Beworraic; acon Bellefonte, Pa., November 22, 1918. WHAT IT IS. A fire mist and a planet A crystal and a cell, A jelly-fish and a saurian And caves where cave-men dwell; Then a sense of law and beauty, And face turned from the clod— Some call it Evolution, And others call it God. A haze on the far horizon, The infinite tender sky, The ripe, rich tint of the cornfields And the wild geese sailing high; And all over upland and lowland The charm of the goldenrod— Some of us call it Autumn, And others call it God. Like tides on a crescent seabeach, ‘When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in. Come from the mystic ocean Whose rim no foot has trod— Some of us call it longing, And others call it God. A picket frozen on duty, A mother starved for her brood, Socrates drinking the hemlock And Jesus on the rood; And millions who, humble and nameless, The straight hard pathway trod— Some call it Consecration, And others call it God. —W. Herbert Caruth. CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR. 1914. June 28—Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, at Sarajevo, Bosnia, apparently as result of political conspiracy. July 23—Austria’s ultimatum to Servia, demanding punishment of ac- complices in the murder and official disavowal of Servia’s connection with anti-Austrian propaganda. July 25—Servia agreed to all de- mands except that of Austrian par- ticipation in police investigations; Austria rejected both as insufficient. Russia indicated purpose to support Servia if attacked by Austria. July 28—Austria declared war on Servia. July 29—Russia ordered partial mobilization; Austrians bombard Bel- grade: i July 30—Russian general mobiliza- ion. July 31—Germany demanded recall of Russia’s mobilization order, under threat of war; Germany placed under military law. August 1—German declaration of war on Russia; general German mo- bilization orderd; demands sent by Germany to French government for immediate declaration of intentions in case of war between Germany and Russia. Notice served that Italy did not feel under treaty obligations. to join Germany and Austria in the war. General mobilization ordered by the French government. August 2—German troops entered Luxemburg, advancing toward the French border. Germany demanded permission to cross Belgium. Belgi- um refused and declared neutrality would be defended. August 3—Germany announced a state of war with Russia, alleging Russian attack upon Germany terri- tory; war was declared imminent against France because of mobiliza- tion and unsatisfactory assurances, and Belgium was notified that Ger- man troops would march through by force; troops entered Belgium; King Albert appealed to England for aid under their treaty. August 4—Great Britian declared war on Germany for refusal to re- spect Belgian neutrality; Germany declared war on Belgium. President Jpison issued a neutrality proclama- ion. August 6—Austria declared war on Russia. August 12—Great Britian declared war on Austria. August 16—Japan demanded with- drawal of German warships from Japanese waters and the surrender of Kiau-Chau, the German base in Chi- na. August 17—Louvain and Brussels occupied by Germans. August 23—Japan declared war on Germany. September 8—French government transfered to Bordeaux, owing to Ger- man approach on Paris. September 7-13—Battle of the Marne and Germans turned back. October 13—Belgian government moved to Havre, France. November 5—Great Britian and France declared war on Turkey be- cause of hostile acts and refusal to dismiss German officers. 1915. February 4—Germany declared the waters around the British Isles a war zone and warned neutral ships not to enter. February 10—United States pro- tested that it would be a serious breach of rules of naval warfare if merchant vessels were destroyed with- out determining their belligerent na- tionality and the contraband charac- ‘ter of their cargo, and warning was sent to Great Britian against the use of the American flag by British ships. February 25—British and French fleets reduced four forts at entrance to the Dardanelles. May 4—Italy renounced alliance with Germania and Austria- May 7—Lusitania torpedoed and sunk by German submarine, with loss of more than 100 American lives and more than 1000 others. May 13—United States protested against German submarine policy, called for disavowal of the sinking of the Lusitania and announced that no word or act would be omitted to pro- tect the rights of American citizens, May 23—Italy declared war upon Austria. July 8—Germany pledged safety for American ships in the war zone. September 1—Ambassador von Bernstorff promised for Germany that liners would not be sunk without warning. September 9—United States sent Dr. Dumba, the Austrian Ambassador, home because of his connection with a plot to cripple American munition plants. October 11—Bulgaria entered the war as ally of the Central Powers, and Bulgarian troops invaded Servia. 