THE HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON
WomenWj
Natalie Kingston
THE WORLD’S
GREAT EVENTS
ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNB
by D odd . Mead A Can ip a o y .)
The Sepoy Mutiny
FEW pot» of grease cost many
thousand lives and nearly $200,-
000,000 in India, about half u century
ago, besides Inaugurating one of the
bloodiest tragedies ever enacted.
India’s history, down to the Seven
teenth century, Is largely a chronicle
Of barbarism, Internecine wurs, Inva
sions and Oriental Intrigue, with a
growing European Influence In the
most accessible districts. The vast
country wus teeming with wealth of
a sort that attracted Europe's covetous
eye. The Portuguese won a commer
cial foothold there, only to be driven
from power by the Dutch, who In time
were crowded out by English and
French. Last of all, the French were
routed by the English, until, by 1700,
England practically ruled India. Clive*
Warren Hastings, Lord Cornwallis and
other governors brought the whole
territory either directly or Indirectly
under British sway.
The natives were untrustworthy.
The Indian potentates whose power
was checked and a horde of fanatics
whose religious rites had been cur
tailed by the foreign rule were ever
stirring up revolt against their new
masters. Hence It was necessary to
maintain a lurge army In India. Eng
land could not spare a sufficient force
of white men for the purpose, so or
ganized native regiments, under Brit
ish officers, and trained them along
European lines. These native troops
were called Sepoys (from the Persian
word “slpahl,” signifying “soldier”),
and proved splendidly efficient In re
peated campaigns. Thus, by I860, all
India seemed safe and moderately con
tent under British domination. True,
there were countless fanatics and un
scrupulous native rulers who waited
only the opportunity to rebel; but for
a long time they lacked the chance.
That same “chance” came about In
an unforeseen fashion. Like most
misfortunes of this sort, it was
brought about and then augmented
by blunders on the part of the British
government.
Several English regiments had been
withdrawn from northern and central
India to serve In the Crimean war.
Others were away In Burmah. These
departures left barely eighteen white
regiments available for action. Sev
eral of the most Important arsenals
and garrisons were in charge of the
Sepoys. At about this time the En
field rifle was adopted for use among
the Sepoys. In loading the rifle It was
necessary to bite off the end of the
cartridges. These cartridges were
coated with grease. They were also
packed In glazed paper. The fore
going facts seem mere trifles, yet they
brought on a bloody Insurrection.
The Sepoy regiments were made up
of Mahometans and Buddhists. As the
English very well knew, the Buddhists
and Mahometans alike are forbidden
by the most sacred laws of their re
ligion from eating or even handling
pork. At once It was claimed by na
tive rulers, agitators and fanatics that
the fat of swine was used in greasing
the cartridges and gluzlng the paper.
To this was added the rumor that the
government was seeking to force the
native troops to embruce Christianity,
by making them violate their own
creed. At once fanaticism blazed into
furious revolt A devout Christian
could not be more Indignant at being
commanded to stamp on the crucifix
than were these Moslem and Hindu
devotees at the order to defile their
souls by handling and tasting pork-fat.
Several Sepoy regiments refused to
receive the cartridges, and even re
belled. They were disbanded, and the
government tardily "called In” the
hated articles of ammunition.
On May 2, 1887, a cavalry regiment
was ordered, by error, to bite the
greased cartridges, In loading their
guns. They refused and were forcibly
disarmed. This was the signal for
general revolt At Meerut, a few
miles northeast of Delhi, the Sepoys
and townsfolk rose together, mas
sacred the British garrison and white
residents and marched to Delhi. They
captured the latter city and made It
the headquarters of the mutiny. The
whole Bengal presidency revolted and
Europeans were massacred wholesale
amid the most unspeakable outrages.
Nana Sahib, maharajah of Blthur,
loudly proclaimed his loyalty to the
government, but at the first oppor
tunity went over to the mutineers.
