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PHILADELPHIA. FRIDAY, FEnilUARY 4, 1916
There It no aaiherino the rose without
"being pricked oy the, thorns. l'Upay,
We may havo some winter yet.
The Fltlcr School light is between prin
cipal and principle.
Lieutenant Oscar Bergo Is a good sport
well as an efficient sailor.
"Wo want defense, but we demand pork"
ocms to be tho slogan of Congress.
"Bleeding Kansas" is willing to bleed Homo
moro If tho honor of tho nation requires it.
Francis Joseph must bo pretty sick, as they
have begun to make- official announcements
that bo is not 11L
Tho President wants "an unconquerable
navy." Tho navy, of course, already has an
unconquerable Secretary,
Lot us liopo that General Goethals' an
nouncement that the Panama Canal slides
are ended Is not premature.
"The Sphinx in a soft felt hat" is a French
description of Colonel House. Always ready
with a pat phrase, those Frenchmen!
Tho British are more shocked nt the
audacity of the Germans in having a ship
on the sea without their permission than
by what the ship has done.
Philadelphia has been called an Ideal pow
der store site by Admiral Strauss, who Is
Chief of Naval Ordnance. How fortunate
thjtt this was not said by a Representative
from this district.
Mr. Daniels Is confident that tho president
of the Bethlehem Steel Company was only
bluffing when he said he would dismantle
his armor plate plant If tho Government
went Into tho business of armor making;
but woa he?
Tho president of tho Mine Workers' Union
ays that labor Is unalterably opposed to
preparedness. Tho president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor says that labor Is
unalterably opposed to anti-preparedness.
It seems that labor Is In training for a dip
lomatic job.
Now that it is fashionable to demand
preparedness, why do not the advocates of
Hood prevention come to the front and tell
us of the great military value of vast reser
voirs in the mountains where the flood waters
can be stored. By opening the gates we
could destroy any hostile army in the lino
of the advancing waters, Just as tho natural
floods in Mesopotamia are checking the
British.
A number of politicians, big and little,
have been obsessed for a long time with a
longing to Investigate the Blankenburg Ad
ministration. There was a threat of It dur
ing the campaign, but Mayor Blankenburgs
welcome was entirely too enthusiastic and
sincere for the Inquisitive gentlemen and
they could not lose the scent fast enough.
There is no objection to Councils doing all
the Investigating it wants to do, but tho gen
eral opinion of the public Is that the civil
service administration with a smell clinging
to It Is the administration which has been
playing with the rules for the last month
and not the Administration which did such
excellent work In the preceding years.
Frightfulness by murder and bomb, In neu
tral countries and in the peaceful territory
of technical belligerents; assassination In the
dark hours of the night; the war of spies and
hlghwaymen-ln truth, pure reasoning has
led a section of civilized people Into strange
paths. The destruction of the beautiful
parliament buildings at Ottowa was vandal
Ism, pure and simple, not to be justified by
any sophistry. It may be doubted if tho
persons responsible will try to Justify it.
Their part Is to hide their Identity, and not
even a.fter tho war is over Will any man be
found so debased that he will let It bo known
that the deed was his. Militarism has filled
tho world with wantons, for whom the ropo
or the electric chair is too good.
No one disputes the importance of pro
hibiting tho employment of children in
factories. Many people, however, while
agreeing on the importance of protecting chil
dren, doubt the power of Congress to effect
this by its control over Interstate commerce.
In spite of this doubtful power the House
Of Representatives has passed the Keating
child labor bill, which excludes frpm Inter
state commerce any products In the manu
facture of which children have been em
ployed. The vote on it was 337 In the affirma
tive and 46 in the negative. The decisions of
tho Supreme Court on the powers of Cpngreds
were cited by the opponents of the bill, but
they 4ld not seem to persuade the majority.
