New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1916, Page 6

Eritz;in Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Propristors. ded aaily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., at Herald Building, 67 Church St htered at the Post Ofce at New Britain & a5 Sccond Class Mail Matter. plivered by earrier to any part of the city for 15 cents a week, 65¢ a month bscriptions for vaper to be sent by mall, pavable in advance. 60 cents a montk, b 00 a year Phe only profitable advertising medlam In the city: Circulation -books and Fress Toom alwaye open to advertisers. he Ferald will be found on sale at Hota- s Stand, 12nd &t and Broad- . New York City; Board Walk, lantic City, ana Hartford Depot. At- ¢ TELEPHO Alness Office . itorial Rooms SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. but one serious ac- railroad There has been at the Main rossing. That took place g0 when the crossing v o’clock incident ident street some yeal unpro- at night. us deplorable last mturday at the Washington street rossing the city is not prepared for of another tragedy. Yet, on the dinkey 11:30 o'clock ht possibility petition of this accident. The ates at the Main crossing ere not lowered, it is alleged, when Vistol dinkey sped into the sta- on. If that is the case, and the ien who produce the evidence are pstantial citizens of the community, but confirms the belief of many at watch towe: should be installed all the principal grade crossings New Britain, There are many bod reasons why this step should be ken the railroad. To begin with, the hing duty as gate tenders are Insuf- Fven with an increase they re- follows égted after eleven the jhe shock ceord hst there was ever street he' Bt by men who are higntly paid. wages, recently ive but $1.65 a day. en that they. cannot usiastic about their positions 1y keen to the responsibilities that &t upon them. Then, many of the len who tend gates in this vicinity e not familiar with the English Inguage and possibily do not under- ind the various rallroad signals. come cases they are men who have en crippled by service on the rail- are being pensioned oft won, It be over-en- nor ads and this fashion, by allowing them to nd sates. ve been were handi- found who pped in their work by deafness and | and upon what grounds peace could be carried plans formulated by the Ger- man mind and necessarily favorable to the Central posed at one time, bered, restoration of Belgium, “the complete restoration of Belgium;” but the com- plete restoration of the little rag doll of Europe can Then in the generalities advanced or eye-sight,—two of the very great Jsentials * to good sgatekeeping, it buld seem, are the sense of hear- eyes that can see far dis- the tracks. and nces down With the a o e worl. Lie loft up at the Main street cross- A Bristol dinky oW station there must be »n for such a happening; the man at the gate did not or hear the train approaching,— < attention being distracted for the he was too tired after The hours of serv- e are long.’ With a tower it high the ound level there will be little temp- gatekeepers to entertain hold converse with do the duties of a directing strangers given points proper facilities, natural artificial, the men at the grade ngs may be expected to do bet- If it is true that the gates last night as the into the me re her onyent,—or a. work notably suificiently above tion for ien( or to ssers-by, to afic off here to iy is sometimes the ey or in in the Ana, will be able to see approaching ins, even over the tops of shifting In of the numer- and recent happenings in connec- with there seek case. eight cars. view grade crossings in this is thing, other vating the road-bed, which the better pro- that is, es- n the ty hut one an el can do to offer life and limb, oad ction for biish ossings watch-towers at the principal this It must later and now? in city. be bne 1y, improvement, if eventu- It i5 time for sooner or why not WITH LLOYD GEORGE. Lloyd Cieorge’s speech in Parliament day be awaited throughout e civilized world with the greatest gree of interest, for it is believed he i1l _ touch the vital subject ought up in the peace proposals ad- ed by Germany. In the event he the manner in which he the question raised rhay de- Jues will upon this, nswers rmine in no small measure just how will It hout cir- s that Germany the war continue. is eded throu diplomatic has scored a mas- pr stroke in advancing the suggestion b+ & lasting peace even it there is will be clear; but Lloyd George might think otherwise. be quick to show that England and France cannot afford to back down now, just at a moment when they are getting started in the right direction. They have