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PUBLIC LEtiGER COMPANY '
CYRUS It. K. CURTIS, J?id.nx
Charles It Lidln(;ton, Vice President; John C. Martin,
Beerxary And Treasurer; Philip 8 Collins, John B.
Wllllami, Directors.
editorial hoard :
Ctnts II. K. CchTis, Chairman
P. It. WHALEY Executive IMltor
JOHN C. MARTIN.
. .Oeoeinl lluslnen Manager
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THE AVERAGE NT.- PAID DAILY CIRCULA
TION OF THE EVEXINO LEDGER
FOR NOVEMBER WAS 01,81)1.
ritiLADci.rntit. Fitm ay. dec.emiikk 17, hh.
t were not for the horrible example cf the
Idlers, the workr, night be less will
, ing to take uv their own tasks.
FINE TIIEMS
THERE Jjs a olty ordlnnnco demanding; tho
removal of snew from sidewalks within
six houryi atttn. r stow litis censed to fall.
The nrdlnorof! la ' lea, conclso and nll-lnclu-slve.
It p'crtrtfltv a lino for nnn-obscrvnnce,
and It Indicates Just how tho snow must bo
aho"cled off.
In sonera! tho Irvfc- Is observed, but there
are certatr ensos o' flosr.int contempt for It.
Tho moV dlfsfip-Jcnabl conditions exist on
sidewalks bordering on vacant lots. Tho
owner of tinimrrv",n" proporty evidently as
sumes that bo owe.' nothlnu to the city. Ho
forcntp thnl pvcrj. other Improvement brings
money Into his purse and that ho must nay
for this In h ordlno-j c'"lllttrs of life.
FIvo days o'for l nr-wfal iLo treacherous
patches of Err?- snow stl trip tho unwary
foot whor t. doos not got ankle deep In
slush. Lnnp aver precnotlo'is arc forgotten
tho untononfd house ftrnt causes n sp-ained
anklo Th( On" li only nvo dollars, but If
It wore Ir posnrl a l'ltlc more frequently It
might Vjy tr 0 r. rat power of reiteration bring
some prepo,-.j ow.ch- to their senses.
CIIaXGE in flandeks
EVGI-WB m-ddll. b through und In mid
stream, has chOwped her commandcr-ln-cHlfc.
1h& polm p.' rase, that General Sir
John Frcr.cn .! reit.&cd of corrmand nt his
own insiu.cn aAu3es no one. TI10 redeem
ing 'i.'iijcc o tno occasion is thnt Sir John
has teen rrr.nl and generous In praise of his
suctts-,or. Sir Douglas Hnlg. Tha latter Is
B4, nlno yv.iirs younger than French; llko him,
a scasoi.nl warrior and export in cavalry;
and, unlike him, a popular hero. His was
almost all tho glory In that seething' furnnca
which has gone down In history as the ro
troat from Jtons.
It Is clear enough thnt Joffro's hand Is In
It. Wltnutit a fraction of the fuss which this
t-lticle caso ib making, Joffro has demoted a
ccoiu or Fre-.h generals, somo for old age,
eotno tM Inability. Ho hns placed In their
8tean men upon whoso energy and ability
unltti.lted i-i.llsj could bo made. Ho has de
termined tl.iit thoro must bo no moro mls-taii-s;
and ..s b some unhapv fate most
of tho mlstaitcs hae been rm'do In connec
tion with th Brivlsh expeditionary force. It
was thero t.'iiit the great reform had to como.
Tho vvTiOih uikivStrous tlrst month of the war
was ussxnvaiod by lnck of co-operation be
tween ll!cs. Mons, Ypres, Neuve Chapollo
now iiiiu.y other names "somewhere In
Franco? n.Hvk tho history of gallant fail
ures, ut Ii.ci.mpetenco and misunderstanding.