Tho decisions are to the effect that the
rigb,t or the national legislature Is confined
to regulating the condltiqns under which
legitimate articles of commerce may be car
ried: nd to prohibiting transportation rom
one State to another of article which are In
jurious to th morals or tp the health of the
people. The Judiciary Committee of the
nous, watch made an inquiry into Us powers
Wfccs the Bevertdge bill was before it in 1MT.
nepwwwj hl ' Om Jurlsdictioa and autQorJty
vf wa&K ajMt ohild ltiw e lately fajji
12
EVENING LESGER-PHIkADKLPHiA, lRIPAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1016.
under tho pollco power of the States, nnd not
under Iho commercial power of Congress."
Thero Is some reason to suppose that tho
bill was framed for campaign purposes only
and will not get Into tho statute books.
DAYLIGHT IN DARK PLACES
A revolutionary runnge linn been iiinri
In tho antrrnmrnt of I'hllnilrtphln lr
holding the nr-lnnn of the Committee on
Flnnncc In the iit-n. Tin- itmlnlnlrntlon
ilnillcMc Its clnlm to Independence tiy
till, nnd pufn n mnrnl olillunllon on tin
public to nttcml nml to trntch every net
of CouncIN, A modified tovrn mrctlnu,
Mich n till Mould lie, In the licat Riinr
nnlcc of honest nml democratic Ro-.ern-mrnt.
FOH four years tho city of Philadelphia was
treated to a most extraordinary patndox
In municipal government. Tho Ulunkonburg
Administration was ostensibly nnd actually
a rofortn administration, and no question of
Its honesty has been, or can be, raised. Yet,
In thoso four years tho proceedings of tho
most Important single commlttco Of Coun
cils, that of Finance, were hold behind closed
doors. That was tho custom, nnd the Admin
istration, being without Influence In Councils,
was powerless to chango It
On Monday and Wednesday of this week
tho work of the name committee, engaged
In the vital work of deciding where and
how tho city's money should bo spent, woro
held In tho open. Tho public was not only
admitted, It wus Invited, nnd since tho chief
matter In hand, the cholro of a convention
hall site, was of universal Interest, tho meet
ing was well attended. It would bo futllo
to object that thoso who enmo were there
for their own interest. Tho objection to tho
star chamber Is precisely that, In the dark,
personal Interest can overcome public wel
fare. In the open personal Interest must
squaro with public sentiment or It Is doomed.
If It comes to paradoxes this change Is a
greater ono oven than the preceding tradition.
By nil tho signs of tho campaign the pres
ent Administration was bound nnd delivered
to tho Organization, to special privilege and
to thoso hidden processes which have been
called Invisible government. It would hno
been the expected thing If the star chamber
method had been Introduced under some
specious pica of "public necessity." On tho
other hand, If a reform rule hod thrown
Its counsels open to tho public the act would
have boon acclaimed us a victory for tho
people. So much the more- credit to tho
present rulers, becauso they havo dono a
democratic nnd a dcslruhle thing.
The justification of npou sessions In Phila
delphia Is that there aic no questions of policy
which must lie settled In secret, no matters
of such grave Import that tho city as a
whole cannot take part In the deliberations.
Councils Is In no danger of declaring war
against Camden, nor Is It likely that a new
set of tariff rules between this city and
Darby will be Instituted. Every citizen of
Philadelphia is directly affected by each net
of Councils, nnd every citizen is, If ho is
sufficiently Interested, capable of directing
Councils. In short, should tho open system
of hearings bo adopted complete, tho city
would return to tho one essential feature of
tho ancient town meeting.
Tho town meeting was never a hardy an
nual In Pennsylvania, but Its success In New
England was a guarantee of democratic
government throughout the country. It was
marked by pungent and homely debate, and
decided tho major destinies of a community
for a year. For Philadelphia, with a popu
lation of nearly two millions, with Councils
In frequent session, only nn approximation
of tho town meeting can be expected. But
ono feature of It, the one upon which Its
success depended, can bo developed In full.
That feature Is public Intel est. Tho spe
cial instance of this week thrown Into re
lief tho fact that many other meetings havo
been open to tho public for years, and have
been much neglected. Yet, except for the
routine committees and subcommittees,
overy branch of Councils has its interest for
the city, and every question decided should
bear the close and Insistent scrutiny of every
man and woman who may be affected. This
week It was a question of money to bo spent
and a great hall to be built. Next week thero
may be a cut In tho efficiency of the fire
department, or a suggestion for an art
museum.
