20,000 Mennonites in Exodus to Mexico
Something to
Think About
By F. A. WALKER
EXERCISING THE $. WILL
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Jtecently the Canadian government nml the Mennonites, a religious sect, came to I«*j;aI blows. The high priests of
the Mennonites <>rilere<l tlielr followers to sell their thousands of u e r e s of the richest fanning land In Manitoba and tnke
up boniest ends In Chihuahua, Mexico. The migration follows the refusal of the Mennonites to take up arms during the
Wsukti.wur. Moving in special trains, carrying people, live stock, farm nml household effects, the first of the IKi.UUU are
novy on their way. The picture shows Abraham Wolf, leader of the caravan, and his family.
Once Pride of Navy Being Scrapped
The U. S. S. Brooklyn is being scrapped. This cruiser was once the pride of the navy and was Admiral Schley’s
flagship nt the battle of Santiago, Cuba, July .1, 1 Sits. In which the ship played n leading part In the destruction of the
Spanish fleet. War veterans, out of work, are wrecking the ship which cost $5,out),000 und hnx been sold to a Junk
dealer for $-10,000.
HALT SHIP FOR STORK
The Royal Honeymooners
1^:)TH1NG Is more fatal to growth
Aw of will than that form of Indo
lence which shrinks from trial and ex
periment.
The person who is confronted by a
new perplexity, loses his or her self-
reliance and In despair cries, “what
shall I do,” is not destined to go very
I far afield in the creation of song or
[ story or In the crafts.
lie must, like boats, keep near the
shore and be ever ready to scud Into
the harbor.
* All the achievements In the arts and
sciences resu.i from exercising an in
dividual will and strengthening it In
difficult situations.
• • • •
The prnctlce of doing things habit
ually, as a bookkeeper adds a column
of figures or a typist rattles off a
routine letter, Increases speed and
contributes a certain quality
effi
ciency, but It docs not by any manner
of means Improve the volitional power.
No new or origlnul force Is brought
Into play.
_ ^
The mind functions fron, nablt with
out any strnin, unconscious of exer
tion. Mere habit is the impelling
power which If persisted in for a long
time weakens the will and eventually
retards progress nnd originality.
* • • •
The men and women who rise to
the heights nre those who every day
exercise their will-power In new
spheres. In their self-appointed occu
pations they rail up their reserve
strength, whip their brains to a faster
gait and discipline their resolution.
They think and act for themselves,
master their own problems by per
severance and mount step by step tp
places where rewards are largest and
honors are unblemished.
They early learned how to depend
on themselves by reasoning and using
their Judgment. They dug down to
basic principles and discovered the
“ whyn and wherefores.”
• • • •
Then followed a robustness and an
ability of mind which developed will
power of the highest order.
And this high-powered will Is avail
able to nil who will drill themselves
to hard work and avoid slothful
habits.
This special exercise of the Intellect
which Is necessary to expand the will
may he Irksome at first, hut If per
sisted In It becomes In a little while
exhilarating and carries us forward at
a wonderful pace without wearying In
the least.
If you would test this to your own
satisfaction nnd advantage, try It for
n month nnd note nt the end of that
time how you have improved in men-
tnllty and self-reliance.
The Friendly
Ta th
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Walter I. Robiatoa
V A V .V A V ,
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T1IE WI LD FLOWERS
Told that the stork was about to visit
Mrs. Frederick Sundmeler of Itowdle,
S. I'., ('apt. Axel J. Schmidt of the
Oscar II halted the ship In a storm.
The baby, named Atlanta, Is seen here
with the ship surgeon and Miss Betty
Prostmark, who took a keen Interest
in Atlanta's arrival.
Princess Mury of Knglnnd and her husband. Viscount I .nacelles, enjoying
a short wHlk In the gardens of Weston park, whAe they spent part of their
honeymoon.
CLAIMS VALUABLE LAND
Yardman Is Now Director
y
John W. McElroy, y ardui«® of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company at
^ls work. McElroy was recently elected a director of the company.
Mrs. Fllraheth Clark of Atlantic
City has starte«! suit for the restora-
tlon of 1S.OOO acres of land whlch. she
»ara, was granted to antécédents of
her famlly bjr Queen Anne of England.
