Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1919 Page: 4 of 12
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»vf |h«> of Nation* If there
U a league of nation*. It seem*
rather mu appropriate selection,
The Oily l* amt has
htMtortcak literary and ptptwM'pItlcal
tradition* In keeping With tho pur
t»o*e of |b tongue Sw User land
haa |'rv*wrwd It* neutrality tu *
WM) tv' ho above »Uiplclon. And
tt»v»U> the Swi** iVufedci alien U In Itself a soft
of league wt Nation* From the practical view
point the city wt Geneva s* attractive. MWt two large,
and vVWUWlly located for many wt the UtetUbei* of
(ho l)NV«iUO
In fact, the out hit*!** «* say that considering
Geneva* past. IU long history full of struggle*
and ouiciovg through "huh tt won lt» freedom, it
would apt'oar that from ail time tin* city ha*
|vredv*tieed tw become the capital of the Intangible
kingdom wf »ll five \*eoideu, united to defend, not
witty then right* and liberty, hut at*o tho right*
and liberty wf wthorn
t ho IV^UUYUlOht* tv" M locution Stipulated ttftOOW
hundred lUOlCl > along tho e*igO vvf tho lake, out
bracing huge properties, * i*wrt fvvr UydD'planc*.
facing tho vt|v> and having awe** hv laud nnd
water, W ithtu tho wall* wt tho *iuall territorial
tltAttiv't wf tivHtovw, ututvl tho vvuutrv uvtwruovl "tth
Uttvl vlov'hvsl "tth liutvlou*. tvovwrul o-stuto*
>voio wvwiUtWo tw tho rv|UVM‘Ut*tlvo* vvf tho xtif\%*o
WUt l\Ht I Wit A.
Tho twvti'h of tiowthwvl, olsutt (our tutu^ out
frwut tho tv'"it* i*ovh«tivt tho uuvro rvovl.ly fultt’U
UlOOO vAVUvUthmii VxWttthvHl. vvtto ^vf tho wtvtv'*1. vtl
1^^ "on «t I'd tt vvf tho htxttw(* wf tivwovws l'r\*t»
tM't> lu hVUN tt twvwuto tho |tu^Htrty wf tho ro
t'ttt'Ux uuvl t* utv'lw>v>| tu tho I«tu4 thm tt^o r*oruw»o
tvsvh (Wvtvt tho \VuKo wt Swwvv Au UttW>'U\H\ t"«\i
Ittxtl UH'W.tUfi vl »"U UtSV" tho htho ftwtu tUUO
t|ttvvvou‘wt t«tU It ht» vk^vu «t oh\v*»‘tt lUdvv fwr tho
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|vt>stx«tutto Iwvo tor tho htirh Alps, tlto wutllno of
whtoh ho KtvavHt ut ovory vlwy. wont oxi»lorlnjf.
olltuhtus Mx'ttt ItlHttxv "rlttnc tits VwyitKos vtitus
hvi AI|hs (tTTUllJhtl. Ittn vtuu^htor. who hv^-
ttWf ttnditnr Nwkrr »to Sitwurr, >;ro\v up to thlt
vlollithtfu) NttuwMivhorw t'hitrlon Itounot wnttutusl
to cnrpy v*ut hU stttvly wf ttitturo. mwt vvhon ho U»st
hla »lfht j;:ivo up hts Unto tw phllosophloul prv'h-
huttjv Ktrvugthotting hla Aoltv'InrH* hollof In nu uftor
Ufo Il:t!tor tun'd tv' owiuo frv*ut Itoruo to work with
hltu l.t'nmod ittott wttvl sv*h»*tnm v'uuto frwut nil
putts wf Kttrw|H' tw visit thorn
lu this wuy tho ntttnll olrolo v'f tJontlunl. tvssslwtt'
utotv intorv'stosl ut soivuttitto outturn mu! Christian
txItlU^opUy. hwcntuo it Kurwivutt vvtttor In Jirvvt
wpisvstttwn tw tho vuto at IVrttoy, whom Vv'ltatrv'
viovtxhvl tho austorv'ttv'S-s of i«ouova atnl truvl his
host l\» vlosttv'y It.
vftor tho vlv'nth v'f Ohttrlvvs lUvitnot his prwjwrtv
rvturttvsl tw tho vlo Ktv<
with Maxlauto vlo s.
Is nvHir Conti
stttumor vluys
* fatuity, whU*h was vxvumvt
aot (\r*tt ISII). Ilor hwuso
auvl iVrtrtuno oatuo wftvnt wit rtuo
wt wit tho torraw wf tho pitliwsxv-
tos hx'Uso was huttt aK'ut IT,V by
ttn. a vllivix’uutt wf Couova attaohtvl
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tho lattor in tho onrly duyt
of tho sixteenth century.
