8, 1911.
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Women
FOIL; SERVICE
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England's Matrons and Daught
wniie rrererrinfrPear Prna
Agst Invasion-They Mean to Show
Were Man He Is Not the Only Warrior
-junragette ot Military Breed Urges
Training of Girls for "the Accidents of
War-Country Divided Into Districts
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LONDON. Oct. 1. Though pac la
popular In Ensl&nd today. dfens
measures oa tbo martial side are
extending to new spheres of activity.
Tor the fair hi are Joining; with their
fathers and brothers In a demonstra
tl in of practical patriotism. For tha
first time a volunteer women's corps
has been under arms on Salisbury Plain
for the Summer maneuvers of British
troops.
Very likely part of this enthusiasm
for feminine uniforms la due to the
suffragette movement. It Is frequently
urged against that movement that as
men alone can enforce laws, they alone
should make them. "Women, according
to this argument, are unfitted by na
ture, except In abnormal cases, for the
rigors of camp life. That has put the
women on their mettle. They are out
to show mere man how far be la wrong
when he thinks he alone Is the guard
Ian of his country.
Mrs. Despard. a well-known suffra
;ett leader and alster of the famous
cavalry commander. Oeneral French. Is
a keen enthusiast for the new military
movement.
l believe In dual humanity. she
said the other day.: "Men and women
should stand together for their coun
try, and for high Meals. And I should
Terse Tales From
THE PARjiO.VS Ml STARK.
An amusing Incident was witnessed
t a big railway station recently. An
rid gentleman who waa watting for a
train, and at the same time interested
In the, surroundings did not notice the
approach of a porter struggling with
large traveling trunk, with the re
sult that he was knocked oft the plat
fcrm on to the rails.
A parson who was standing near by
promptly rushed to the unfortunate
Iran's aid. and. thinking he was tha
worse for liquor, remarked:
"My good friend, whisky has doc
Ihat.-
Bat the old gentleman quickly re
plied: "Wrong again, mister. It was
porter." Ideas.
ritKSKXCE OK MIXP.
There are symptoms of a panic In
the theater, says Judge.
A big man in the front rnw arises.
"Pit down!" he roars. "There la no
danger! Sit down!
The stampeding audience stops, tarns
rid fares him.
'lt down!" he orders.
The people ebedlent!y sat down.
"I will go to the entrance and show
you that there la no danger whatever.
the big man says. He stroll, along the
1!. reaches the exit and rushes out.
"That s what I call presence ot mind."
he tells himself. "I never could have
got out ef there If I hadn't stopped
ti:at psnlc."
RICHARD IV IIIS KLKMEXT.
"The late Thomas Wentworth Hlggln
lon." said a Harvard Instructor, "loved
music, but not the extremely technical
music of Richard Strauss. Ravel and
others of that type. Colonel Hlgclnsoa
used to tell a story. He said that
Mrauss west one Summer oa a hunting
trip la the mountains. It chanced that
cn s certain afternoon a terrific thun
der storm descended on a hunting party.
Amid ear-spatUng thunder and blinding
ers,
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like to see boys and glrU trained so
as to be able to meet any accidental
demand that arises. By accident I
mean a war, though at the same time
they should learn that It Is not Inevit
ably necessary for wars to take place.
Mrs. Iespard firmly believes that In
the case of an Invasion of England,
women would play a more practical
part near the line of battle than they
have hitherto done.
Moesra la 1'al forms.
Nearly half a million young men
wear the khaki uniform of the Terri
torialsformerly called volunteers
with a feeling of pride. What with this
and the successful Boy Scout move
ment. It will be hard to find a young
ster out of some form of uniform In
spare time before we are much older.
And now have to be added the amateur
army nurses, the girl guides and all the
other evidences ot feminine emulation
that are i ringing up all over the
country.
