Whit Sh!“ tic Speed Limit' Be xvii-um.“ ' Titonlyuquutiouollhwoehbdon Sheridmlocdwiflbcoocemammm to: wtmtoflleo. The. foflovinc (limbo of theqmuimofmed'hichwmam issue of“0utin;"-villipuren my ofout renders; thou,- vrho own “While: and than. who wand their time dodgin‘ thc'“infcn_nl whines†Vâ€"vv- -VMV _VV, _ How I»! my t... at be permitted to and on our public mu! “Sarah" 3.7“" {nationw- could he more dzï¬cul' t. None. to legislate“ ï¬nd the police, so bristles with complications. Attheoututthenisthevetynewoeuofthe problem. F0: a score of centuries man’s highways have km traveled «fly by the slow-30mg hone and hid: “he nun. Suddenly. in I decade, the motor or,» aged! exceeding the one by ï¬ve and the other by tenâ€"idll. has invaded this ucred donnin. It heuoeke‘d,or.perhaps. moneorrectly, IO road tnt 53h am often but the muted motorins w hat suffered. _ » \ Permissive speed. to thou who View â€the problem broadly. in n question of- temperament, of environ- ment and of point of view. By temperament. I mean that difference of man from man in a score of ways, a tendency to let nerves. rather than judgment, be master; reckless- ness and its opposite, recognition or heedlessness of the rights of others, age. sex, and what not. Some men _we all know, from their very natures, would drive‘the most temptingly speeded car at ,all times in entire safety to the public and themselves. ’4 ...~.:.-“- 1.. .. LC“ a few women and more 1323‘ in théi'rh teens: are no constituted thit in their hands nsix .horseâ€"powetxunabmt becomes a nuisance and a menace. lTis said that the Parisian polite are permitted to exercise their judgment, ‘and required to arrest only those whose method in driving in- dicates a temperament-either negatively heedless or positively dangermis. If so, the Parisian léw-makers are Wiser than we." Indeed, I venture to assert that nine out of 'every ten motor car accidents, chronicled with, it must be said, unwise gusto by the sensaâ€" tional press, are tracahle to those. peculiarities of the man behind the wheel which we call temperaâ€" Then, there is envirtmment. In the streets and _the neighborhood of the large eastern cities, motor- ing has become soncommon that few‘ horses and only about. twice as many horse driversrtake dright at the approach of what, to, them ï¬ve years ago was a road demon. Familiarity has already worked the revolution; eachâ€"the man. ’the horse and the motor. drivetwhas accepted the new conditions; and the world moves on as before. 'In such localities, pres- ent permitted speed, should be high, n'ther. than _. _--J A‘- by. In other localities, where the new road-ear an}, penetrates, the opposite has been thought the ruie Indeed, It is so thought in at least two of the States both of which have recnlatiom requinnz a motor driver. on meeting a horse-drum vehicle, whether requested to or not; to stop until his equine . ‘_.‘,,, maiesty shall gnu. While in song lodlitics the. nuthdritie: have to far viokted Ihe luv of III: had, Mwï¬tinbouksbutinthehumdour Anglo†Such nee, u to prohibit m in motor arikim mun pubiic ways. thunk u ImIdIIhdnu toadâ€"whines ‘to mi and rails OI late. other â€thin“ upbte of when deviMd. mntndhorse HIGHLAND PARK NEWS-LETTER flair MM neighbou. This gum o! co- vimmismhmolmrw hwsbychuuuhichwbihdeï¬niutholiynihln nilupetnhcur. alto "oh“! any “meta! W. MundbmbkwmtJumwï¬l mmmumdthehiflm." “math: mdanï¬hhdxninmuhdnloveunquired in the and: of flew York; yet the condition! which surround the envimmtl of a motor at in that city's inflow hosineu thoroughfares would 0M render Emilio drives only a mile in ten tum technically. as well a morally. a \iolator of the hi. On the other hand, most motorists user). and with right. that on a country rad withotit erosion got! with no other which or a oedema in “ht, I speed of forty miles per hour is u lawful a the legal rate of twenty. Conditions make laws: conditions also. in the minds of un- mindired jurors, excuse the violation of them The oomlexity of the proflem increases as men MBMMerm’oiludview. Themocor- ist'pï¬wiflionmudngedoothenuud. Poimofviewwutheeldyï¬ï¬cokyofthehone Upon the suggestion of the pastors of Chicago . U": of word: (Minn t0 who, to the number of ï¬ve hundred at a union What is I minor poet? ting. issued t call to the owe. the Anti- Snlooni .4 root not-ya: twenty-on: League of Illinois is preparing for discussion of the What is 1ij! poet? ‘ Local 0960!! Bill in every pulpit ‘h‘r‘ Wei: on" There in? any. Jmnary 39th, and now expect. not less than two \ What is a publish"? "thouund clumhes to ukeupthe Question A.mw_heitbl¢nedih The been In: applied every pastor with or . ignored if it “a. ' specie! pamphlet gotten up for this purpoee with on 5...