THEr.I DAYS IS GONE FOUEVEH. Operate Tliis on Your Orrran Dy .Al Pgccii JL TUP CfrmVAi Ll t QJ HBmSCtVAKLOON Jw. Jbv.yhe cmrjStV CAST YEAR. Y30 BOdROWeD FlVS" :..cc::c.pcri27cn,!;. , 60CKS -JMCH VVL AJCWO; cooccr J i j t FROM VOU to ? ; r-i T 1 a It - ftfLUQJ fit j ' 4 ' i 1 . . 1 ;, . i ii ., - ' .-.-...- . " i t w - STORY NO. 98- r agreed that congress should request the various states to pay the - Tories lirlng within their borders' lor tneur ' property which . had been confiscated during the war. This, as we hare al : ready said, the states did not do. In fact the Tories -were so badly treated that between 1783 and 1785 more tharf -one hundred thousand of them -left the ' country and went to live in Canada and Florida and in 7 the Bahama , Islands. The British government retail ' ated by refusing to withdraw their troops from the "Northwestern forts, and , there i were1 British garrisons ; at Oswego. Niagara and Detroit until 1786. They also passed some law which tnade it almost impossible for. Amer- leans to trade with them. ' Then, to " crease their difficulties, toe different states began . to make commercial war upon: each other.; New York, for: In stance would pass . laws interfering with the trade of Connecticut, and. then i Connecticut would pass a law, forbid ding all trade with New- York, , and so on. All this did not help matters much. Congress -wanted to put a revenue tax on all goods imported from Europe,- but such a storm of protest was raised at this that the idea had' to be given up 'hurriedly.i The whole difficulty 'was that the states among themselves could never agree on, anything and -that Con gress - was too weak to force them to act like well-behaved . members of a single commonwealth. . It could only "suggest." . And however much ' they tried, it seemed impossible to" discover a single law which would be acceptable to au the IS states. .., ,. f . . . Anything faintly suggestive of an aristocracy was bitterly-hated by the men of the Revolution. The officers of the Continental army had been prom ised half -pay for life on the coming of peace, but the pople feared that the carrying out of this promise -would build up a military aristocracy, and a compromise was affected whereby, the i officers -had to content themselves with five years full pay In cash. The 4TTEIJU T. Pfcer said. In an ami , Y aste tretnA kf ftr be bad skid ded down the aisle to The Fat Man's . customary station ;,in the,. end seat, ."Have you? got over tlie iroucb you had yesterday?'' , - j- r' - -' '"1 don't know as I had so much of a grouch, the Fat Man responded, "but the world looks a litfje brighter to day'n it did yesterday." . "What's the matter r T. Paer . grinned. : "Did they cancel that lnlvte to the:New Tear's party or decid just -to., have coffee 1J . ? .- S 'i t . i "Xothin Mke: thai 'the Fat 'Man answered enthusiastically. "The party's still on fid Itnfeeiin" like a - million dollars' in double. U-sgles.' "You -. must -of took 'calomel." . T. Paer suggested. "Yesterday you was complainin' about your liver. '"Liver's all right," the Fat Man as sured him. "Everything's all O. K. nd ready to go. ' . ;. , 1 s , "Humph," T, Paer; grunted. ' "Judg ing from the way you talk you must ojf found a new bootlegger, about as good as your , old one that was pinched 'nd give you-the grouch.. . "Nope," the. Fat Man responded . cheerfully. "The; : old j fellah was t waitift for me jrhen I got down to the office -yesterday jnornln'. . . v You don't tell me,? T. Paer replied . in a congratulatory tone.