The Und sbe daims Indudea ail of
Brighton Reaoh. part of Atlantic City,
Long Island, and a section of northern
New Jersey. M rs. Clark has formed a
corporation of ail descendants of tho
1S original ownera of New Jersey to
bring the case Info tho courts.
C A V K the wild flowers.
^ Slowly, but surely, many of the
most beautiful species of blooms are
disappearing. Constantly those who
love them cArdessly pull them up by
the roots, or the uncaring destroy them
with little less than criminal intent.
Virtually nothing is being done to give
them lengthened lives.
Vet there are thousands who find
some of the greatest pleasure In
tramping through the woods und fields
and viewing the fragrant beauties In
their native haunts. God was kind In
giving us so many varieties to en
hance the landscape and make the
world more beautiful. And those who
love the wlblflowers would he remiss
In their duty to themselves and their
fellows if they did not use every pos
sible influence to have the floral spe
cies preserved.
Some may contend that nothing of
material value Is to be gained by ex
ertions designed to prevent the flowers
from being wiped out. They are wrong.
Aside from the purely esthetic side
of snch work. It Is of great Importance
to the educnflon of the children who
come after us. r.ut of still greater Im
portance is the Influence the flowers
will have on the lives of the people.
No one can look upon things which
are beautiful without feeling more
happy, or without a higher apprecia
tion of God's greatness and recognis
ing that man is small. No one can
spend part of his time admiring the
flowers nnd breathing their fragrance
without experiencing a thrill of en
joyment or without thinking better
thoughts and feeling a desire to make
his own work more nearly perfect.
We, therefore, should be more thank
ful for the millions of blossoms so
freqivently trampled underfoot, and
there should be greater effort to keep
them blooming along alt pathways.
A movement to preserve the species
of wild flowers is tak ng practical form
In one of the big cities of the United
States. Through the Influence of na
ture lovers, park officials have set
aside a part of one of the public parks
for a wlldflower preserve.
Every community would assure
greater happiness for Its people by
protecting these beautiful works of
God.
(Copyright.)
THE LITTLE FAIRY .
was once upon a time a
T HEBE
little fairy who helped all children
play make-believe, and I expect that
mine little fairy Is about today If
people would only give it a chance.
This particular little Fairy Make-
believe, crept through the keyhole of
the door to a house where there lived
two poor children, named Mary and
Johnny, and they were trying hard
to play at make-believe, for there was
no food In the pantry or fuel for the
atove.
Tlielr mother had to work all day
and Mary nnd Johnny wanted to make
her think they were happy when she
came home at night, so they talked
t* C
< l 'M
about the nice dinner they were hav
ing and how warm it was In the room,
and how beautiful were the pictures
on the walls.
Of course there wasn’t any of It
really there, hut as Mary said: “It
makes it easier when mother comes
home to look happy when you make-
believe all day that everything Is nice
and comfortable.”
So the little Fairy Make-believe
crept right Into their hearts and made
them so Interested in pretending that
they forgot their troubles and then
the fairy did more, for while they
were asleep that night she ran to the
THE R IG H T TH IN G
at the
RIGHT TIME
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE
CAN
YOU----- ?
SPHERE arc certain things that
A every one who wishes to be well
bred should learn how to do—certain
thlugs that one should master In order
to establish smooth sailing on the sea
of social Intercourse.
Can you, for instance, glibly nnd
without embarrassment introduce two
strangers? Do you know how to intro
duce a business friend to your wife,
your wife to the wife of a business
friend, your son to your employer,
your mother to the mother of a
friend? None of these Introductions
should he worded the same, each cnlls
for slight modification.
Can you, for Instance, offer your
seat to a woman in a crowded enr In
the proper way? Do you know the
rules for good form when walking
with a woman acquaintance in the
crowded street of a city?
Can you word n letter asking a
young woman to go with you to a
dance, or, If you are a young woman,
can you word n letter politely accept
ing or declining an Invitation from n
young man to if dance?
Now, all these seem like simple
things to do, but they are things that
sometimes baffle even persons who
have had an opportunity to observe
social usages. Stop Rnd ask yourself
If you ''an do them. They are the sort
of thing that failure to understand
sometimes causes no end of embarrass
ment when the time comes.
(C op rH ch t.)
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By John Kendrick Bangs.