}: an“ all may tide. was: an named.- htionhumuh: todg. Timeisthchealer,the Iudoed, in its in] analysis, who is so Wise as to nuke laws which will solve this problem? Most of the States â€he tried it, and motor cars have hren tugged and dogged and their drivers trapped and ï¬ned. It goes without saying that many of these. drivers were nuisances and deserved their. punish- ment. But the remarkable fact is,that, save in .the metropolitan district and in the city of Chicago, in no State or city, where motoring has become Suï¬ciently common to have. taken its proper place as the newest â€and best means of transportation_ devised by man, are speed restrictions, or, indeed, my other legislative restraint, .,save that requiring numbering: strictly observed or seriously enforced .- bicycle, that the speed of a motor car is a matter of temperament and environment, rather than of law. The motorist hns'recognized present conditions, and, in the interest of a better understanding,'has consented to, nay, framed and urged, laws contain- ing, restrictions ~in which he, did not believe. He noir/ looks forward to the day, not a decade hence, when present restrictive legislation, even if still on the books, will be as much-,5 dead letter as the famous blue laws of Connecticut, and the only\ rule regulating the use ofThe public ways by'all citizens will be that which holds‘each- ‘strictly accountable to the other for any' use that shall endangerthat other's life, limb or property. ' _.«- : . . 11K: iiuum. Ia in.uuun’ xv .myw’: The coming of that day, to put the lesson con- cretely, depends, in my judgment, on the rapidity with which our manufacturers, while improving their product, bring their prices within the reach of the millions to whom a motor car is now not merely. a luxury. but the badge of the envied rich. Local Option Sunday '4 mmamwmdwunww ,iafomtioamtyinmamqu it. The Lune {amber mania ad: aï¬mgommmmmmwm attbemiumthucwh‘um- smtiommdunioowtimuughï¬nmw annuity. tobeaddmudbytbemudrod- nenthymen. TheobjectofthisutomtheMbkt the laminate know by lc'. an md otherwise, flat the chum: 920ch m hummus: halo,- lion questiomwwmuwmwmhf the bill. Themeiflaovco-thmolw actéonandwsiuonauinbmolmm matSï¬u‘efluï¬i-hxudmtk pubits o! (be capital mm "hamméomisuiwmmm Wuiflmuwï¬w¢cgï¬t wwfl mmm Mmmm “w. m w mmmm mxm ï¬ans, gathered together in the peace of (his roof. Be pnient still ; sufler III awhfle longer to endure, and (if it may be), help us to do better. Bless to us our extraordinary mercies. Be“ with our friends; he with ourselves. Go with each of n: to I‘csi. . X nu, Manic; flipper to {Lun'flg'daik hours of watching , and when the day returm to uncallm-upwithmomkufaasmdrtidlmorn- ins hearts-eager to laborâ€"n3“ to be happy, if happiness shin be our portionâ€"Ind if the day be marked for sorrowâ€"strong to endure iLâ€"Robc‘rt Lind: S talcum}. , ~ Carolyn Wells. 'i E 7 mgltA'l‘ is the literature of today? VV Fiasco. V * g « .How ié’ ï¬ction divided? ' . Into historical novel: and nature books. What is a historical novel? ~ One thot show: no trace of history or of novelty. What is a nature book? A volume of misinformtion‘obout animah. Because they are in fashion. . Why are nature books popular just now? y Mention some recent nature books. "- The lion: of the Lord, †" Pig: in Clover,†“ The Octopus,†“ The Blue Goon,†and“ The Sea . Wolf " What are the best selling books? Those which tell the but people. What as a magazine?- A small body of literature entirely surrounded by advertisements. A ,Why 13 a comic paper so called? . Because it’s to funny that anybody buy: it. What is a critic? ‘ "A Critic i: a man who write: about the book} he doesn’t like; .- What is poetry? , , Line: of word: ending. with the tattle sound. What is a minor poet? .4 [met not yet Mamas; year: of at. What i; omejot poet? * There in't any. What is a publisher? ‘A man who i: bio-m! if a ~book loaf: :5â€. 9n! A Primer of Literature IO