or land, lurge enough to be classified as Inland, and about 700 "cays" or "keys," like those which lie along tho Florida roast, and In some casts pretty well out to sea. The early narratives hove It that Colum- bus lauded at or on n place which the native Indians called OuanaboW, and which the Spaniards mimed Hun 8al vador, or Holy Saviour. Cat Island has hesn glvtn as the landing place uf Columbus and so has Nailing Is laud. Attwoods Key or Hamana has been chosen by tome us tha place which Columbus called Ann Salvador, and other Investigators who may be termed authorities have picked Turks Islsud, and others have chosen the Island of .Murlguuna.- Wuthlngton Star. Adams' CMIdnlght Judges." The "Mldulght ppolntmenta" was a term applied to executive appoint uients or nominations made by I'rest dent John Adams the last night of his administration. Congress had passed a bill authorlxtug the appointment ot eighteen uww United States Judges, and Adams, with the consent of the senate, appointed Judges to fill these newly created vacancies. They were sometimes known as "Adams' Mid' night Judges." The new low was re pealed early In Jefferson's administra tion and the Judges lost their offices. And while Congress la about it, why not a tax on running for office? The government could pick up quite a bit of money that way. Exchange. The pulpit, the pen and the (it-eas are potent levora for good, lowever, their nima aro not al ways fully accompliahed. Noth ing guided by human hands is parect. Every civilized nation recognizes the power of this tri um vt rate. I0T ALONG WITHOUT BOSSINQ Joseph Pulitzer Selected His Right' Hand Men With Care, and Then Let Them Alone. There Is an old proverb to the ef fect that a good boss makes a good workmun. There must be something In It. The most successful employ ers are those who have the most worth while employees, Part of the suc cess, no doubt, la in picking the em ployee. Another part, perhaps. Is In letting him alone. If he Is worth keep ing he Is worth trusting. "Joseph Pulitzer nover dictated to mo," said Hatnucl O. IllyUie, accord ing to nn exchange. "He neverold me what to write or what not to. Only once In ray life did ho even make a request of me," Illythe wus for years the star mail In the great blind editor's washing- ton bureau. Now and then, us Ulythe explained, Mr. Pulitzer went to some trouble td prove In tho editorial col umn that Illytbo was suffering from u prolapsus of the Intellect. Sometimes he massed facts to show that his opin ion differed monumentally from that of his Washington luminary. Hut he never dictated, said Wythe. Or al most never. Hut onco he did ask a favor. "I hud been sharpshootlng at tha manner In which a great firm of archi tects was abusing tho exterior of the White House," nald Illythe, "when one day I got u wire from the old mun. It run Homethlng like this: "'Unless you have a deep personal feeling In the matter I wish you would cease further reference to the rebuild ing of the Whlto House. Please un derstand this Is not a criticism of what you liuve written, Hut the same firm of architects Is building a houso for mo, nnd If you don't lay off I'll not get Into It for two years," Illytho'rt conclusion was that on em ployer of that sort Is fairly sure to bavo employees who will rob graves, sit up nil night, or tear a thesaurus to tatters for htm. RULED LONG IN WILDERNESS Colin Rankin, Recently Deceatd, Was Fifty Years With the Hudson's Day Company, Colin Itankln, who died In Montreal recently nt the ago of nlnely.four, was the first native Canadian to enter the service of the Hudson's Hay company. After u half-century In the company's employ, this patriarch of the fur trade retired us chief factor In 1608. He sas taken into tho Hudson's Hay company's service In 1848 by Klr Oeorge HIiiiihimi, known ns thu "em peror governor," Sir George was one of the ablest ot the long line of gover nors that began In 1070 with Prince llupert, famous champion of thu housu of Stuart In Cromwelllnn wars. Under