sacrifioed too many men under the blundering of the old regime not to want a change; at least in mili- tary tactics, may not like the looks of those gener- al propositions that have come out of In other instances men | Germany previous to this. been all sorts of rumors about peace. these latest proposals for peace nego- tiations there is the suggestion that the | squared herself in the eves of her own people if not in the eves of the world. The German soldiers and civilians can bear the war and its burdens now knowing full well that ' their country has put the question of peace squarely up to the enemy coun- tries. Whether the fair and acceptable to the other belliger- terms are ents is out of the question so far as the German people are concerned. All they need know is that the proposals have been made. If the offer is not | accepted that is not their fault. From | that _time on, if the spurned, the Germans must wage de- | stand- proposals are fensive war from a German point. Lloyd George if he deigns to answer the proposals offered by Germany in will in Parliament attention in | the his speech all probability call lack of any definite proposals in the terms advanced. A close study of the documents made public in this coun- try insight the precise character of a peace that would be wholly acceptable to Germany's enemies. Generalities are dealt in, to the nth degree. The Chancellor’s speech in the Reichstag is in tone ana keeping with the peace proposals. There is deflance, to be sure. There is boasting, which is excusable and ad- mirable. If England and France can- not see the way clear to accept the generous (?) terms of Germany, Ger- many is willing and ready to go on to the finish, whatever that finish may be. @ermany did not start the war, so she says, ergo it will be nothing against her honor if the war continues. In the sight of God and humanity she is vindicated. To Lloyd George and his new cabinet must go the stigma that is attached to a continuance of the butchery. The responsibity of continuing the war will be upon the Allies, if Lloyd George does not ac- cept the invitation to negotiate for a lasting peace, and Germany's skirts to give no into His alert mind will Again, Efgland’s man of the hour There have established. But every rumor Powers. it will be remem- the It was pro- to bring about peace by never be hoped for. in German armies be withdrawn from the northern part France. Teu- tonic forces occupying that territory do mnot worry France so much as does the problem of running them out and thus vindicating French The French have too much tradition behind them to stand idly by and watch great hordes of invaders march silently back over the battle line with- out wanting to give an impetus to the movement. They would rather be in the party that helped repel them and drive them back. So it is unlikely that France will adhere to any such German propositions ad- vanced even if England were willing and ready to accept the offer. And neither one of the entente allies can make a move toward permanent peace until agree as to ' the terms. and Italy will have ¢ before any negotia- of honor. as those a all Russia something to s tions get under way and it is doubt- ful if Russia will take kindly to the thought of' Poland and Lithuania be- ing to under German is also part of the scheme for bringing about permanent peace. The truth of the matter is that the Allies cannot honorably accept the German terms and Lloyd George may emphatically state the reasons in his speech next week. raised independent kingdoms supervision, which GIVE 'EM A CHANCE. Chicago business men have set an example for all America to follow by giving employment to men over forty years of age who seek positions. ‘When the new rush toward the goal of efficiency took place youth was Men of forty, forty-five and fifty were lost in the shuffle. So many were thrown given the preference over age. | chance. and Paris somebody scrubbed the ““Welcome” off the door- mats in those cities. have a heart, and the glorious ditions of Rome should come forth and greet the little visitor. used to be; shadow, down like an elevator, $15 said M go with the gentler sex believe it, vears the south would become tired of being deprived entirely of the e: ment of uncertainty about its elections.