RURAL ENTERPRISE
A gíale o /
R echuanaland . south of th e p ro tec t«
ra te , and his a ssista n t Is sta tio n e d at
F ran clsto w n , In th e n o rth e a ste rn p art
of th e p ro tec to ra te.
E ach n a tiv e
chief, how ever, rules his own people.
T he p ro te c to ra te Is governed a s a
w hole on the lines of a B ritish crow n
colony.
“C hief o f th e n a tiv e tow ns is Se
rowe, w ith m ore th an 20.000 Inhabi­
tan ts. the cap ital of the R am angw ato
d istric t. J u s t n o rth of It Is th e g re at
sa lt lake of th e region. L ake M aka
lakarl. H ere In vast w astes o f salt
m arshes sn d sa n d live a people who
have been called the m ost b a ck w a rd
in A frica. T h e d e se rt and m arsh es
have been tlie lr pro tectio n from the
w hite man and o th e r negro tribes,
fo rtre sse s ‘w hose w alls a re th e w ant
of fresh w a ter.’
“T h e p ro te c to ra te has a t le a st one
claim to w orld c onsideration, how ­
ever, for Just w ithin Its e a s te rn b o und­
a ry ru n s a section of th e Cape-to-
("alro m ain line, or a t lea st w hat will
be the ( 'ape-to-C alro m ain Una when
Cecil R hodes’ dream finally m a te ria l­
izes. P urallel w ith It also a re the
Irunk tele g ra p h lines to th e no rth
W ithin 200 m iles of the e a s te rn bor­
der Is P re to ria , th e new c ap ita l o f the
union, and Jo h a n n e sb u rg , th e m etro p ­
olis of the so u th e rn p a rt o f th e con­
tinent. N ear th e n o rth e a st c o rn e r is
V ictoria falls. E xten siv e d eixislts of
m in erals have been found In th e p ro ­
H T ÍRNAT
tec to ra te, Including gold, allv er and
coal. T hey have not been developed
Young Itol>ert O. Z lrk e r of A rlington, AI umh ., u s be a p p eared on Myatic
due to the Inhospitable living condi­
lak e w ith the ice boat w hich he c o n stru cted him self. T he nail w as p a r t of tions uud th e luck of ro a d s a n d rail-
his m other's m attress. Ilis boat, w hich he culls th e A m erican, cun suit a t a I w ays."
speed of th irty m iles an hour.
Robert in His Home-Made Ice Boat
Find ‘Blind Spot’
in South
Africa
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Hitherto Unknown People
Discovered in Bechuana-
land Protectorate.
,
W ashington. — All o f th e w o rld ’s
"blind sp o ts" »re not w ithin the polar
reglona. A South A frican g overnm ent
expedition lately re tu rn e d from the
K a lah a ri d e se rt In B echuan alaud pro­
te c to ra te , re p o rts th e discovery of sev­
e ra l large tow ns, stre tc h e s of fertile
land, and th riv in g n a tio n s w hich have
h ith e rto been unknown.
"H echuanaland p ro te c to ra te spraw la
over a greut portion of c en tral A frica,
a tab lelan d of geographic extrem es
ra nging from v ast d e se rts to alm ost
Im penetrable sw um ps," sa y s a bulle­
tin from the W ashington (1>. C.) head
q u a rte r« of the N ational G eographic
society. “ W ith an a re a g re a te r th an
th a t of the s ta te of T exas It lias few er
th an 2,<XM) E uropean in h ab itan ts. In
light of recent discoveries, how ever,
th e n ativ e population m ust exceed
200,000.
“Safety Zone** for N ativss.
"T he m arch of the w hite m an's c iv i­
lization In South A frica has seldom
touched or affected th is g re at region.
T o th e east Is prosperous and populous
T ra n sv a a l anil so u th ern R h o d e sia ; on
th e no rth a re the rich fo rests of n o rth ­
e rn R hodesia and o f the P o rtu g u ese
colony of Angola ; to the west Is the
form er G erm an province of Southw est
A frica, now under a Pnlon of South
A frica in u n d ate ; and to the aouth »re
th e ('a p e provinces, rich est and most
developed of all.
