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Show BEAVER PRESS Howe About: The Emerson Well-to-D- o t5he B all Game that Cost CHILDREN r Sir Basil Zaharoff By ED HOWE TT IS commonly said we are all bypo- crites. In no way do we deserve the reputation more than In our constant abuse of tbe rich, since every mother's son of us is struggling to became rich. If a rich man la a scoundrel, then the first ambition of every man on the face of tbe earth Is to become one. The money power which every man hates, and misrepresents in his radical moments, is largely an agreement among men that when one of tbein borrows money from a neighbor, be should pay It back. Tbe money power has never been as disreputable as the political power; the "union labor" pow-e- r bombs more houses, and shoots more men, than does the money power. When W6 use tbe word "rich," as applying to men and money, we actually mean tbe In my town of 12,000 I do not know one rich man, but know a great many who are well-t- o do. In the country at large the actually rich are scarce, whereas more More than half the men are than half the farms of the United States are not mortgaged, so that more than half the farmers, (even the farmIt Is further ers!) are worthy of note (in case the reader of this has reasonable Intelligence and disposition toward fairness) that those in the (or middle) class are tbe best specimens of men we have, and that those who have failed to reach the middle class have failed to display the average energy and Intel- OUR By ANGELO PATRI . v -- r - . rTir-- .' WU , i irr Y. II it i 0 4 tVs-- ' '. h M 411-1- . . , V 11 WW 11. W-iSt- "X HEALTHY VARIETY . - Ov well-to-d- iii&wd well-to-d- well-to-d- ' 1 ill!"" well-to-d- PONTIAC (taken from onlu original painting Known) ligence. Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke frequently of "His Island" (meaning the secluded retreat where he had a right to privacy). The curious and Impudent overran his island constantly, as they do every man's. And when he had privacy, Emerson didn't like it very well. Once his wife and little son left him for a few days, and he was wretched I want the because of loneliness. company of polite and sensible people on my island, but in finding them roust run the risk of being bumped into by the bores. The average reader of newspapers ,and books will finally encounter the story of Sir Basil Zaharoff. It Is said of him that although originally only a humble salesman of war munitions, he now controls tbe business inHe Is further credited ternationally. with bringing on the late World war, and with arranging to bring on another (now believed so imminent that Lloyd George has appealed to the churches to pray for peace). It Is not known where Zaharoff was born. Two birthplaces are given for him In Turkey, but his name Is Russian, and there is much reason to believe be is a Greek. At one time he had an interest in Russian, French, Turkish, , English and German armament concerns ; It Is charged, also, that his power extended to the United France bas awarded him a States. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor; he Is a Knight of the Grand Cross of the British Empire. The Germans believe he double-crosse- d them during the war, and put a price on bis bead. Lord Beaverbrook, British newspaper owner, bas not balked at saying: "The destinies of nations are his sport; tbe movements of armies his special delight;" but a New Tork newspaper says bis chief pleasure Is cookery In the gorgeous kitchen of his palace, and dining oft solid gold plnte. Is there a man who has cornered the sale of war munitions Internationally, and able to declare war at any time for his personal profit and pleasure? Or I? the story of Zaharoff an Invention of newspapers Intended to rival In Interest the radio and moving picture plays, now seriously reducing newspaper circulation? My admiration for Bernard Shaw is only occasional; he Is frequently a fool, of course, as we all are, but his average In intelligence, wit and fairness is a little higher than the average. I claim no more for him. He said In his New York speech that In tbe United States the people believe morality is entirely concerned with women's legs. This seems to me both witty and wise since everyone should know morality means reasonably good behavior In everything. I'm a new man, In that I know modernism. Still, I'm abominably handicapped by the old human nature. In everything the first question to consider Is: "What is the common sense of it?" And this everyone may know, since Nature has been teaching the common sense about everythlnj thousands of years. One man Is fool about this, another about that. yet neither of them can afford to be a fool about anything and be safe. I am eighty years old, yet a committee of Boy Scouts lately rang my bell, and I went laboriously downstalrr to be lectured by Impudent children on My natmy duty as a citizen. ural burdens are heavy, and I try to meet them gracefully, but sometimes believe I am often annoyed unnecessarily and foolishly. ... When a man Is great usually his widow may write an acceptable book telling of his eccentricities and weaknesses. 