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FORMICA'S
OPPOSITE Y. M. C. A.
We Who Walk In
| Very Quiet Ways
W& who walk in very quiet ways,
"6o whom the word of strange and vio
lent death
over garden walls on sunny days.
When all the fruitful earth seems to
have breath—
We cannot think blood stains the trod
den wheat.
We cannot think that apple trees are
torn
AmA streets like our own little village
street
We ruined and forlorn.
•or harvests wait unspoiled the reaper's
hand,
Our children play unravlshed in the sun,
We walk with quiet men who understand
Tomorrow's work Is what today begun.
9st over common task and careless word
Blag out such sounds as we have never
heard.
—Louise Driscoll in New York Times.
When You "See Stars."
The man who when struck violently
on the head says he "saw stars" is not
far from telling the truth. The fa* f
Is that there is a phosphorescent pow
er in the eye which does not attract a
person's attention under ordinary con
ditions, but whi% is distributed an
reveals itself whenever the head gets
a sudden shock and sometimes even
in the act of sneezing. A blow on the
bead results in a pressure of the blood
vessels upon the retina, causing eithei
total darkness or a faint blue light
which floats before the eyes, and it is
in *bis faint bine light the imagination
discerns the thousands of fantastic
forms ami figures that by general ac
veptance are termed stars; hence,
while the astronomical display so fre
quently mentioned may be said to be
entirely a creature of the imagination
there Is at least some foundation for
the idea.
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STEFANSSON'S NEW
LAND A "CONTINENT."
H* It Run* 300 Mil©© East and
Far Nartk of Hia Quarter*.
Stefantsson. the Canadian govern
ment's arctic explorer, believes that
the newly discovered land in the Beau
fort sea, upon which he has planted
the union Jack in the name of the Do
minion, is very extensive and will add
many thousands of square miles to the
territory of Canada.
A detailed report of his explorations
and discoveries during the last two
years was received by overland mail
from Herschel island by the Canadian
naval service department.
The land which Stefausson discover
ed was northeast of Prince Patrick
Land. He spent three days on the laud,
and from what he gathered he believe#
it runs some 300 miles east, but uot far
west- As far north as he could see
there were mountain ranges. The land
had plenty of game.
There were no evidences of musk
oxen, but plenty of bear and lots of
caribou. The birds were very numer
ous and flocks could be seen flying
north in immense numbers, which led
him to believe tbat the land ran luvtb
a great distance.
Stefanssou reports that he had "a
nice comfortable time." He and his
two men came through the rigors of
the arctic winter iu flrst class shape,
and were fatter when they came out
than when they went in.
The explorer reports that he is well
provisioned, well supplied with sleds,
dogs and everything he requires and
has hardy and experienced men for his
new expedition, upon which he has al
ready started in the schooner Polar
Bear.
Last season he wintered at latitude
72, and this winter he expects to winter
at latitude 7G. or some 230 miles far
ther north, so that he will have that
much advantage when he makes his
dash again into the unknown regions
of Beaufort sea.
He will winter on Banks Land and,
with luck, perhaps on Prince Patrick
Land. He plans to explore the land
which he reached last winter and to
strike out into the unknown regions
where he believes he may even find an
unknown continent
Africa and North America.
Africa has sixteen inhabitants to the
square mile, and North America has
only one more per mile.
Lord* and Commons.
An ancient English custom forbids
the participation of a peer in the elec
tion of a commoner, so that when a
general election is actually in progress
the lords are oratorieally muzzled by
a fiction tbat supposes them to be quite
Indifferent to the composition of the
lower house, but until the candidates
have been actually nominated the
peers may use all the eloquence with
which nature has endowed them for or
against the issue involved in the ap
proaching election.
What Tommy Told
the Duchess
I bared my manly bosom ts 'is '©mi
stethoscope—
-1 eaiied on Gawd fte witseee that an my
ribs was broke!
'K thumped me and 'e punched mm *■<!
'is b.eomin' face was long,
But when 'e says, "Count five, my led,"
1 give 1m this 'er* song:
It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long vaf to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary
And the sweetest girl I know?"
They chucked me in a luggage van with
'alf a 'undred more,
And grewsome kind of cheer it was, with
straw ticks on the floor.
The matey wot was nearest me 'ad lost
out both 'is eyes—
'E cried for 'is old lady and tbes '• upa
and dies!
"It's long way to Tipperary.
Too far for some to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary.
Ah, Gawd, 'e loved 'er so!"
I 'ad to keep my spirits up, though tears
ain't no disgrace
When you're coughing blood and shrapnel,
but 1 'ad to save my face,
So 1 'o'.lered in my blanket, and you bet
I made 'em 'ear;
"If any mate will 'elp me sing I've twe
bits left for beer."
"It's a long road to Tipperary,
We're going 'ome today.
We cursed the surgeon for a thief,
But 'e wouldn't let us stay."