"W ith railroads, c ities a n d o th er
lan d m a rk s of civilization on every.
side, B cihtm iialitod p ro te c to ra te has
a p p a re n tly spelled 'd e to u r' to advett
tu r e r and h om esteader alike. T h e lat
e st m aps do not list a p erm an en t set
tlem en t In Its g re a t, largely u n e x ­
plored, Interior. T rib e s a re known to
Inhabit tlda region (bat a re ex trem ely
p rim itive. M any of them a re Believed
not to be o f A frican origin. T he p ro ­
te c to ra te Is, th ere fo re, a so rt o f geo
g ra p h ic and ethnological "safety zone,'
w here th e n a tiv e blacks can w atch the
ru sh and w hirl of p ro g ress on every
hand, h u t can sufely rem ain In bliss
fill Ignorance and leisu re w ithin.
"In clim ate, as usu ally Is th e case,
re sts the e x p la n atio n for th is seem ­
ing o versight on th e p a rt of E uropean
e n tre p re n e u rs. Rei h u a u a la n d protec
to ra te , w hich should not he confused
w ith B echnsiialand, a p a rt of th e prov
Ince of th e ("ape o f Good H ope to the
so u th . Is divided Into tw o zones T hese
can he roughly classified a s th e wet
a n d th e dry T h e « e t, ra ile d N gam a
land, is a region of sluggish riv e rs a n d
sw am ps. In which tropical vegetation
grow s In profusion. It covers th e en ­
tire n o rth e rn p a rt of the p ro tec to ra te.
T he c en tra l ami so u th e rn sections
com prise a g re at sand belt, larg ely a
d esert, for the m ountains of th e s u r ­
rounding provinces cut off the ruin,
"In som e respects, how ever. It Is a
nilstuke to call th is dry section a des­
e rt, fo r It has little In com m on w ith
such regions as th e L ibyan or th e Mo­
have o r th e A rab ian d eserts.
Al­
though th e sc a n t ra in fa ll Is usually
absorbed hy th e sand, o r quickly ev ap ­
orated . w h ere It collect» In pools or
w a terc o u rse s th ere Is a general u n d e r­
ground How, not fa r below the surface,
th ro u g h o u t the d istric t.
“T h e long du n es a re covered w ith
thick g ra ss and bush, so d e stru ctiv e
sa n d sto rm s a re ra re . T h e soil is not
rich enough to support any c o n sid er­
able a m o u n t of a g ric u ltu re , hut c a ttle
ra isin g Is cu rried on to a lim ited e x ­
te n t
Charleston? Here’s a Few
Things It Will Do to You
New York.—Any one who d ances
th e C harleston excessively ris k s de­
veloping an In te rio r resem b lin g the
ru in s of B o sto n s P ickw ick club,
sh a k e n down hy th is jaz zie st of new
steps.
H e a rt trouble, n e rv o u s d is­
eases, fallen a rch e s, broken ankles,
stru ln ed bucks anil fallen abdom inal
o rg an s a re only a few of th e d iso rd e rs
th u t follow th e C harleston, a c c o rd ­
ing to a well know n New York physi-
clan who h a s m any C h arlesto n d a n c e rs
for Ills p u tlen ts.
H e Is Dr. H a rry
G ilb ert of 150 W est F ifty fifth stre e t.
"T h e h e a rt s tr a in re su ltin g from
th re e or fo u r m in u tes of C h arlesto n -
lug Is equal to th a t ex p erien ced by a
boxer In six ro u n d s," Hr. G ilb ert said
today. "T he su p er-C h arlesto n h a s the
sam e effect on th e physique us rid in g
a bicycle up-hill,”
All Hymns in Book
Sung in Single Service
1'ngo l*Hgo, Sam oa.