No ono questions the ability or the good
Intentions of tho elected representatives,
of the people. No one makes any reserva
tions concerning tho right of these repre
sentatives to govern tho city. But when
they Invite the public mind to engage with
them In tho business of governing, and open
their meetings to tho public eye, It would
be a misfortune, Indeed, If indifference to the
city's progress should let the chance go by
default.
FIRST AID TO THE POUT
THE saying that tho Lord helps those who
help themselves applies to whurf owueis
ns well as to armies. The determination of
tho Director of Wharves, Docks and Ferries
to ask wharf owners to apply the saying
to their own property Is In lino with the
new spirit of enterprise abroad In tho city.
Eighty-three whurf owners have been asked
to co-operato with the city In deepening the
water along their property. The city offers
to bear ono half tho expenho If the owners
will bear the other half. And tho city will
seo to It that tho work Is dono for the equit
able price of 24 cents a cublo yard. The
dredged material will be used for filling In
waste land.
If tho city can show to Congress and to
the General Assembly In Hnrrlsburg that It
Is determined to do its share toward equip
ping the port for an expansion of Its water
borne trade It will bo In a position to de
mand more generous co-operation from tho
State and from the nation. We must do
our share and do It ungrudgingly. The wharf
owners are expected to agree to the plan
proposed.
HASTEN THE NEW MUSEUM
WITHIN a few days the annual salon of
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fin-
Arts will be open In the old building on Broad
street. No details of the pictures have yet
been made public; but Judging from the
splendid exhibition of last year, when not a
single foreigner was represented, this, ualon
Will be as successful as Its predecessors,
There have been prttlca kind enough, or dls
cernlPB enough, q say that the Philadelphia
salon Is the best In the country. In ono
reapwt t is always unsatisfactory, however,
and that Is no fault of the Academy. There
)s not roem enough for the art of hanging
to be shown at Its highest. Under the pres
ent prowded conditions hanging Is a matter
of ingtnulty, and the Judges are always to
be congratulated on getting their pictures in,
without vlolease. Tna salon at the Carnegie
Institute in jittsburgb, which ranks with the
one in Philadelphia, escapes this in la fort una
with ions tod welMlhtrd rooms. la It very
bard to vea4 a moral lttV this situation?
Does the Parkwy augsest anything?
Tom Daly's Colfimn
ACHnoNlCL-En qulto as observant as
Samuel Pcpys and vastly moro humorous
was Dr. Alexander Hamilton, to whose
"Hlnernrlum," tho Journal of a Journey
through tho colonies In 1744, wo referred tho
other day, Tho manuscript was dedicated
nnd given by tho Doctor In 1744 to an Italian
friend nnd tho latter's family preserved It
almost too carefully, for It was quite un
known until a few years ago, when it fell
Into the hands of nn Italian book seller.
Hero Is his picture of Philadelphia as tho
town uppenrcd to him, entering It upon a
summer morning In 1744:
WRDNKSDAY, JUNM . We mounted horse
at nvn In tho morning, crossed Schuylkill Kerry
at six, nnd In linlf nn hour moro put up our
horses at ono Cockburn s at the sign of me
Three Tons In Chestnut Street.
At my entering tho city I observed the
regularity of the wtrcetB, but at the samo time
tho majority of the houses mean nnd low, and
much deenjed; the streets In general not paved,
very dirty nnd obstructed with rubblnh and
lumber, but their frequent building excimes
that. Tho State-house, Assembly house, the
nreat church In Second Street, and Whltcflcld'a
Church, arc good buildings.