All of which looks strange to the
visitor. In view of John Bull's peace
protestations. .But really there Is noth
ing Inconsistent. Indeed, It may be
salJ that the peace parleying and the
boom In military training are connect
ed, for though Mrs. Bull wants peace,
she wants It under conditions that In
sure preparednesa for defense.
Women first began looking for op
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Humorous Pens
lightning, amid delngea of rain whipped
by a roaring wind, the huntsmen all
sought shelter. Where, though, was
StraussT
"Three friends set out In alarm to look
for htm. They feared that In the wild
chaos of the storm he had fallen down
a precipice. After a long while they
found him. they found him doing what
do you suppose?
"Strauss stood bareheaded on the
summit of a lofty crag. The lightning
Tlayed about him in vivid. violent
flashes: the rain deluged him: the thun
der rolled and rumbled around him;
the roaring wind flapped his coattalla
about hla head, and the musician, a
ramrod In his hand, waa busily engaged
on hla high crag In conducting tho
thunder storm!" Detroit Free Press.
BEYOND IIEU DEPTH AT TABLE.
Ther were seated around the table
partaking of watermelon, so the talk
naturally turned to the luscious trult-
"It reminds me of a conversation
which took place between two colored
women, said one of the guests.
" "Mm-r. but Ah certainly does lobe
watermelons.' said one. 'It sure does
tickle man palate. How dors you like
watermelons. Sister LizeT
-Wa-a-l'.. Ah tells you. Sis' Jane.
returned the other, 'Ah certainly does
lobe watermelons, but Ah can't eat
em.
- 'Well, dat am too bad. What am
de matter. LIzeT
- 'it am like dis. Sis' Jane. I lobes
watermelon, but Ah always get man
ears wet when Ah eats "em." Mil
waukee Free Press.
DIDXT WAXT AXT.
Representatives Hughes and Klnkead.
of New Jersey, and Cravens, ot Arkan
sas, three of the Irish wits of the
House, had just returned from the fu
neral of a colleagu and were discuss
ing the pomp and publicity of a Con
gressional funeral.
"I do not want such a funeral, da
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portunltles of service a year or two
ago. with the result that the Women'i
Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps was
started by Organising Commandant
Mrs. St. Clair Stobart. When a uniform
had been designed, and the aims ot
the corps made known, women of all
grades of society, from the elementary
school teacher to the woman of wealth
and leisure, became recruits. The ob
ject of this corps Is to supplement the
work carried out on the battlefield by
the nurses of the Red' Cross Society.
As 70 per cent of the deahs which occur
In a modern war are due to delay be
taween the clearance hospital behind
the lines and the general hospitals at
the base. It Is the object of the women
volunteers to help In the removal of
the wounded over this space, to save
time and thereby life.
The members of the Women's Sick
and Wounded Convoy Corps, who were
reviewed In an Informal way at Ealing
by the Duke and Duehess of Con
naught undergo a three years' train
ing. They are no mere feather bed
soldiers, for they have just been in
camp at Studland Bay, where they ate
sparingly, lived hard and Imbibed in
struction. This time they had to camp
on private land, as their last year's
encampment attracted too many men
to their quarters.
For ten days Private Amy Walsh,
whA a . Mm f 1 mmm m v hrbfut In
l bed at 11 o'clock, haa to be up at
siiGswii
you. Gene? said Hughes to Klnkead.
"No, Billy. I do not care to be put
away with o much display. What about
you. Ben?" said Klnkead. turning to
Cravens. ,
"I do not want any funeral. re
ponded the Southerner, dryly. Phila
delphia Record.
LITERALLY.
Hubert Latham, the Antoinette flyer,
waa talking at a tea to a pretty Cali
fornia girl.
"Mr. Latham," said the girl, as she
took her nineteenth walnut-and-lettuce
sandwich, "tell me. does flying require
any particular application?"
"Well, no, none In particular, Mr.
Latham answered. "Arnica or horse
liniment one's aa good aa another."
THE RURAL- UPLIFT.
