The Monmouth herald., October 28, 1921, Image 8

sm ell« a n d sounds, hilt he felt th a t
they were leaving an*imprint ou the
very filler of Id s soul. H e knew one
thing. H e knew he could never for­
get this first Introduction to the moun­
tain night. The whole scene moved
him In strange, deep ways in which New Variety May Possess Im­
. d Bex■ r been at
W ire: It
portant Poss.bilities.
left him exultant am!. In deep wells o f
bis nature far below the usual cur­
BROTHER TO TIIE BEA R
rent* of excitement, a little excited
W han F a rm e r F in d s H i t H a y S u p p ly
too.
•
UA.NDPA COON sat In the door­
Then both of them were startled
Will Be S h o rt T h is C ro p C a n Be
way smoking when Mrs. Coon
out of their reflections by tbe clear,
P la n te d — C r o w s W e ll D u rin g
ami her little ones came clawing
unmistakable sound o f footsteps on
F ir s t Season.
Jown the tree nearby and run toward
tbe ridge. Both o f them turned, nnd
Lennox laughed softly In the dark­ ( P r . «red b y th e I 'n lt e d S l a t e s D e p a r t ­ the home of Brandpu Coon.
“They certainly do act Jike them,"
m e n t o f A g r ic u lt u r e .)
ness. "M.v daughter,” be said.
“I
It lias been deti riuined that sweet said Grandpa as the little Coons came
knew she wouldn't be afraid to come.”
Pan could see only Snowbird's out- clover, which grows luxuriantly ulmig tumbling over him, “ yes, my children,
at first. Just her shadow gainst roadsides utxl out-of-the-way places. you are the 'Little Brothers of the
the moonlit hillside, Ills gln-M-s v ere | and which Is grown In some section* Bears’ sure enough.”
none too good at long range. And as a forage crop, has one strain which I “Those big hears cannot be our
possibly, when she came within range, is annual. The annual sweet clover | brothers,” said Timmy Coon, who
the first thing that be noticed about occasionally nppears in patches of the [ asked more quesllons than Ills broth­
her was her stride.
Tbe girls be I more common biennial form, either us ers, “ why. Grandpa, they are bigger
knew didn't walk In quite that free, single specimens or in small groups, than you are.”
“ Can't help It, sonny,” replied
strong way. She took almost n man- | gn 1 of the annual has been separated,
size step; and yet It was curious that I and In recent years It has been prop- Grandpa, taking his pii>e from between
his teuh. “ The coon Is called the L it­
she did not seem ungraceful. Pan had |
tle Brother to the Bear, and If you
a distinct Impression that she was
all will sit down and keep very still
floating down to him on the moonlight.
I'll teJl you how It came about.”
She scented to come with such unut­
Timmy Coon and his brothers were
terable smoothness. And then he
soon sitting In a row In front of
heard her call lightly through the
Grandpa Coon, for they were very
darkness.
Tbe sound gave film a distinct sense
of surprise. Some way. he hadn't as­
sociated a voice like this with a moun­
tain g ir l; he hail supposed thnt there
/ a æ o / a / c T
would be so many hnrshenlug influ­
ences In this wild place. Yet the tone
was as clear and full as a trained
singer's. It was not a high voice; nnd
yet It seemed simply brimming, ns a
cup brims with wine, with the rap­
ture of life. It was a self-confident
voice too. wholly unaffected nnd sin­
cere, nnd wholly without embarrass­
ment.
Then she came close, nnd Pan saw
the moonlight on her face. And so It Sw eet C lo v e r H a y C u r in g In the Cock-
/
j
Â
came nbout, whether In dreams or
wakefulness, he could see nothing else ngated. These points are brought out
In Department Ci.tuiar 1ISI, Annual fond o f his stories, nnd with their
for many hours to come.
eyes wide open and ears sticking up
The girl who stood In the moonlight White Sweet Clover and Strains of
so they could listen to every word they
hail health. She was simply vibrant the Biennial Form, recently published
with health. It brought a light to her I by the United States Department of waited for him to begin.