1931, Bell ByndleiU. WNU Pcrvlo BLOCKHOUSE OFTHE BRITISH FDKT AT MACKINAC STATUE OF MARQUETTE. By ELMO SCOTT WATSON URINO the past month there was played In Chicago a baseball game Dl which attracted widespread attention mrougnoui ine naiion. nayea Dy au-stteams from the two major leagues, It was hailed as "the game of the century." At about the same time there was played In northern Michigan another ball game which did not attract nearly so much attention even though It recalled for a brief moment one of the most thrill ing and spectacular events in American history. of the Indian ball This was the c game played outside the walls of Fort on June 4, 1763, a ball game which ended In a swift tragedy that cost the lives of more than a score of white men. The occasion of this game was the dedifor the cation by Governor Oomstock of Michigan of a replica of the little palisaded fort that once stood on the present site of Mackinaw City, the forerunner of later forts In the Mackinac region over which, during the three centuries of Its history, have flown the flags of three nations. c The tragedy which took place at Fort 170 years ago was one of the events in the larger drama of the conspiracy of Ton-tiathe famous chief of the Ottawa Indians, to "drive the hated English Into the sea." plan was a simultaneous uprising of the confederated tribes, the swift capture of all the forts in the West, the massacre of their garrisons and a general attack on the frontier settlements, and he all but succeeded In his ambitious plan. Because of Its location on the south side of the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, Mlchilimackinac for more than a century had been one of the most Important outposts of the frontier. Connected with its early history are the names of Jean Kleolet, Radlsson, Groselllers, Jollet, Terot, La Salle, Father Allouez and Father Marquette, who founded the Mission of St. Ignace nearby in 1671. Two years later It was selected by the French as the site for a fort and from that time until 1750, when France lost her empire In America to England, the flag of France floated over a fortress- of one kind or another at Mlchilimackinac. In 1763 it was garrisoned by some 35 British officers and soldiers under the command of Capt Oeorge Ethrington. Grouped around the little fort were the homes of a number of French and English traders and It was some of the former who first gave the commander a hint of the tempest that was brewing among the Indians. But Ethrington disregarded their warnings, even going so far as to threaten to send as a prisoner to Pptrolt tbe next person who should disturb the inhabitants of the, place with such evil tidings. The final warning, and one which he should have heeded even if he had disregarded the others, came from Alexander Henry, an English trader, who had been adopted as a "son, brother and friend" by Wnwatam, a Chippewa chief. Henry, one of the survivors of the massacre, has left tin an Interesting account of the events leading up to the tragedy and of the massacre It folitself, of which he was an lows, In part : "On the second of June Wawatam came to my house In a temper of mind visibly melancholy and thoughtful. He told me that he had Just returned from his wintering ground and I asked after his health ; but without answering my question he went on to say that he was very sorry to find me returned from the Sanlt; that he had Intended to go to that place himself. Immediately after his arrival at Mlchilimackinac; and that he wished me to go there along with him and his family the next morning. "To all this he Joined an Inquiry whether or not the commandant had heard bad news, adding that during the winter he had himself been disturbed with the noise of evil birds; and further suggesting that there were numerous Indians near the fort, many of whom had never shown themselves within It. Wawatam was about forty-fiv- e years of age, of an excellent character among his nation, and a thlet, "Referring much of what I heard to the peculiarities of the Indian chnracter, I did not pay all the attention which they will be found to have deserved to the entreaties and remarks of ar Mlchill-mackina- Michlli-maekina- c, Ton-tlac- - 's AT MACKINAC my visitor. I answered that I could not think of going to the Sault so soon after the arrival of my clerks. Finding himself unable to prevail with me, he withdrew for that day; but early the next morning he came again, bringing with him his wife and a present of dried meat At this Interview, after stating that he had several packs of beaver,. for which he intended to deal with me, he expressed a second time his apprehensions from the numerous Indians who were around the fort, and earnestly pressed me to consent to an Immediate departure for the Sault "As a reason for this particular request he assured me that all the Indians proposed to come in a body that day to the fort to demand liquor of the commandant, and that he wished me to be gone before they should grow Intoxicated. I had made, at the period to which I am now referring, so much progress In the language In which Wawatam addressed me, as to be able to hold an ordinary conversation in the language In lt; but the Indian manner of speech Is bo extravagantly figurative that it Is only for a very perfect master to follow and comprehend It entirely. Had I been further advanced in this respect I think I should have gathered so much Information from this, my friendly monitor, as would have put me into possession of the designs of the enemy, and enabled me to save others as well as myself; as It was, it unfortunately happened that I turned a deaf ear to everything, leaving Wawatam and his wife, after long and patient, but ineffectual efforts, to depart alone, with dejected countenance, and not before they had each let fall some tears. "The next day, being the fourth of June, was the king's birthday. The morning was sultry. A Chippewa came to tell me that his nation