- iI thought : he was in Jail." t . "Courts're human, after all,- the Fat t Man ; answered optimistically. "You don't think they'd send a honest . Jootlgger one that sold good stuff v. over the road Just before New Year's, do you? . ;---; - ' ' "I had n"t thought much about it," T. Paer confessed. "I Just bad a idea if a fellah was caught bootleggln : these " days the court took his. package 'nd ', handed him a heavier one regardless." "That's all bunk," the Fat Man ar '. gueL """There's bootleggers "nd.boot w leggers nd. they; Just-cut a slice outn ' the wads of-the real ones nd shoo 'em away.",.. . . , ," i- "It- looks like it," T, Paer .admitted, , "but I can't Just get the angle of the .dope.- .., - - . ;. ;:; . ' "Ain't you got no business bead at alir the Fat Man answered.' "If they shot em kll into stir where'd they get the kale to run . the government now ; . that we're dry nd saloons ain't payln no licenses?;; : -: . "From flnin the drunks that, drive - automobiles,-- T. Paer; answered "I thought - that'd took the . place of sa- loon licenses. , . "Thafs only part of it. the Fat Man insiBted. "How"d you spoee they cquld collect any masuma from - the drunks if. they put the bootleggers away 'nd dried u the fountain of youth?" -"'IVm .too much (or nt" -T. Paer &4 .' mitted. tl never, was much good for ! . hlgli finance '""'Bd'Tunnln . tb govern- - ment." 3- P -: "Well," take it from ma. the Fat Man chuckled. I sura was glad to see that ' prosperous lookin business, man waitm' for met t X felt "like X i-was - down ;nd "out when" I gotTbffn th car yestar ' day---;.--e m:!SV' . ; should. ; of -tnonght" Paer mused. -"that he'd klnda laid ofTa'the . Job -fora. day W j when be d jjst t been pinched like he'd been." I " "That's one Treason I was glad to sea Taim the Fat Jtf an confided. tTheyd Just .stuck" him for $500 iron. ,meit 'nd V he had to rustle "em or go across to the liooegow.! - , - - - i "You don't mean yon let htm.toueb - you for that?- T.vPaer asked ,3ncr ! ulously "You'ra . sure the king boob."- "rNot" on' your Ufe," ? the Fat Mn chortled. The poor goat had to &s m quick so he cut about 50 off a case for ; 'a quick turn. " i "What good'd that do him r T. Paer army : was reduced to 80 'men, Just enough to guard the arsenals at West Point, and Pittsburg. Although coy i p.eaaea lor-a stronger iorce to guard the Western frontier, the best It could do was to persuade the states to raise a force of 700 men for one year for this purpose, c, - . ' Before the officers of the Continental army finally disbanded they formed a society called the Society , of the Cin cinnati, which corresponded to a cer tain extent to our Amerian Legion, al though -only of tiers were- admitted. This society had three objects to continue the friendships made in- the ' war. ' to deliberate In secret on the general wel fare of the country, and to create an organization 4 ; membership , In. . which would be "an "honor - which - could be passed on from ' father to - son. The people -who had sat comfortably at home while the" fighting was going on protested vigorously against this- new est "aristocratic notion." Even Frank lin and Adams raised a voice of warn ing. The society was abolished, but later revived and exists today as a harmless patriotic order. . The uneducated class wished to set tle the financial difficulties of the country by a plentiful issue of paper money , jind the assemblies of different states were threatened by mobs, which threatened: violence, if this were not done. In some cases the militia had to be called out to disperce the crowds ofT honest citizens who thought that a piece of paper marked a dollar was ac tually worth a dollar, and who did not realize that without a dollar m the treasury to back it up it was only so much waste paper. One of the most threatening of these riots took place In Massachusetts under the leadership of Daniel Shays, who bad been a captain in the army. The malcontents burned and plundered and attacked the ' ar senal. - State troops were called out and there was some blood shed