“ It wns a long, long time ago, you
eyes, and n color to her cheeks, mid I Agriculture.
Tbe nature of this new variety, ac­ know, honeys,” snid Grandpa Coon,
life and shimmer to her moonlit hair.
“ way back long before I was born or
It brought curves to her body, nnd cording to the bulletin. Is such as to
my grandpa, either, that all this hap­
Indicate
that
It
may
have
Important
strength nnd firmness to her limbs,
pened.“
ami tbe grace of a deer to her car­ possibilities, l'robahly its greatest use
The eyes of all the little coons grew
riage. Whether she had regular fea­ for hay will be as nn emergency crop.
bigger
still with the gogglelike rings
When
a
stand
of
clover
has
been
win­
tures or not Pun would have been un­
around their eyes.
able to state. He didn’t even notice. ter killed, or when for any reason a
“ Yes, slree,” said Grandpa, “ it was
They weren't Important when health fanner finds thnt his hay supply will
be
short,
this
variety
can
he
seeded
was present. Yet there was nothing
of the coarse or bold or voluptuous during the spring and, provided lime
about her. She was Just a slender and the proper hncteriu are present,
T H E R IG H T TH IN G
girl, perhaps twenty years of age, and will yield a good hay crop. Where rain­
AT
weighing even less than the figure oc­ fall Is sufficient It may be seeded even !
casionally to be read In the health after wheat harvest. It makes a good 1
T
H
E
R
I
G
H T T IM E
magnzlnes for girls of her height. And growth the first season, anil experi­
she w :gs fresh und cool beyond nil ments In Iowa and Michigan have
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE
shown that It may be seeded with
words to tell.
And Pan had no delusions nbout oats, to be harvested after the grain Is
Iter attitude toward bint. For a long cut. It grows rapidly, and for this A B O U T I N T R O D U C T I O N S
Instant she turned lier keen, young reason will keep ahead o f weeds.
The annual has a smaller and more
XYe a r e m o re s e n s ib le o f w h a t is d on e
eyes to bis white, thin face; nnd at
•nee It became nbimdantly evident woody root than the biennial form. a g a in s t c u s to m th a n a g a in s t n a t u r e .—
that beyond a few girlish speculations and crown or resting buds are not P lu t a r c h .
she felt no Interest In him. A fter a formed. The stems, branches, leaves,
O ONE lias any good excuse for
single moment of rather strained, pn- 1 dowers, pods and seed* are Indlstln-
not being able to make intro­
lite
conversation
with
Pan—Just gulshnhle from those of the biennial
ductions easily and In g o o d form.
enough to satlsfv her Idea of ihe con­ form, hut during the season of seed­ It Is simply n matter of knowing Ihe
ventions—she Imran n thrilling girl­ ing the plant grows more rapidly, right form and then in a little prac­
hood tale to lier father. And she was blossoms, fruits and die*. It blooms tice. It Is nn act that requires no
still telling It when they renchéri the early and ripens seed In August when originality and no special talent. But
house.
seeded early. Seed of the annual form
there are a lot o f people neverthe­
Pan held a chair for her In front of Is still very scarce nnd high priced less, who always do bungle an Intro­
the fireplace, nnd she took it with en- and, since it cannot be distinguished duction, nnd this for the simple ren«on
tire naturalness. He was careful to j from seed of the ordinary biennial, thnt they do not give the subject suf­
put It where the firelight wns at its | should be purchasd with caution.
ficient thought or do not trouble
height. He wanted to nn it* effect on I
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themselves to look up the right wny
the flushed cheeks, the soft dark hair.
to do It.