T he death
fe a st, un In stitu tio n w hich h a s been
han d ed down to euch nucceedliiff gen
o ra tio n of n ativ e S am oans from the
e a rlie s t tim e s a III not he abandoned
a t present, the assem bly of titled
c h ie fta in * haa deckled. Iti th ia de
d a to li Ida excellency H enry F. B ryan,
c a p ta in In the C tilted S ta le * navy and
p re se n t governor of A m erican Sam oa,
baa acquiesced
In Ita Inroad*, w e ste rn e h d ila tio n
ba* abolished m any o f th e p ictu resq u e
social o r trib a l custom s of the Island*,
b u t th e prim itiv e m ethod of show ing
re sp e c t for th e dead will not l»e out
l a s «ni until th e S am oan people them
• e h e s a re ready for th e change
A re so lu tio n to do aw ay w ith the
cercm ouy w as defeated in the A tte ri
f t
KIDDIE
KATYDID
/¿^Arthur 5coit Dailey
m ight well w onder w hy he d id n 't
m ake one quick sp rin g a t K iddle K a ty ­
did a n d sw allow him. B ut th a t w as
H y CERTA IN LY hope you a r e n 't go- not Mr. N ighthaw k's w ay o f dining.
X Ing to d isap p o in t m e?" Mr. N ight­
"W ell." he said a t la s t, "th o u g h you
haw k w hined, as he looked hungrily re fu se to Jum p for me, won t you
at K iddie K atydid, w ho w as clinging
kindly call som e o th er m em ber of y o u r
tight to his perch.
“ P lease, please
fam ily and a sk him to oblige m e?”
Jum p for me— Just o n c e !” he begged.
“I d o n 't know w here m y re la tio n s
“ H ere I've com e all th e w ay across
a re Just now ," replied K iddle K a ty ­
the m eadow on p u rp o se to see w h a t a
did. "Som e of them w ere h e re u w hile
fine Jum per you a r e ! And I shall feel
a g o ; but th ey w ent aw ay .” And th a t
very unhappy if you d o n 't p e rfo rm for
w as q u ite tr u e ! At th a t p e e n t-M h a t
me."
first w a rn in g c ry —o f Mr. N igh th aw k 's,
B ut K iddle K aty d id re fu sed to they had all v a nished a s if by m agic,
budge.
am ong th e leaves.
"I h a d n 't Intended to do a n y leaping
“ W h at nbout th a t K a ty you’re a l­
ton ig h t," he told Sir. N ighthaw k. w ays talk in g a b o u t? " Mr. N ighthaw k
i then inquired.
"D o n 't you suppose
I you could find h e r a n d p e rsu a d e h e r
1 to do a little Jum ping fo r me— Ju st
| to show me how It's done?"
“I'm s o rry —”
K iddle said s o m e
I w hat stiffly, “ I’m s o r r y ; b u t I m ust
I a bsolutely re fu se to do such a thing.
I Now th a t you've m entioned her. I'll
I sim ply say K aty did. And beyond th a t
I can n o t discu ss h e r w ith you.”
•'She did w h a t? ” Mr. N ighthaw k
I w an ted to know —th ro u g h Ills nose.
|
R ut K iddie K a ty d id d eclined to a n ­
sw er th a t question. H e m erely hugged
his w ings c lo ser to Ills green body, and
shot a sly glance a t Mr. N ighthaw k,
as If to say, “ A ll! T h a t's for you to
I find o u t! R ut I s h a n 't tell y o u !"
Mr. N ighthaw k looked r a th e r fool­
ish. He had alw ay s su pposed th a t
I any one w ho sp en t a good p a rt of
every nig h t say in g th e sam e th in g
: over and over a n d o v e r a g ain m ust
lie q u ite dull-w itted. R u t now he be­
gan to th in k th a t p e rh a p s K iddle
He K atydid w as b rig h te r th a n th e field
j "No Jumping fo r Me Tonight!