before the band was dispersed. ' But the belief In the efficacy of the paper dollar con tinued. . (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) queried:- "Hadn't' the cops Just 7 har vested -bis cellar. for him?" -, 'What kind of. a nut do you think that guy is?" the Fat Man demanded. )"He don't leave his good stuff layin 'round for" the cops to swamp up with. They -Just got whaj. he'd planted for 'em 'nd everbody was happy." - They's a kind of a funny sound to it someplace," T. Paer mused, "but I guess as long as you're-fixed they's no use worryin over it," . - ,"It ain't my funeral bow "they handle the stuff.!, the Fat Man replied, "not ao long as they don't get too rough with my friend." "All right," T. Paer said as he started ; for the door, "I 'spose theyk ain't no use wishin' you a Happy New Year." "I'm glad to have you, the Fat Man beamed, "but from the way I'm hooked up Tight now it ain't very necessary." "I hope not," T. Paer answered un certainly. "Maybe I'll see you . New Year's day." . ' "If you do, the Fat Man promised him, "You won't need no street lamps "round where I'm at. . BRAIN TESTS By Saja -Loyd i Fesr Miamtes to Answer This. In the first sentence can be found the. name of one of Washington's gen erals. '.The second and- third sentences aieo each contain a Continental gen eral : the fourth sentence contains the name of an Knglish officer, who was admired by his-enemies; the fifth sen tence contains the name of an English general; in the sixth sentence is con cealed the scene- of one of the early skirmishes of the Revolutionary war. Washlnton recruited 'American farm ers and from" them organized an array of heroes. , r , i -At Valley Forge even that ogre en emy ''starvation was conquered by the spirit of patriotism.- The; "-Continental soldier, with his uniform a rag,, ate seldom and fought constantly. " ' - That great Lafayette came and re mained steadfast to the 'end. '. ' However, the young folks celebrated the Fourth., let them not lose, sight of its meaning. , f From San Francisco to 'New York, from Portland to Macon, cordiality and good will toward the mother country now prevail. ......i-. Answer ta atarday. That envelope was addressed to Elsie Dix. Winchester, .Tennessee (508 equals No Wage-Cut for I Calif ornia : Women ' San Francisco. Dec 30. I. N-. S.i Aar -a belated '.Christmas f gift to v (he 31.1S9 Txmen emoloyed m the menu. ItHe Industry in California, the indus- .tfiat , weiiara - commission today an nounced Mbere- would be no 'reduction in . wages this year. The 'minimum wage was fixed at SIC a week. Em- ptujrers joinecr asjctng- tnat wages oe - mainiamea. tne .commission., an nounced, ware minimum wilt h. shortly,, forotiwr Industries and with today's ' decision: as -a - precedent ? no oecreases are looked .for. v , v . v jAip FOR. l-AltR TICTIMS -: -.-By 1:mtchi .Scrriea. . . Tashington;- Dc IX-The, San Fran cisco chamber - of commerce has for varded.JSOOO to the American minister at Sar.diego de. Chill for use in relief of earthquake sufferers, - it was ' an nounced today by the state department. V-v v-? -v; - BRINGING UP FATHER . in i in i ii I i. mi ' i ll I I i 9 " H. J ' -g ill, ii. ii . i. r-mm.mm-m-----mmmmmmmmmm ' ARE t-O-iTT HERE! i jirn the. ousii.r.?j; - l s 4 w mmaw mm ABIE THE AGENT V frC- CrfC A- Bal PrT Cn itVner)e'!fr&ioe BE SO GOOD? KRAZY KAT 66Y )fx;v4to(j' 16 ' W t nmm jjm a t si i f a a la iss w i i u.tii m JERRY ON THE JOB IJTTLE 'JIMMY JIMNY; UOOiC H0V OU AND BEAMS HAV TRACKJEX UP "WE 'KITCHEN ROOK.NOW JM , : GOING to Give Ybu TO CLEAN rr up ? HCX-E.:.'THACrv THEM CA CON-." "' . i iwirut-r fTO IT AMf5MT fit t'A MS MTmTUAY rg ; i i i i r - -i 1 1 1 i - ;'; . . " mi,.-i r. f f r.' VV- . V-' -V. " - By George IMcIManus SOMETHING. 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