Ami then, standing In the shadows, lie CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER SIR E S
The other day I observed a stalwart
simply watched her. With the eye of
young corporal, proud to have his
S
in
e
s
M
o
ve
m
e
n
t
W
a
s
Sta
rte
d
T
h
e
re
an artist he delighted In lier gestures,
cheery-faced little mother visiting him,
H a v e Been M a n y A n im a ls and
her rippling enthusiasm, her litter Ir­
anil eager to Introduce her to his
F o w ls E n rolle d .
repressible girlishness that all of time
frlemls.
had not years enough to kill.
“ Mother, meet Sergeant Jones,” he
llecent figures on the enrollment of
Bill stood watching her, his hands
snhl ns one of his friends approached,
animals
nnd
poultry
In
the
"lietter
deep in his pockets, evidently a com­
nnd ngain, “ Smith, know my mother.”
panion of the best. Her father gazed sires— better stock” campaign, which
To bo sure this answered the pur­
at her with amused tolerance. And Is being supervised by the United
pose
nnd as every one w as very happy
States
department
of
agriculture,
show
Pan—he didn't know In Just what way
on the occasion It probably didn't
he did look at her. And he didn't have that since the movement was started
time to decide. In less than fifteen In October, 1010. there have been 174,- make much difference how the Intro­
minutes, and wholly without warning, 104 animals and 2*>4.045 chickens or duction wns made. But the form was
During this far from courteous.
she sprang up from her chair nnd other poultry enrolled.
time 3.570 certificates of membership
In the first place a man should nl-
started toward the door.
"Good Lord I” Pan breathed. “ If In the campaign have been Issued by wnys present or Introduce his men
you make such sudden motions ns that the department. In order to secure a friends to his mother, or any other
I'll have heart failure.
Where are certificate, a stock breeder or poultry- woman, nnd he should use a form of
man must fill out n blank, which Is Introduction that shows that he is
you going now?"
"Back to luy watch." she answered, supplied by the bureau of animal in­ making the Introduction in this way.
her tone wholly lacking the personal dustry, stating thnt he will use only Moreover the abrupt manner of say­
note which men have Icnrmsl to ex­ purebred sires. A repdrt recently Is- | ing slmpty. “ Meet Mr. Brown,” or
pect In the voices of women. And an sued hy the department shows thnt j "Know my friend Jones,” which has
Instant Inter tbe three of them «aw 45 states and two possessions— Guam ! recently become so p«ipulnr Is really
h«-r retreating shadow as she vanished and Porto Itlco— have stock breeders too nbrupt to be In go.nl form for nny
or poultrymon enrolled In the cam­ purpose save possibly for men to In­
among the pines.
Dan Imd to lie helped to lied. The paign. Virginia leads In tiie move- | troduce men to each other In a pure­
It should
long rid«» had been too hard on his meat with 1,130 certificates Issued, but ly business c«*nnectlon.
Nebraska has the largest number of never be used In Introducing women.
shattered! lung* ; and t i w US and h
live stock enrolled.
The right way for the young soldier
collapsi'd nn instant afti?r the i
to have gone about It would have
was clos.iti 1rhinil thO <]t>P* rtlng isrlrl.
been to sny, “ Mother. T wnnt to pre­
Ile lungi ml weakly «mil Itempri tihoir BEST DIVISION OF PASTURES
sent Sergeant Jones.” “ Jones," this Is
pardon ; ami til*» two IlD 'tl w ore roally
i ery gen tie. Tlx*jr tolii hi in It was A ro Acre Tract Will Yield Mare my mother," or “ Let me Introduce
Sergeant Jones to you, mother; Sor-
their own fault for peruditi ng him to
Grace Where Herd le Shifted
gennt Jones I wish to present you to
o ' ertln. I.ennox him* elf 1>!ew out the
to Small Fields.
my mother.” In a case like this It
canille In the big. cob1 MsIrv
Is .not necessary to giro ttM mi hart
.
name. The only occasion where It
I fields Is time and money well spent.
would he. would be In the case the
The
n ext
insta llm ent
of
| I A 2Wacre pasture divide«! will yield
mother, through remarriage, bore a
" T h * V o i c e o f th * P a c k ” im ­
much more grass where the herd Is
name different from the one of th*
parts to Dan F a i l i n g the e x i s t ­
shlfte«l from one fi«»l«l to the other
e n c e o f an or g a n is e d band o f
than If allowed to tramp on the en­
(CoprStM)
outlaws.
tire field at will.