SoniH ot Unoni aro so Incredlblo that were It
not lur tht, lists of casualties ono would fancy
them ftom a Shavian satlro on war. They
ere a satire, and tho Allies are not In a mood
for Aristophanes now. They need nn Alex
ander. THROWING AWAY GOOD MONEY
DIRECTOR COOKE might havo gone much
farther In his criticism of tho garbago
removal contracts which ho finds it neces
sary to award under tho law. The system In
vogue here is wasteful, und therefore unin
telligent. Sir. Cooke has forced the bidding
down until he hns eaved tho city $1,000,000 In
the last four years, but he has had to award
contracts for about $1,500,000 In that time. If
the city owned a garbago reduction plant ho
estimates that the annual cost would be only
3100,000.
In some cities not a dollar Is spent for tho
Temoval and disposal of garbage. Contrac
tors pay for the privilege of collecting It and
make their profit from the materials of value
they recover from the household waste. Pay
ing $375,000 a year for the collection qf It here
Is like throwing that amount of money In
the sewer.
"EF YOU DON'T WATCH OUT"
THE Kaiser's Own Particular and Personal
Spy, that sane-minded and unterrifled his
torian now famous through the sober care
fulness and verity of his observations, is In
danger of being displaced and relegated to
obscurity by the great American prophet,
John Downey Works, Senator from Califor
nia, discoverer of the new Yellow Peril,
strategical historian of the occupation of
Hawaii and originator of the agricultural
army.
It was reported a moon or two ago that
Senator Works was to retire, and apparently
his activity In the Senate chamber yesterday
was In the nature of a farewell. But how
can the Senate spare him? Without his pierc
ing eye, his brow to command, how will the
Senate realize that already a Japanese army
la within our gates, and that the only way
we can defend our precious soil Is by placing
an army of 200,000 men In California, to cul
tivate the land and rejoice In the activities
qf the reclamation service! "lie asserted,"
says a naive news' dispatch, "that $60,000,000
ft year would be profitably spent upon such
an army." Not to put too line a point upon
tho matter, yes!
So the poor, Innocent, susceptible Senate,
wot yet a month old and already presented
with nlno and sixty ways of organizing na
tional defense, must cast off the continental
army, because It will be composed of "feathf
rted .soldiers." qd create a SJoblle Land
Jwwe sine, SHUtarr Reserve for National Pe
huw dMiaije Pacific Coast It Is a mouth-
filling name and tho Senato wilt lovo to roll
It under Its nlnety-slx tongues. But for sheer
effectiveness It Isn't half so serviceable ns
tho headllner "Yellow Peril." Senator John
Downey Works must servo until March 3,
1917. It is estimated that In that tlmo he
can say "Yellow Peril" thrco billion times.
If ho doein't stop to eat or sleep he can say
It sovon billion times. Then, maybe, some
body will take pity and bellevo him.
PERILOUS PETTIFOGGING
TIW country Is In no mood for pettifog
ging over tho Ancona case. If thero were
any doubt about the facts It would bo witling
to wait patiently until tho truth could bo
discovered. Hut tho facts are known. Xo
statement that lint como from Austria dis
putes the assertion In Secretary Lansing's
noto hnt tho ship was sunk while tho pas
sengers wero trying to disembark In the life
boats. Tho passengers wero noncombatnnts
and tho ship was headed for America. Tho
action of the submarine was In violation of
all tho principles cf humanity and nit tho
rules of International law
It Is beneath tho dignity of n great tintlon
to quibble over tho form of tho noto demand
ing apology, reparation and punishment, or
to nrguo that It was not awaro of tho atti
tude of the Fnlted States on the subject. To
seek delay by asking for further details and
a stntenioiit of tho rulei of law violated by
the submarine Is to trlilo with tho people of
tho United States.
Tho Government In Washington cannot
treat such quibbling with tolerant patience.
Tho first Anconn noto left nothing to bo de
sired. Tho country will stand back of tho
President if ho Instructs Secretary Lansing
to mako his rejoinder to the Austrian reply,
which nil reports Indicate will he merely nn
evasion ot the lisue, so plain as to bring
tho Austrian statrsmen to their senses.