"Has your family been of much as
sistance to you In running the place?"
"I should ssy eo." replied Farmer
"orntossel. "Food has been ao high
that the Summer board season would
have been a failure If It hadn't been
tor mother and our son Josh?"
"They saved the expenses of help?"
"No. air. But Josh la a right good
hand In a poker game, an the way
mother picked up bridge waa aomethln'
amazln'." Washington Star.
FATHER HEALY, IRISH WIT.
Among the clerical humorists of Ire
land, Father James Healy atanda out
prominent. On one occasion when a
pretty child was proud'.y shown him by
her mother he remarked:
"My dear child, you'll have a blue
look-out aa long aa you live!"
The mother' face at first clouded,
but Immediately after brightened up
when ahe aaw the smile on Father
Healy's face, for the child had blue
eyea
Once Father Healy waa aaked how
be would describe a Scotsman, and In
answer, assuming aa he apoke the
Scot's accent, aaid:
"A Scot is a mon wha keeps the
Sawbath and iverythlng else that he
can git."
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'clock. Coffee la served half an hour
later, and as the uniform Is severely
plain, vithout complications of hooka
and eyea, nunctual attendance at
breakfast can be enforced without In
flicting hardship. An hour's drill has
to be gone through before the first
meal of the day la enjoyed. The tents
are inspected at :30 o'clock and then
classes and practical work ot various
kinds, such as stretcher and ambulance
work, wagon driving and cooking,
occupy the day till the bugle calls to
supper at half past seven. "Lights
out" is sounded two hours later, and as
there are no town distractions nearby,
every member of the corps goes to sleep
without a sigh of regret for pleasures
missed.
Pay Own Expenses.
The force Is trained by Captain Lang
ford Lloyd, who has reason to bo proud
of the efficiency ot the amasons. Every
private In the corps pays Just over 4 a
year, and supplies her own uniform,
but officers contribute $20. which is
considered cheap for the privilege of
wearing a prettier uniform than the
rank and file. As riding and the care
and management of horses form part
of the training, the all-round physical
fitness of the members Is further as
sured a great asset, whether in peace
or war.
This year, however, other companies
of women warriors have been under
Quips and Flings
"When I waa a young man," said Mr.
Cumrox. "I thought nothing of work
ing 12 or 14 hours a day."
"Father." replied the young man
with sporty clothes, "I wish you
wouldn't mention It. Those non-union
sentiments are liable to make you un
popular." ' e
Mabel I am sure he must have loved
her very dearly.
Maude I should say so. He married
her In spito of the fact that he had
been out In the rain with her all one
afternoon, was seasick with her, and
saw her unexpectedly at home the
morning after a dance. London Opin
ion. Mrs. Wellmeant Are you married?
Tramp (Indignantly) Wot! Do yer
think I'd be relyln' on total strangers
for support if I bad er wife? Boston
Transcript. ,
Artist This Is my painting. Youth
In the Melon Patch.
Critic But where are the melons?
Artist What a foolish question!
Toledo Blade.
First Imp Ananias won't be so lone
ly now.
Second Imp Why
First Imp There's a theatrical press
agent coming tomorrow. Puck.
White Have you any trouble . In
making both ends meet?
Green Not a bit. The end of my
money and the end of . the week al
ways com at the same time. Harper's
Bazar.
"How are you getting along In the
law business, old man!"
"I have one client."
Is be rich?"
"He was." Boston Transcript.
"How time flies!"
"Yes. doesn't It? James Garfield
Smith has a son who Is old enough to
shav and Grover Cleveland Higgles
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canvas. Including the Winchester di
vision of the British Red Cross Society.
These amateur nurses who shared the
life of a training camp were not nu
merous, but they created as much stir as
any Army corps, while they were as
carefully guarded as the crown jewels.