I oliHervcil several comical, grotcwpio PhUzcs
In tho Inn whoio 1 put up, which would havo
afforded variety of hints for n painter of
Hogarth's turn They talked there Upon all
subjects politicks, religion, and trade, soino
tolerably well, but mot of them Ignoratitly. I
dlreovcred two or three chaps very itiqulsltlvo
asking my Imv who I was, whence come, and
whither bound. ,
t wns shaved by a little finical, humpbacked
old barber, who kept dancing round me nnd
talking all the time of the operation, nnd et
did tho Job lightly and to a hair. Ho abounded In
compliments, and was a very civil fellow In
his way. Ho told me ho has liton a Journeyman
to the business for forty odd years, notwlth
Handing which ho understood how to trim
gentlemen ns well (thank God) as tho best
masters, and despaired not of preferment be
fore he died.
I delivered my lottery, went to dine with
Collector Alexander, nnd visited Heornl people
In town. In the afternoon I went to the coffee
house, whero I was Introduced by Dr. Thomas
Bond (an eminent physician nnd charter mem
ber of the American Philosophical Society) to
Federal gentlemen of the place, where the cere
mony of shaking of hands, nn old custom
peculiar to the Ihtgllsh, wns performed with
great gravity, and tlio usual compliments I
took prlvnte lodgings at Mr Cumo'n In Chest
nut Street.
(To be continued)
ntsTAsav
Distances are dliappearlng
Through Invention's forward stride;
Ocean i' farthest shores are ncaring
With the ebb of event tide;.
Wirclcsi flash and four-day liner,
Monoplane and telephone,
Wrought by lofty-browed designer.
Link together every zone.
Scientists' untiring labor
Vanquishes the spaces wide
Mallei the moon my next-door neighbor
Yet I am not satisfied;
For the space I oould cross over
At a high velocity
Is three feet upon the sofa,
Separating her from me,
AL0YSIV8.
NO; Y. D. U. AWSIC?
Do you remember that once-popular senti
mental song with n refrain that started thus:
Aro you sincere?
Are you Saint Cyr?
Shamus.
F. V. M. calls attention to this In a Globo
Theatre programme;
MUSICAL SONGS.
Old Home Town; Mother, If I Had Your Dispo
sition, minks' Wlnky; Chinatown.
"At last," says he, "they label thorn, realiz
ing that some are and somo are not."
Tu
HERE'S a brave little magazine before
ber, for February, hns In It finer stuff than
we've seen In many nnother moro preten
tious Journal. For Instance:
A LOST COMflADB
By
Margaret Wlddemer
You live as the world has bade you do:
Only tho sleeping soul of you
Lies unawakened by wind or dew.
Your soul, that thrilled like a harpstrlng shaken,
Dusty hands of the world have taken
And thrum tt deeper than aught can waken:
You who quickened our heavy eyes.
Our hearts weighed down beyond will to riso
With silver shadows of Paradise!
Were It only your heart that the years had
broken
Still should be for a shining token
How your soul had glowed and your lips had
spoken!
Were It only your life that was crushed and
through!
. They have taken the starry bouI of you
And hidden It deep from the wind und dewl
Tho report of a social function sent to
a local paper, after giving a list of those
present, concluded: "And others whose
nnmes have escaped our memory were
present."
Sign on Market btreet Beanery,
THE RKSTOARANT WHERE YOU
WILL EVENTUALLY HAT PUftE
FOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES.
Netsuke
Frequently a great dissipated cat vIbHs my
windowslll. He Is white, with rocks of black
fur amidst the foam. One ear Is atllt owing to
a collision with a hurtled Mono, and It gives
him an air of pathetic raklahness. He Is alwass
serious; the rat question Is still unsettled. He
Is quiet and self-restrained, not emotional like
my terrier from Connuught. Fltt, for auch la
his name, because he lives and moves and has
his being in a state of chronic eclamptic plunges.
There la a very youthful mouse, which of late
has been coming Into my library. He la an Inch
In length, the tall excepted; one half-Inch head,
and one half-Inch mouse In general The tall,
as long as a locomotive's train, follows for
some time after the engine itself has van
lihed within a tunnel of bookcase. He quivers
over tho carpet, with eyes of lit Jot, seeking
whatever he may devour I whistle to him softly
as one thistles to lizards In the Southern sun.
and In a trance of curiosity he turns Into an
Ivory Netsuke.