was going to play at baggatlway, with the Sacs, another Indian nation, for a high wager. He Invited me to witness the sport, adding that the commandant was to be there, and would be on the side of the Chlppewas. In consequence of this information, I went to the commandant, and expostulated with him a little, representing that the Indians might possibly have some sinister end in view; but the commandant only smiled at my suspicions. "The game of baggatlway which the "Indians played upon that memorable occasion is the most exciting sport in which the red man could engage. It was played with bat and ball. The was about four feet in length and bat, an Inch In diameter. It was made of the toughest material that could be found. At one end It was curved, and terminated In a sort of racket, or perhaps more properly a ring, In which a network of cord was loosely woven. The players were not allowed to touch the ball with the hand, but caught It In this network at the end of the bat At either end of the ground a tall post was planted. These posts marked the station of the rival pnrtles, and were sometimes a mile apart The object of each party was to defend Its own post and carry the ball to that of the adversary. "At the beginning of the game the mnln body of the players assembled halfway between the two posts. Every eye sparkles and every chc-- k Is already aglow with excitement. The ball Is tossed high Into the air, and a general struggle ensues to secure It as it descends. He who succeeds starts for the goal of the adversary holding It high above his head. The opposite party, with merry yells, are swift to pursue. His course Is intercepted, and rather than see the ball taken from him, be throws It, as the boy throws the stone from the sling, as far toward the goal of the adversary as he can. An adversary In the game catches It, and sends It whizzing back In the opposite direction. Hither and thither It goes; now far to the right now as far to the left; now near to the one, now as near to the other goal; the whole band crowding continually after it In the wildest confusion, until finally, gome agile figure, more fleet of foot than the others, succeeds In bearing It to the goal of the opposite party. "In the heat of the contest, when all are running at their greatest speed, If one stumbles and falls, fifty or a hundred, who are In close pursuit and unable to stop, pile over him, forming a mound of human bodies, and frequently players are so bruised as to be unable to proceed In the game. "This gKme, with lis attendant noise and violence, was well calculated to divert the attention of officers and men and thus permit the Indians AM. always pleading for the routined day, the routined way, for children. The health habits, the habits of Industry, of politeness, of good conduct are established by routine. The same thing at the same time; the same action In the same situation ; the same law for the same actloa Now I am going to speak about overdoing the routine. It Is possible to so routine a child that he Is tied hand and foot Change his schedule, change his mode of living In the slightest degree, and he Is helpless. That Is the chief fault In establishing a rigid routine. A child should go to bed at the same time every evening. That is a fundamental principle of hygiene. But that does not say that tbe same person must help him prepare for the night Different people should be allowed to do this so that be will not feel bereft if bis mother Is not at hand to get him ready for sleep. Children ought to be washed every morning. That again is a fundamental of hygiene. But that does not say that the same piece of soap, the same washrag, the same temperature of the water, tha same person Is to be In the picture. A little child who can wash his face and hands In the brook or In the wash basin on the back porch or in the bathroom is in a better position socially, hyglenically than is the helpless one who must bave bis own home bathroom before he can wash himself at alL Eating is another fundamental of living. Children ought to have their meals at the same hour daily. But that does not exclude variety from their menu. Color, taste, beauty, variety must enter Into the routine of meals or there is no value In them. Change the place of eating. Have a picnic Eat on the porch or the terra ce. Put the meal Into a little basket and carry it to the place where you can se the sea, or the sunset or the old oak tree. Put the spirit of variety into the routined duty and It loses its hint of bondage. Habits are our best friends provided they can be used in variety. Always the mind must control the actions of the body or tbe material bonds become too strong and we become tbe victims of our own goodness. It is good to eat cereal, but it Is sad to be tied to just one. It is good to love one's home, but it is baneful to fear leaving I INDIAN BALL PLATER (after Cat! in) to take possession of the fort To make their success more certain, they prevailed upon as many as they could to come out of the fort while at the same time their squaws, wrapped in blankets, beneath which they had concealed murderous weapons, were placed Inside the enclosure. The plot was so ingeniously laid that no one suspected danger. The discipline of the garrison was relaxed and the soldiers permitted to stroll about and view the sport witnout weapons of defense. And even when the ball, as If by chance, was lifted high In the air, to descend Inside the pickets, and was followed by four hundred savages, all eager, all struggling, all shouting In the unrestrained