him, the company was merged with the North West company, which for years had been Its deadly rival In tho fur trade. Under htm, too, the com pany reached Its meridian of power and dominion and ruled three-fourtns of tho North American continent. Mr. llankln'H service was almost ex clusively In enstern Gsunda. Ho was in charge of posts at Mattuwn, I-a- chine, Ht. Maurice, Klckeudatch, Her stints, Haguenay, Hlmcno and Tends- ksmlng. Ho was chief factor over tho Lake Superior district and the Ottawu river district, lie wan known for his vigor of mind and body, nnd his career, which misscu uut six yearn or rounding out n century, was an epic of the wilderness Adventure. Flour Maker's Proud Record. Ranking us thu champion flour mak er of thu world, John Kruft, who re tired March 1, after continuous scrv leu for -id )curs, holds the unique rec ord of making flour enough to feed tho Putted Statert und Its poHHcsslons for a period of one year, Hecause of Impaired vision, the Ar gonaut states. Mr. Kruft, who Is sixty- uliili years old, terminated his connec tion with it Minneapolis dour company ufter establishing a record which mill ing engineers believe will stand for many years. I.iiglnevr ut thu plant estlmnto that during his -id years of active service Mr. Kraft made 11W,- 000,000 barrels of flour. According to the veteruii miller, an average norma! person consumes about one barrel of flour n yeur, or lis equivalent. Mr. Kraft's output, therefore, could feed I lie population of the entire United States and Its possessions, which ts approximately 1 lf,M,000, and at the eud of the year have a large surplus. Jugoslavia Prosperous. Jugosluvul Is reported to be in bet ter financial condition than most of Its neighbors. Its iiattouul debt Is about JOOO.OOO.MO gold and the budget approximately balances. Per capita tuxes nre coiuddcrnbly less than one- third whut they are In Koumanla, Czechoslovakia uud Franco. The wealth of the country Is nt present matiuy agricultural, uniting is an Important Industry, Several new fnc- erica have recently been opened and It Is Interesting to note that some of these ure financed, wholly or In part. with the capital ot Russian rofugtea who managed to bring their wealth with them when they escaped from their own country, GREEK SOVEREIGN LAUDS WORK OF NEAR EAST RELIEF Cables Thanks for Christian Lives Saved in "Beautiful Work" of Mercy Athens, Greece. Tho wondorful work dono by the Near Kast Kcllof organization In saving the lives of tons of thousands of Christians throughout AbIb Minor and Trans caucasla hrw rccolvcd signal rccognl tton In praise bestowed by Qucon Bophlo of Urecce In a cablograiu dis patch by the Greek noverti :n to Dr. James I.. Uarton, Chairman, and Charles V. VIckrcy, Secretary, of tho No One to Talk To. The supervisor of tho Cascade na tional forest lu Oregon has engaged u number of women for duty as fire lookouts this summer. The women will dwell In lonely cabins on the high mountain peaks until the fall ruins set In or until there la no further dan ger of forest tires. Urooklyn Eagle. H l'kotogupti by li.it it KING AND Ql'IMJ.V 01' GRI1KCB Near Kant Relief organization. 1 Madison Avo.. Now York City. Her meauigo roads. "IK-ojily touclirxl jour great kind ness towurd Greek war sufferers In Htrnlta Area and Asia Minor. Thank ton ull most sincerely. ' HOPIIin." Ai t hn nnino tlmo. the Qrook qucon sont her check to Dr, llnrton, Chair man of tha Near Host Relief Commit too, for 1,000 frunes ns a contribu tion to what sho termed the "boautl mi work" of femllnif. clothlm: and housing tho more than 110,000 llttlo chtldron who huvo coniu under tho care ot tho Near Kast Relief during tho past year. Resides Quoon Sophie, Admit al P. rniimtoiirlotls. of thu Royal Hollonlc Navy, who wan rogont of Greece fol lowing tlio iieniu or mo lain iviiir Alniiiinlnr. on October 2G. last, has also cabled to express the gratitude of tho Greek people for the nld rur ulshud thu Chrlallan populations of Turkey by tho Near Kast Relief. Moro than