He besieged Cawnpore. On bis sol
emn promise of safe-conduct the gar
rison at last surrendered. As soon as
they were at his mercy he murdered
them, massacring 210 English women
and children who had sought refuge In
the town. Lucknow and other cities
garrisoned by the English were be
sieged, and throughout northern and
central India British rule was nearly
extinct.
The government nt last awoke to the
peril. Armies under Havelock, Out
ran, Campbell and other generals were
sent to stamp out the mutiny. Luck
now was relieved wheh at the last
gasp, and within a year the final
sparks of Insurrection were quenched.
Then the British wreaked fearful ven
geance on their beaten foes.
The mutiny brought about a rad
ical change In England's mode of rul
ing her East Indian possessions. In
187*1 Benjamin Disraeli, premier of
Grpat Britain, framed the “Royal
Titles Act," making Queen Victoria
empress of India, and. Incidentally,
securing for himself the title of earl
of Aeaconsfleld by way of reward.
A
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By
ELMO 8COTT W AT8ON
—9 S.S
N SUNDAY, May 8, the
heart of America will be
quickened at the thought
of one word — “Mother.”
For that la Mother’s day,
an annual event which la
generally observed, not by
Presidential proclamation,
legislative enactment or church dictum,
but because sentiment decrees that tho
second Sunday In May of each year
shall be the day upon which we honor
the women who gave us birth.
Mother's day this year has a special
significance because of at least two
distinct projects which are under way
to honor one of the most heroic types
of motherhood the world has ever
known—the pioneer mother of Amer
ica. And In both cases the honoring
will be done In memorials of everlast
ing bronze.
One of them la the announced pur
pose of E. W. Marland, an Oklahoma
oil millionaire, of erecting a heroic
statue of "The Pioneer Woman” on
the famous Cherokee Strip In Okla
homa, the last government land
opened to homesteaders. Twelve of
the leading sculptors of America have
submitted models from which he is to
select one for the completed work. An
exhibit of these models Is being sent
to various cities throughout the Mid
dle West and Far West and the public
Is to be given a chance, by popular
vote In each city, to aid Mr. Marland
In making his selection, by which, it Is
hoped, the model best Interpreting
the pioneer woman will be chosen.
“The Pioneer Mother” Is to be Im
mortalized In bronze In another west
ern city when the monument by that
name (shown In the Illustration above)
Is unveiled In Penn Valley park In
Kansas City this spring. This monu
ment Is the work of A. Phimtster Proc
tor, noted for his statue of CoL Theo
dore Rdosevelt as a Rough Rider,
which stands In Portland, Ore., as well
as for several other fine pieces of
work In other cities. It will be pre
sented to Kansas City by Howard Van-
dersllce. Who, as a baby, was carried
In the arms of his pioneer mother
from Kentucky over a westward trail
to the Indian lands of Kansas, In Just
such a manner as that depicted In
Proctor’s statuary group.
It Is especially appropriate that this
memorial should stand In Kansas City
with the face of the pioneer mother
turned to the great trans-Mlssonrl
W est For the site of Kansas City Is
historic ground. In this vicinity were
the eastern termini of two great high
ways—the Santa Fe trail and the Ore
gon trail—over which the stream of
emigration poured Into the last Ameri
can wilderness. The Santa Fe trail
was primarily an artery of commerce,
but the Oregon trail was a homeseek-
er’s highway to the gold fields of Cal-
fornla and to the rich valleys of Ore
gon and Washington. The epic of the
Oregon trail has been written many
times and In many different ways so
that the picture of the women of the
"Covered Wagon” era Is as clear In
our minds as that of the men of those
days.