1916. January 17—Montenegro dered to Austrian forces. July 9—The Deutschland, a commer- cial submarine, arrived in Baltimore. August 27—Rumania joined the Al- lies and declared war on Austria-Hun- gary. verbs 5—A new kingdom of Poland proclaimed by Germany and Austria in Polish territory formerly Russian: November 21—Death of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. December 20—American govern- ment suggested to all belligerents an exchange of views on peace terms, to which Germany proposed a meeting of delegates but failed to specify the terms; and the Allies refused to con- sider such an “empty and insecere proposal.” surren- 1917 January 10—Allies defined as their peace terms the evacuation and res- toration of invaded territory, with reparation and indemnities; liberation of Italians, Slavs, Bohemians and Ru- manians from Austrian domination; expulsion of Turkey from Europe and the enfranchisement of the Turkish populations. : . anuary 22—President Wilson, in an address to the Senate, advised a “peace without victor an independ- ent and autonomous tralization of sea outlets and the lim- itation of military and naval arma- ments. January 31—Germany served notice that from February 1st sea traffic would be stopped with every available ‘weapon and without further notice in the waters around Great Britain, France and Italy and in the Eastern Mediterranean. February 3—United States severed diplomatic relations with Germany on the ground that Germany had withdrawn the assurances previously given, that war operations would be confined to the fighting forces of the belligerents. Neutral nations were invited to take similar action, and the President asked authority to arm mer- chant ships. d Maren 11—British captured Bag- ad. March 15—Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne in favor of the Grand Duke Michael, his brother. April 2—American steamship Az- tec sunk without warning. The Pres- ident asked Congress to declare that recent acts of Germany were in effect war. April 6—The United States entered the war by means of a joint resolu- tion of Congress declaring that a state of war had been thrust upon the United States by Germany: J April 11—Brazil severed diplomatic relations with Germany. May 18—President Wilson signed a bill for creating an army of 500,000 men under selective service eonscrip- tion. June 12—King Constantine of Greece abdicated upon demand of England, France and Russia, his son, Alexander, succeeding him. June 26—First contingent of Amer- ican troops reached France. June 29—Greece severed relations with Germany and her associated Governments. July 1—Russian army led by Min- ister of War Kerensky, assumed of- fensive in Galicia. July 22—Russian army in retreat, owing to the mutiny of several regi- ments. November 8—Bolshevik revolution in Petrograd overthrew XKerensky Government. November 9—Germany and Austria announced 250,000 prisoners and 2300 guns in drive against Italian army. November 15—M. Clemenceau be- came Premier of France. December 7--The American Con- gress declared war on Austria. 1918. February 9—Ukrania signed the first treaty of peace af the war, yield- ing to Germany and Austria. March 3—Peace terms signed be- tween the Central Powers and the Bolshevik Government of Russia at Brest-Litovsk, involving the loss of one-fourth of the Russian territory in Europe. March 21—Great German offensive began from Arras to- La Fere. March 23—Paris shelled by long range German gun. March 28—German drive reached Montdidier. March 29—General Foch appointed Generalissimo of the Allied armies. April 9—German offensive from Ar- mentieres. May 25—German submarines ap- peared off the American coast. May 27—Great German offensive between Soissons and Rheims. June 9—German offensive begun betwen Noyon and Montdidier. June 12—American marines cap- tured forest northwest of Chateau Thierry. July 1—Secretary Baker announced that 1,000,000 American soldiers were overseas. July 15—Germans began new of- fensive east and southeast of Rheims, July 19—Counter-offensive launch- ed by French and Americans between the Rivers Aisne and Marne, captur- ing 20 towns and 4000 prisoners. uly 26—General Allied advance by French, British and Americans yielded 20,000 prisoners and 4000 guns. July 15--October 15—Allied offens- ive under unified command in three months defeated and pushed back the enemy on all fronts. Among the big achievements officially reported were the recovery of 3000 square miles of territory, the liberation of hundreds of towns, 380,000 prisoners, 3500 can- non, 40,000 machine guns, 2000 trench mortars, 200 airplanes destroyed, 80 captive balloons brought down, the long-range gun forest of St. Gobain taken, German U-boat bases on the Belgian coast captured, railway com- munications cut off, commanding heights seized, and the German re- treat at times turned into a rout, on the western front, where the British operated in Belgium and the north, the French in the middle territory and the Americans in the Lorraine sector. In Palestine and Macedonia the defeat of the Turks and Bulgari- ans was continuous, and in Italy the Austrians were pushed back across the Piave and crushed. The end was clearly in sight. Peace overtures were renewed by Germany and Aus- tria and Turkey crumbled and asked for an armistice on the Allies’ terms. An inter-Allied conference was