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12 Apple Eating and Economics ILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE W turns from his big, breezy, ! out-of-door stories of the Northwest to write a remarkable xml'ilirul romance called “The Vi sion Splendid,” a ook just out from the Dillingham Company, of New York City. In this story Mr. Raine con trasts government by and for all the people against government for the benefit of the bosses and their paid minions. The struggle is the more poignant, as two cousins, Jeff and James Farnam, are pitted against each other in lifelong fight. James is a pros perous ‘“‘trimmer,” ever ready to sell his influence for profit; Jeff is a man who “in the multitude of business’ sees the dream of right- More Pay for R. F. D. Carriers A Letter to the Hearst Papers By CHARLES G. EDWARDS, U. S. Representative from Georgia. HOPE to see the time when I every farm home, no matter how humble, will be supplied with a daily, except Sunday, mail service, What I wish for the peo ple 1 represent should be extend ed to the farmers of all sections of this country, There is a great demand for the reduction of the postage rate, I am convinced that to give the people a l-cent rate will not im pair the efliciency of the service, and it will result in a great sav ing to the people of the country. What the American people want is efficient service. Particularly is this true of the postal system, In order to get the most efficient service it is going to be, in my opinion, necessary to increase the salaries of the rural free deliv ery carrviers, as well as the sala rias of the postmasters, and I have proposed that the compen sation of the carriers be fixed at $1,600 a year, The carriers, as a general rule, are gootl and efficient men of high type. The salaries now being received by them are not suffi cient to meet the demands that confront them, They are unable to keep up themselves, theip fam ilies, their horses and their vehi cles, The city mail carriers, pro portionately speaking, receive much better salaties, and people The Heroic Green Mountain Boys By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY. N the 18th day of February, 1781, Congress, without de bate or one dissenting voice, passed an act declaring that on the fourth day of March next, “the said State, by the name and style of the State of Ver mont, shall be received into this Union as a new and entire mem ber of the United States of Amer ica.” Thus closed one of the most interesting stories in our Ameri can history-—a story full of all the qualities and inspirations that gladden and thrill the human heart. No other American Com monwealth has a history like that of Vermont. From the very be ginning of her existence the Gireen Mountain people may be said to have formed a -*“hollow square against the world.” On one side of the square were the sav age red men, on another the Ncw Yorkers, on still another the men of New Huampshire, and then the British. Against these foes Ver mont fonght, tooth and nail, for more than half a century. No peopie of whom history gives us any knowledge ever lov ed freedom and independence mote ardenty than did the Ver monters Pvery man ol’ lh(‘m said “"Amen o the declaration of Bthan Allen: lam as reso lutely determined "to defend the independeme f Vermont as Congress is that of the United States, and rather than fail I will retire with the Green Mouns tain boys into desolate caverns of the mountiins and wage war with humzzn nature at large.” Vermont's worst and most in veterate enem) was New York, but she was alwavs able to “fix THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS. eousness and sacrifices mere suc cess for honor. . In with the serious stuff of the novel is a vein of humor and a strand of romance. This gay bit of banter between Jeff and a young woman of the story car ries a neat touch of allegory: “Jeff larnam, pacing the deck as he munched an apple, heard himself hailed from the bridge above. He looked up, to see Alice IFrome, caught gloriously in the wind like a winged Victory, Her hair was parted in the middle with a touch of Greek simplicity, and fell in wavy ripples over her temples beneath the jaunty cap. She put her arms on the railing and leaned forward, her chin tilt ed to an oddly taking boyish piquancy, P “‘I say, give a fellow a bite.’ “‘1 don't believe in indiserimi- in the cities get better service. Many of us have worked for a number of years trying to create a sentiment in favor of Federal aid to toad building and Troad maintenance. Good roade will mean new rural routes. Rural routes mean good mail service to the peoplé”in the country. It brings the people of our country into closer touch with each other, The value of this rural free delivery service to the country can not be estimated in dollars and cents, The country needs and must have that efficiency in the posta]l service which will give our people every convenience, Our postal service shou!d be second to none in the world, We should be first among lh_e nations of the earth in the service that means so much to the hHappiness, peace and prosperity of our citizens. Washington, D. C. Stars and Stripes Many of the candy kids are veritable lemon drops, " * - The barking dog seldomr bites the cautious man, * * > No one in the factory but the boss should keep his eye con tinually on the