Their tents were surrounded by a ring
fence, and tho only break in It was
guarded day and night by special
police, who had the strictest orders not
to allow man to pass. For. so far, that
has boeti the only drawback about Hhls
Initial attempt to Include women in
the Salisbury Plan maneuvers the
men hare shown a general tendency to
gravitate to that corner of the camp.
The camp routine for the women was
by no means 3evere, for a chef cooked
for them, and a maid waited on them.
Their only deprivation was in the ban
ning of flirtation.
Some idea of the carefully woven
web of feminine preparedness for In
vasion is suggested by the fact that
the whole of England has been mapped
out Into districts, and each section of
the country Is under charge of detach
ments of women, affiliated to the Red
Cross Society. At present there are
15,000 women fully equipped with the
requisite knowledge ot nursing. They
form a disciplined force, wide-awake
and efficient, ready for humanitarian
service at any moment. The section of
the army to which these feminine de
tachments would be allocated Is the
convoy line of the Territorials, the vol
untary citizen army which Lord Hal
dane called Into being. All sorts and
conditions of women are In this move
ment, and their co-operation Is doing
is bald-headed." Chicago Record -Herald.
"Just one word of advice, son, be
fore you go out into the world."
"Yes. dad." 1
"Alwsys be kind to Democrats. They
have their turn once in a, while."
St. Joseph Herald.
Percy What are you going to do
about your doctor's advice to take
physical exercise, dear boy?
Cholly I'm carrying a heavier walk
ing stick, and I wear a large button
hole boquet. Philadelphia Times.
"Hla wife is a business woman all
right."
"What makes you say that?"
"She's Installed a time clock in the
hall and he has to punch It when he
goes out nights and . when he gets
back." Detroit Free Press.
She Tes, I like Ted; he is so ex
travagant. He That Is hardly the best quality
for a husband. Is It?
She Of course not; I am not going
to marry him. Boston Herald.
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Rolllngstone Nomoss Wot's a klep
tomaniac. Tatters?
Tatterdon Torn A kleptomaniac.
Roily, Is a feller wot steals for de love
of stealln', not because he wants de
stuff.
Rolllngstone Nomoss Gee! Den I
must be one. I swiped a cake of soap
today. Philadelphia Record.
"What conclusion did you reach In
your discussion of votes for women?'
asked Mr. Meek ton.
"Our discussions do not aim to reach
a conclusion." was the dignified reply.
"They are always to be continued."
Washington Star.
"Every husband ought to make his
bride a regular allowance from the
start," said Senator Depew at a wed
ding reception In New York.
"This la but just," he continued, "be
cause from the start every bride finds
that she must constantly make allow
ances for her husband-"
something to break down the wall that
divides class from class.
Women of title are expressing their
enthusiasm In practical terms. Lady
Willoughby de Broke, whose husband
figured prominently in the conflict be
tween Lords and Commons, has co
operated in the scheme by planning out
her country residence In the form of
a temporary hospital, for ready use If
the occasion ever arose. The Duchess
of Norfolk and Lady Ampthill have
followed suit, and their palatial resi
dences are now added to the list of
available hospitals. When this organ
ization Is complete there will not be a
county In England without its ancestral
homes that could be made Into hos
pitals In 24 hours.
When It comes to the Girl Guides,
there Is unlimited material for supply
ing future members to the more ma
ture organizations. These lively coun
terparts of the Boy Scouts are estab
lishing new corps month by month.
Though not yet so universally success
ful as the Boy Scouts, the utility of
the well-conducted companies of Girl
Guides Is dawning upon parents, and
the prejudice and fear of girls becom
ing tomboys are fading away.
Service In the Field.
The Liverpool contingent, three hun
dred strong, la about the largest corps
in existence. Some of these girls re
cently went into camp at Freshfleld,
and had the time of their lives, cooking
their own provisions, drilling, receiving
Instruction in ambulance, and evok
ing admiration for miles around. The
training of this corps is under Com- 1
Among the Poets
GODS OF OLD.
When shall we be freed from the
symphonies of Beethoven? Gaston
Carraud.