FAIR PRICE FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Wi: SHALL bo no nearer a fair valuation
of the. plant of tho Philadelphia Electric
Company when tho city nppralsal has been
compared with tho appraisal of tho company
than wo nro now. T'oth tho company and
tho city nro parties In interest In the dispute
over llghtlns rates. If there Is to bo nn cru
cial appraisal It should be made by a dis
interested expert. Tho Public Service Com
mission might well be called in to make tho
valuation. It hns no direct Interest In tho
controversy and its estimate would receive
the confidence of tho public.
Hut when the valuation Is made, by what
ever Interested or disinterested experts may
bo chosen, we shall bo no nearer a fair light
ing rate than wo nro now. In somo cities
electric lighting companies arc making largo
profits and in other places they nro finding
It dlfllcult to pay dividends. The difference
is due neither to tho difference In efficiency
nor to tho difference in tho cost of tho plant,
but to a combination of both. To permit nn
Increase In lighting rates because nn extrav
agantly built plant could not earn dividends
nt the old rate would manifestly put a pre
mium nn wastefulness; to reduce tho rates
because n company had nindo grcnt econo
mies in construction would penalize thrift.
Some moro complete way of getting at a
fair price for light must be found than bas
ing It on any valuation of tho plant that
produces It In a given case.
UNDER OUR EYES
THE poet Lowell has told us that wo aro
daily on Sinai and know it not. Tho
changes and adjustments which go on under
our eyes are Incapablo of seducing our In
terest, nnd no aro continually looking either
forward or backward for tho great, striking
events of history. Wo think of the chnngci
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III fjUropc l llllliuiuu Jfiiio ii(,u, wu umiti-i I
at the slow emergence or itaiy us a state,
wo aro amazed at tho democratic uprising
of 1S4S, and all tho time, by our side, more
tremendous upheavals aro taking place.
Concerning tho war in Europe most of us
cannot make up our minds, but thero has
occurred, hcsldo it, another transformation
staggering In its importanco and captivating
tho imagination. Wo havo read, day by day,
dispatches from Pekln. Wo have heard that
China was dissatisfied, that thero was tails
of a monarchy, that Yuan hnd refused tho
crown, thnt he would accept. Little by littlo
an amazing fact hns como Into being, and
half a century hence our grandchildren may
envy us thnt wo saw It in formation. But
have wo?
Wo aro almost unconscious of the exist
ence of nearly half a blllton souls. Wo havo
forgotten that China was the oldest of mon
archies and that its civilization, which wo
call petrified, has forgotten half of our dis
coveries and Is indifferent to tho other half.
Wo havo seen this relic tingle suddenly with
life and be regenerated, as wo thought, Into
a republic of which our own wns undoubt
edly tho model. And now, with equal equn
nlmlty, wo seo It return to Its ancient herit
age. Wo know from Stovcnson thnt tho
world Is full of a number of things: but few
of them nro so strange nnd wonderful ns this
fascinating construction of a reality out of
brief cablo reports and the little grace of an
interview.
What's the Greek for "scrap of paper?"
Tho tenor of the Austrian reply Is a deep
bass.
Another day passed und no new folly from
the FordBhlp.
The Federal League did its Christmas
swapping early.
Does the Mayor-elect hope to btjlld up a
machlno of his own by strengthening the
ward loaders?
It may be all right for Carranza to order
tho dirty Mexicans to take a bath, but more
than that Is needed to clean up tho country.
German women aro rioting for food. It
seems hard to persuade those who are not
fighting, only starving, that hate Is a pre
cloua commodity.
.Admiral Dewey says' nothing new when he
admits that a hostile force could be landed
on the Atlantic coast If It were not prevented
by an adequate naval force of our own.
Standing with leluctant feet
Whore the slush and pavement meet
We fall down Into the sleet.
Ancient Rhyme.
As neither Justice Hughes nor Colonel
Roosevelt would let the Nebraskan Repub
licans nominate them for tho Presidency
they have selected Henry Ford. In the hopes
that he can make peace?
Germany claims that England fights her
because of commercial Jealousy and that Bhe
Is fighting England because England has
been keeping down Germany's commerce.