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M o v e d and Seconded.
t r o HL CONTI M F D I
BEST CONDITIONS IN WOODS
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Indirectly, the recent prize fight gave
us a new word, or rather revived an
Different Kinds of Hickory.
Twelve kinds of hickory are fonnd T r a m p l >»g of S o iI by D fferent A n l- e'.I one, f«>r there our national word-
m a li A m o e g G r o w in g T rè s»
and-*lmtlc »harp. Frank IVlIstseh. say*
In the world, ele\ on of them Indige­ *
It Net F avore d.
nous to the Dnlt«-d States «»a*t of the
he heard for the first time the word
“ dither." This means to quiver, to v i­
li«M'ky in unta ins, and one Mexican
Ton can't do two thlnrs at on«»*. brate. as. for example. “ Sbe caused
O
x
tensive fon'sts of hickory existed in Tf the h- *t grow riK condlfl ns are ihe audience to dither with delight."
wanted In a w o o d s , grnzing animais
Greenland.
Not a particularly pretty word, per­
mnst be kept ont. Hard tramptlng haps, hut a prettier one for the same
of
soll
does
about
the
sa
me
amonnt
No woman ever loved a man so
thing than whlmmy. which we suggest
much that she dbln't try to find ont o f good In a wocallot as It d<>es In a he sent Immediately to the cannery.—
fleld of growing corn.
how much the engagement ring rose
Boston Transcript.
ANNUAL WHITE SWEET
CLOVER YIELDS WELL
G
| Pan's appetite was not as a rule par­
ticularly good. But evidently the long
ride had affected him. He simply
didn’t have the moral courage to re­
W a rn e d iiy h i* p h y s h ia n th a t ha
h a * n ot in u re th a n s ix m o n th * to
fuse when the elder Lennox heaped
liv e , ¿ 'a ilin g * 11» d e sp o n d e n tly on a
Ills plate.
p a r k b e n ch , w o n d e rin g w h e r e he
“ Good heavens, I can't eat nil that,”
sh o u ld »pend th o se a ix m o n th s. A
fr ie n d ly s q u ir r e l p r u c tic a lly d ecid e*
he said, as It was passed to him. But
th e m a tte r to r idnn I l l * blood I*
the others laughed and told him to
p io n e e r blood, a n d he d e c id e s to
take heart.
en d h i* d a y * In th e fo r e s t * o f O re ­
He took heart. It was a singular
g o n . M em o rie s o f h i* g r a n d fa t h e r
a n d a d eep lo v e fo r a ll th in k * o f
thing, hut at that first bile bis sudden
th e w ild help him in reach im e a
confidence In bis gustatory ability al­
d e c isio n .
In
a la r g e s o u th e rn
most overwhelmed film. So he cut
O reg o n c it y h e m e e t* p eo p le w h o
himself a bite of the tender stenk—
h a d k n o w n a n d lo v e d h i* g r a n d ­
fa t h e r , a fa m o u s fr o n tie r s m a n , l i e
fully half ns generous ns the bites that
m a k e s h is hom e w ith S ila s U n n o t ,
Bill was consuming across the table.
a t y p ic a l w e s te rn e r. T h e o n ly o t h ­
And Its first flavor simply filled him
e r m e m b e rs o f th e h o u se h o ld a r e
le n n o x i son , " H il l," a n d d a u g h ­
with delight.
te r . " S n o w b ir d .”