Piped in a Shrill Voice.
I people g enerally believed him to he.
And w hen K iddle su d d e n ly ask e d him
“
And
if
I
Jum
ped
for
you.
It
w
ould
1
.1 q uestion, he w as s u re o f his m is­
only upset my p lans."
;
take.
“ I know —I know ," said Mr. N ig h t­
"H id you know ," said K iddie, “ thHt
haw k, nodding his head.
“ R ut I Solomon Owl o ften v isits th ese fa rm
thought
th
a
t
Just
to
oblige
a
friend
,
buildings?"
you w ouldn't object to ju m p in g from
“ W hy. n o ! I w a sn 't a w a re o f th a t,”
th is tre e into th a t one."
And. he Mr. N igh th aw k rep lied w ith a quick,
p ointed to th e n e a re st m aple, th e
nervous look b ehind him .
“ W h at
brunches of w hich all but touched th e
brings him h e re ? ”
tree-to p in which they w ere sittin g .
“C h ic k e n s !” K iddle K a ty d id e x ­
R ut K iddie K a ty d id 's m ind w us m ade
plain ed . “ Solom on Owl is very fond
up.
o f chickens. B ut th ey do sa y th a t
"N o Jum ping for me to n ig h t!“ he
h e 's not above e a tin g n n ig h th aw k
piped In a sh rill voice.
w hen he hupiiens to stu m b le upon
All th is tim e Mr. N ighthaw k w as
tine."
grow ing h u n g rier th an ever. And one
(© by Oroaset A D u n la p )
IterilHiidH, < ’a l.—AU the hym ns in the
R tandard hym n book of the M ethodist
E piscopal ch u rch w ere read, re cite d or
Hung io tlie M ethodist E piscopal
ch u rch »it Y ucaipa d u rin g an eleven-
hour period.
A to ta l of 74.8 hym ns
w ere umm I In th e service.
W alter
F ritts , R edlands high school stu d e n t,
re cite d 37 hym ns. About KM) persons
Governed From W ithout.
p a rtic ip a te d in th e service. E ach fam ­
“F o r a d m in istra tiv e purposes R echu­ ily in th e cong reg atio n had been as
a n alan d p ro te c to ra te Is divided Into signed ten hym ns.
eleven d istric ts, each u n d e r a resident
m ag istra te . A resid en t com m issioner,
Traffic a c c id e n ts In th e busy stre e t! I
or overlord, fo r th e p ro te c to ra te re of T okyo a re ra p id ly increasing, ac­
sides ut M afcking, In the te rrito ry of cording to m etro p o litan police records, i
A WHINING CALLER
MATCHES AND HUSBANDS ERNEST THOMPSON SETON
E T an u n m arried girl light a m atch ■ p itN E S T T H O M PSO N SE T O N Is
in a p lace us fre e from d ra u g h ts ■L"/ an a r tis t, sc u lp to r, a u th o r, scien ­
a s possible and w a tch In w h a t d irec­ tis t, le c tu re r a n d w ild an im al lover, a
tio n th e fiume veers. In th u t d ire c ­ m an w ho p u t his vnrled a b ilitie s to a
—
tio n is h e r f u tu re liushnnd. T ills m ost u n u su a l use. H e h a s done m ore
su p e rstitio n is found, acco rd in g to th e th a n any o th e r m an to give th e a v e r­
A m erican F olklore society, in ru ra l age person an In tim a te know ledge of
New E n g lan d and, p erh ap s, o b ta in s in th e w ild a n im a ls o f th is a n d m any
o th e r sections, In a p p a re n tly one of o th e r c o u n tries.
th e few su rv iv a ls o f fire-w orship
H e w as horn A ugust 14. 1S«I. In
fo u n d In o n r m odern folklore. In E u­
■
rope, th ro u g h w hich we In h erit oi< E ngland, and w hen he w as a bout
su |ie r» tltio n s, fire w orship w as an im- tw enty-one, cam e over to C a n a d a and
p o rted cult from th e E ast w hich nev er i " Y '1 J ” ” ,'e w ll'l>'Oiess p a rt of Maul-
flourished in Its tra n s p la n tin g and toba for th re e y e ars w ith his b rother.