The window Is ever open. Yesterday as I sat
and watcjied him I told him: "Some time, O
Netsuke san, a cat will occur in your honorable
presence through that wndow"-rAngels and
MlnUters of Grace. It has occurred! The dissi
pated cat himself had been lurking behind the
arras, and he pounced. Netsuke never even
squeaked. Exit the white and black villain
through the practical window up stage with
NeUuko's swooning form and trailing tall.
Without tbe window, basking in the morning
sun, awake and dreaming of cats, lay Fitz.
Enter from above the white and black villain
with poor Netsuke, and alights with a soft thud
within three feet of FlU'a Irish pose.
One frantic "Wuff" a streak of cat ai.d terrier
along the concrete and lo Netsuke ahuddeiing,
gafe upon the gardenwalk. Exit Netauke's tall
through the cellar window, Voa plaudltel
. A. O'M,
FOR BALE Q004 larjo cow cheap, to quick buyer,
milking 9 it. Duo to daath in family.
Cneiitar Time.
We did think of heading this "Lac
creamose," but when ve tried Jt on the
young stenographer at the next desk and
be didn't get it, we changed our mind.
"ALWAYS
JOHN BARRETT A
HUSTLING EXPERT
Has Had as Striking a Career as Any
American of His Years Al
ways at Right Place
at Right Time
THE names of two Americans Immediately
come to mind when the subject of Pap
America and Pnn-Amcrlcanl.sm Is mentioned.
Ono Is that of Professor Leo S. Howe, of the
University of Pennsylvania, a sketch of whom
' "n. recently appeared In
these columns; tho
other Is that of John
Barrett, director gen
eral of the Pan-American
Union.
John Barrett has had
qulto as striking a ca
reer as any man of
his ago In this country.
For ten years ho has
&3 been constantly In tho
".M (u?rff public eye as pro-
JOHN HAlutKTT motor of good relations,
including trado relations, between tho United
States nnd the countries and peoples
to tho south of us. He has taken infinite
pains to become an expert on South American
and Far Eastern affairs. It didn't just
happen. Years ago Barrett saw a field of
study In tho Far East. Ilo cultivated It.
Then, moro or less by accident, ho saw an
other field In Central nnd South America.
He cultivated that. In each caso ho had a
purpose. He wanted to know. And when ho
had learned, ho had no desire or Intention of
keeping his knowledge under a bushel. He
gathered harvests of publicity for tho expert,
John Barrett. He sought means of utilizing
that knowledge, without waiting to bo sought
out himself. Useful and important his serv
ices havo been, but he has never striven to
keep himself In tho background. Ho Is not an
immodest man. He simply stands apart from
John Barrett and sizes himself up with faith
In his own estimate. Host men bungle when
they try to do that.
First on the Spot
Whllo Barrett was still preparing for the
fullness of his fame ho had a remarkable
habit of being nt tho right place at "tho
psychological moment," If thero is such a
thing. Just for Instance, ho was rounding
out his term us Minister to Slum when the
Spanish War came on, Which)means that
he was moro or leBS on tho ground, so fur
as tho Philippine part of tho war is con
cerned. Ho had traveled extensively In the
Orient, and now' ho shone forth as tin expert
on Oriental und especially Philippine affairs.
He was tho Hist man to congratulate Admiral
Dewey on the victory at Manila, and tho first
to wrlto a book on the Philippine question.
Barrett was with Roosevelt when tho Vlco
President heard tho news of McKlnley'a
death. Mr. Burrett promptly gavo out to tho
press an Intimate account of Mr. Roosevelt's
emotions of grief at the epoch-making tran
sition. Mr. Roosevelt, I havo always under
stood, did not specifically authorize this pic
turing of his feelings, but after It had been
done so skilfully by Mr. Barrett tho Colonel,
who is no mean master of publicity, rather
wolcomed it as a sort of explanation which
some one could make for him better than bo
could make for himself.
