Patriot Publishing- Company 15 N. Carpenter Way, Indiana, Pa. "OLD GLORY" : And Why the Town of Sand Hill ( Didn't Hoist Him. By M. QUAD Copyright, 1915, by McClure News paper Syndlcate. It was Enos Hopkins who got the idea that Santi Hill sliould prove ber patriotism to tlie world at large by displayin' the American flag for seven days a week. He got the idea one Sun day mornin' as he lay in bed, and he hugged it to his soui and ehuckled over it for a week before he said anything to a livin' soul. Everybody knew by his actions that somethin' was up. At length, when Saturday night carne and there was the usuai crowd at the postoffice, he shot off his gun. He had his speech ali prepared. He told how the American flag was first hung to the breeze; how men cheered for liberty as they saw it; how it had given hap piness to millions. Men had fouglit cheerin' for that flag, and men had died blessin' it. He wanted it li'isted in Sand Hill at sunrise every day in the year. and he wanted children to cry for it and men and women to ven erate it. As soon as the crowd had recovered from its surprise and began to cheer Deacon Black said it was a mighty strong p'int and one worthy of a lead in' patriot ot Sand Hill. He was heart ily in favor of the idea, and he would then and thore contribute 13 cents to ward the purchase of a public flag. Then Hosea Saunders spoke. His grandfather had died while fightin' under the stars and stripes. His fa ther had fallen and killed himself while climbin' a flagpole. His mother had wrapped him In the flag of liberty when he was born. It was hard times and money -was tight, but he would go without tobacco for a month in order to contribute a shillin' toward the pur chase of a flag. With his own hands, if agreeable to ali, he would h'ist the emblem at sunrise and lower it at sunset durin' the rest of his naturai life. The deacon said that was also a beautiful speech, with a mighty strong p'int to it, and the feelin's of the crowd had got so worked up over freedom and liberty that tears stood in many eyes. Hosea was followed by Squar' Joslyn, Philetus "Williams, Abraham White and others, and thar was fre quent cheerin' and shakin' hands. About ten years ago Abijali David son's dog tore the ear off a hog owned by Joel Hardman, and the men had been euemies ever since, but under the excitement and patriotism engendered by the speeches they fell into each oth er*s arms and became brothers ag'in. It was settled that a public contribu tion should he takeu up to buy a tifteen dollar flag, and then carne the question of where it should be raised. Enos Hopkins, who had started it ali, got up in a modest way and said he would go to the expense of plantin' a pole in front of his house. It was on high ground and the flag could be seen from •every house in town. "We wouldn't put Enos to ali that trouble," said Deacon Black as he rose up. "He's done his sheer in thinkin' out the pian. I*ll see that the flag is duly displayed from the roof of my Cooper shop when it arrives." "What's the matter h'istin' it over my grocery?" asked Dan Skinner as he wiped the tears of emotion from his eyes. "It isn't as high as some places, but more centrai." Then everybody bobbed up and de manded to be board. Every man pres ent wanted that flag in front of his house or place of business and no where else, and purty soon they was shakin' their fists and sayin' they'd be durned if they wouldn't bave it there or refuse to contribute a redeent. There was a lively row on in two min its, with no more weepin' over pa triotism. Deacon Black rattled on the stove pipe with his cane until he quietedthe racket, and then he said: "Feller patriots. have we no public speerit among us?" "We have!" yelled the crowd. "Then let us exhibit it. Bein' my Cooper shop is the liighest buildin' in town and bein' the American flag has gotto fliptìop in the breeze to be seen and venerated, I unselflshly offerto put up a pole and take charge of the flag." "So do I!" shouts every man in the crowd. Then Squar' Joslyn made a speech. He told how a million men had died for that flag, how its and bars had made tyrants tremble, how a young nation had worshiped ..It and made ali thè world respèct it. He wound up after ten ininits by offerin' to float it from his boss barn, but only hisses and groans followed. There was signs that three or four patriots woul 1 soon be punchin' each other's heads when Tom Bates strolled in in that careless way of his. Deacon Black pounded and rattled till he got order and then said: "I want to hear from Tom Bates on this matter. Mebbe he can suggest sunthin. Tom, what place in town would you say the American flag ought to float from?" "How many stars are there in the American flag?" calmly asked Tom. ' Nobody could teli. "Well, how many stripes?" Nobody could teli. " 'Pears to me," said Tom as he start ed to wander out ag'in—" 'pears to me that as none of you can teli the differ ence between the American flag and a tablecloth you'd better bang up an old army blanket most anywhere and let it go at that!" And at the end of Ave minits more there wasn't a patriot left in the post office, and nothin' more has ever been