But It should not be forgotten that
the mothers of that perlorf were not
the first to be cast in heroic roles In
the mighty drama of the westward
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77ie Prairie Mother
She cam e to rock the oradle of
a n ew em pire. A d ven tu re c a lls
to m en, b u t d u ty su m m ons w om
en. And so, w h en th e tim e w a s
ripe to breed n ew sta r s for the
flaff, sh e se t forth from M aine
and Ohio and K llla r n e y ’s lo v e li
n e ss and her S w ed ish v illa g e and
her fjord hom e to m oth er the
w ild ern ess.
Ortly God and sh e k n o w s the
fu lln e s s o f h er g iv in g to the
y o u n g N orth w est.
She liv ed In sod h o u ses and
h a y -r o o fed h u ts, w ith the n ew est
n eigh b or o ften a d ay's tru d ge
aw ay.
She had no d ecen cies. She did
n ot oven k n ow the lu x u ry o f
floór or fireplace. H er m eal w a s
grou n d in a hand m ill and her
b a k in g ra n g e w a s a m a k e sh ift
oven In th e yard.
She h elp ed In the fields— a t the
p lo w in g and th e so w in g , and sh e
helped to sc y th e th e crop and
bind th e sh eaves.
She w atered sto c k and spun
and k n itted and tailored .
She
m ade a gard en and p reserved the
w in te r food, m fiked her co w s
and n u rsed her ch ild ren .
The
sle e p y -e y e d sun foun d her a l
ready at h er ta sk s, and the m id-
m oon heard h er croon the baby
to rest.
H er “b e a u ty sle ep ” b egan at
ten and ended a t four. Y ear in
and y ea r o u t sh e n ev er had an
oran ge, a box o f s w e e ts or a g ift
o f rem em brance.
She fo u g h t d rou gh t and dearth
and sa v a g e s and s a v a g e lo n e li
n ess, her “Sunday b e sts” w ere
calico and lln se y w o o lsey . She
g r e w old a t the ra te o f tw e n ty -
four m on th s a y ea r a t th e gru b -
««■ b ln g hoe and th e w a sh tu b and
the churn.
*
She bore h er b airn s a lo n e and
burled them on th e frozen p rai
ries.
B u t sh e a sk ed no p ity for her
broken arch es, her a c h in g back,
her poor, g n a rled hands. Or for
the w is tfu l m em ories o f a fa irer
you th In s w e e te r lands.
She g a v e A m erica th e g rea t
N o rth w est, and w a s too proud to
quibble a t th e c o s t o f th e s t a l
w a rt so n s to w hom sh e wlH ed I t
“She m oth ered MEN!— H erb ert
K au fm an In th e
M inneapolis
(M lnfl.) T rib u n e.
push of the dominant white race. His
tory is full of the pioneer fathers, hut,
except for a few outstanding Incidents
and personages, It has said little about
the pioneer mothers. To trace their
history it is necessary to go hack 800
years to the first settlements on the
"stern and rock-bound coast” of New
England and to remember that every
privation, every suffering from cold
and hunger, every danger from hostile
red men which the Pilgrim Fathers
endured, was also endured by the Pil
grim Mothers.
The first American frontier was the
gloomy woods which fringed the shore
of the Atlantic seaboard and held the
first settlers close to the water's edge.
This first frontier produced the Amer
ican frontiersman, one of the hardiest
types mankind has ever known. And
It produced, too, the American fron-
tlerswoman who was a fit mate for
such a man. She dtd her share In mak
ing a home and when It was necessary
she could handle the rifle and the ax
to defend that home. Who has not
heard the oft-repeated tale of Hannah
Dustin (or Dustan) the Massachusetts
heroine of King Philip’s war In New
England who proved with her good
right arm the heroic quality of the
grandmother will know It, cook knows
It, and even God knows you were
naughty and had to be spanked."
Bobby, showing the first real Inter
Bobby, age six, had been quite
naughty, and had received a rather est: “Oh, has He a radio, to o t’
old-fashioned spanking. Jane, recent
ly started to Sunday school, was hor
Babiee Should Organize
rified st Bobby’s quick recovery from
Everywhere we look we see under
the affair, and, seeking to bring him
to deeper repentance, asked him hand cracks being taken at children
whether he were not sorry to have The Chart of Table Manners In the
been so bad that he had to be Woman’s Home Companion says they
“should not be permitted to leave the
spanked.