clock. * * » Change in canals of Mars. Maybe they have a canal-cleaning commissioner up there, up a pill to make the Yorkers num,” and in one way and an other she managed to stand oft all her would-be destroyers until the coming of the days “that tried men's souls,” when she did he roic service for the cause of the liberty she so dearly loved. As an independent republic (for such she was), Vermont fought with an unselfish heroism for the American cause, her Green Moun tain boys winning the first vic tories of the great Revolution. When peAce came, with the triumph of freedom, the little re public of the North sought po litical union with the United States, but the rascally politicians blocked her way. By and by, when the Government of the Con stitution was formed, Vérmont applied for admission to the sis terhood of States—again and again she knocked at the door of the Union—and was refused, through the machinations of these same political wire-pullers, chief ly from New York. But her day came at last, in spite of the “Yorkers,” and Congress reached out to her the welcoming hand she had so long sought. For fourteen vears prior to her admission into the Union, Ver mont had been an independent re public, exercising all the func tions of a free and sovereign Commonwealth, issuing its own money, postage stamps, etc, be ing, in fact, a nation in as com plete a sense as France or Ger many is to-day. With her liber ties forever guaranteed, the Green Mountain Republic gladly entered the mighty confederation which has never as yet had cause to be ashamed of her. By EDWIN MARKHAM nate charity,’ Jeff explained, and. he took another bite. “‘Have you no sympathy for the deserving poor? she pleaded. ‘Besides, since you're a socialist, it isn’t your apple any more than it is mine. Bring my half up to me, sir.’ “‘Your half is the half I've al ready eaten. And if you knew as much as you pretend to about so cialism you'd know it isn't yours until you've earned it.' “Her eyves danced. He noticed that beneath each of them was a sprinkle of tiny powdered frec kles. ‘But haven't I earned it? Didn’t T blister my hands pull ing you aboard? “He promptly shifted ground. ‘We're living under the capitalis tic system. You earn it and I eat it, he argued. ‘The rest of this apple is my reward for having ap- A Woman’s “Don’t” for Gitls By NAN W. SPERRY, Assistant Labor Commisioner of the State of Missouri. ITH spring there will be a \; \/ migration of young girls, leaving . their homes in country or small town, to come to the city to go to work. They come so fresh and eager, so full of hope for a “career.” They come spring and fall, a lovely, hopeful, helpless army, as the birds fly north, fly south. Who can explain the psychology of it? But 'fnr these little “fly-by nights” who leave the country in the dewy stillness of the evening ard wake in the grime and clang of the city, I say a little, hop ing, hopeless prayer, for 1 know the paths so well. The Strait Path is for most of them, but. it leads through the Valley of Loneliness and Home sickness, and Cold and Hunger “and Shabbiness are its fre quenters. And the path that 1s not strait is full of sorrow and shame and suffering, and leads (o ~ but one door, and that is marked Death. So to the giri who answers “the call of the city” I can only say, } “GGo home, little friend, go home.” It's the safest, sanest thing you : . l ; PR B - L . e >eA 3 v o Loty S S ) {4 LT N ; TR 1 23 (:.q'?.-‘.,: 3 \.'%-‘ p N & ’s}‘#* 4 Sl e % | ) ! SLVE | 2 L 1 'jr't; § /’ e/. ; -5-;,»‘“l?‘3'{6 N PR s 2 'Q’f" Rt 4 4 £ TREINE NSt P PPN L\ S) L LDN G \ ‘-‘_' aq" ) \\ N A :==~ R \\\\ ) e e (\\()“S N .iv\“)\(‘ J B . ; Q NI YR ; LW N VASY SV \\\\\\ ’\\ \N . ‘.‘~ y ;AN :-;\\'Q\\ NN \ ‘.‘..."-:.' 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Don't use that other word,’ he whispered. ‘And what's fair hasn’t a thing to do with it. It's my ap ple because I've got it ““But——' “He waved her protest aside, blandly. ‘Now, try to be content with the lot a wise Providence has awarded you. I eat the apple. You see me eat it. That's the usual division of profits. Don’t be an agitator or an anarchist.’ “‘Don’t T even get the core? she begged, “‘l'd like to give it to you, but it wouldn't be best. You see, I don’'t want to make you discon tented with your position in life.'” 2 can do, But if you must have your fling, if come you will, re member this, for it comes from the depths of experience of hui dreds of little girls like you: Don't seek information from strangers—man or woman. Have money to jast you at least a month. ; Don’t leave home without knowing just where and with whom you are going to live. Don’t work for a man who calls vou by vour first name. The day your employer puts his hand on your shouide‘r and starts to tell you that his wife doesn’t appreciate him, get the paper and look at the “help wanted” ads. There may be a decent man wanting to employ you. Don’t come to the city looking for the bright lights—you'll find them, but they are not for you. Don't overlook the fact that there are no elevators in the house of success. You'll have to toil up, 2 step at a time, through cold and hunger and loneliness, and only a few in a thousand ever get half way up. Don’t forget that you can be a thousand times more lonely in the heart of a great city than in the heart of a great forest, for you know the birds and trees and flowers.