T h e ir a b o d e Is
“ What Is this meat?” he asked.
m a n y m iles fro m " c i v i l is a t i o n ," In
‘‘I’ve
certainly tnsted It before.”
th e
U m p q u a d iv id e , a n d
th e re
“ I'll bet a few dollars that you
F a llin g p la n s to liv e ou t th e s h o r t
s p a n o f life w h ic h he h a s been
haven't. If you've lived nil your life
told I* Ids. I l ia e x tre m e w e a k n e s s
In Ihe Middle West,” Lennox nn-
In th e fa c e o f e v e n a s lig h t e x e r ­
swered. “ .Maybe you’ve got what the
tio n c o n v in c e s him th a t th e d o c to r
scientists call an Inherited memory cf
h a d m a d e a c o r r e c t d ia g n o s is o f
h is c a s e F r o m th e first F a l li n g 's
It. 11's< the kind of meat your grand­
h e a lth sh o w a a m a rk e d im p r o v e ­
father used to live on—venison.”
m en t, an d 111 tiie c o m p a n io n sh ip o f
Soon after dinner I.ennox led him
I.e n n o x a n d hie son an d d a u g h te r
out of the house for Ids first glimpse
h e fits Into th e w o o d s life a s If he
h a il been horn to It.
i ly q u ic k
of the hills In the darkness.
th in k in g an d a r e m a r k a b le d is p la y
They wnlked together out to the
of " n e r v e " he s a v e s L e n n o x 's life
gate, ueross the first of the wide pas­
a n d h is ow n w h en th e y a r e a t ­
tures where, at certain seasons, Len­
ta c k e d b y a m ad co y o te. Ia m n o x
d e c la r e s he Is u r e in c a r n a tio n o f
nox kept his cattle; and at last they
h is g r a n d fa t h e r , Ira n F a l li n g I,
came out upon the tree-covered ridge.
w h o se fa m e a s a w o o d sm an is a
The moon was Just rising. They could
h o u se h o ld w ord .
see It casting a curious glint over the
very tips o f the pines. But It couldn’t
get down between them. They stood
CHAPTER III—Continued.
too close, too tall nnd thick for that.
•‘Of course— but alt down now, any­ And for a moment. Pan’s only sensa­
way. I'm sorry that Snowbird Isn't tion was one of silence.
"You have to stand still a moment,
hero.”
to r< ally know anything," Lennox told
“ Snowbird Is— ”
*‘My dii ugh tor. My boy, she can him.
They both stood still. Pan was ns
tr.uke a biscuit! That's not her name,
at cotirso, but we've always called her motionless as that day In the park,
that. She got tired of keeping house long weeks before, when the squirrel
and Is working tills summer. Poor bad climbed on Ills shoulder. The first
Bill bus to keep house for her, and e f f i s t was a sensation Hint the silence
no wonder he’s eager to take the stock
down to the lower levels. I only wish
he bndn't brought ’em up Oils spring
at n il: I've lost dozens from the
coyotes.”
"But a coyote can't kill cattle— ”
"It can If It lias hydrophobia, a com­
mon thing In the varmints this time of
, year. Hut ns I say, Bill will take the
stock down next season, and then
Snowbird’s work will be through, nuil
she'll come back here.”
"Then she's down In the valley ?”
"F ar from It. She’s a mountain
girl If one ever lived. Perhaps you
don't know the recent policy of the
forest service to hire women when
they enn he obtained. It was a policy
started In war times and kept up now
because It Is economical and efficient.
She and a girl from college have n
cabin not five miles from here on old
Bald mountain, and they're doing look­
out duty.”
I bin wondered intensely what look­
out duty might be. “ You see. Pan,”
l.cnnox said In explanation, "ihe gov­
ernment loses thousands of dollars
every year by forest lire. A fire can
be stopped easily If It Is seen soon
after It starts. But let It burn awhile,
In this dry season, and It's a terror—a
wall of tlanie that races through the
forests and can hardly be stopped.