lliiO.OOO 00 waa ralsod amont: the Greeks of tho United Htates, In two weeks, nnd sent to tho Near Kast by tlio Nenr kmi Honor, to be used lu helping tho widows nnd orphans rendered destitute by thu continuation of disturbed conditions In the former Ottoman Kmplro. Tho funds of tho Near Knst ltellof ara gathurod by prlvuto subscription not only among Americans, nut among tho Armonliiuii nnd Grooks In tho United Htates, whoso countrymen In Turkey uud Transcaucasia have been through Indcacrlbablo suffering. In un official report to Charlen V. Vlckrey, General Hocrutary of the Near Kust Keller, Miss Glen Hastings, of Hpenrer, lowu, describe tho piti able condition of tens of thousands of homeless, starving, half-naked refugee, driven from their homes In tho wur urea, and huddled In stables and out-houses, or on tho bare -round, for lack of abetter. "Most of the refugee aro country people with utmost nothing except the clothes on their bucks, stupefied and dazed by their misfortunes. Ilread Is i:len only to women nnd children nt thu rate of one-half lust for a person, each day. Tho milk Is reserved for tint b;i tiles nnd alck. Tho rofugcett alt around, huddled up against (ho walls Minion with dull, and faces, little children that nro blue nnd pinched with tlio cold, nnd too miserably lllolivw to cry. Ono family of five Bleeps at night on n bare stone floor, uiuler one thlu, ragged half- cotton blanket lu one room soveral women uro wasting uwny with tuber culosis, in another uro aomo severe oyo euseu, Including two young blind girls, who huvo no ono In tho world to cure for them. Tho overilow from lhee buildings live In u wooden shed with t lie walls and Honrs Kaolin: with holes where tho wood has rotted uwuy and lu tenia Improvised from ruga unit pieces or carpet." A uutlou wide nnnoul In betne made to carry on this work, checks to be sent to Cleveland 11. Dodce. Treasurer, 1 Mudlsou Avenue. Now vork city. U. S. ARMY HEAD ASKS ARMENIAN AID Washington Major Ooneral J nines (1 llurbnrd, recently ap pointed General Pershing's assistant Chief of Staff, has gone on record In support of tho work of tho Near Kaat Keller in Armenia. He says, In a letter to tho Near Kast Relief. "Of nil tho heart bnuiklnur distress that exists lu other countries, I be lieve that tho Near Kast situation should most appeal to our charitable people 'l hero uro many thousands of helpless orphans -children of Christian parents lu u Moslem land, who must bo helped by our people If thoy nro to survive Tho Ar menluns have preserved their race, their religion uud their language nn der conditions of distress for over a inousuiui years, Thoy aro worthy of u better fate than to perish, and I believe that will bo ttuvlr fate with- out substantial financial and moral support from the good people of our country. "J G HARnORD, "Major General, V S, Army " General llarbord Is one of the trustees or the .Near Kust Relief or- ganlzutlou, now making a general ap- innl for ftltlilu tn pAnflmid I.. . i. I Mnne ine uesutute or Hlblo land. St. Johns Lumber Company MAKES A SPECIALTY OF SHORT SLABWOOD All 4 foot and Block Wood goes into Short Wood making The Best Fuel for the Money You can buy Phone Columbia 131 P' Compliments of Portland Woolen Mills An indulgent public will over look one of Noah's mistakes. He should havo commenced Bvat Seaside's celebration was such ting flies when there were only huno success that even the sea two on the ark. iiihed when it was all over. Astoria HUllK'et. hnilHino thfl flnnaf: hnns. nn tliA A tightwad may not havo as Umatilla reservation. It will be many friends as the good fellow, thoroughly modern and will coat tut he usually does not need aa ten thousand dollars. 11 l VI 1 I many.-uoaeounr news-ueviow. R,w s Tonpkn. Knr.s ,i,v It will reuuire between four have the curious idea that a law und live thousand pickers to han forbidding tho salo of! cigarettes dlo tha hon cron this Hcaion In I to minora micrht to he enforeivl. I tho Independence district. 'Eugene Register. St. Johns ill