She said: “Daddy will know IS, table to’play or read between courses."
Modern Babes
F«em of Cryetal
Every crystal has a definite molec
ular structure and Its outward form
Is bounded by a number of faces re
sulting from the regular arrangement
of the particles of the substance
which Is undergoing solidification. Al
though the faces often develop un
equally, the angles between them re
main constant
Uncivilized People
Lying, cheating and theft are .
Ucally unknown among the Eskimos.
Quick Thinking
A woman waiting outside a down
town movie theater Bunday night
broke a heel from her shoe when she
attempted to push her way Into the
lobby. 8he stood In evident bewilder
ment for a moment bolding the de
tached heel in one band. Other the
atergoers stood by and wondered what
her next move would be. Suddenly,
with an enlightened smile, she stooped
down and ripped the heel from her
pioneer mother defending her chil
dren?
When the frontier was pushed back
to the summit of the Appalachian
mountains the pioneer mother stood
beside her man and looked down Into
the fertile Ohio valley and saw with
him the vision of their future home.
She also faced the unknown terrors
of the "Dark and Bloody Ground” of
Kentucky and helped him hold It
against the frenzied attempts of the
Indians to eject the white man from
his best-loved hunting ground. In
that dark period of 20 years—from
the outbreak of the Revolution to the
time of “Mad Anthony” Wayne’s vic
tory over the confederated tribes of
the Northwest—when the fate of the
white settlement In the Mississippi vnl-
ley hung In the balance, It was the
pioneer woman quite as much as the
pioneer man who decided the Issue.
But not all of the courage of the
pioneer mother was shown when It
came to a hand-to-hand encounter. So
long as Kentuckians repeat the stories
heard at their mothers’ knees,, so long
will they tell of the women of Bryant’s
Station. These were the women who,
when the station was surrounded by
Indians, volunteered to go to a spring
nearby and bring the water which the
defenders of the fort would need so
badly when the battle began. The In
dians were “lying low" preparing for
a surprise attack. If the men“went for
water the attack would be precipitated.
If the women went as usual, the sav
ages MIGHT refrain from revealing
their presence by attacking the wa
ter-bearers. Again they might not. It
was a fearful chance those women
took. But they took It, walked steadily
down to the spring, conscious all the
time of snake-like eyes glittering at
them from the bushes close at hand,
filled their buckets and walked stead
ily back to the safety of the stockaded
walls. And they didn’t spill a drop of
water I That was the type of courage
these pioneer mothers possessed.
But hostile Indians were not the only
terror which the pioneer mother faced
and conquered. She faced and con
quered the terrors of loneliness In
Isolated cabins, of starvation, of bit
ter winters and sultry summers,
whose stagnation brought sickness and
death to her and her family with no
doctors within hundreds of miles. Too
often was It true that
My m oth er sh e w a s m erry and b ravs.
And so sh e cam e to her labor
W ith a ta ll g r e e n flr for a d octor g r a v e
And a strea m for a co m fo r tin g
n eigh b or.
__"The B a lla d o f W illiam S ycam ore”—
B enet.
When the American frontier crossed
the Mississippi and the last westward
push began. In the forefront of that
long line of historic figures which
make up the splendid pageant of the
West was the figure which dominates
the group by Proctor—the figure of
the pioneer mother, her baby In her
arms and her face turned toward the
west. Forgetful of the terrors she had
known In the forests of the East, she
braved the terrors of the great plains
and mountains of the West. Flooded
rivers, prairie fires, snow-filled moun
tain passes, Indian attacks, hunger and
thirst and sickness could not hold her
back. Her face was turned to the
west and when she had followed the
“star of empire" to her goal she had
helped build a nation.