The director general has traveled much,
visited every corner of tho globe. He has
been a member of tho Domocratlo and of'tha
Republican party, and has received Import
ant appointments from Presidents of both
parties. He has taught school, has been u
reporter, an editor and has held posts in tho
diplomatic service. Ho remarked beveral
years ago that he would willing); servo as
United Statea Senator or as Secretary of
State' Ills qualifications for the latter post
are certainly not Inferior Indeed are much
superior to those of the late Secretary.
Our publicist was born in Vermont tt little
over forty-nine years ago. Ills parents were
In comfortable circumstances, but John
worked his way through Dartmouth College,
graduating with honors in IS89. After travel
ing In Europe he went to Oakland, Cal., as
teacher of English In the old Hopkins Acad
emy. A little later he visited Hawaii, Japan
and China as the representative of a newer
paper syndicate. At the age of 23 he was
working on a newspaper In Portland, Ore.
The next year was a presidential campaign
year. Barrett decided to attend the Demo
cratic convention at Chicago. Times were
hard In Oregon that year, at at least so
they said, and the car fare to Chicago was
considerable ; so what did Barrett do but se
cure a commission as alternate, and what did
one of the delegates do but drop out and
leave his Job to John Barrett. Nothing but
that, and Barrett helped make Grover Cleve
land the Democratic nominee
When be was appointed Minister to Blm
bo was a resident of Oregon, not very well
fctfr '
imJr
BOOM FOR ONE MORE,
rt IT lwC-'-
known, and tho newspapers headed their
comment on tho appointment, "Who Is John
Barrett?" Ho was tho youngest minister
that had over been sent out by the United
States. Ills work was, crcdllnblo. Ho set
tled by arbitration claims Involvln. $3,000,000,
and won high prnlso around the world. For
though Slam Isn't big It Is known to every
body. Burrett next beenmo commissioner
general for the St. Louis Exposition, us
Mgned to the task of handling tho Far East
ern end of tho show. Thcr Roosevelt ap
pointed him Minister to .TajKin, but politics
raised objections, and Barrett cabled the
President asking that the nomination be
withdrawn. Afterwards Barrett served suc
cessfully as Minister to Argentina, Minister
to Panama and Minister to Colombia.
Barrett With" His Carpet Bag
Tho circumstances surrounding his appoint
ment ns Minister to Slam, his first pub
lic office, are Interesting. When an Oregon
man was pioposed for nn Important place
tho opposition began to open its vials of
wrath upon him, until Mr. Cleveland, n good
ways off, not familiar with Oregon conditions
and taking no stock In theOregon Senators,
confessed himself puzzled about recognizing
the State. Young Mr. Barrett at this stage
of tho caso blew In, with a carpetbag full of
testimonials. Ho was comparatively un
known in Oregon, having been a legal resi
dent at tho time of his actual appointment
loss than three years. Mr. Cleveland won
dered If he would not serve as a happy com
promise botween the opposing factions. Bar
rett modestly acknowledged his availability
In thfi lino. It was true that the silver peo
ple had far less to say against him than
against any other representative of tho
Cleveland faction, presumably let It bo said
in frankness because they knew so little
about him. The President accordingly wel
comed Barrett as the happy Issue out of his
Oregon afflictions, nnd so gave Barrett a
bigger olllce than ho had ever dared to ask
for.
HOLLAND IN PEACE AND WAR
Holland nnd Belgium were once united as a
single country. That was after tho Napoleonic
wars. In 1S30 tho Netherlands was divided Into
two kingdoms, Holland and Belgium.
Fiom S63 to 1113 Holland was an Independent
country, but In later periods became a Spanish,
an Austrian nnd a French tcrritoiy. Holland
was tho first of the modern republics.
It was William of Orange who came over
from Holland to bo William III of England,
The dikes of Holland aro famous. Somo por
tions of tho country aro sixteen to twenty feet
below the surfaco of the sea, and nearly all
parts aro too low for natural drainage. Woro
It not for tho massive sea dikes, largo areas
would be inundated and lost to the Inhabitants.
