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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.
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