If you can’t give them this relief, then
set a table for them In the kitchen
which Is really the nicest room In th<
house anyhow, full of delicious splej
smells.
Height of Quietude
A silence room so perfectly sound
proof for testing cases of deafness
that the beat of the heart and the
■•flick” of the eyelid when quickly
closed and opened can be heard Is one
of the features of the new Royal Ear
hospital, London.
other ahoe. Putting a heel Into each
of her coat pockets, she continued Into
the theater.—Detroit News.
Electrical Heal
The bureau of standards says that
large carbon filament lamps are prob
ably atlll made In small quantltlea for
heating purposes. They are used In
so-tailed “cosy glow" or “radiant
glow" bathroom heaters. Wire re
alstance units are now very generally
used Instead o* lamps. Hucb lamps
art called “Lester lamps.”
Acceptance of Office
There Is no law In this country com
pelling a man to accept an office, but
nnder the common law all citizens In
peace, as well as in war, owe their
services to the state when required,
hence, site» being duly elected, may
be requlrqjl to take oath and qualify
themselves as public qjtlcers. The
only defenses are Illegal election or
appointment, legal disqualification to
hold office or proof that the office Is
Incompatible. There are few refusals
0« record, however.
" ’And now,’ said Mahalla, ’I am go
ing to show you the most wonderful
MT BELONG to Muhalla,” said the animal on the whole farm, and she Is
1 cow, “and I can tell you I’m my animal, too. She Is my dear Bossy
Cow.’
mighty fond of her,
“Then Mahalla pointed to me, and
“She's Just the dearest little girl In
she
said:
the whole world. Her voice Is so
“ ‘She Is my pet. She knows me
sweet and her manners are so sweet
when I call her. She will follow me,
and she is kind and gentle.
“She laughs, too, and she knows and you know a pet cow isn’t usual.
“ ‘She Is most certainly not usual.
how to have a good time. She Is a
great one for a Joke and everyone She Is too wonderful to be usual.’
"I was Just as proud as could be
around her always feels merry and
when I heard this, and then, what do
gay.
“Why, even though I am only a cow, you suppose that Nelly said?”
“I can't Imagine,’’ said Neighbor
I feel better the minute Mahalla
Cow. “I'm sure I can’t possibly Im
comes around me.”
“Don’t you belong to the farmer?” agine. Moo, moo, moo, do tell me.”
Nelly said, continued Muhalla's
asked the neighbor cow.
These two cows were talking to cow:
“ ‘I wouldn’t want a cow for a pet.
each other.
One was In a pasture on one side I've a kitten at home, and the kitten
of the fence and one was In a pasture Is my pet
“ ’Why, there's nothing pretty about
on the other side of the fence.
For these cows did not belong to a cow. You can’t take a cow In your
the same farm. They were chatting lap. And a cow Isn’t cute. I wouldn't
across the fence In a most neighborly want an old cow for a pet.’
“Well, you should have heard Ma
fashion.
"I am owned In a way by the farm halla. I didn’t know what she would
er, of course," said the first cow. “But be able to say, for I knew she would
my real owner Is little Mahalla. Her want to stand up for me, and yet the
words that Nelly had said were true,
though I didn’t like them at all.
“Mahalla spoke up quickly, and
said:
" ‘I wouldn’t have a kitten In ex
change for my cow. I wouldn't have
any pet In exchange for my cow.
“ ’Why, a kitten drinks milk, all
right, but a cow gives milk.
“ ’Just think of the number of lives
a cow saves every year. Yes, a cow'
gives milk so that babies and children
and grownups, too, may be stroug and
live long.
“ "That’s what my IJpssy does, too.
I can't take her in my lap, but I can
put my head close to berg, and I can
pet her Just as well standing up.
“ ’I don’t cure for a cute p et I
want a pet Just like my cow, a pet
who thinks of others and n pet who Is
good and gentle and sweet.’