Gonevit Is tho cupltnl of the
canton of Gonovn. It contains ^
possibly OO.tKHt people—it little
over 100,000 with Its suburbs —
nml th«> v^inton tuts a |H»pula-
tlon of about lHb.000. Thera
are *Xi cantons, with a total
population of about
The Homans matte themselves
masters of the country In the
first century. It. O. Their do-
minion lasted about four can*
*• turlfs A succession of masters
followvHl. When It became a part of the German
(Holy Homan) empire In the eleveuth century It
was a hadise-podge of petty states rulevl by dukes,
cv'uuts. bishops and abbv'ts. together with little
city states. The beginning v'f the confederation of
cantons was In the thirteenth century.
In 11*70 Kudolph of Hupsburg, Holy Homan cm
pernr. secuml control of the duchy of Austrtc.
and threatened the liberties of the Swiss. To re-
sist Its aggressions the thrtv for\»st v*antons v'f I’rt.
Schwys and rnterwalden lu 1.1U entered Into n
bwgue. In the fourtev'uth century rtve other can-
tvuis Jwtnvsl The house of llnpsburg found the
mountaineers Invincible. At the close of the mid-
dle u. •• the connection of Swurerland with thn
Gertnau empire v*aiue virtually tv' an «'ud. The
confederation was enlarj^d by fresh accessions.
In the sivtv'enth century as stated. Geneva shook
wflf the authority of the vlukes v'f Savoy ’and v'f
the bishops. After the re 'v»rmatlwn In the p«'ace wf
\\ . N V V .IS X
elarevl ludv'penvlent of the German empire. In
\b.vv the Krx'uch occur • the cv'imtry and csiab-
c. In lMVt N.i|v*i«vn re-
HelveGc
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Bat' 'V a-ted t*e Hole
DADDY5 EVENING
U FAIRYTALES
45MARY GRAHAM BONNER
* N CSr M» AUTMOS. \
SIR BENJAMIN BACON.
Nick and Nancy had gone to visit
their cousins Jack and Murlun. These
children lived In a town. It was
neither a very big city nor was It a
very niihiII village, it was Just an la-
bel ween town, but they lived ut one
| ' lid of Hie town where people kept
j chickens* and pigs and had real barn-
yards and could get their eggs for
| breakfast IIiciiihcIvcm.
While Nick and Nancy were there
they often hud talks with the barnyard
creatures. They were visiting their
cousins for several days, and they al-
ways liked to make friends with the
•i n I inn Im as well as with people. The
iiiilnials told the children of their
ways and their habits and of what
they liked to do nud what they didn’t
Use to do, of how they planned to
touch their young and so forth.
nr course they didn’t put their talk
Into words such as you and 1 know,
Inn Nick and Nancy understood and
so can any girl or any hoy who
watches and studies animals and who
likes all the different creatures under
the sun. They can be so friendly If
only we will understand them! And
Nick and Nancy did understand them.
They knew that the pigs talked by
grunting and by pushing each other
around and h.v sounds and actions In-
stead of words, for after all actions
do count for more, don’t they?
It was someone who must have hern
very wise who said that years nml
years ago. Well, the talks the differ-
ent animals had with Nick and Nancy
were not talks of words, but they were
real talks, things they showed by their
ways which told the children their
stories.
Ami Nick and Nancy always like to
ask you to share their stories or ad-
ventures with them and, too, like to
hear about yours.
Well, the flay was very rainy and
!t was very muddy In the barnyard.
School, whlcft had only Just been start-
ed for the full, was out for the day,
and Nick and Nancy had been going to
school with their cousins during their
visit. They were all giving the pig
pen a great party. A party to Nick
and Nancy and their cousins meant, of
course, as It means to anyone, a party
where there are games and whore there
are goodies to eat afterwards. And
the pigs feel Just the same way about
a party—except that they like to leave
out the games.
“This Is good of you.” said Sir Ron*
Jamln Bacon, one of the pigs lu their
cousins’ barnyard, “but I can under-
stand it.”
“Oh, you think you’re so wise,” said
Sir Percival Pork. “What can you
understand? 1 do not think it is so
good of the children to give us things
to eat. We deserve good food. We
become fat and if we’re eaten we’ll be
so good to taste. Even though l
don’t care about being eaten 1 can
Imagine how good I might taste.”
“You’re not thinking what I’m think-
ing at ail.” said Sir Benjamin, “and
I’ll also have you know that I. too.
tldnk this Is no more than what we
deserve from boys and girls—this
afternoon ten, or nfternoon food, or
whatever you wish to call It.
"But where I show what a clever
pig 1 am Is in seeing the reason for
all this. You see. pigs, friends of the
Pig Pen Palace, or Mud Yard, or what-
ever you wish to miII It. the children
are doing all this so they’ll he consid-
ered very nice. Grunt, grunt, squeal,
squeal. It’s a goodly joke.”
••Oh. well.” satd Sir Percival Pork,
“far be It from me to object to any
reason they umy have. Food Is food
and a pig knows that much whatever
else he may know, and 1 take food as
It Is given and do not eure for the
reason.”
“I not only care for my tummy,” said
Sir Benjamin with a proud twist of
his crooked tall, “but l am a thiuker.”