And mnybe you don't realize bow
enormous this region Is literally hun­ S ta n d in g In the S h ad o w s, H e S im p ly
dreds of miles across. We're the last
W a tch e d H er.
outpost— there ate four cabins. If you
can find them. In the llrst seventy was deepening around them If wasn't
miles bark to town. So they have to really trim. It was simply that he
pnt lookouts on the high points, nnd had become aware o f the little con­
now they're coming to the use of air­ tinuous sounds of which usually he
planes so they can keep even a better was unconscious, nnd they tended to
watch. Snowbird and a girl friend accentuate the hush o f the night. He
from college got jobs (Ills summer ns knew. Just ns all mountaineers know,
lookouts all through the forest serv­ that the wilderness nl>out him wns
ice they are hiring women for the stirring anil pulsing with life. Some
work. They are more vigilant than of the sounds were quite dear— an
men. less Inclined to take chances, occasional stir of a pebble or tbe crack
and work cheaper. Those two girls of a twig, and some, like the faintest
have a cabin near a spring, and thov twitching o f leaves In the bru*h not
r o «»k t h e i r o w n f< o .) and are making
ten f. •et du t HTlt CO ill.il <wily hs’ g i l l 's s e d
w h a t 1* hie w n p v ‘s In the mountains.
I 'm r a th «W h o p in g s lu -'ll d r o p o v e r f o r j
"\ Y b a t Is to n k in g t i l # p or i n . l s r he
a f « w mImites t«»i l i g h t "
n*k«sl
“ flood L o r d d n o* s h e t r a v e l o v e r
H e d i d n 't know It. at tho t im e . b u t
t h e s e hll< Is In t h e <la r k n o * * ? "
L e n ii. >x tu rn led qui.i'k l y t< » V HI rd Mm It
Tbe
1 » le n n t a ln * * e r lu n c h e d —a d e
« B * ll’ t t h a t t h e qti« •St Ion h m l s u r p r l s e il
lighted sound that canto somewhat the mnnntninrer. I'uther It wna the
curiously from the hoarded lips of the tone In which Pan tmd s|sikcn It was
stern, dark man. "Pan. I'll swear she'* perfectly
cool, perfectly self-con-
afraid o f nothing that walks the fare
4
o f the earth and It Isn't because she
“The one right close Is a chipmunk.
hasn't had extwrlcnco either. She's a 1 don't know what the others are; no
dead shot with a pistol, for one thing. one ex er il.ie* know. Perhaps ground
She'» physically strong, snd every squirrels, or rabbits, or birds, and
M a r i e * * bnril ns nn '«
St ,■ used t i maybe one of th >-e harmless old black
h a v e Shag, fon— lie
r>g In nil bears who Is on Ions nbout tbe bouse,
»t
theso i
•
And tell me— an you smell any-
girl, I tell you; whoever wins her has thing—"
got to lie able to tame her!” The
"Hood Lord. I. uinox ! I can smell all
mountaineer laughed ngain.
ktnds o f things.
T a glad. ». ue men can't. No one
The call to supper came then, and
Pan got hi* first slab’ of mountain ran enjoy the w ssls If he can't smell,
food. There were po'atoc« newly Part o f tbe sme la are of flowers, and
dug, mountain vegetables thnt were part of balsam, and Bod only knows
cr!*p and cold, a atenk of peculiar what the others are, They are Just
shape, and a great howl of purple ber­ life wilderness—"
Dan could not only perceive the
ries to he eaten with augur and cr.am.
SYNOPSIS.
ry\l t ' v .
A l
N
a long, long time ago that day when
Mr. Lkig was a-chasing young Swlfty
Coon after he Jumped from the tree
where he thought he had him 'treed'
for sure.
“ Swlfty heard Mr. Pog a-coinlng
behind him, and as he was running ns
fast as he could he knew that some­
thing had to be done right off quick
or he would be a dead coon in a very
few minutes.