“Well, Nelly had nothing to say to
that, but when Mahalla came to me
and kissed me, and I smiled at Mu-
halla In my cow way out of my big
eyes and gave Muhalla a kiss, Nelly
said:
“ 'Well, your cow Is nice, though
slip’s a funnv old thing for a pet.’
And Mahalla said:
“ ‘She may be a funny old thing for
Chatting Across the Fence In a Neigh
a pet to you, but to me she’s my own
borly Faehlon.
dear Bossy Cow.’
Daddy said she could call me her cow.
“And I can tell you. Neighbor, that
“For I have always been her favor made me happy. Sometimes I used to
ite cow, and she says I will always be think I was a big clumsy, stupid sort
her favorite cow.
of a creature, but since Mahalla spoke
“She can milk me, too. Oh, yes, and as she did, I know that I, too, am of
she says that the milk and the cream some account In this life.
and the butter I give are tlie best In
“It has certainly put new life, as
the world.
they say, Into me, and given me heart
“But I must tell you of the little to go on with my work.
girl who came to see Mahalla. The
“And oh, above all. It has made me
little girl's name was Nelly.
a happy, happy cow, for Mahalla—the
"Nelly was being shown over the sweet Mahalla—loves me I”
farm by Mahalla.
(C o p y r ig h t.)
THE BOSSY COW
W H EN I WAS
TWENTY-ONE
BY JOSEPH K A YB
What Does Your Child
Want to Know
A n s w e re d by
BARBARA BOURJAILY
A* twenty-ons: John Hays Ham
mond started out to learn mors and
didn’t
i l l T HEN I was twenty-one I grad-
W
uated from Yale with a I’h. D.
degree and then went to Freiberg,
8axony, for a post-graduate course at
the Royal School of Mines.
"I remained there tor three years
and when I returned to the United
States I tackled Senator Hearst, then
a foremost mine owner In the West
for a Job. The senator told me: "The
only objection I have to you Is that
you have been at Freiberg and have
had yonr head filled with a lot of fool
theories. I don’t want any kid-glove
WHY DOES BAKING MAKE
engineers."
POTATOES 8OFT?
“If yon promise not to tell my fn- Each little starch grain bursts apart
ther, I’ll tell yon something.” I an
When heated hot enough,
swered. The senator promised. ‘I And thue becomes dl gee-ti-ble—
didn’t learn a thing In Germany,’ I
Not like, however, a cream puff.
said. I began work the next morning
(C o p y r ig h t.)
at seven o’clock.—JOHN HAYS HAM
MOND.”
TODAY: Mr. Hammond Is one of
the greatest mlnl/ig engineers In the
world. Through his efforts mines
were opened In the United States, In
South and Central America, In Mexico
and Russia. He Is also a leading fig
ure In the building of electric car lines
and hydroelectric power plants In all
parts of the world, and has mnde ex
tensive operations for lund Irrigation
on a gigantic scale.
The adventures that Mr. Hammond
has passed through In hlg life would
fill a book with more thrilling epi
sodes than those of nny hero In fic
tion. He hag starved for days In
Jungles, escaped cnnnlbnls and Just
slipped out of an executioner’s hands
In Africa, where he was arrested by
Kruger and trapped by the prose<sitor
Into pleading guilty under a code of
the law carrying the death penalty.
( © by M cClure N ew ep ep er s y n d ic a te .)
( © b y M cClure N «w »p*per S y n d i c s « .)
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G re a t C ontolation
“I never worry about my husband
being In an accident when he doesn’t
get home on time."
“I must get mine to take out more
Insurance, too.”
A /so T h ere
"Mr. Featherhead paid me a very
pretty compliment,” said Clara; “he
said that I was among the most beau
tiful young ladles at the party lust
night.”
“Yea, I noticed you among them.”