**! believe you are thinking more
aNnit »i$ than even of the fact that
Bg you ft>.i.) ” Nidt as he
looked at S r Beniamin.
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Old Man Finds Relic of His Boyhood in Museum
KNVEIt.—In the Colorado state museum hangs the tattered little coat of a
U ten-year-old boy, with its coarse, bro^n, homespun weave, its frayed
bands of blnck velvet about the collar and sleeves. Its old-fashioned plaid
lining, its brass buttons, the rents at
the shoulders and the legend upon the
description card pinned to it, which
reads:
“This hoy’s coat with other clothes
was found ufter the battle of Tupelo,
Mississippi, July 14, 1804. by J. R.
Wylie, Company D, Forty-fourth .Iowa
volunteers. Present address 175 South
Franklin street, Denver.”
An old man, gray haired and
feeble, was among a crowd of visitors
the other day. Ue was accompanied
by his wife, hardly less gray, but with a firmer step. Suddenly the old man
gripped the arm of his wife and exclaimed:
i hut’s my coat! That’s the coat iny mother mnde for me when I was a
boy. And I’m going to take it back home with me.”
To Superintendent James Merrick and Curator J. C. Smiley he told the
story of the battle und of how, a child then of only ten years, he had fled with
his mother from the neighborhood while the battle was on, returning later to
find the house runsacked.
I o get his request before the board of capltol managers the old man
wrote out this:
"I find In the nipitol basement, In case No. 3070, a coat of mine. This
coat was made by my mother during the Civil war, she having spun all the
cotton und wool, then weaving the same Into cloth and made the coat from
homemade cloth. Part of the battle of Tupelo, Miss, was fought on my
mother’s place. This coat and many other articles were missing after the bat-
tle. I would very much appreciate your returning this the first coat of my
babyhood days buck to me. I was raised In Tupelo, Miss. My present home
Is in Elgin, Tex. Respectfully yours, J. W. THOMAS.”
Confederate Veteran Gets New Pair of Trousers
I OS ANGELES.—Ezra L. Bliss, seventy-five years old. who was a sergeant
Li in the Fourth Missouri cavalry during the Civil war and was once a
neighbor of Gen. "Stonewall” Jackson, the Confederate leuder, declared In the
Juvenile court that he had been as-
saulted. The weapon, It developed,
was a roman candle In the hands of
Willie Brown, seventeen years old, a
colored high school boy.
Willie Brown went to court accom-
panied by his parents. The extremes
met at either end of ii long table pre-
sided over by Judge Reeve. Sergeant
Bliss in full regimentals, looked every
Inch the old soldier. He bears a strik-
ing likeness to the pictures of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, with whom he said he
fought. When the court usked Sergeant Bliss what the trouble was, he
replied:
“Well, sir. I was assaulted.
“What was the weapon?”
“A roman candle in Downey about ten o'clock at night. This boy fired It
at me and two of the balls struck my trousers when I was only six feet nway.
I have the trousers here, sir, with the holes burned in them.”
The court released Willie Brown into the custody of his parents.
“A very good way to straighten up this ‘bunch’ Is,” he said, “to make a
pool among them and pay Sergeant Bliss for u new pair of trousers."
Willie agreed to do this.
£55.
Bank Bandit Elucidates the Why and Wherefore
HICAGO.—It was in the new Sixteenth Street State bank at St. Louis avenue.
\* Behind the cashier’s cage were Jacob A. Kalis, cashier, and pretty nine-
teen-year-old Elsie Landnuer, collection teller. On a bench. Mrs. Rose Bowen,
• 101T2 Central Park uvenue, who had
just made a deposit, and Mrs. Mary
Rudnick, of the same address, who
had Just paid a note, were discussing
H. C. L. In front of the cashier’s
cage stood Nathan Maltz, father of
Samuel W. Maltz, president of the
bank, discussing with David Flyer,
31*11 West Sixteenth street, the social
unrest and economic turmoil.
In the cage Jacob and Elsie were
worrying neither of the high cost of
living nor of the social unrest. Jake
was showing a new revolver and telling what he’d do to bank robbers. Elsie
was explaining how she'd telephone the police.
Then five young m?n entered with drawn revolvers. “Hands up!” said
the leader. Up went the hands. A bandit confiscated Jake's revolver and
collected about $5,000. They were so polite that as they left Mr. Maltz said
to them: ,
“Why? Why? You’re all young men—fine, healthy young men. Why do
you risk your lives th s way? For this you will be hoiVided all your lives.
Why do you do It?**
“I'll tell you why.” said the leader. “I was in the army—overseas.
"My girl was waiting for me when I came back. There were all kinds of
cheers and parades. We were married. That was six months ago. Then I
started looking for a job. I couldn't gst a Job. None of us here could get a
job. My wife Is going to be a mother pretty soon. And no work.”
Theu he wheeled and the five walked out to a waiting automobile.
Missouri Centenarian Who Has Never Quarreled
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Halstead, who
phys..--.u:i many
was Henry
years.
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American public
life today.” h
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Is: President
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Mrs. Halste*
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