Bring, O time, the hour that frees
Ua from Ludwlg van Beethoven!
Shall there be no symphonies
Matching those this god has woven?
Must we always gasp and gape '
When his wondrous works are played?
When, O when, shall we escape.
From the mighty Ludwlg's shade?
Bring us the hour that frees, us, too,
From another fond obsession;
IS there naught since Shakespeare new?
Did he quite exhaust expression?
How much longer, pray, must we
Take him, as we'd take & pill? '
When, O when, shall we be free
From the plays of mighty Will?
Shall the long-accepted page
Always shadow our endeavor?
Has a god no youth and age?
Once a god, a god forever?
Must we always bend the knee?
Must we pipe eternal praise?
When, O when, shall we be free
From the gods of other days?
New York Tribune.
EVERYBODY'S BOSS.
Who Is It bosses all the staff?
Who makes us swear and makes us
laugh?
Who's too intelligent by half?
The office boy.
Who comes to work with shoes un
shined And, when reminded, doesn't mind?
Who, when he's wanted, none can find?
The office boy. ,
Who, when on errands he must go.
Delays his start, walks very slow,
And sees the moving picture show?
The office boy.
Who oft Is told that he'U be fired?
Who. asked to work, is very tired?
missioner Dr. Mary B. Davies; the aim
of instruction in all cases being "effi
ciency and development of character
along the right lines."
Some of the more robust members ot
uie Guides are keen to be real soldiers
and not mere "angels of the Red
Cross." They want to handle the rifle
and bayonet like the regular Tommy
Atkins. Whatever aspirations they
have in that direction are discouraged.
But It may be they will have their way
in one or two cases, for there are some
famous precedents of the British and
American wars. In the Crimean war
one Mrs. Christian Davies served as a
man till a wound from a splinter of
shell gave away her secret to the army
surgeons. She had an adventurous ca
reer, with female sweethearts In many
localities. When she died she was
buried with military honors in London.
Again, in the recent South African
war, several girls tried to gain ad
mission to various regiments, and one
at least succeeded so far as to be
drafted to Capetown. But sickness gave
her plan away and she was shipped
home. On every ground the authorities
frown on such ambitions, but they wel
come the willingness of all women to
lend a hand in territorial nursing
schemes.
So In this way the whole Bull fam
ily are tasting military arts. There are
not so many people who believe in the
alarmist stories of an invasion as there
used to be. But the nation is preparing
Itself and mending Its fences, just to
be on the eafe side. And they are the
more likely to favor peace because they
are prepared for war.
of the Daily Press
Who's by stenographers admired?
( The office boy.
Who is it that's not fond of soap?
Who's seldom known to sulk or mopel
Who knows the latest baseball dope?
The office boy.
Who whistles till we have a fit?
W'ho has surprising strains of grit?
Who's who, or, otherwise, who's it?
The office boy.
Canadian Courier.
THE GRASS IX THE PAVEMENT.
"God," cried the grass in the pavement.
"Am I not worthy of living.
Who am green In the waterless places
And subsist in the clefts of the stone?
"Where the feet of the horses trample
And wheels go passing and passing.
By strong desire of living
I live, but am barren and lone!
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"Give me the fields of my birthright.
The shade of the; quiet cool places;
There may I live to thine honor.
Abundant, rejoicing, full grown!"
"Child," said the Voice in the stillness,
"Know I not well thou art worthy.
Thou who declarest my glory
Where dearth and destruction are rife?
"Therefore have I set thee in lonely
And parched and desolate places;
Are the weakest and least of the
legions
Placed In the van of the strife?
"Know I not well thou art worthy? '
I have chosen thee over all others.
Thou who art potent, unyielding,
And strong In the fullness of life!"
New York Sun.
RJSSOTJRCEFT'L.
The hungry shipwrecked seaman
did
not grumble at nis late;
He merely took a calendar and bit him
off a date. Dallas News-