There U no prize for the solution of the
riddle,
Tom Daly's Column
In the Station
Eet ees not pood to le
Out vcrra late at night,
For inebbe so iou see
Som' thecna dot oceve jok fright,
Dat mchbc so, like me,
You raddcr keep from tight,
Som' thecngs 1 sec by day
l)at seem so far away,
Da nighttime breengs so near
lit mak's me fcela queer,
lien daytimes tuVn sec
New men from Italy .
Poor men dot's Justa land'
An' tcccth dclr bag cen hand
1'avn by me on da street,
I thcenk not mooch of eet,
Baycausc dry seem to be
So vcrra far from me.
nut lasla night I go
Vor rccilt man I know
Vat's livin' up da State,
An' cct ccs vcrra late
W'cn I am tak' da train
Vor com' back home again;
An' here iu'en I'm arrive
11a station res allrn
H'ccli comlgianta man
An' iroiitrm jfl(?a Mji';
,ln' manny of dem com'
1'rom Xapoll an' Home,
llcy'rc Ilka boncha sheep;
l)cy look so dead for sleep,
So quirt nn' so sad,
Ilet's mnk' hip ec'a bad,
IJen prrtta soon teVfi I'm
Count up how shorta time
Sconce ecu dees vcrra place,
"Worth sadness on my face,
An' heart an' soul so sccck
W'ccth fear dat mak's me weak,
1, too, was seatln, dcrc
Vet justa mak's me scare'l
T.et ces not good to be
Out vcrra late at nlgJit,
Vor mebbe so you sec
Som' theeng dat peeve you fright,
Dal mebbe so, like me,
You taddcr keep from sight.
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JM'fctiquette of Introductions. J?j
frUrV'' From "Hill's Manual of Social nnd 'f
I'rom "Hill's Manual of Social and
Buflneiw Forme." CopjTlBlited by
Thoi. E. 1III1, Chlcutro, lSS'J
Af;y
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(i)Y rplinru are various forms of Introduc
H X tlon to bo used, each depending on par
ticular circumstnnces.
Thus, when Introducing a gentleman to n
lady the party Introducing them will sny, bow
ing to each as the name of each Is pronounced,
"Mln Williamson, nllow mo to Introduco to you
my friend Mr. Grant; Mr. Grant, Miss Willlam
Min." Some prefer tho word "present" Instead
of the word "Introduco." Tho words nre not
very material. The form Is all that Is es
sential. Parties being Introduced have nn opportunity
for conversation, nnd nro Immediately set it
case by tho person Introducing giving the placo
of resilience and tho bu-dncss of each, with the
Introduction, thus: "Mr. Snow, nllow mo to
make you acquainted with Mr. Burton. Mr.
Burton Is extensively engaged In mining in
Coloiado. Mr. Snow Is ono of our lawyers In
this city." Ho may still continue, If ho wishes
to aid tho parties he Is introducing, by snylng,
"Mr. Burton conies Bast for tho purpose ot
disposing of mining stock to some of our capi
talists, nnd It Is possible, Mr. Snow, that with
jour large acquaintance you can give him
some Information that will nld him." Such an
Introduction will Immediately lead to a general
conversation between the parties, and tho per
son having Introduced them can then retlro If
he dcslies.
It Is always gratifying to anyone to bo highly
esteemed, hence you will confer pleasure by
nlnays conveying ns
favorable an Impres
sion ns posslblo when
giving tho Introduc
tion. If thero nro many
Introductions to be
m a d e, tho simple
words, "Mr. Smith,
Mr. Jones," will servo
tho purpose. Mr. Smith
and Mr. Jones will
then take up tho
weather or some other
topic and proceed with
their conversation. A
very proper reply for
either nartv to malco
riff.
2 Intrndm tlon on
tho Street.
when Introduced is, "I am glad to mcot ou,"
or, "I nm happy to mako your acquaintance."
Ladles being Introduced should never bow
hastilj, but with slow and measured dignity.