—Albany Journal. to omens and portents, a few fallible. customer tips the barber who attends peka Capital. | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916. ‘ma!ns the fact that Germany has of forty and thereabouts another They fold all those have up the mountain side of life and are into the Valley of fact that a man is the who climed far ready to look over Shadows. | have taken into the{ | The mer the | of hill | or, not he must have approaching Srest should in him. be his fav against On his journey gained experiences that will stand him in good stead if he has not dissipated his powers. all intellectual and physical To say that a or fifty, truth. man is old at for or even sixty, is to distort the There are some men who never | row old. Gray hairs are not the ex- clusive property of age anymore than the absence of wrinkles is the insignia | of vouth. There are bald thirty just as there are those who at seventy are not gray at the temples. Temperament a controlling fluence that the efficiency experts lose In the bank- ing and business professions men can men at ray is in- sight of in many cases. labor on until they must be carried to and from their work in wheel chai if necessary. So long as the brain is active and the mind alert there is ever room for the man of experience and knowledge in the executive coun- cils of big business. Where picks and shovels enter into the tasks imposed then age might be a determining fac- tor in the retirement of men. Muscles grow stiff when intellectuality is just limbering up. Let the “old boys” have a chance. This idea that young men can run the world infinitely bet- ter than their elders is all a mistake. They can put the enthusiasm of youth in their work, true; but the calmer influence of the middle aged man is ever a valuable. asset. And what if there is & tinge of gray in his hair? So long as his brain is alert and his mind capable of planning and assisting in the on-rush of business he should not be laid on the shelf. From the receptions tendered the German peace proposals in London has evidently Petrograd should tra- Wall Street is not the barometer it it is now afraid of goes up and its The market Just eleven days to Christmas, AND TANCIES. AT “I was a to ulted because I had only settle a poker debt of $20,° . Nellie Palzer. L. O. U.’s don‘t -if you don’t it!—Buffalo News. ‘We should think that after so many try ite- results of In our town we pay little attention but there are signs which we_regard as in- One of them is that when a him he is going to be married.—To- “I am not a criminal at heart,” said a prisoner convicted for the fourth time of obtaining money by false’pre- tenses. Most offenders are not; but a fourth offense indicates too much of a tendency toward a habit.—New York World We have never contended that the old-time children who were spanked became fine men and women merely because they were spanked, but we do say that of the spanked rank much higher in the hall of fame than the unspanked.—Houston Post. A Pittsfield physician of wide perience and practice says that m not have an infantile paral epidemic again in 50 years, if ever. It seems good to find a little opti- mism in professional outlook at a time when there is so much gloom— Berkshire Eagle. ex- we The fact that the Deutschland has made a second round trip and arrived safely at her home port, is| only another illustration that such craft have got to be reckoned with and the government wishing to com- pete, either in war or trade for that matter has got to have something a little better.—Middletown Press. Some Mother’s Child, (By Francis L. Keeler). matter how far from the right she hath strayed; No matter what inroads hath made; matter what elements cankered | the pearl— Though tarnished and sullied, she is Some Mother's girl. No dishonor No No matter how wayward his footsteps have been; No matter how deep he is sunken in | sentiment that | prohibition. IN MEMORIAM. Tribute to the Late M. J. Claughsey For 42 Yeavrs Head of Fire Dept. The that loving friends are grieving in our grief robs sorrow of its sharpest pang. was the consciousness promoted Michael J. Claughsey to take that trip which cul- minated in his tragic death. His. premature and pitiful death and the cruel circumstances of it come as a sword of grief to the hearts of his many {riends and casts over the entire city a gloom which will linger long after his earthly passing. It seems almost incredible that such an end should terminate the life of a man who loomed up a hero he- Y fore the eyes of the people; that a life of hardship and perll, a life of self- sacrifice and noble deeds should come to this. “But there is a Divin- ity that shapes our end.” And though the cruel and terrible ecaident may have mangled his body his soul unscathed and unharmed was called to its Creator, in the midst of one of the greatest acts that man can perform. tha of paying respect and honor to a dead friend. His last act, like those of the past forty-two yecars, was one of generos- ity, gratitude and love. And now that he sleeps with his friend