said about buyin' a public flag. Counting a Score. Twenty is called a score because it represents the whole man, ten tìngers and ten toes. Etymologically it means a cut or mark. In very early times, when men could not count beyond twenty, or "one man," it was usuai to cut a notch In a stick and begin again, and so it went on, one man, two men, and so on. This is why sheep are stili counted by the score. Now, a tally (French taille, cut or nicked) means an account kept by means of a notched stick, and until the end of the eight eenth century such sticks were given as exchequer receipts, accompanied by a written document. This was also the usuai way of keeping accounts In the inns of the middle ages. The number of drinks or meals a customer had were scored against him on what wa:- called a tally stick, and when it reach ed twenty, or a "whole man," he was expected to pay. Named After the Saint. St George is always turning up on the Danube, from St. Georgen, In Baden, which disputes with Donau eschingen the claim to possess the real source of the river, to the St. George's branch, the southernmost mouth at the delta. Giurgevo is one more of the places named after the salnt. It be gan as San Zorzo or San Giorgio in the fourteenth century, when it was founded by the Genoese. In modera times Giurgevo has twice made his tory. It was the termlnus of Rou mauia's first rallway, the line from Bukharest, opened in 1869, and in the Crimean war it was defended with stubborn fury by the Turks, costing the Russians 30,000 mento take it.— London Standard. Japanese Proverbs. "Some inseets feed upon smartweed" (There is no accounting for tastes). "If in a hurry go around" (The more haste the less speed). "Live under your own hat" (Let well enough alone). "The mouth is the front gate of mis fortune" (The tongue is a Are, a world of iniquity). "AVhen the clouds gather let the householder look to his roof." A Practical Girl. "Alberta, this love I bear for you is consuming me," declared the ardent young man with the big Adam's appiè and the little salary. "Well." declared the haughty dame, "I accept you, but you know these days the consumer has to pay the cost."—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Thoughtful Ostrich. The Arab has a curious belief that the ostrich lays twenty-four eggs, but eventually hatehes only twenty-three of them, the extra egg being kept by the old bird for the purpose of feeding her young oues on.—Wide World Mag azine. A Hardware Talk. "Yes." said the nut to the nail, "it gave me - a terrible wrench to part from him, but I knew it would be only a matter of a few days before he would bolt anyway." t Justice. The only way to make the mass of mankind see the beauty of justice is by showing them in pretty plain terms the consequence of injustiee.—Sydney Smith. Hope often digs its own gTave with the spade of indiscretion. / E3E2 OSSESSE AVETE Bisogno di carte stampate ? ■ Per lavori nitidi, precisione e mo dicità' di prezzi, rivolgete vi alla Tipografia del Patriota i 15 N. Carpenter Way Traiti of the Zulu. It is a recognlzed fact, says the Southern Workman, that the Zulu tribe la one of the flnest in southern Africa. The Zulu has a sturdy fraine, a strong chest, wonderful digestion, magntficent teeth and fine muscles. He ean stand hunger, fatigue and expo sure. While he is slow to adopt modera methods of tillage, irrigation and fer tilizing, he is beginning to recognize their advanta«;es. His hospitality, in difference to pain. sense of humor, good temper, love of children and trastworthiness are ali good traits in his character. "He is a manly speci men, not a cringing toady, and in his naturai state a gentleman, every bit of him." In general be is law abiding and obe dient. and he is not purposely cruel. He has a strong musical sense and a remarkable knowledge of tlme and rhythm. His powers of singing, even wben but sllghtly trained, are extraor dinary. Chicken Talk. The chickens were gathered together in the farmyard conversing with one another, as is the custom among ali self respecting chickens who have been brought up by a careful and ju dicious motber hen. "What would home be without a mother?" asked one little fellow, look ing tenderly at old Mrs. Hen, who was searching among the neighbor's fresh ly planted seeds for some dalnty mor sel with whieh to treat her brood. "An incubator, I guess." answered his small sister, who had inherited her old man's unseemly sense of humor.— Pittsburgh Telegraph. GLI UOMINI D'AFFARI D'OGGI Pagano buon salario ai loro datillografi, contabili edj assisten ti di ufficio, ma loro debbon essere competenti. Nella nostra scuola si da' istruzione individuale tutti i giorni e quando il graduato e' competente riceverà' un buon sa lario. Corso completo in Inglese tutti i rami commerciali. Catalogo gra tis dietro richiesta. 6o—Piano—Lincoln Bldg. Telefoni —Bell 269. J. City 1352. Johnstown, Pa. ■ tracie marks «Jid copyright* obtalned or no I ■ fee. Sind model, sketebes or photos and de- ■ I senption for FREE SEARCH report ■ ■ on patentati lity. Bank refertneee. PATENTS BUILD FORTUNES for I ■ yoa. 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