T hey farm ed som e land, a n d E rn e s t
w hich has, th ere fo re , left few tra c e s
Seton stu d ied th e a n im a ls of th e re ­
upon o u r folklore.
Som e in v e s tig a to rs h av e held th a t gion. and th e w ild life a bout him. H e
besid es th e Im ported th e re w as an In­ found a m edium o f e xpression In
digenous fire-w orship c u lt In E urope p a in t, p la s te r and prose, nnd p re ttv
In very a n cien t t im e s : but th e b est a u ­ soon, th ro u g h som e p a p e rs he p u b ­
th o ritie s hold th a t w h at is claim ed as lished. becam e w idely know n as a n a t-
indigenous fire-w orship am ong th e I urHli!,t “ nd WBS m ade the governm ent
a h o rig in al E u ro p e a n s w as m erely a n a tu ra lis t o f M anitoba. T hen a p u b ­
form of sun-w orship, th e fires being lish in g firm in New York Induced hint
Im ita tiv e suns. H ow ever, fire-w orship to Illu s tra te an encyclopedic d ictio n ­
did prev ail to som e e x te n t In a n cien t ary.
H e m ade som e th o u sa n d and odd
E u ro p e and we find tra c e s of It now
and th en in m odern folklore. Eire- sk etch es for th is, and th en w ent to
In one
w orshiper* asked m any th in g s of th e ir i P a ris to stu d y a r t serio u sly
lam bent god —h e w as to them an ' year, a p ictu re o f his o f a w olf whs
o ra c le sp ellin g th e fu tu re and re v ea l­ I hung in th e Salon—an u n u su al honor
I
At th e left, »landing, la show n Hr. M orris S. V íteles of the I'n iv e rs lty of ing th e s e c re ts of th e p re sen t by th e | for an a rt s t u d e n t He w ro te th en
; P ennaylvanla d e p a rtm e n t of psychology, as he m ade a te st of an a p p lican t c h a ra c te r ami m ovem ent o f his flume the " Art A natom y o f A nim als," a hook
—Ju st a s th e New E ngland girl s m atch which a r tis ts ev ery w h ere h ave found
for a d riv e r's license hy m eans of the a p p a r a t u s recen tly devised. 1 lie ¡1
j apectlve < huuffeur a t th e d riv e r's se a t Is re ac tin g to th e signals as they ap­ In d ica te s th e d irectio n of h e r fu tu re invaluable.
p e a r ou th e a p p a ra tu s before hint.
husband.
His best known g e n era l w ork Is
oat bz M cC lure N ’ m i s i » r S x n jn
"M ild A nim als I H ave K now n."
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th o u g h O lliers o f his anim al ta le s a re
sev eral villages T h e cost of th e great
alm ost equally heloreil. bv ch ild ren
am ount of food som etim e* so Im­
and grow n-ups too. R a th e r re ce n tly
p o verishes th e e n tire com m unity that
he founded th e W oodcraft L eague of
It does not reco v er financial com fort
A m erica.
fo r m ouths.
T
New Test for Chauffeurs Is Devised
SAMOANS CLING TO FEAST
IN HONOR OF THEIR DEAD
Island Chiefs Decida Against Aban
donlng Ceremony Handed Down
From Remote Times.