as- sembled in Versailles to prepare truce oland, the neu- | marines, ‘stricted passage « of to be crushed once and for all, a hap- conditions with all applicants. ! Within this period Bulgaria col- lapsed and truce was granted on Sep- | tember 30, which provided for the, evacuation of Greece and Servia, sur- | render of Bulgarian boats and control | of navigation of the Danube, free pas- | sage for the Allies through Bulgarian | territory and all Bulgarian arms and ammunition to be stored, under con-! trol of the Allies. King Ferdinand ' was deposed by his own Jeople and | his son Boris, who succeeded to the title, abdicated. October 28—Austria begged Secre- tary of State Lansing to begin over- tures for armistice and peace at once. October 31—Fighting having ended | in Turkey on October 30, an armis- tice was arranged for October 31, which was defined by Lord Robert | $ i Cecil in London as a “complete and ! unconditional surrender.” It yielded : the forts of the Bosporus to the Allies | and granted free passage thropgh the | Dardanelles to the Black Sea. ii October 81—The Austrian high command sent a flag of truce to the Italian lines, and on military assur- ance confirmed by the remnant of | government in Vienna, hostilities | ceased at noon on November 4. November 4—Armistice granted to Austria, involving evacuation of oc- cupied territory, promise of repara- tion, surrender of warships and sub- demobilization and unre- : Alied forces ; through Austrian territory toward Germany. ; November 7—German deputation with a white flag visited Marshall Foch to learn the terms of an armis- tice for Germany. In the morning before the truce meeting, American troops entered Sedan. Germany was | given seventy-two hoprs in which to accept armistice terms. November 10—Courier bearing ar- mistice terms reaches German grand headquarters. November 11-—Armistice terms all signed at Marshall Foch’s headquar- ts and the war ended officially at | a. m. i New Army Discipline. One of the sacred traditions of the army which, along with a lot of other worn-out junk, this war has consign- ed to the scrap heap is the idea that you cannot have discipline among sol- diers without a military caste. This notion, while not of German origin, found favorable soil in the German mind and has been most highly developed in practice in the German military system. The huge Teutonic military machine was built upon what was conceived to be the bedrock principle of efficien- cy—ruthless discipline. It took for granted that this discipline could not be attained without the breeding of an officer caste with the iron power to rule. Yet this war has shown that the unthinking armed manikin of Ger- man creation is no match for the sol- dier whose initiative has been devel- oped by democratic methods and whose discipline has been secured by reason and training. ; Every war eventually becomes a hand-to-hand conflict. "It is man power that wins. It is muscle plus brains plus spirit plus team play. The German system secures but a part of this. The democratic system secures it all. The Canadian army is a case in point. In two months after the out- break of the war "33,000 men fully equipped and partially trained were dispatched to England. The like of it is not in history. Few of them had even rudimentary military training. Yet when these men entered the field they struck a distinct terror into the German command. Raiding, which came such an important factor, originated with them, and the Ger- mans found it necessary to issue fre- quent army orders warning command- ers to be particularly watchful when opposed to the Canadians. : Sergt. L. Shannon Cormack, of the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery, tells the story of a certain Canadian col- onel who was addressing the men un- der his command just before their in- spection by a well-known English general. After explaining the details of inspection the Colonel closed with this remark: “Now, when the Gen- eral’s here, stand still, don’t spit, and for God’s sake don’t call me Bill.” . The Sergeant goes on to say that the days of slave-driven armies are | over, and the old savage spirit of mil- itary caste that sacrificed men’s lives heartlessly to the god of war is about py result made possible by forces of men led and not driven to fight, wag- ing war for war’s sake, for loot, for fear, or for lust of conquest, but for the freedom of the world.”