Introductions on the streets or In publlo places
should be mndo so quietly ns not to attract
publlo attention.
Btiquctto requires that a gentleman always
raise his hat (Fig. 2) when Introduced to either
a lady or a gentleman on tho street.
If tin own Into tho company of strangers,
without the formality of nn Introduction, ns Is
often the case when traveling and nt other
times, Acquaintance may be formed between
gentlemen nnd ladles, with proper reserve, but
duty requires that tho slightest approach to
ward undue familiarity should bo checked by
dignified silence.
Thero Is a sign on Walnut street:
fJIlOW OtMVN'S
nnd many of us married men wish that
friend wife would take to that sort of home
gardening. ...jMl.jl-ypqByya
COLORED NOTES
By Prof. A. B. Beatty
. , , -.--NJt-J,
Sunday School le progressing the best poselble.
I.aet Sunday we hart a house full, packed to Its hold
Ins. This hunday is the time uhen all cards are to
be bruoeht In. So make a bis elfort und get all jour
card "punched full of holes" and bring them In
Sunday.
Roscoe Foster and Keen Vt'alker were the suest of
MUbea Dallas and SMvanla Gypson for several dais
and both hae returned to Hazard. Wifcn (Ku.i
Thousand Sticks.
To hazard what? Gossip? But perhaps
there aro none In Hyden,
Speaking of gossip reminds us of tho
great wonder and delight expressed by nn
old Irishman who, cemtng late to this coun
try, had been only a few days settled by the
fireside of relatives hejre when he remarked:
"Glory be! 'tis the grand quare counthry.
Sure, jou don't have to go abroad after the
gossip; they bring It right Into the house
to you!"
BOCKVII.I.E, Md . December 8. Richard
Clubb, a white man living at Woodmont. In the
toulbern part o the couniy, was today sentenced
to recelvo ten lashea on the bare back for wife
beating. The sentence was carried out In the Jail
ard here In tha presence of several witnesses,
bherlft Whalen wielding the nhlp.
Bear Sir:
If you care to notice this tale of Clubb's club
bing which brought him a whaiin" from Whalen,
It may occasion you a slight face-flicker to hear
further that the Judge's name was Mace.
B. J. L.
FRESH VEGETABLES
FROM THE COUNTRY
This rather startling Innovation Is to be
found In a South 19th -treet store, according
to a tfign in the store window,
S. J. B.
A Camden reader, who signs himself
"Fairness," objects to our slam at the self
complacency, blundering, eta, of the British.
We haven't much knowledge of French, but
we seem to read a confirmation of our opin
ion in this morning's news. Furthermore,
we'll drink success to the Allies in Hnlg and
yet again Halg, if any one asks us.-
CATS AND DOGS
AND OTHER FOLKS
Love of Animals a Subject of Many
Divergencies of Opinion Tales
and Testimonies From
Various Sources
SOMEBODY said in his haste, "The more
I seo of men tho better I llko dogs," and
this expression of bad taste, forever after
ward, hns had a prominent placo among tho
favorlto quotations of tho misanthropes nnd
grouches. And yet, when wo como to think
of It, possibly this saying, llko many another,
hns been warped and twisted nnd finally tra
dltlonallzcd out of Its oilglnal Intent and
meaning. Tho Idea may have been simply
that tho qualities of men ns exemplified In
dog life should load to a better appreciation
of and n. kinder, kindlier regard for both
races. For, philosophically speaking, our at
tltudo toward canine character li undeniably
anthropomorphic. Tho virtues of tho humnn
raco aro reflected In dogs, and vlco versa.
Also other qualities and characteristics.
There's n dog story from Clovcland that Il
lustrates this point very well. A Cleveland
woman was walking down tho street tho
other day, wearing a pair of tho now fur
top shoes. A dog saw tho fur, thought ho
recognized In It his old-tlmo enemy, tho
neighbor's cat, nnd made an energetic at
tack, tho general result being ti rumpus,
Now, If that isn't a humnn trnlt, what Is7
Tho dog, as you enn seo from tho Cleveland
story. Is tho modern scapegoat. This lino of
"loasonlng" has brought us back to tho quo
tation from which wo sot out. It Is better
to bo a scapegoat than a slanderer.