“ Swifty thought of the tree nhend,
but he knew that Mr. P og would Ju«t
sit under It uml hark nnd wait for
Mr. Man to come with his gun ami
then all Ids trouble would have been
for nothing.
“ Bight then Swlfty saw ahead of
him Mr. Bear's house with the door
wide open. Just as if he was e x a c t ­
ing company, and he was going to
have confpany only he did not expect
It.
“ Well, Into Mr. Bear's house tum­
bled Swlfty nnd ran right under tiie
table, where Mr. Bear was a-sittlng
reading.
•' 'Oh, save me, Mr. Bear I’ said
Swlfty. “That aw ful Mr. P og is chas­
ing me nnd hack of him, I expect, Is
Mr. Man.'
“ Mr. Bear, he Jumped right up, for
he was not a bit afraid of Mr. Pog,
but lie did not care for Mr. Man at all.
"When Mr. Pog enrne up to the door
there stood great big Mr. Bear look­
ing very cross und growling.
“ ‘What you doing here?’ he asked,
showing his mouthful of teeth, ‘you
been chasing my little brother, and If
you don’t run oflT home this very min­
ute I shall eat you up.'
“ Mr. Dog, he Just dropped his tall
and he legged It tor home so fast thnt
Mr. Man never did know where he
went, nnd he had to go home, too.
“ And ever since that time we have
been called the ‘Little Brother to the
Bear.' ”
Tiie little Coons wnlted for a minute
to see if Grandpa Coon would not tell
another story, but his pipe fell from
ills bend on the grass nnd Grandpa's
head began to noil, and they knew
there would be no more stories thnt
day.
(C o p yrig h t.)
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:
H O W D O Y O U S A Y IT? :
B y C N . LURIE
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! Common Error» in English and ¡
How to Avoid Them
.
“T R A N S P I R E ” A N D
“O C C U R . "
O OCCUIt means to lake place,
to happen, to come to pass; to
transpire means to b e c o m e
known, to escape from secrecy, to be
made public. It Is quite common, es­
pecially In ordinary speech and In
writings In newspapers and maga­
zines, to hear nnd see the verb “ trans­
pire” used Instead of "happen" or
“ occur.”
Such usage Is, however,
quite Incorrect, nnd Is condemned hy
critics In England and America. “ It
trnnsplrcd yesterday, at the meeting
of the common council, thnt permis­
sion was withheld." etc., wrote a re­
porter, but he should have written,
“ It happened yesterday,” etc.—or. bet­
ter still, he should have omitted the
phrase and begun Ills sentence with
“ at” nnd omitted "thnt.”
Following Is a case of tho proper
use of the verb "transpire” : “ At the
meeting of the common council yes­
terday It transpired thnt last week’*
action on the street-rallwny franchise
was not final”—that Is, It became
known.
T
(C o p y r lih t .)
THE
F IN G E R
P R IN T
SYSTEM .
HE British authorities In India,
desiring to Impress the natives
with their omniscience, hit upon
the Idea o f taking the finger prints of
everybody.
Later the scheme was
brought to Scotland Yard, the police
headquarter* In London. From there
It spread till It is now In universal
use.
T
(C o p y r ig h t )
A Long Wait.
Father (ns he starts to carve)— “ By
the way, nty dear. I've got to attend a
bankers' «llnner tomorrow. Tliey ex­
pect over a hundred. Tommy—“ Gee I
I'd hate to he the youngest where
there's that many to he helped.''— Bos­
ton Transcript
U L T IM A T E O B J E C T IV E
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“ i m g to m j d B m * h app y by becom ­
in g m y w lf s ?
Y o u n g M i* a G o ld ilo * — Y e *. I «up,
v * * # I ’ll have to be y o u r w ife In or­
der, ev e n tu ally, to b e c o m * y o u r
widow.