• *••••
Then something must 'ave 'appened, for
an English nurse was near.
With natural imperliteness I said, "Morn
in,' sister, dear!"
She turned as white as paper. "Man, be
careful what you say!
You 'aven't spoke for seven weeks —we
thought you'd die today!"
"It's a long way to Tipperary,
But when I 'eave in view,
Moll won't mind the crutches
Because my 'eart is true.
'I don't mind your crutches, Tom,
I know your love is true!'
That's wot Moil will say to me
When 1 'eave in view."
—Romilly Thornton in New York Times.
In Sympathy. ,
The two men had met at a dinner
party and were talking in a corner by
themselves.
"You see that tall woman with the
sharp nose and the critical eye?" ask
ed one of them.
"Yes," said the other quietly.
"Well, I"ve watched her for quite
awhile. She's always got her nose
into somebody's business. She's the
last woman I'd marry."
"Which shows how strangely in sym
pathy we are." said the other without
resentment "She's the last woman J
did marry "—Exchange.
The Lacking Stroke.
"Do you think it would improve my
style," inquired the varsity man who
had got into the crew through favor
itism, "if I were to acquire a faster
stroke?"
"It woukl improve the crew." replied
the candid trainer, "if you got a para
lytic stroke."—.lAin&on.-Tic-Bits.
Some Queer Ones j
After dlrorciug and remarrying man
even times woman shot him to death
at Sullivan. Ind.
Blind woman has worked i*enty-sb
years for Uncle Sam repairing mail
bags with her needle.
Rip Van Winkle Ixjards in Guy ten.
Ga.. because only barl>er has left and
town can't get another.
Governor of Missouri's son milks ten
cows before 0 a. m. daily to pay for his
"keep" while taking course at stale
dairy.
Playing "flue lady," a ten year-old
negro girl, with ouly a doll for com
pany. ran an electric coupe all night
through Pittsburgh streets.
Vagrant was sentenced to exercise by
Los Angeles judge, who told him he
must increase chest expansion four
inches in sixty days or serve ISO days
in jail.
Habitual hobo is 20 per cent laziness.
10 per cent hard luck, 10 per cent crim
inal instinct and GO per cent physical
and mental defectiveness, says Chicago
justice.
STUDENTS TO SELL BLOOD
TO PAY FOR EDUCATION
Various Ways Columbia Men Have of
Paying Their Expenses.
What a student will do to earn his
way through college is shown in the ro
port of student earnings at Colum'—.
university made public by Paul C.
Holder, cbairmau of the appointment
office. The students of the university
last year reported earnings of $lO3,
G1G.74. $40,000 less than earned the
year before.
Some students who mastered the new
dances turned their ability into teach
ing dancing classes and giving private
lessons. Others of pleasing personality
acted as dance escorts and called it
work. Others who were skilled at ten
nis found that there were many people
who would pay for lessons. There Is
no record of golf lessons being taughf
by the students.
Several students found that by tend
ing furnaces they could earn thei*
bread and butter, while others worked
as waiters. Hospitals in the city found
that many of the Columbia students
were physically fitted to spare blood
for transfusion. The price of the blood
jumped from $4 au ounce to $3O. There
is a story that one student bought his
sweetheart a Christmas present by sell
ing some of bis blood at the topnotch
rate.
The outbreak of the war last year hit
j the students who were earning their
1 way through college. They found it ex
| ceedingly difficult to get positions, and
many had to borrow money to get
through and are having to work still
harder this year to make up the deficit
Animal Etiquette.
No one who is at all observant of
! the ways of animals can have failed
i to notice how gentle large dogs, like
■ the St Bernard and the Great Dane,
are to their smaller canine fellows. It
la rare that a big dog turns upon one
of the little fellows, no matter how
aggravating and snappy the latter may
be. Instead, he Invariably treats the
small dog's antics with unruffled and
dignified tolerance. For there is a
recognized code of etiquette among
animals, If you please, quite as much
as there Is among human beings. In
truth, there are not a few respects in
! which the animals can give points on
politeness and good behavior to man
; himself.
Honesty and Sagacity.
A successful business man once told
his son that only two things were nec
essary to make a great financier.
"And what are those?" the boy asked
"Honesty and sagacity."
"But what do you consider the mark
©f honesty to be?"
"Always to keep your word."
"And the mark of sagacity?"
"Never to give your word!"
To Make Bandages.
Bandages can be prepared from the
good parts of worn sheets or pillow
slips if perfectly clean. Rolls six to
eight yards in length are most conven
ient—one Inch wide for fingers, two
inc-bes for feet two and one-half to
three inches for head and arms and
four inches for legs. A good way of
keeping them in condition for use is to
seal the rolls in a [>erfectly clean glass
fruit jar.—Philadelphia Record.