Lack of Understanding'
Tho English essayist, Arthur Christopher
Benson, who hns Just published, on purpose,
a book with tho war left out, has a fow 10
marks to mako on our lovo for animals.
"Ono mny lovo animals," he admits, and con
tinues, "but thnt is n very strango love, for
tho man nnd tho nnlmal cannot understand
cncli other." This lack of understanding Is
a suggestive topic. Humans call one an her
shallow If they don't understand ono anouier.
If tho man and the animal cannot under
stand each other, wbv is it not as rensonablo
to supposo that tr animal considers tho
man shallow as to rc.ord that tho man con
siders tho nnlmal shallow? Man's Idea of
his own superiority It entirely and absolutely
of his own egotistical manufacture.
Mr. Benson mnkes somo Interesting dis
tinctions among animals! "Tho flog may be
a true and faithful comrade, nnd thero really
Is nothing In tho world moro wonderful than
tho trustful lovo of a dog for a man. Ono
may lovo a horse, I supposo, though tho
horso Is n foolish crcaturo nt best; ono may
havo a sober friendship with a cat, though
a cat does littlo moro than tolerato ono: nnd
a bird can bo a merry littlo playfellow."
Anthropomorphism again!
Another charming essayist, Mr. E. V.
Lucas, writes that "to lovo cats and dogs
with an equal Intensity is practically im
possible. Thero must bo a preference for ono
or tho other, nnd thus Is mankind divided.
To tell the blunt truth, tho cat has
to bo loved moro for Its fallings than Its
virtues. It Is never heroic, except occasion
ally as a mother: It has no sense of respon
sibility as a dog has: It protects nothing but
Itself. Hence, In a way, tho cat lover Is a
finer typo than tho dog lover, becauso ho Is
getting nothing back. His lovo Is disinter
ested. Tho cat will never savo his llfo, novor
refuso to leave his collln, never do any of
tho picturesque things' In tho books. On tho
contrary, It may bteal his baby's breath.
No ono over said, 'Tho moro I see of
men the more I like cats.' "
A Tax on Cats
A tax on cats would commend Itself to tho
considered judgment of Mr. Hllalre Belloc.
Ho cannot find a good word to say of tho
domestic pet. "They nre gluttonous always
and upon all occasions, and In every place
and for ever." "They . " alone of all
creation, lovo hateful noises. "All that they
do Is venomous, and all that they think Is
evil, and when I tako mine away (as I mean
to do next week in a basket), I shall first
read In a book of statistics what Is the wick
edest part of London, and I shall leave It
there, for I know of no ono even among my
neighbors quite so vile as to deserve such a
gift."
Against this heavy bill of Indictment we
may set tho tributes of the poets. Poets
like the ancient Egyptians are cat-worshipers.
Matthew Arnold, for Instance, wrote a
charming quatrain about a cat, and the cat
loving disposition of Swinburne found fit ex
pression In the following stanza:
All your wondrous wealth of hair,
Dark and fair.
Silken-shaggy, soft and bright
As the clouds and beams of night,
Pays my reverent hand's caress
Back with friendliest gentleness.
Many famous men have loved cats Cardi
nal Richelieu and Victor Hugo among others
but probably the animal's most eloquent
defender was jChateaubrland. ''I love In the
cat," he declared, "that Independent and al
most ungrateful temper which prevents It
from attaching Itself to any one"; the indif
ference with which it passes from the salon
JUST ABOUT NOW
to tho housetop. Tho cat lives alone, hns
no need of society, does not obey except
when It likes, pretends to sleep thnt It may
seo moro clearly, nnd scratchos everything
It can scratch." And tho great writer on
another occasion went so far as to express
a hopo that, by long companionship with
cats, ho wr.s acquiring somo ot their char
acteristics! But wo hold no brief for elthor tho cat or
tho dog. Our task Is tho pleasant ono of
chronlclor. That la why wo aro making no
attempt to provo tho fact that tho dog has
other estimable qualities than devotion. De
votion needs no apologist. A news Item re
cently told of tho rescuo of tho cook of n
schooner by tho ship's dog. Tho vessel ran
Into a heavy gale off tho Bay of Fundy.