THE
OLD
DAYS
O N D E R If the Old Days came
I W Aa ■Cain.
oftentim es we m ortals pray
they may,
W i J live them as wa lived before,
fo r pain
Or Joy. according to the special
day?
F o r me the good that lay In olden
days,
Lost In the hurry o f the onward
flight.
I still may find. I'm sura. In com ing
w ays
That lie beyond the curtains o f
Tonight.
And fo r thetr Ilia the lessons that
they taught
Will shield m y path from many
a lurking sorrow —
Aad If o f OM Days m y Nsw Days
be wrought
I'U find them born again in my
Tom orrow
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home of her old friend Jack Frost and
asked his help.
She did not ask liltn not to make
it colder by coming down from ids
home up in Northland.
She asked
him to come thut vft-y night and paint
on the wiudo.vs of the house in which
the children live all the lovely pic-
tun's lie could liefore morning.
Then she ran to another home
where the people had plenty and to
spare, and this sly little fairy crept
into their hearts and nestled so close
that the man put on his fur coat and
while the cblldrea slept he came, with
a basket of food und left it at their
borne.
The next morning while Mary and
Johnny were Just opening their eyes
there came a man witti a big load of
wood and coal which the same nice
man hud ordered who brought the
food, for you see It was at his house
that the mother of Mury and Johnny
worked every day.
“You see, Johnny, that all we played
make-believe about yesterday came
true,” said Mury. ‘ I am so glad we
did not let mother know we were
hungry.”
"We did not get any beautiful pic
tures,” said Johnny, “and we made-
belleve we had those Just the same as
Jhe other things.”
Mary thought for a moment and
then her eyes felt upon the wonderful
paintings Jack Frost had made in the
night. "Look,” she said, pointing to
the windows, “there is a beautiful
castle and away up In the tower I
expect there lives a beautiful prin
cess.
"See all the mountains around the
castle and the flowers like daisies
growing out at the top. Below Is a
little lake nnd a swan sailing about,
nnd beyond Is the forest, nnd through
It will come the prince who Is to res
cue the princess from the tower.”
Johnny opened his eyes wide nt first
w hen Mary began the story, hut before
she hud come to the prince part John
ny saw, too, what she did, and again
the little Fairy Make-believe came
through the keyhole of the door and
crept close beside them.
And so some day when you cannot
go out to play, find a window where
Jnck Frost has been at work and see
if you cannot find wonderful tilings Just
as did Mary and Johnny.
(Copyright.)
“WhatsinaNarae?”
By MILDRED MARSHALL
Facts about your name; Us history;
meaning; whence it was derived;
significance; your lucky day
and lucky jewel
*1*X*X*X*1*X*X*X*1*1*Z*XK*1*ZK*Z*1*S
PATTY
f p i I E cliurtnlng name of I’atty is not
A a diminutive of Patricia as is
popularly supposed, hut comes, curi
ously enough, from Martha. For that
reason it means ‘becoming bitter,’ des
pite the fact thut It has always been
bestowed on the sweetest heroines of
classic fiction.
Fatty has a certain sacred signifi
cance since It Is derived from the
Martha who was one of the sisters
of Bethany. It was she who Is said
to have destroyed by the sheer power
of her faith a fire-breathing dragon
w hich attacked her family while they
were on a pilgrimage. Although she
is popularly supposed to have been
the sister of Mary Magdalen, there
Is some doubt among historians on
this score.
But however It may lie, Martha wag
the forerunner of Fatty and gives to
the latter name, not only a religious
flavor, but a good old-fushinned name,
which has become almost synonymous
with domesticity. A curious fact in
her evolution Is that she was derived
through ltussln where Martha beenme
Marfa under Slavic Influence. The
name was so much used by the daugh
ters of the Imperial family, that It was
necessary for England, and later
America, to evolve Fatty ns un en
dearment.
Ireland set the seal of approval
upon Patty, preferring it to Martha,
whose only survival is in “ Mab,” queen
of the Fairies. France rejects Fatty,
hut uses Mnrthe and Martbon. Marta
Is the Italian version.
Fatty’s tnllsmanlc gem Is coral. It
will give her strength, wisdom, nnd
bodily health, according to old super
stition. But if she breaks a bit of her
coral. It’s power vanishes as if the
spirit Imprisoned within had fled.
Tuesday Is Patty’s lucky day and 7
her lucky number.
(C op yrlfb t)
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