K a th leen K ey
can Sam oa an n u al fono. T he fono I* |
an assem bly of lltlenl ch ie fs who m eet 1 O ver H ills, Poorhouse,
each y e a r to c o n fe r w ith the officials j
for B eauty Q ueen at 69
of the a d m in istra tio n , and la p resided
Ja n e sv ille , W la.—M ary Lulu Lev, j
over by th e naval go v ern o r In person.
seventy-one y e a rs old. who
g ‘
T he S am oans believe th a t the prop
"b e au ty " queen a little over a y ear !
e r way to honor th e dead is to gorge
ago, rode th ro u g h the s tre e ts to the
th em selv es w ith f«M*l. th en yell, ch an t
poorhouse. recently, ¡tile o u tra n a i
or sing th e ir hym ns of sorrow until
hu n d red a sp irin g young wom en for
they fail a slee p from exhaustion. T he
th e honor of being acclaim ed queen '
food Is fu rn ish e d by th e fam ily or
of b eauty In a th e a te r p ublicity cum-
Ad people a re palgn
I clan of th e deceased
a t lib e rty to p a rta k e of the feast
H er victory In the co n te st w as 1
F« hh | usually c o n sists of pigs ro asted
caused by a pre»» agent a h«ae stunt
whole, ta ro , b re a d fru it, baked b a ­
got beyond control
H er nam e »truck ;
, n an as, ff«h. hr»*ad and p e rh ap s keg th e fan cy o f th e voting populace ami
beef bought from th e tra d e r s store.
I before those In ch arg e knew she w as I
T h e m ain objection lies in th e fact I a wom an of sixty nine and lived In a
th a t a fam ily w hich has been u n fo rtu
little shack in th e ra ilro ad y a rd s, »he
h a te enough to lose one o f P s nietu ) had a com m anding lead
h ers m ay !*• unduly Inipoveftahed In
T he poorhouse becam e a n ecessity j
upholding th e custom . T h is is eape i when h e r husband. A ustin, broke a |
, d a lly so in the case of high chit fa I leg l ie appealed to the ccuuty for '
, who»« fam ily cvtMMcUooa combine i aid.
A LINE O’ CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
T H E COUNT
M A Y be g r o w in g o ld e r e v e r y
•i.A V
W h e n c o u n tin g y e a rs In th e o ld -
fa s h io n e d w a y .
R u t lik e th e y e a rs th e m s e lv e s I
h a v e a p la n
B y w h ic h a lo n e I r e c k r
up m y
epan.
8o w h e n th e S p rin tr com es on
w it h Jocund a ir .
And
fra g ra n t
flo w e rs b u d d in g
e v e ry w h e re .
A nd a rd e n t Y o u th s tre a m s fro m
th e a x u re s k y .
E en a« th e Y e a r is y o u n g lik e «
w is e a m I.
A by McClure Newspaper Syndicate )
I
S» McCiprs
j
•p«p«r a>»<u ti«.)
Handsome
Kathleen
Key,
the
“ movie" star, who recently returned
from Rome w ith a well known pro­
ducing company in a great ecreen suc­
cess, is noted fo r her beautiful shoul­
ders and hands. This is Miss Key’s
latest picture.
-O -
IP HO SAID
"Few
M p ir lts
a re
m ade
b e tte r
by
th e
p a in
and
la n g u o r
of
s ic k n e s s ,
aa
f e w p ils r r lm a b e c o m e e a i l -
ZD a e n t m o is ts .”
C
H E S E w o rd s a re th e m o re r e m a r k ­
w hen c o n sid ere d in th e lig h t
o f th e age In w hich th ey w e re u tte re d .
T h o m as a K em pis, th e a u th o r o f t h e
above q u o tatio n , w as b o rn in th e y e a r
1380, a n d h is life w as sp e n t a t a tim e
w hen It w as a p o p u la r b e lie f t h a t
g re a t p h y sic al p a in and su ffe rin g w e re
th e s u re ro a d to s p ir itu a l Im prove­
m ent. T ills re m a rk a b le m an b lazed a
new way fo r th e C h ris tia n s o f h i s
tim e, a n d p ointed o u t to th em t h a t
th e ir sa lv a tio n lay not In e n d u rin g
u se less a n d p u rp o se less su ffe rin g In
th e hope of heav en ly re w a rd , b u t lr*
follow ing th e fo o tstep s, a s f a r a s p o s­
sible, o f th e fo u n d e r o f th e ir relig io n .