In tho Intei lor, as well as on tho coast, dikes
are a common feature, being built to protect
portions of land from lakes or rivers or to
permit tho drainage of swampy tracts. Lands
Inclosed by dikes are called "polders." Wind
mills are used to pump tho water out of tho In
closed area. Ono reclamation enterprise was
begun in 1630 and finished In 1S52 Tho Lake of
Hanrlom was drained and -10,000 acres mado
available for habitation by 12,000 persons.
Tho general aspect of the land Is flat and
tame. Wheat, rye, oats, beets, madder and
chicory aro cultivated; also tobacco, flax, hemp,
oilseeds nnd hops. Culinary vegetables aro cul
tivated on a large scale. The principal rural
Industry, however, Is stock raising nnd dairy
ing. The Industrial occupations are varied.
Shipbuilding and subsidiary trades are promi
nent. Holland's foreign trade wus once tho most
Important In tho world, and today she possesses
many valuable colonies, Including Java, Suma
tra and a large part of Borneo. Continental
Netherlands has uu area of 12,613 square miles
and a population of 6,500,000. The capital and
principal city, The Hague, has a population
of 2T0.1W.
Tho Constitution of Holland vests tho execu
tive power in the sovereign, and tho legislative
In tho sovereign and the States General, tho
Utter sitting In two chambers. The upper body
consists of fifty members, elected for nine years
(one-third retiring every three years) by tho
provincial States from among tin most highly
aseessed Inhabitants and from among a number
of upeclflcd officials. Tho other body consists
of ono hundred members, elected for four years
by all male cltUena of twenty-live or moro who
pay a direct tax to the State, or are house
holders or own boats of not less than twenty
four tons, or receive a minimum wage or salary
of about 115, or give other evidence of their
ability to support themselves and their fam
ilies, A State Council, appointed by the sov
ereign, Is consulted on all legislative and most
executive matters.
Holland's navy ranks perhaps twelfth among
the navies of tbe nations. The country is not
warlike or militaristic, but Its army (embraces
an ordinary field force of about 154,000 men,
with 300,000 In the reserves. Holland could put
400,000 men Ino active service la short order.
MARTYRDOM
The earth cries loud for blood;, for never grew
One saving truth amid the human stress,
That withered not In barren loneliness
Till watered by tbe sacrificial dew.
Red are the prophets; see how Athens dew
Her mortal sage for lis Immortal guess;
A thousand Golgothas to God confess
The. cross, tbe cry, and oh, the crimson huel
Through cloud and whirlwind, agony and flame
Man goes to God, a, glory round his head;
Some one must bleed or else the world will
die!
O ye, who dare the shadow and tha iham
I 32s iJ'.i'J'U0? ,red0,M' w'h "I dead
1 ssxsi ssSsSBaSJ1"' " " lne any 1
I Wr t? -Leonard Yaa No
Leonard Yaa Noppen.
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What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest will be ansicerti
in this column. Ten questions, the ansmn
to which every well-informed person sAoH
know, aro asked daily.
QUIZ ,
1. Nnmc t.omr valuable Instrument of mbim
warfare, If any, thnt 1111 American did IK
liiieiit.
2. Three Amcrltun Presidents were nsiasslnaUt
Wio were they?
3. In thi' re n wnmnn in T'litlndclplila maldot 1
Kulnry 11 f u mmli nn flodOl) 11 jmr?
4. The man who it Kcncitiilv (nnvldeml the mnl
l.rllllaut lawjrr In the t nltcd Mutes lllfi b
I'lillndclphla. Who in he?
5. Mho la Lord NortliclKrc?
0. Who is the American Amhasindor nt Derllot
7. Which I the Brcnler distant e, from Africa R
South America or from Knn l'ranclsio to tU
runnmn Canal?
8. In (lie capital of what nation are United SUIa
forces now atatloucd to protect the eilstlit
fjovernment?
9. How many htntcn ore therein tho Union!
10, Name the liulkun MliltcH.
Not Safe
Editor of "What Do You Know" Is It safota
gamble In war stocks? I havo a little motuj
to Invest. I. L.M.
It Is not safe tp gamble In anything .