pursuit of a rude, athletic exercise, no alarm was felt p told the startled garuntil the shrill rison that the slaughter had actually begun. "I did not go myself to see the match which was now to be played without the fort, because, there being a canoe prepared to depart on the following day for Montreal I employed myself In writing letters to my friends; and even when a fellow trader, Mr. Tracy, happened to call upon me, saying that another canoe had just arrived from Detroit, and proposing that I should go with him to the beach to inquire the news. It so happened that I still remained to finish my letters, promising to follow Mr. Tracy In the course of a few minutes. Mr. Tracy had not gone more than 20 paces from my door and the noise when I heard an Indian war-crof general confusion. Going Instantly to my window, I saw a crowd of Indians within the fort, furiously cutting down and scalping every Englishman they found. In particular I witnessed the fate of Lieutenant Jamette. "I had, in the room In which I was, a fowling piece,' loaded with swan shot. This I Immediately seized and held It for a few minutes, waiting to hear the drum beat to arms. In this dreadful Interval I saw several of my countrymen fall and more than one struggling between the knees of an Indian who, holding him in this manner, scalped him while yet living." Henry saved hlmselt from the massacre by hiding In the home of a French trader but he was later captured and eventually was ransomed by his friend, Wawatam. Of the garrison Lieutenant Jamette, 15 soldiers and the trader, Tracy, were killed Inside the fort Captain Ethrington, Lieutenant Leslie and 11 soldiers were taken prisoners, 5 of whom were later killed. A few days after the massacre a party of arrived at Mlchilimackinac. They were furious at the Chlppewas for making the attack without consulting them. So they took English captives away from the Chlppewas and carried them to L'Arbre Croche where they were kept as prisoners until the end of the war when they were released or ransomed at Montreal, During the Revolution Mlchilimackinac was one of the most Important British posts In the West and In 1780 Major Sinclair, commandant of the post, transferred part of his troops to Mackinac island where a new fort was built with blockhouses at the corners to protect the palisaded walls. By the treaty of 1783 which ended the Revolution Mackinac became an American post and the Stars and Stripes became the third national flag to fly over It In 1700 the first American troops under Maj. Henry k occupied the post but early In the War of 1812 It was captured by the British who held It until the close of tbe war. On July 18, 181.1, Colonel Butler of the United States army took formal possession of the fort and from that time until 1S95, a period of 80 years, when the government abandoned It, Fort Mackinac was an American army post. It Is now a Michigan state park. ( by Wfoiprn Newpapr I'ulon.) war-whoo- y Bnr-bec- BY THE BOOK TEACHERS who write and preach I do ought to be the last perhaps, to warn readers and listeners against the book, but my experience forces me to caution conscientious people against accepting any word in child training as the perfect one. There Is no such thing. Every child Is an individual and peculiar combination of forces. When a doctor or a teacher, a child specialist of any sort, expresses aa opinion or gives a direction, he comes as near the matter as his knowledge and experience will allow. But there Is always an uncertain element In the situation. That Is the child himself. When wo have offered bim our best It may net be what be needs. We, must always allow for a margin of adjustment between the child and us. Take the matter of diet Milk and eggs are fine foods for children. But how much milk? How many eggs? In what form? That depends upou tho child himself. A mother called ber chllds physician because. In spite of everything she could do, the little one refused to touch an egg or anything that contained an egg. "Well, don't offer hlui an egg again. We'll give him something else and try how that works," said the doctor. "But you said he ought to have an egg for bis lunch, doctor." "True enough, but if he can't eat eggs we can offer hlra something be can eat He can live and thrive if he never eats an egg." That seemed to astonish the young mother. I am certain that after she bas reared a family she will know that what Is one child's meat is another's poison. The same Idea holds throughout One child takes his afternoon nap and another refuses to lie down, much lesb sleep. One child obeys without protest and another fights every direction. We can give one child permission to play In the yard and know he will stay there, while we dare not allow bis brother out of sight lest he be on the highway among the trnfllc, the In- stant we leave him alone. The books are full of wisdom. They offer helpful advice. They suggest and they stimulate Ideas In child training, but they bave a limit Where they leuve off, the mother's Intelligence and first hand knowledge of ber child must begin. That Is why rearing a family requires the greatest skill and Intelligence. That Is why a mother'a Job demands our respect and admiration as no other Job ever does. "Her children rise up and call her blessed," because she opened the book of life for them and tnught them how to read It each In bis own language. Use the good books, listen to tbe experts, consul! your physician, but always carry your own responsibility toward your own child. O. Ball Syndlol.-WN- U Scrvlc. 1 |