whom he was on the wav to see. we honor his memory. His career symbolizes the career of those men who in time of direct feed sprang to the front to risk everything, including life itself, and to spend the days of their strong est manhood in the valorous conflict for the welfare of others. His memory, which is already hon- ored, T also wish to perpetuate, and desire to withhold it from the abyss of forgetfulness into which we are all liable to fall. Tt is for this purpose that I trace these few lines. And 1 dare hope that our friend who has soared to his celestial home, will see them with favorable eye, and that they will give him a renewed a: surance of our friendship and love. AMICUS. Dec. 11, 1916. R Why They Go Dry. (Milwaukee Journal). United States District Judge Landis of Chicago came very close to hitting the bullseye, so far as some brewers are concerned, in the remarks that he made the other day from the bench at East St. Louis, Ill. He took occasion to censure the mayor, the chief of police and the police board for not enforcing the law governing saloons. He called aftention to the fact that a prominent St. Louis brew- er had just made public a statement bemoaning the harm that was being done by lawless saloon keepers, and declared that thirty-two saloons in East St. Louis admittedly managed by this very brewer, had been “steadfast- ly breaking the law for the last ten vear: During recént years brewers have talked a great deal about reforming the saloon business—but little reform is noticeable in the way of obeying the law, even in the oons that these brewers own or control. Per- formances, in other words. has lagged far behind promise. The result that in of the country, instead of waiting longer for the saloon to be ‘“cleaned up,” the people have ‘“cleaned it out.” Almost very year more states adopt prohibition. Four of them went to this extreme last month. Brewers, as a class, make the mis- take of subordinating public inter- ests to their own. They not only abet violation of law by saloons which they control, but they deliberately hinder the enforcement of law and try to punish public servants who perform their sworn duty by complying with the law. Here in Milwaukee, only last spring, several members of the common council who had voted to uphold the Baker Saloon License law as it had been construed by the con- stituted authorities of the state found that some brewers were at work to bring about their defeat. Several ald- ermen of more than ordinary ability and character actually failed of re- election. In itself their defeat was a serious loss to the public service, a blow to public interests. The great- est harm, however, consisted in the fact that aldermen who stood for law could be defeated at the polls by men who disregarded law, A Defiance of the law by brewers and saloon' keepers, their undue and sel- fish activity in politics and their ef- forts to control and dictate govern- ment, local and otherwise, have done fully as much as the excessive use of beer and liquor to create popular sen- timent against the saloon. Their ac- tivity hascavsed anger and indigna- tion among many men who are Strongly opposed to the principle of No great manufacturing interest can attempt to control gov- ernment without arousing fierce re- sentment. That brewers did not see this years ago, and gulde themsely accordingly, is amazing. For surely, the greater their own material inter- ests, the more they to guard those interests by not doing things that would justify attacks up- on them. This is a point that the Journal made not a few times in recent Manufacturers of heer and key and saloon keevers who defy law and attempt to force their will upon the body politic, of what is right and wholesome, can- is many parts the fact that they are doing more than any prohibiton propaganda can possibly do to hasten the spread of prohibition and are making many times more difficult the task of those | form for the sacred { from the upper classes Logic of the Goose-Step. (Phillips Andover Bulletin.) “Somewhere in France,” last winter | a group of teachers turned soldiers of | in a| the fatherland, foregathered “dugout” to talk over their long-neg- lected teaching profession. Grim war had set its mark upon them. Their pr)esent occupation had grown gigan- tic beyond any preconception of tha wisest student of Mistory. Its fearful demands had burned into their souls the one word, “effliciency.” The train- ing of their youth seemed of trivial consequence to them 'n the trenches. { They had found no Greek roots in all their digging. Trenches require sur- veyors, engineers, diggers; trenches imply topography, geology and drain- age. So they drew