T hom as a K em pis h a s gone dow n In
h isto ry larg e ly b e ca u se o f his g r e a t
w ork, “T h e Im ita tio n of C h rist." This»
hook Is re p u te d to h a v e heen tr a n s ­
la te d Into m ore lan g u a g es th a n a n jr
o th e r book e v e r w ritte n e x ce p t thw
Bible. I t Is d evoted to a n e x p o sitio n
of th e life of J e s u s C h rist a n d to the.
a tte m p t of th e m onk, T h o m a s a K e m ­
pis, to im ita te th e S a v io r's life.
A new se n tim e n t h a s a tta c h e d ft*
tills hook sin ce th e fa c t lias heen
m ade p u b lic th a t th e book la st readt
hy E d ith C avell, th e E nglish n u rse ,
m a rty re d by th e G erm ans, w as a little-
volum e h e a rin g th e title , "T h e Im ita ­
tion o f C h rist,'' T h is copy o f th e w o rk
of T hom as a K em pis Is b ein g tr e a s ­
u re d in E n g la n d as a p ric e le ss m e­
m ento o f th e life of th e E n g lish w o m ­
an who— In Im itation of th e life o f
th e S av io r she served, g a v e h e r o«’n
life to sa v e oth ers.
T h e little book th a t w as fo u n d
am ong th e effects of E d ith C avell
b e a rs copious a n n o ta tio n s In h e r
h a n d w ritin g w hich show h e r com ­
I
p lete lack of fe a r d u rin g th o se f e w
‘,!IVS p re ce d in g her e x ec u tio n w hen
1 th e A m erican consul a t B ru sse ls w a s
fighting to sa v e h e r life. T h o tn a s a
K em pis w as u G erm an a n d It is a
s tra n g e th in g th a t his w ork sh o u ld
h ave been th e c h ie f so u rc e o f consola
tlon to a w om an la te r e x e c u te d hy lii»
co u n try m en .— W ayne D. M cM urray.
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G eorge
M stth e w
A dunai
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STO R Y
CHARGE!
T T I L L 600 sim ply had to be ta k e n .
* * It w as n e ce ssa ry fo r th e m orale-
o f th e m en, th e v a n ity of th e com ­
m an d in g g e n era l, nnd th e w in n in g o f
th e w ar. It w as th e p rin c ip a l to p ic
a t th e m orning w a r council.
" I t 's got to he ta k e n ." d e cid ed G en­
e ra l S hooten Irons. “ And th e only-
w ay to ta k e it is by a g r e a t c h a rg e ."
“ V ery tr u e ,” ag ree d G e n era l W a tt
C alibre. “ R u t It will h a v e to be a
c h a rg e such a s n e v e r h a s been k n o w n
b e fo re ."
"A n epochal charge, a c h a rg e of u n ­
im a g in ab le fe ro c ity ," sa id G e n e ra l
R a in e r Shells.
“ It will have to he a c h a rg e th a t
will go dow n in h isto ry ," sa id G en­
e ra l A im en E ire.
A b ro o d in g silen c e fell. T h en s u d ­
denly all th e g e n e ra ls le a p e d to t h e i r
fe e t to g e th e r. T h e m agnificent Idea
h a d s tru c k them all sim u lta n e o u sly ,
for th e y w e re a ll h e a d s o f fa m ilie s
a n d h a d re ce iv e d bills for h a v in g f u r ­
n a ce s h e m stitch e d , flues c ajo led , a n d
one th in g a n d an o th e r.
A nd th a t a fte rn o o n th e d e ta c h m e n t
of p lu m b e rs a n d ste n m fltte rs. a body
o f c h a rg e rs such as had n e v e r been
seen b e fo re In one o rg u n iza tlo n . took
H ill flfiO w ith th e loss o f only a h a lf
dozen a p p ren tic e s.
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t ls v r i,
M a L j o v
A ln u j