Bequests to Animals
Editor of "What J)o You Know" la It legal ti
leave money to a horse, cat or other anlirl'
ERNEST.
Such bequests have been uphold by tho courti
Tho English papers for March, 1828, reported 1
will with the following claiibe:
I leave to my monkey, my dear, anwslii
Jackoo, tho sum of 10 pounds sterling, to U
enjoyed by him during his life It Is to tu
expended solely In his keep. I leave to raj
faithful dog, Shock, and to my beloved cii
Tib. G pounds sterling apiece as yearly r
slon In tho event of the death of one ot tha
aforesaid legatees tho sum duo to him ebil
pass to the two survivors, and on the iti'.i
ot one of these two, to tho last, bo he wholi
may. After the decease of all parties, tin
sum left shar belong to my daughter Gcrtlt
to whom I sh w this preference above all W
children, bee .use she has a large family til
finds a difficulty In filling their mouths ad
educnting them. ;
The Count do la Mlrandole, who died In UU
left a legacy to his favorite fish, which he iti
fed dally for 20 years before his death.
First White Child
Editor of "What Do You Know" Who wastii
first white child born In America? MARIE.
Virginia Daros
No Democrats
Editor of "What On You Know" Are thl
any Democrats In Congress from tho PhllaW
phla districts? AFEXjg
No. There were two In tho last Congress, la
they were defeated for ro-electlon, 3
Old Candlemas
JUHtor of "What Do You Know" February I
was groundhog day, but I noticed that It MJ
also called Candlemas. Doesn't Candlemas fi
on February 14? HOLY DAJ.J
No. That day Is Old Candlemas and cclndda;
with St. Valentino's Day.
French Ambassadors
l'.Hnr nt "Whnt fin Vu Knntn" .Who Pnr
ceded Jean J. Jusscrand as French AinbassadsJ
to the United States? MERCI
Jules Cambon was appointed Ambassadors
this country by President Faure In 1891 aM
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.VJ.tblllU.l UUIIC1 , ICBIUUI, UUUVCV M..... --.
Transnndlne Tunnel
J,ntn nt t1Vhnt In Vnit h'itn,n Pflrt VOU i&
me whether there Is any tunnel under ft"
Andes Mountains? If there Is, to what punj
Is It put? S At.VIREZ
There Is the Transandlno Rallwlay tunnel, fj"
miles long, runtfTiig 12,000 feet above sea lve
It coiinectu Vnlnarnlso and Buenos Aires and V
used for the ordinary purposes of commerc.j J
was opened in 1910. '
Fast Runs' I
W,Hin nt UTVhnt Tin V, rf,ninT)Id a tft.
ever run more than 60 miles an hour t3
about 1850? I mean over a considerable
tance, not for a short vpurt, I MORTO;
Would you call 53U miles a considerable
tanco? In May. 181S, a Great Western trjt
ran that distance between London and Dldwfl
47 minutes, at a rate of 68 miles an hour, a
A Floral Calendar 1
i'ddor of "What Da You Know" I have IV
read in an article on February days, four ue
from what Is described as a "Calendar
Flo wers,U. They run:
fllA Unt.rr1wn n nil,.., uT.lt ftrmle.
First rears her Jieddo on Candlemas Wti
While tbe Crocus hastens to the snnni
Of Primrose love on Saint Valentine.
Can you tell me where I can And the w
poeraT ArfJw"'
A reader may be able to supplyIt.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Gallant fellows all, these qerman sea "
who Joined In this stirring exploit-certain j
deserving of admiration, no matter where
tral sympathies may He. Richmond aitnea-
paicn.
The President's is not a camDaltming
mougn, 01 course, mere are tnose ihiiv-tjj
enough to say so. Jt Is an honest and splftga
' mcht for a vastlv momentous cause. 1 i
win. Boston Post.
Democracy does not consist In conitautly
sorting Tm as good as you are W'JJC
.cjeofty Id ordinary tasks raises tne taM
Vhleher oland aji.l Incidentally raises the WJ
t the same time.-Spokane SDokeaiBan-Br'i
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