up a proposal of re- curriculum of their gymnasium at home. In this suggestion they would sweep away Greek, Latin, French, Hnglish and all history earlier than the time of Wilhalm der Grosse. They had found these studies of little available use in the trenches, where mortal peril called for other knowl- edge, and a different skill. They must save the soldier of the future from bearing any useless burden of knowl- edgze into the chilly ditches where he is to hold the foe of his day. To thig end he must be trained in engineer- ing, in topography, in transportation, in sanitation, in hygiene, and, above all in vocational dexterity. studies all of these, and we cannot criticise them per se but we may ven- ture to ask what is the character of the culture that comes from these alone? Ts dexterity everybody, or is busines more and more of the character of in war fo be the nim of to take on should endeavor 1 war? Are we to abandon all that contributes to the formation of refined taste, and to the humanistic, altruistic view of social relations? Shall we heed suggestions born of bursting shells, and train our youth to thread the gloomy path of lLetter trenches? Let us beware of this goose-step logic, for the relentless conclusion of such “efficiency” must eventuate in the trenches. The American Volce, (Youth’s Companion). We must admity although with shame, that foreign observers in the United States, and foreigners who ob- serve our tourists in Europe; are right in declaring the. American voice to be the worst in the world. Hear- ing it all the time, we Americans do not notice how bad it is. The chief offenders are not the newsboys and other street criers who shout in our ears, but the common run of people— men and women, boys and girls of education and social advantages, as well as those who lack both. We offend, not in our loud talking only, but in ordinary conversation. Our voices harsh, our tones nasal. It is enough to state the fact. -Any one can verify it whose ears can distin- guish betweeu sounds that are lleas- ant and musical and those that harsh and discordant. It is easy to understand why an English girl's voice is so melodious and rich, whereas that of an Amer- ican girl is usually not so. Each ac- quires in hildhood the quality of volce that she hears ev yoday: Cour voices are what they are because they are like those of our fathers, our mothers and our neighbors, The fact points the way to the rem- edy. If we wish to improve the voices of Americans of the next generation we must first train the teachers, for some of the most offensively sharp and pentrating voices are those of “‘school-ma’ams.” The work should be undertaken at once. It would be 4 good rule if it were practicable for school boards to refuse positions to all candidates whose voices are disagree- ably harsh and nasgl. Probably it is not practicable for the double reason that the ears of the members of the school boards are not sensitive enough o apply the test, and that the hum- her of teachers required is greater than the number of candidates who can meet the requirements. Britain's New Reservoir of Men, (From the Boston Herald.) “Why should we refuse to avail our- selves of the vast reservoir of man- hood in Africa?” asks Sir Alfred Sharpe, former Governor of Nyasa- land, and his question is not addressed to a public opinion that needs to be convinced. The tapping of the Dark Continent for men needed at the front has already begun. The British gov- ernment announces through Mr. Bonar Law that 10,000 Africans, some of whom have reached France, are to serve with the army service corps behind the lines as non-combatants, the purpose being to use them in taskg not constituting actual warfare, and thus release men needed on the firing line. It is assumed that the military authorities will make adequate ar- rangements for the comfort of the men thus drafted, and in these the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protec- tion society have undertaken to co- operate. Will the British war offlice confine its drafte to the 10.000 and remain content with ‘“non-combatant” ger- regardless | vice, or is this only the experimental beginning of a much larger and more serlous programme? A few days ago, at a meeting of Liberal and Con- servative members of the British Parliament, it was voted “that In | view of the urgent demands for men not awaken too soon to realization of for the army we call upon the govern- ment to take imediate steps to recruit for the army the colored subjects of his majesty throughout the empire, and more . especially in Africa.” In addresses made at that meeting the are | —————— T ————— e S~y COOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTITUTE’S LIST THIS WEEK Workaday Books. A, B, C. of Iron and Steel, edited by A. O. Backert. | “Articles by specialists on mining, | handling and transportation of ore, | coke manufacturing, etc.