—By Dr. Frank Crane. : Wants Seat at Table. New York—Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, as president of the National American Woman Suffrage associa- tion and of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, has issued an ap- peal to the heads of all national wom- en's organizations to urge joint ac- tion in an effort to insure that women have adequate representation on ‘the peace commission: Mrs. Catt’s ap- peal says: i “It is not only desirable, it is in- | herently necessary that the person- nel of the peace commission shall in- clude women. “We are not unaware that this will be to break established precedent. No woman has ever sat with a peace com- mission before by the appointment of her government. “But this is the age and this is the hour when established precedent has lost its strangle hold and custom has lost its throttling power. “There have been wars before this, but never a war which has been so much in Pafinersui between men and women all the world around. Women have not served merely as inspirers of men, but have performed the actu- al war service, as well on the battle- line as in the war industries. “Men have paid the price of this war. And women have paid it. And always there has been in the con- sciousness of women the realization that they have had to pay without ever having had a voice in the mak- ing of the governments that make and unmake war.” The leadership of the German armies is no longer a mystery. In re- treat the Kaiser was always at the front. | to take her out for a ride. : plained that their machine was put HER PRAYER WAS ANSWERED Little Girl's Appeal for Automobile Ride Proved That Her Argument Was a Good One. The six-year-old daughter of an at- torney has been taught from infancy to have implicit faith in prayer. So strongly has this been impresscd on her mind that practically all of her de- sires and childish wishes sooner or later find expression in prayerful ap- peal. The child is a motor enthusiast, and on the first warm day after the severe winter weather she asked her father He ex- away for the winter, and that it could not be used at that time. The child then sought her mother and asked her to pray for somebody to come around and take them out for a ride. The mother tried to explain What such ® prayer would be unavailing. but, un- daunted in her firm belief, the child went to her room and prayed that she might have an auto ride. so passed, and the little girl waited expectantly and anxiously for the au- tomobile to arrive. Seeking to allay the child’s disap- pointment the mother started to ex- plain more fully, when the shriek of an automobile horn was heard outside. The child rushed to the door, and to the amazement of the mother, a neigh- bor asked the girl whether she desired to take a ride. “Will you have room for mother. too?” the girl asked. “No. we just have room for one lit- tle girl,” replied the man at the wheel. The child hurriedly put on her coat and cap. and as she left the doorway she turned to her mother and said: “See, mother, if you had prayed with ' me you could have gone, t00.” The mother is still wondering. MARINE CORPS’ NEW INSIGNIA Green Instead of Blue Uniform Is Not Recognized by Those Who Are Not Up to Minute. Surprisingly few civilians even after their country has been in the world war for nearly a year can readily identify the various uniforms of the United States service. Especially is this true in regard to the United States marine corps. The change of the ma- rine corps’ uniforms from blue to for- est green has added greatly to the be- wilderment of the layman who likes to recognize a military man by his uni- form or insignia. The small boy, however, is not so easily fooled; as is shown by an inci- | dent which occurred a few days ago. | One of the sergeants from a marine recruiting station was walking along the street when he came on a group of small boys and girls playing on the sidewalk. As he approached them one little girl asked: “What is that man in uniform?” “I guess he’s a French officer,” said another girl, One of the boys eyed him closely for | a moment, and then planted himself \ ! | squarely in front of the sergeant. and i two |! | usually fade to tones of their own par- | | | | i with “I wana see holding him by the coat chubby little hands, said: watcha got on yer cap.” The lad knew that the device em- bracing the globe, eagle and anchor | means ‘“‘marine,” whether the wearer ; be clothed in blue, forestry green or khaki. “Oh, you're a marine, aintcha,” he exclaimed jubilantly. “An’ he's a sergeant and a sharpshooter, too.” he told his playmates, with a knowing lit- tle nod. Messenger Wears Tile. War times and the unprecedented de- mand for aids for Uncle Sam have brought many quaint characters to Washington, notes a capital corre- spondent. One of the quaintest guards is seen daily at the main door of the old Land Office building, now occupied by Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder and his staff. He is a gentleman of the old Southern school and while on duty wears a shining black silk hat of an- cient vintage. On the left lapel of his frock coat is a little silver badge of authority and his courtly manner as he bids one eater the portals of the building always brings a smile. On the pay roll he is listed as a “messen- ger,” and he is the only messenger in Washington who wears a silk hat. U-Boats Have Murdered Thousands. There is a danger lest familiarity, even with such a monstrous crime as unrestricted U-boat wariare, should breed indifference to its enormity, says an exchange. Therefore, it {is well to bear in mind that, except when the attack is made on fighting ships or transports carrying fighting men, the torpedoing of ships and sending men to their death far out at sea, is simply murder, unredeemed by any extenuat- ing circumstances whatsoever. Just how great a hill of