Q U ITE A BOOK W ORM
—he fairly eats up a book.” Smith—
“He’s quite a book worm I’ve heard.”
Natalie Kingston, who was recently
elected a “baby star” by the Wampaa
(an organization of Hollywood pub
licity men), ae one with great talent
and beauty and with splendid screen
possibilities, le appearing In her first
vehicle, “ Big Bertha," a wartime
comedy, which hat been known as
“Bayo-Nute” and "Who Goes There?"
Mies Kingston le a native of Csllfor.
nla. She has dark brown hair and
brown eyes.
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For Meditation
oooooo
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
REVERENCE
HE writer recently visited the
tomb of one of our noted states
T
men. Upon entering the lnclosure,
the reverential attitude of mind was
clearly discernable as the majority
of those present, with uncovered
heads, paid their respects to the mem
ory of a martyred President In this
same group, however, were some five
or six men who spent the time Idly,
talking und amusing themselves with
Jesting remarks. This incident Is Il
lustrative of a general lack of rev
erence which Is one of the sad be
quests of our materialistic age. There
Is a “letting go” of this fundamental
principle—a reverential attitude to
ward sacred tilings. Of course, a rev
erential attitude of mind at a circus
would be sacrellglous. Not less hu
mor but more of IL But, the futlure to
cultivate that attitude of mind which
regards seriously the more sacred re
alities of life Is a serious and Increas
ing menace. Regard for reverence Is
the key to success and contentment,
the ubsence of It Is the explanation of
many failures. Reverence for truth
makes the scholar. Reverence for
home protects the family. Reverence
for truth makes men honest. Rever
ence for sincerity enables men to
trust their fellow men. Reverence for
the beautiful Inspires the soul. Only
a reverent scientist can say, “An
undevout astronomer Is mad.” Stu
dents reading Agassiz' lectures after
the death of the great scientist found
this sentence; and placed the words
upon the wulls of the lecture room;
“A laboratory Is a sanctuary which
nothing profane should enter.”
A most Important attitude of mind
is reverence for personality. It would
seem that human life Is very cheap at
times. More murders were commit
ted In the United States last year than
In any other country in the world. A
diseased mind plans a bank robbery
and shoots down the person who
stands In Ills way. A person Is killed
In a fit of passion and the defense Is
Insanity. Lust year the total loss of
life due to accidents was about 00,000
—almost 260 a day. Men and women
are dally being bought and Bold.
Economlc, financial and social slav
ery 1 What value do we place upon
a human life? How much reverence
have we for personality?
(© , 1927, W estern N ew sp a p er U n io n .)
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FOR THE GOOSE—
VEN a brunette can look fulr—It
she goes to Africa.
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The more you know the less you be
lieve what you hear—especially If It’s
bud.
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Wherever there Is a successful mar
riage you will find that the woman Is
a good sport ubout most things.
FOR THE GANDER—
You may not be thlnkln' about how
you look to a woman. Rut you can
always be sure she’s thlnkln* about
how she looks to you.
What they call woman’s Intuition Is
on’y a liublt of recordin' detail uni)
leupln’ to conclusions.
Women Is alwnys actin’.
Even It
you find a truthful one, she's prob'ly
dramatizin' her talent for tellln' the
truth.
(C ofcyrlcht.)
H a t E veryth in g A rra n g e d
“What's that electrlclal device you
have on your folding bed?”
“That rings an alarm bell whenever
I t W ill G ro w
Hobart—I. like Belle's looks. She the bed doubles up.”
"Where's the bell?”
has such a short upper Up.
“At the undertaker's.”
Horace—It’ll be long enough after
she’s married.
Portable
Secrete
RL Peter—You can't bring that
Dave—Now you know our secret thing In here.
Reporter—Say, the typewriter peo
must be kept a secret.
Bally—Oh, yes. I'll tell everybody ple told me that that machine could
be carried anywhere I
Jones—“I never sow auch a reader that