Mighty sens broko over the ship. During tho
night tho sails wero carried away. Tho next
morning, whllo taking tho breakfast from
tho galley to tho messroom, George Thomp
son, the cook, was washed overboard. Is"o
ono witnessed tho nccldont but tho ship's
dog, Neptune, a largo Newfoundland. When
ho saw tho cook go overboard ho ran nround
the decks, balking frantically. As soon ns
somo of the crow camo on deck ho Jumped
overboard nnd swam to tho struggling cook.
Ho tried to catch hold of tho cook's Jumper,
but could not. Finally tho cook caught tho
dog around the neck nnd managed to keep
himself afloat. Tlmo and again efforts
wero mndo to launch a lifeboat, but the seas
wero so high and the vessel rolling so that
this wns Impossible. At last a boat was suc
cessfully launched. Tho cook was drawn
Into tho boat and then the men tried to get
tho dog Into tho boat, but It was too lato.
Ho had exhausted himself supporting tho
cook and snnk. When tho schooner reached
port yesterday Thompson gnvo up his Job and
snld that ho wns going to givo up tho sea
forover. Ho said thnt ho did not care to fol
low tho sea since tho dog was lost.
Neptuno wns, rescued from an abandoned
sailing vessel when ho wns only a puppy.
Tho crew brought him on board and mado
a pet of him.
The Dog's Day in Wnr
Tho dog Is having his day in tho war. Aye,
and boforo tho war, Aurollen Sclioll, of am-
i blguous name but French sympathies, thus
described tho Gorman mancuvcrt after dogs
"camo In": "Boforo General Wnldor.seo thero
passed in review tho Second Bulldog Brigade,
tho First Regiment of Bow-wows and tho
Second Regiment of Imperial Poodles, Dogs
over seven years enter the Landwehr, and
all thoso who havo their tails in tho shape
of a trumpet aro enrolled In tho band." Now
Franco hns classified her own war dogs In
thrco groups patrol dogs, linking dogs and
ambulance dogs.
Somo ambulance dogs aro famous. To
mention only thrco: Thero Is "Loulou," tho
gift of tho poet, Edmond Rostnnd, to tho
French army; "Stop," of tho Fifteenth Army
Corps, who has saved scores of lives, and
"Flora," of tho Twelfth Alplno Chasseurs,
who did linking work for four days, running
under a rnln of shell without receiving u
wound.
Dogs have not yet been quoted in nrmy
orders. When they arc, thero Is ono dog that
will not bo forgotten "M-qu!s," who,
though wounded by shrnpnnl kept on his
way to a far-off detachment duel arrived
breathless and panting nt his destination,
only to dlo ns tho dispatch ho carried was
taken from his neck. "That dog deserved
tho Legion of Honor," say tho soldiers.
R. II.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The cause of this war may not bo taddled
upon Christianity unless It be a false Chris
tianity. Houston Post.
The effectiveness of the Allies possibly may
be increasing and German effectiveness wan
ing, but until some sjgnal victory is recorded
for British arms it is Idle for Rrltons to tail
about a decision to continue the war affording
them "relief nnd satisfaction." Kansas City
Journal.
One satisfaction the Chinese may legitimately
feel over the outcome of the recent years of
upheaval; they have at least been freed from
the domination ox a foreign lace. For the first
tlmo In a good many centuries a native dyn
asty reigns in the Forbidden City. Detroit
Free Press.
If for practical political reasons It Is advis
able or necessary to havo civilians as Secretary
of T,Vnr and Secretary of tho Navy, the defects
of such a system should be counteracted or
mitigated as far as possible by securing as
much independence and influence for the army
general staff, and the general staff tho navy
ought to have, a? Is compatible with a work
able system. Chicago Tribune.
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