—A. L. A.| Booklist. | v e Amerlcan and Bonds, by W. L. 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Practice, Practical Forging and Art Smithing, by T. F. Googert “A text intended for the manual training teachers, but value to craftsmen and tradesmen.”- A. L. A. Booklist. 5o Practical Handbook of Gas and Steam Engines, by J. B. Rathbun. DA o of use Principles of Dynamo Electric Ma chinery, by B. F. Bailey. “Concise textbook designed for non electric engineering students and % a first text in electric engineering for those who expect to engage in electrical work.”"—A. L. A. Booklist. P Productive Farm E. G. Montgomery. “‘One of the best treatises in print.” —A. L. A. Booklist. . w e Treatment, Crops, by Steel and Its D. Bullens. by e Fiction. Beef, Iron and Wine, by . ox s Jack Lait. romance of the North by Randall Parrish. i Hath Its Contraband Atlantic, a Every Soul Song, by Fan- nie Hur: Py b~ Gilded Vanity, by R. Dehan. e by Constance Holme. o oa the Garden of Del H. Hammond the Whimsical Twists Dozen Youthful Jordan. Home Coming, n \t, by Mrs. L. Knots, and Tangles of a Tove Aff; by e Old Blood by Palmer. and Vocational Education. Bumper Crops Yield Less Profit Than Lean Ones | Washington, D. C., the farmer receives Dec. less money for his lean ones, although the hand- ling of the one involves infinitely more labor than the gathering and market- ing of the other, is the startling statement made by William Joseph Showalter, a economist in a paper brought to the somewhat attention of the House of Representa- | tives yesterday by Flood of Virginia in connection with the high cost of living issue. He shows how the farmers of the world re ceived a billion dollars bumper grain crop of 1912 than they got for the lean one of 1911, how those of the United States received $172,000,000 less for their bumper corn crop of 1912 than for their lean one of 1911, and how the wheat growers get $64,000,000 less for their bumper wheat erop of 1906 than they did for their lean one of 1807. Iy his paper Mr. Showalter saj ‘“While congress is considering the high cost of living from the stand- point of the city consumer, it might also consider the high cost of versal bumper crops to the farmers who produce them. A study Representative statistics of the department of agri- | er per bushei pric culture will show that bumper crops, with all the extra labor they involve, | natfonal single-crop sta returns | | er crops bring less money in world ' bring the farmers shorter than the lean ones. “For instance, in 1911 the had a lean yvear so far as grain crops go. Leaving out rice, the total grain yvield was 18,786,000,000 bushels, enough to load a train flve times around the earth at the cquator. 1912 there was a bumper crop, the biggest yield of grain that Mother Earth, in all her history ever pro- duced. It reached the enormous total | of 16,115,000,000 bushels practically “ten bushels for every man, woman and child upon the face of the globe, | Enough to load a string of cars reach- ing more than six times around !hc; earth. | “And yet, based on the farm prices per bushel prevailing in the United States on December 1, of the two | vears, which is fairly representative | of world prices, the farmer got more actual cash for his lean crop of 1911 than he got for his fat one of 1912. The average per bushel price of the | five great cereals was approximately | seventy-three cents in 1911, as com- | pared with fifty-five cents in 1912. So, if you will take out your pencil and figure it up vou will find that the world's farmers received approximate- 1y a billon and a quarter dollars less for the great bumper crop of 1912 than they got for the lean crop of 1911, in 14.—That ; reached for | bushel his bumper grain crops than he gets ' o | bushels. Washington | | the other hand, less for their ! uni- | | | In i { mous are always green, the tree of the Christ about it; in your own homes; there it will shel- ter no deeds of blood and acte of kindness.” and billion mark passed the three 3,124,000,000 bushels the crop. On the other hand, the poorest corn year the: farmer had encountered in producing only 2,446,000,000 And yet, the department &f agriculture figure reduced to parative totals, .show that the farm value of the lean crop of 1913 was $172,000,000 greater than that of the big bumper crop of 1912. “The same condition obt case of wheat. The year 1906 was a bumper wheat. year. For the first time in our history the seven hundred