indictment is be- ing drawn up by the German admiralty against itself is seen in the statement given by the government leader in the house of commons, that up to Feb- ruary, 1918. the German U-boats had killed 14,120 noncombatant British men, women and children. This, be it noted, is exclusive of the murders done upon peoples of other nationalities. As She Is Spoken. The teacher was giving dictation for a writing lesson. She began “Once 1p- on a time—" “Please, teacher, what is a punny?” asked a little girl. “What do you mean, Lizzie?" asl:ed the teacher. “I do not understand you.” “You said: ‘Once a punny time. The teacher explained by improving her enunciation. v9 An hour or . Cause of Cold Feet. i Cold feet may be habitual, constitn- ' tional or from general ill heslth, com- monly they are so ky habit. Tight shoes. a sedentary life and overeating are ofien guilty, asserts an authority. When there is too little ventilation of the feet or the stockings are too thick, i the relief isn’t easy. The feet are kept warm better by wearing thin hose and low shoes, cold baths and vigorous massage, active exercise outdoors—es- pecially walking—thar. by inactive in- door life. Frequent daily washing of the feet helps to restore their warmth. Rubber Watch-Cover. Among the rubber novelties recently introduced, is a watch protector which covers the case entirely except the dial. It is designed for the use of workmen principally and for those who are compelled to move around electrical machinery and it renders the mechanism proof against damage. The clinging quality of rubber makes it almost impossible for the timepiece ! thus protected to slip out of the pock- et. “Turn a Deaf Ear.” i To be able to hear well is a great ' blessing, but one should be able to “turn a deaf ear” to what is unwise or unfit to hear. If the angry words that stir up strife, or the harsh, critical words that hurt one’s feelings, or de- | fame another, never found listeners, : how much less pain and trouble the world would know. “ “hearing ear” and the “deaf ear” upon : the right ocecasions.—Exchange. Thieves Bury Auto. { making away with stolen cars was the : method of Springfield, Mass., thieves, who buried a car in a lonely wooded time, uncovered a windshield. The car ‘bore a Massachusetts license. A Legal Pun, “A petition for an injunction, based upon a somewhat doubtful assertion of fact,” says a New York lawyer, “came before one of the justices of the supreme court of this state. After consideration of the affidavit of the petitioner, the justice remarked: ‘In this case an injunction will not lie, Comment. | Kept Him From Sleeping. | Once there was an Eastern showman i Who said that when he went to bed, | knowing there would be buckwheat i and sausages for breakfast, he couldn't sleep for thinking about it. And when | he went to bed with the information | | that there would be no buckwheat and { sausages for breakfast, he couldn't sleep for worrying about it. Colors That Fade. Aniline colors often fade to entirely different colors, while vegetable dyes | ticular colors. rugs owe their soft, wonderful colors Persian government has for years pro- { hibited the importation of aniline dyes. Time for Discretion. “Why, I've got one foot in the grave and the other foot on a banana peel, so te speak,” responds a man of sixty-five, sued for breach of promise in New York. Under such circum- stances there is every reason why a man should exercise discretion.—Bos- ton Globe. Watch and Man Alike. and starts is never to be trusted. Nor is the man who does his work in the same way ever capable of the highest achievement possible to his station. With men as with watches the test lies in being right*and reliable all the time. An African Belle. In Africa a crop of the blackest, curliest, closest hair imaginable makes a girl the belle of the kraal, especially if she be plump. with piggy eyes, thick lips, a nose like an India-rubber shoe, and a skin that shines like a cooking stove. Concrete for Irrigation Gates. Concrete as a material for gate structures in American irrigation canals is beginning to displace wood, its durability overcoming the disad- vantage of higher cost. About Your Errors. Remember that to change thy opin- ion and to follow him who corrects thy error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy error.—Marcus Aurelius. Make a Friend of Him. Treat your enemy as generously as you treat your friend, and it may end in your having two friends and no ene- my. Which is much better. er ———— ————— Being Neighbors. We are nearer neighbors io our- selves than whiteness to snow or weight to stones.—Montaigne. Daily Thought. | protection of the rich become recip- rocally necessary. Learn to use the ! Somewhat out of the ordinary in : spot not far from the state line. Boys ! passing discovered what appeared to : be a newly made grave and notified | the police, who when they dug a short | even if the relator does.’ ”—Case and | The finest Oriental | entirely to vegetable dyes—in fact, the | The watch that works only by fits | The services of the poor and the SENSITIVENESS HURTS A MAN Affliction Often Results in Absolute Ruin of Persons Who Are Inclined to Be Ambitious. In an article called “How I Cured Myself of Being Sensitive,” a writer says in the American Magazine: “ ‘Wagner, you've got ability,’ he cried, ‘but you'll never get anywhere in this world until you quit tearing yourself to pieces! I've watched you for the last three years; twice I've had It in mind to push you up ‘a notch in the office, and every time I've passed you and picked some one else, because I knew you aren't fit to handle other men. No man is fit to handle other men until he has learned to control himself, You can’t, you're too blamed sensitive. “Little setbacks break your heart. i" A letter of complaiat comes in from some customer and you take it as a personal criticism, and lose a day's work brooding over it. You see me in and you stab yourself wondering why you weren't invited and imagine that I have turned against you. You hear about some.one who is making more | money than you, and immediately all ; far fields look greener. You're a fair- ly useful cog in your present job. and it might put me to some annoyance to lose you. But you'll never hold a big job until you can forget your own petty self and learn to laugh when the world fakes a crack at you. Hanged ; if 1 don’t think sometimes it might be better if you were to get out and try your hand somewhere else.’ ” SAME BOTHERSOME WEEDS Pests to the Aborigines Continue to Be an Annoyance to Farmers Now Tilling the Soil, When Samuel Champlain earned the i gratitude of succeeding generations by keeping a journal as he sailed along the coast from the mouth of the St. | | | Lawrence to Cape Ann he recorded, { among other things, the appearance | of the fields which the Indian women | cultivated not far from the site of the | present town of Gloucester, Mass. He i described, relates a writer, the hoes | used by them, made from the shells of the horseshoe crab, a creature which | interested him greatly, and he also told : of the weeds which these women | grubbed up with their primitive hoes, thus saving their corn, | squashes. | Among the weeds he mentioned es- beans and enough and, if he could come back to- | day and inspect the gardens along the ! Massachusetts shore he would find the | same weeds flourishing in the same old | way and holding their own against the | most modern of farm implements. More than that it would not be sur- ! prising if he found fields in which the i weeds had gained the upper hand and , had smothered the planted crop, whether of beans, squash or corn. and he could well be pardoned if he won- ered that agriculture, after more than 300 years, was still helpless against the weeds which he had fought in his lay. Hindoo Prince and Missionaries. | Never shall I forget a frank conver- | sation which I had in his palace with i his highness the gaekwar of Baroda, | relates a correspondent. He told me ! of some of the measures which he has already introduced for the betterment of his subjects and of the difficulties which he had encountered. His ad- miration for things American is so un- qualified as to be almost naive, but I think T was most of all impressed when he said: “I am thinking of call- ing together the missionaries and ask- ing them to tell me their views on how we can improve the quality of the na- tive. priesthood. Then I want to call ! the priests together and say to them, ‘Look at the missionaries. See the sae- rifices they are making to help our peo- ple. You ought to go out and do the same kind of work.” His highness has already established a professor ship of comparative religions in the Baroda college for the express pur- pose of introducing the native reli- gious leaders to other religions with a view of improving the quality of their own. Mental and Physical Work. Mark Twain wrote as follows on this subject: “There are wise people who talk ever so knowingly and complacently about ‘the working classes,’ and sat- isfy themselves that a day’s hard in- tellectual work is very much harder than a day’s hard manual toil, and is righteously entitled to much bigger pay. Why, they really think that, you know, is because they know all about the one, but haven’t tried the other. But I know all about both; and so far as I am concerned, there isn’t money enough to hire me to swing a pickax thirty days, but IT will do the hardest kind of intellectual work for just as near nothing as you can cipher it down —and T will be satisfied, too.” Japs Can Tell Provinces by the Roofs. Foreign visitors to Japan never cease to admire the ingenious way in which the thatched roof is treated. It is said tha a well-built roof will last 50 years. The remarkable feature about the thatched roof in Japan is the fact that each province has its own style, so that one familiar with the vu- rious provinces might land in the coun- try from an airplane and easily tell the province he was in by the appear- ance of the ridge poles of the houses. Plants »ften grow on the straw mat tins and 2 crown ¢f blue iris 20m | pletely covering: the ridge pole oces- | #tnnally is to be seen. - -— aera conference with some of the other men 3 wd
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