Gsnuine Innoccncs,
A youthful Ohio man who married a
widow and went to Chicago for his
honeymoon complained to the hotel
management thut hi* itockets had been
rifled of all the money he hud the very
| first night. Did you ever think there
i was such innocence as that in Ohio?--
| Houston POSL
Another Face on It.
"We ran across an old friend of yuure
: the other day."
"Who was it, and where did yo*
meet him?"
"It was Mr. Toddler, and we didnV
exactly meet him—he wouldn't get out
of the way."—Baltimore American.
A Good Instrument.
Sinclair— That's a nice Imtklng bar
ometer of yours. Is it sensitive? Kal
llngs—it's Too sensitive if even Indl
r.itt s when ray wife is going to have
i trying sped —Puck.
'ALL FACTIONS IN
1 FRANCE UNITED
Sure Gontinuanco of War Seen
In Briand Cabinet.
ALL PARTIES REPRESENTED
France Acclaims New Ministry Great
est In Its History—lnsures War te
the Bitter End—New Premier Wilt
Rule With Iron Hand—Colleagues In
clude Prominent Men of the Past.
*
Aristidc Briaud, who completed th©
formation of his third French cublnet,
which contains several former pre
miers. will rule with an iron hand if
he lives up to his reputation.
His political record Is studded with
masterly achievements.
He pushed through the law which
separated church uud state.
He smashed the railroad strike, the
greatest labor disturbance France eve*
knew, without shedding a drop ot
blood.
He placed M. Poincare in the presi
dential chair.
Now he enters upon the titanic task
! of piloting France to victory with the
assistance of the strongest cabinet of
the Third republic ami the supimrt of
every party in France.
Every shade of republican thought
is represented in the ministry. The
holy union, proclaimed by President
Poincare at the outbreak of the war.
is to be renewed when the Clerical
leader, Denys Cochin, sits sLle by sldo
with the Socialist leader, Marvel Sefti
bat.
Gailieni Has Fin* Record.
General Gailieni is a grim discipU
narian who will take a strong grip oa
the army. His greatest achievement
before the war was the paclflcatiou of
j the rebellious colony of Madagascar,
iu which task General J off re served ua
j der him.
The war minister was made mllitarjr
i governor of Paris when the government
Mas moved to Bordeaux. General Gal
lieni's mission being to defend Part*
to the last if the Germans besieged
the capital He is a splendid organizer,
whose greatest feat in this war ha
been to preserve Paris from Zeppelius.
The first action of the new ministry
i will be to modify radically the censor
ship, allowing greater liberty in the
publication of war and diplomatic new*
and complete freedom to discuss polit
ical questions.
Universal opinion is that the constt
tution of this strongest possible cabinet
is a plain warning to Germany that
France intends to continue the war to
the bitter end.
First Real Coalition Cabinet.
This is the first time in the history
of the French republic thut there t#
a coalition ministry of all the oj>pot
lng parties and factions. It follows
closely on the recent innovation of
forming a British coalition cabinet, of
Conservatives and Liberals.
The action in forming the cabinet
was the culmination of deep popular
sentiment that ut the supreme crisis
of the war party division should give
way to united action by all the partlea
in common support of the government-
As the cabinet of Vivian! wna rep
resentative of only a few political
groups, the ministers presented thefr
collective resignations, and President
Poincare immediately charged Aria
tide Briand with the formation of a
new organization, combining all ele
ments.
The Hungarian Crown.
The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria
as kings of Hungary is the identical
one made for Stephen and used at bb*
coronation over 800 years ago. Thw
whole is of pure gold, except the set
tings, and weighs almost exactly four
teen pounds. The settings above allud
ed to consist of fifty-three sapphires,
fifty rubles, one emerald and 359
pearls. It will be noticed that there ar
no diamonds among these precious
adornments. This is accounted for by
the oft quoted story of Stephen's aver
sion to such gems because he consld.
ered them "unlucky."
A False Alarm.
"I know something. I do. about a
member of this family," said Hftbr
Bobby Slithers triumphantly to his old
er aister. Maud.
"Oh, dear!" exclaimed Miss Slither*.
"Half a dollar is all I have, Bobby.
Will you promise net to tell If I give
you that?"
"Sure, I will," answered Bobby la
surprise. "But It aint uotbln* on yo®,
sis. It was the cook aBJ the iceman."
—Birmingham Age-Herald.
What She Learned.
Mrs. Willis So your daughter Is
borne from domestic science schoaL
I >apposc she has learned several new
ways of washing the dishes. Mrs.
Gillis —No; she seems to have learned
several new ways of getting out of
washing them.— Judge.
Don't Worry.
ll re. Wullaby—De agent says if we
ain't got de rent nex' Monday we'e got
to git out. Sam Wullaby—Nex' Mon
day? Den we doan' need to worry ff
de nex' fo' days.—Puck.
There are only two read* b?
any Important coal can be reached—
sheer rrengtb and perseverance,—
Goethe.