million bushel mark was passed show., ing a crop of 735,000,000 bushels. Oh 1907 was a real, gen- wheat year, with a produc- tion of oniy 634,000,000 hushels. And vet, although the 1907 crop was = hundred million bushels smaller than the bumper crop of 1906, its val to the farmer was $64.000,000 grer “The same thing happened with ths bumper crop of oats in 1906 as com- pared with the poor one of 1907, as well as in the case of the bumper crop of 1910 ompared with the lean one in 1911 1t also happened in the case of the humper harley crop of 1906 and of 1932 “All the world understanc course, the jaw of supply and demand Amecrican a decad com- ins in the uine lean of the!and knows that big crops mc But to world-wide, all-crop statisti istics and to without exception the bump the farmer than the v se a condition in o0d production that and important.”, find t! gregate to the dean one, is to disc the economiecs of is once surprising Origin of the Christmas Tree. Home Joucnal) (People’s A beautiful myth concerning tha Christmas tree onnected with Winfred eariy of the eighth century missionary was hewing which his pagan peo- worshipping—a tornade blasted it. Just behind it, unharmed by the whirlwind, stood a young fir tree, pointing a green spire to the stars. Winfred turned to his follow- s and sald: This little tree, a voungz child oft the forest, shall be your holy tree to- night. Tt is the wood of peace, for vour houses are built of it. Tt is a sign of an endless life, for its leaves See how it points Let this be called child Gather wild woods, but St. part while this fa- GOW ik the sacred oak ple had hee upward to heaven. not in the but loving gift«t” A quaint old writer thus spiritual- sin; | who, in all sincerlty, wish to take a | The same condltions obtained No matter how low is-his standard of | fiam stand against all sumptuary leg- | joy;— : islation Though guilty and loathsome, he is Some Mother's boy. administration was urged to call in the natlves for military duty on the ground of their obligations to the empire, the assurance being given that the enlistnient of black soldiers 1906 and 1907. Here the former vear | izes the practice of Christmas decora- was one of those great fat ones when | tions: “So our churches and houses the granaries of the world were over- | decked with bays and rosemary, holly flowing, and the latter a very lean one. |and ivy and other plants which are Yet the farmers got nearly two bil- [always green, winter and summer | would improve the status of the sub- | lion dollars less for their great bump- }signify and put us in mind of His | ject races. Sir Albert Spicer expressed | er crop of 1906 than they received for [ Deity, that the Child that now is born his belief that the self-respect of the | their lean crop of 1907. was God and man, who should spring black men would be ralsed “if colored | “Taking our own country alone we [up like a tender plant, should always ¢ soldiers fought side by side with | see that the same thing happens with | be green and flourishing, and should British troops.” And all the spceches | the American farmer in his fat and live forever more.” Fe carols ! There may be reasons why a man made implied resort to the natives as | lean years. For instance, 1912 was a were chanted Christmas in praise should try to deceive others, but why fighters, not as mere hewers of wWood | bumper year in corn production. For |of the evergreen, the holly, the rose: should he try to deceive himself? | and drawers of water. the first time in our history Welmary ana the bay, ot the remotest ehance that the idea | out of jobs at one time or another that these “old codgers” became a drug on the market. The mere fact that they were forced to seek Bn be carried into definite effect at is time or in the immediate future. ide the conjecture that Ger- ad eavis posi- | tions of employment was proof enough in the eyes of many employvers that Pointed Paragraphs. any. has anced these tor proposals tumanian triumph when to dictate peace terms at price, its antithesis, that That head hath been pillowed on some tender breast; That form hath been lips have been pressed; soul hath been praved for, tones sweet and mild or her sake deal gently with— Some Mpother's child. The average man will stand without hitching a good deal better than if tied to an apron string. her ho is able they were inefficicnt, were not capable wept o'er those of standing the grind. Now the busi- ermany realizes she can never hope | ness men of Chicago hope to destroy | 108t pr a more propitious moment in | all such beliefs. To this end they met | | ‘hich to drive a bargain, there re- l recently and decided to give the men r own or in