Life — April 16, 1914 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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misgivings. Huerta having done noth- ing to help his commander in Torreon, contented himself with denying the news of Velasco's defeat. Lincoln once professed that he wanted a supply of Grant’s whiskey to distribute to the other generals, but Huerta’s whiskey shows none of the qualities attributed to Grant's. It behaves, apparently, about as whiskey usually does behave, for Huerta seems to have lost the ca- pacity for effort. A month ago the story was current that Villa had been recognized as one of those negro soldiers, once in our army, who got into trouble at Browns- ville and were discharged. If that is a true story, our army lost more military ability by the discharge of those Brownsville colored troops than was appreciated. But we guess the story is not so. Villa is quoted as saying : This revolution must be the last in Mexico, and it must be thorough and conclusive. This we must accomplish by force of arms, so that in the end there will be no questioning of our orders or laws. There is more sense in that than in any remark we have noticed coming either from Huerta or his American ally, Henry Lane Wilson, lately our ambassador in Mexico. “WHO LAUGHS LAST” FIND THE EMBEZZLER OF A WIDOW'S FUNDS HE Episcopal clergymen of Pitts- burgh did not join the other clergymen in giving countenance and support to Billy Sunday's meetings. They were shocked at Billy's irrever- ence, at his extreme familiarity with the Almighty and the most august religious personages. His application of the language of the bleachers to religion scandalized them. “Good morning, God!” was more than they could stand. But Billy made a lot of converts in Pittsburgh, and these Episcopalians are half afraid that they were over- squeamish. Be consoled, brethren. Not all apostles are called to the same crowd. Tf Billy had the gift of tongues so that all his hearers heard him in their own language, all would be well. As it is, he does not speak your language, and you do well to keep away from him. Propriety is relative, but it is valuable. Stick to yours There are plenty of people who would explore perdition with a thermometer to sec how hot it is before experimenting with salvation as purveyed by Billy Sunday, but if he has a true call, the folks to whom he is called will find that in his discourse that you will miss. and be unconscious of that which is in- tolerable to you. OME mischievous person has put General the Reverend Anna How- ard Shaw up to asking President Wil- son in his official capacity “to set apart the first Saturday in May to be known as Woman's Independence Day in recognition of the loyalty of American women to the spirit and claims of '76". What ails keeping the Old Fourth, General, as heretofore? Be good about it, and you shall make the address and review the troops and pronounce the benediction. Or, if you must have a day in May there’s the thirtieth, a holiday already. in memory of men in the condition most favorable and suitable to the re- alization of all your hopes. comicbooks.com